The Mountaineer

“Our supply was exhausted after two clinics.” — Jan Grove, Midway Medical Center

While the focus in recent months has been on the H1N1 flu virus and vaccine, those in search of the seasonal flu vaccine have come up short and unvaccinated.

In a unanimous vote Monday, county commissioners voted to continue a local erosion control program, but to attempt to work out areas of differences regarding liability issues to the county that can result from enforcing state law.

Tomorrow is a great day to find a bargain on household goods and help a good cause. 

David Noland of Fines Creek clearly remembers his family’s crusade to get a paved road between Haywood and Newport, Tenn. 

Geologist says massive slide probably won’t be the last

Those who were around decades ago when the path for Interstate 40 was first carved through the Pigeon River Gorge said they knew then that problems would be coming. They were right. 

The results of Tuesday’s election brought both familiarity and freshness to the Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen.  

Alderman Eric Dills returned to office

All four aldermen seats and the mayor’s position were up for grabs this election in Canton, and it was the alderman seats that drew a crowd of candidates. 

With temperatures hovering in the 30s Monday morning, nearly 50 people in need of heating assistance bundled up and waited for several hours outside of Haywood Christian Ministry for help. 

The Clyde man accused of beating a man to death, dumping his body in the Fines Creek area was indicted Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder.

Rock slides that halt travel between Haywood and Newport, Tenn., have plagued Interstate 40 since it first opened in October 1968. Just four months after the dedication of the route, known early on as the Pigeon River Road, occurred in February1969, when a slide blocked traffic on all four lanes of the route.