The Cherokee Tribal Council voted 9-3 [Aug. 4] to increase the $23.5 million budget for a new hotel on the Sequoyah National Golf Course to $39 million- despite a request from Secretary of Treasury Cory Blankenship that they table the vote for next month. However, the majority of Tribal Council agreed that the project had … Read more
BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) – The city of Brevard is partnering with Conserving Carolina to raise $325,000 needed to expand the Bracken Preserve. The goal, officials said, is to make it more inviting and usable for people of all ages, skill levels and fitness levels. In order to make it safer and more accessible for all … Read more
Officials are working to curb the teacher shortage in North Carolina schools. Throughout the pandemic, educators have left the field in record numbers, in part, because of low teacher pay. During the August State Board of Education meeting, school administrators defended a plan, not yet in place, that would allow people without a college degree … Read more
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Watauga County woman on drug, theft and child abuse charges stemming from a February incident. Jesusa Marie Muller was taken into custody Aug. 8 on nearly a dozen charges in connection to the incident in which she is accused of stealing a catalytic converter from a Jackson County … Read more
COVID19 cases in the state are on the rise again, and it has a new friend-monkeypox. COVID numbers are trending up in North Carolina, mirroring a national trend, with more than 4,000 cases reported in the state as of Aug. 7. The number of counties deemed “high risk” in North Carolina is 67 out of … Read more
A Franklin man who admitted in Macon County Superior Court Wednesday (Aug. 10) to killing his infant son in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison.. Jesse Wilson, 26, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the May 11, 2017, death of three-month-old Liam Wilson. An autopsy showed the child died from suffocation and smothering. … Read more
SYLVA, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of a fellow brother. Senior Deputy Sean Kevin Bryson passed away after battling a lengthy illness, the Sheriff’s Office said in a release. Senior Deputy Bryson began his career at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office in 2002. Senior Deputy Bryson will … Read more
Internet access is officially on its way to nearly 2,000 homes in Western North Carolina that currently lack a stable connection, thanks more than $23.4 million in state grants. The monies will go to 12 North Carolina counties this round. Internet providers throughout the state can apply for GREAT grant funding, according to a state … Read more
CHEROKEE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Cherokee Indian Police Department announced that two men were recently charged in a drug bust at a home in the Yellowhill Community. Officers said the suspects tried to get away, but 27-year-old Steven Grimes and 20-year-old Jahad Craig, both of Asheville, were quickly apprhended. Upon further investigation officers found … Read more
BREVARD, N.C. (WLOS) – Two local churches in western North Carolina are joining forces to discuss gun safety and mental health. Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd and Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church, both located in Brevard, presented a panel on Sunday, Aug. 7 that featured local police officers, mental health professionals and faith leaders, aimed … Read more