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The aftermath of Hurricane Helene in WNC

NORTH CAROLINA - The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has proven to be utterly devastating for many, but especially those in…

2 years ago

Burn ban Lifted for 67 North Carolina Counties as Conditions Begin to Improve

RALEIGH - The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning effective at noon Wednesday, Dec. 8, for…

4 years ago

North Carolina Selected for Second Phase of NGA WIN

The National Governors Association announced that North Carolina and five other states were selected for the second phase of NGA’s Workforce…

4 years ago

Gov. Cooper Declares an American Indian Heritage Month

Governor Roy Cooper has declared November as American Indian Heritage Month, an observance that celebrates the history and heritage of…

4 years ago

FDA fully approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech…

5 years ago

Sylva woman pleads guilty to drug trafficking

District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Sylva woman pleaded guilty July 8 in Jackson County Superior Court to two…

5 years ago

Sylva man pleads guilty to motor vehicle larceny, meth possession

Last August, Jackson County deputies responded to reports of a vehicle fire on Parris Branch. They arrived to find a…

5 years ago

Former Cherokee Casino employee pleas to sexually assaulting two clients

Former massage therapist Anthony Brian Robinson, who worked at Mandara Spa in Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, entered Alford pleas to…

5 years ago

Larceny suspect pleas guilty, sentenced to two years

Deundra Lamarze Rodgers, 29, will spend at least two years in prison for breaking into multiple buildings in Sylva. Rodgers,…

5 years ago

Gilmer BOE takes first steps in new Superintendent Search

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. - With official approval having come on April 15, 2021, in their monthly meeting, the Gilmer County…

5 years ago