Former Gov. Roy Cooper brought his “Make Stuff Cost Less Tour” to Asheville on Saturday, Oct. 3, hot on the heels of reports that a national Republican super PAC is pulling ad dollars from North ...

Now is a good time for voters to review their registration status and submit voter registration forms, if needed. The 2026 ...

The 38th annual Haywood County Apple Harvest Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, in downtown ...

Newcomers Sandy Jennings and Amanda Woods will compete for a seat in Jackson County’s only contested Board of Education race: ...

Haywood County will have a new sheriff for the second time this decade. Mark Mease, a Republican, and Tyler Howell, a ...

Macon Board of Education District 2 Incumbent Stephanie Hyder Laseter will face Kaleena Messer and Macon County Commission ...

The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund has awarded $51.2 million in grants to help protect working farms and forests and support North Carolina’s agricultural economy.

Tickets are on sale for Asheville’s Brightest Holiday Tradition: Winter Lights coming to The North Carolina Arboretum Nov. 13 ...

Hello from American Legion Post 912 in Rouses Point, New York. As I’m currently sipping a cold draft beer, I’ve been in ...

School board elections in Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties — The Smoky Mountain News coverage area — have brought ...

The annual Stecoah Harvest Festival will return Oct. 17-18 to the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center in Robbinsville. Featuring a full-day full of family fun — including music, dancing, food, ...

Three Swain County Commission Chair candidates hope to replace Republican interim chair Jay Kirkland, appointed after Kevin Seagle’s resignation on Aug. 31, 2025, who is running for a regular ...