• Jerry Gaines achieved the unbelievable feat of making All-American in three different sports when he was named to the ...

On Sunday, July 6, in cooperation with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the North Shore Cemetery Association will host decorations on the North Shore of Fontana Lake at Proctor ...

The man generally considered the greatest athlete ever produced in Jackson County has died. Jimmy Streater, 46, passed away Friday at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Asheville.

When the new Jackson County Department on Aging complex opens later this month, seniors will have access to all of the county’s aging services in one place.

Blue Ridge baseball standout Cody Goodwin has been named to the 1-A All-State team by the N.C. Baseball Coaches Association. He really put together a terrific year and is very deserving of these ...

Following a weekend sting operation in the Cullowhee area, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office arrested six individuals on drug charges. "We will be filing more charges in this sting operation," ...

Friday night accident claims life of Sylva man By Carey Phillips A Sylva man died in a one-vehicle accident around 11 p.m. Friday on Fisher Creek Road. Trooper Denny Wood of the N.C. Highway Patrol ...

Brent Pry, an assistant football coach at Western Carolina, is facing charges in connection with an incident early Sunday morning at Thunder Ridge, a Maggie Valley night club.

Nurse practitioner Gwen Abdulhafid has joined Dr. Randy Savell in providing a full range of gastroenterological care at Harris Regional Hospital.

Kyle Greathouse, the Western Carolina basketball player injured in an automobile accident early Wednesday morning (Jan. 24) has now been charged with driving while impaired. A DWI charge against his ...

Jackson County Schools has established a servant leadership award in honor of the late Steve Jones, a longtime administrator for Jackson County Schools.

An apparent “senior prank” that damaged Smoky Mountain High School and led to the suspension of several students has now resulted in criminal charges against seven SMHS seniors.