Kyle Perrotti News Today

The Museum of the Cherokee People has opened a new attraction focused on the sovereignty of the Eastern Band.  “sov·er·eign·ty: Expressions in So...

When Superior Court Judge William Coward announced his retirement late last year, it caught many in the Western North Carolina legal community off gua...

At a time when natural foods and medicines are becoming more prevalent, the popularity of honey has soared to record levels.  As demand for honey...

District Attorney Ashley Welch will seek the death penalty in the odd and heinous murder case of Tina Walkingstick Frizsell.    The defendan...

Group was met with energy and an award from congressman but few in uniform    While Western North Carolina sheriffs didn’t turn out for an e...

The staff of the Smoky Mountain News won 18 advertising awards, including three first-place honors, as well as 16 editorial awards, including five fir...

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is one step closer to drafting its new action plan following a series of seven regional meetings.   The Blue Ri...

It was an eye-opener for me, that’s for sure.   At the Waynesville Town Board meeting on July 25, a crowd showed up to protest physical, violent...

It was one of the best opportunities I’d been given since I became a journalist and moved to Western North Carolina about seven years ago. For the fir...

What does Jason Aldean have to do with the recent uproar over a transgender person using the swimming pool at the Waynesville Rec Center?  Everyt...