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The 14-day candidate filing period for the November municipal General Elections began today at noon, and within the core coverage area of The Smoky Mo...

Open container alcohol consumption in cities and towns across North Carolina has met with positive results, according to local administrators and poli...

Haywood Republican Rep. Mark Pless is closer than ever to getting partisan local elections in his district — part of a growing trend by North Carolina...

Every seat on Waynesville’s Board of Aldermen will be up for election this year, but if the town’s plan for pursuing the staggered terms comes to pass...

Members of Waynesville’s Board of Aldermen responded harshly to applause from the audience after payments to a nonprofit contractor were suspended bec...

A bill advanced by Rep. Mark Pless (R-Haywood) to make school board and municipal elections in Haywood County partisan has fallen short, but could eve...

A bill introduced by Haywood County’s two state House representatives would make all of the county’s municipal elections — as well as school board rac...

Unlike most North Carolina municipalities, the Town of Waynesville operates its own electric service, giving it greater local control over billing, ra...

Waynesville fires 
town attorney Wednesday, June 09, 2021 Following public complaints, the Waynesville Board of Aldermen voted to terminate the contract of its town attorney, Bill Cannon.  Some of Cannon’s personal tweets on Twitter expressed controversial opinions on political topics as well as current and former elected officials like Donald Trump, Mark Meadows and Rep. Madison Cawthorn.  Cannon had served in the role since early 2017 and was paid $275 per hour. ...

  Sen. Kevin Corbin Violence and looting by anyone, for any political cause, is wrong and illegal.  The riot yesterday as well as the riots that have taken place over the past few months have been well documented by television stations as well as dozens of cell phone recordings. These people should be easily identified and held accountable for damages and charges like breaking and entering.  The time has long passed for the microphone to be passed to those who want civility and honest conver...