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Western North Carolina’s judicial system might get the help it’s needed for several years now. In the recently proposed North Carolina Senate bud...

Workers gathered outside Pactiv Evergreen’s Canton paper mill last week to hear one final blast from the steam whistle. After more than 115 years, the mill in the small Western North Carolina mountain town is shutting down.

That the American health care coverage system is broken shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone, even proponents of the 2010 Affordable Care Act who thoug...

I read the recent article by Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, regarding partisan municipal elections . I am dismayed that this man will not give up on maki...

It’s been a little over a year since a draft of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling was leaked, and a little under a year since the ruling was issued, overtur...

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...

House Bill 189, called the “NC Constitutional Carry Act,” will be heard in the House Judiciary2 Committee, its first step toward a possible floor vote. The bill says in its summary that its intent is to “protect a person’s right to carry a concealed handgun without a permit."

After lots of comments, the House JudiciaryB Committee on a 7-4 vote gave a favorable report for House Bill 189, which sends the bill to House Rules, the final stop before a floor vote. The bill would remove restrictions on carrying a weapon in most cases.

A relatively routine rezoning request for a parcel off Ratcliff Cove Road has inadvertently revealed multi-million dollar plans by Haywood County Scho...

“I’d like to add one more thing,” Marigold Showers said. She is sitting with her back to the garage-style window in Santé Wine Bar that looks out onto...