North Carolina is in a mess. It was an entirely predictable mess. Indeed, I and others have been predicting it for more than two years. But former Gov. Roy Cooper, ...

First responders from a variety of agencies used every tool at their disposal in the search for a drowning victim at the Pines Recreation Area at Lake Glenville.

Garrett McKae Hoyle, 28, Sylva, larceny after breaking and entering, breaking and entering, possess stolen goods/property, injury to personal property, possess drug paraphernalia, littering not over ...

WATR is also organizing a public forum during the week of Aug. 18 to give residents a chance to ask questions about the project. According to Price, the event is expected to include representatives ...

As legislators resume their session that started Jan. 8, they will face issues potentially as hot as the July temperatures. However, the big question being asked by teachers, state employees and many ...

Earlier this year, Jackson County Animal Control and the Jackson County Animal Shelter played a critical role in rescuing 10 dogs – including six puppies – from a situation described by Sylva Police ...

The following persons were arrested by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office between July 21 and July 27.

Watching Cal Raleigh win the final round of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby on TV last week was a special kind of thrill for Steve Wilson, who works in Purchasing, ...

• The meeting of the Jackson-Swain Medical Society was held at the courthouse in Sylva with Dr. Henry F. Barnes in charge. The purpose of the meeting was to determine the interest of the people of ...

Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey and Louella Cochran of Bryson City; three sisters, Edna, Lois, and Irene; three infant babies and one son, Raymond Clifford Parker. She is survived by ...

Virginia Lee Burrell Milligan, known affectionately as “Ginn,” went home to be with God, her parents, deceased family members and friends. Virginia died peacefully at her home in Tuckasegee at ...