Maconians are known among the citizens of Western North Carolina for robust and regular public input at local government meetings and this year was no different. But there was one issue in particular ...

Following this year’s budget season, Macon County maintains its position with the lowest property tax of any county in the state of North Carolina at $0.27 cents per $100 of assessed property value.

The last few years have been a helluva ride for Haywood County Commissioner Terry “double down” Ramey. Prior to his 2022 election, Ramey faced criticism over his decade-long nonpayment of county ...

The fallout immediately following the disaster wrought by Hurricane Helene was tragic and traumatizing, but as time has gone ...

This year both Jackson and Swain counties received state grants of $52 million to build new middle schools. For Jackson ...

When Tropical Storm Fred cut a half billion-dollar swath of destruction through the eastern part of Haywood County and killed ...

Sylva first considered a proposal to address panhandling in November 2022 but ultimately decided against it after a majority ...

By the end of the 1900s, groups of marginalized Americans like women, Blacks, Hispanics and others had made great strides in ...

Evy Leibfarth was welcomed home in style this summer after her medal-winning performance at the Olympics. In her second ...