Editor's note: this story has been updated with a statement from Cynthia Mason Womble, acting chair of the Fontana Regional ...

We probably all know people who claim they have been “bad” over the weekend. Often that means all of their typical ...

North Carolina is drought-free in the latest advisory issued Thursday by the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC), marking the first time since Oct. 15 that the state has been ...

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As I read the article about “Jexit,” I found myself wondering about the word “ideology.” In the article, proponents of taking ...

At this point, I would like to tell you about my great-great grandfather, Bryant Carden, who joined the Confederacy. Bryant ...

Ellen Pitt has dedicated the last two and a half decades to combatting drunk driving in Western North Carolina, and the one ...

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I have just finished reviewing the comments and commissioner discussion from the June 3 Jackson commissioner meeting in regard to leaving the Fontana Regional Library system. I want to thank Mr.

When Jackson County commissioners and the Fontana Regional Library Board sit down together this evening for a rare joint ...

Faced with a mounting backlog of infrastructure needs, Jackson County commissioners have failed to agree on a basic annual ...