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Drug sting wraps up in Macon County District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Macon County woman who was arrested as part of a multiple-person drug sting will serve at least 120 months in prison.  Pamela Nicole “Nikki” Wykle, 44, of Franklin, pleaded guilty Feb. 2 to two counts sell/deliver methamphetamine and trafficking methamphetamine. In addition to active prison time, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Bill Coward ordered her to pay a $50,000 fine. Wykle’s plea marks the successful conclusion to officials’ efforts to curb a large-scale methamphetamine operation t...

More land conserved in Hickory Nut Gap The property includes a heritage apple orchard. SAHC photo A recently completed conservation project in Hickory Nut Gap connects to an existing 1,500 acres of conserved land in southwestern Buncombe County.  The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy project protects a heritage apple orchard, open pasture and forested hillsides around Sherrill’s Inn, a designated Historic American Building. While the easement area will not be open to the public, it is prominent in the view from the Drover’s Road Scenic Byway, a state-designated sce...

To the Editor: America has failed to punish Trump, the ex-president who has done so much harm to our country. There would have been no insurrection wi...

CLYDE – A late-night operation at the interchange of U.S. 74 West and U.S. 19 South in Haywood County requires drivers to a detour from 9 p.m. through...

Changes, upgrades coming to Maggie festival grounds The Town of Maggie Valley recently decided on several upgrades and changes to the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds this month. The town purchased property that will be used for additional parking, purchased a gate to be installed along the western side of the grounds and changed the amplified music noise ordinance.  At a special called meeting Feb. 15, the Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to purchase the 1.05-acre parcel located at 3399 Soco Road. The town will pay $185,000 to the Hobby Family Liquidating Trust and ...