Sep 13, 2023 · Cherokee looked back for its future in the Sept. 7 General Election, with an overwhelming majority of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians voters electing to oust incumbent Principal Chief Richard Sneed and bring former Chief Michell Hicks back for a fourth term, according to unofficial results. On Trib...

Sep 18, 2024 · Recently we received a speeding citation issued by the Tallulah Falls police on behalf of Tallulah Falls School just south of the gorge. The ticket (fine of $100) said we had been driving 57 mph in a 45 mph school zone at 10:57 a.m. on Monday, August 19, and it was sent from a processing center in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It included a photo of the back of our …

Oct 23, 2024 · Of which, comes the release of the “Cardinals At The Window” album earlier this month. Music lovers can donate to a good cause by purchasing a massive 136-song compilation featuring some of the biggest names in Americana, rock, folk and indie.

Dec 31, 2024 · In so many of the stories we’ve published about people who sacrifice for the common good, there’s a recurring theme: community, being a part of something bigger than themselves and trying to make that community better, stronger, more humane. However, recent studies say that the sense of community and engagement in civic life that has defined America …

Dec 13, 2023 · The Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel in Murphy is abuzz these days as 200 on-site construction workers hustle to finish a $275 million expansion project expected to open in 2024.  “It’s a great story for us,” said General Manager Lumpy Lambert. “We’re excited about the end produc...

Aug 25, 2021 · A man found dead in the Hazel Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last September likely died due to a bear attack, making Patrick Madura’s death the second bear-related fatality in the park’s history.

Apr 15, 2020 · Mountain lions were common enough well into the 19th century throughout North Carolina. According to Donald W. Linzey’s notes in Mammals of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1995), the last mountain lion killed in the Great Smokies was back in the early winter of 1920: “Tom Sparks was said to have been attacked by a panther while herding sheep …

Dec 31, 2024 · When Tropical Storm Fred cut a half billion-dollar swath of destruction through the eastern part of Haywood County and killed six people in 2021, the tragedy gave residents a chance to come together across political, racial and socioeconomic lines as never before. But it also had another hidden upsi...

News and information from the western North Carolina region covering Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain county

Sep 18, 2024 · To the Editor: Harris is focused on financial policies to benefit the middle classes. She proposes to reinstate child tax credits that Congress refused to extend and to add a new tax credit to the parents of newborns; provide tax credits to builders of starter homes, to first-time home buyers and to...