CANTON — During a long-planned visit to Haywood County at the invitation of the tourism community, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis swung by Canton Thursday to see how the flood recovery was coming along.
MAGGIE VALLEY — When Maggie Valley leaders open the door to food trucks next month, the next challenge could be luring vendors to the community.
Flood survivors are quickly learning the limitations of help stemming from a federal disaster declaration.
When Jane and Benny Arrington purchased Barber’s Orchard Fruit Stand in 1993, they knew it could change the direction of their farming operation.They could not have imagined how much.
The weather on Thursday was overcast, but spirits were bright for United Way of Haywood County’s 25th annual Day of Caring.
Flooding may have displaced the students of Central Haywood High School, but they have shown an eagerness to return to learning, according to reports given to the Haywood County school board.
Haywood County on Thursday announced it has received 12 new reports of COVID-19 deaths this week — pushing the pandemic’s death toll to 127 in the county.
Repairing flood damage to school facilities could cost almost $10.5 million, Haywood County School’s associate superintendent told the Board of Education at a recent work session.
While statewide scores show only 45.4% of K-12 students taking the end-of-year tests passed during a school year plagued by a pandemic, Shining Rock Classical Academy was far ahead of that number.
Mountaineer Newsletter
For those interested in Southern Appalachian culture, there’s just about no better place to be than the annual Mountain Heritage Day, hosted by Western Carolina University.
When Jane and Benny Arrington purchased Barber’s Orchard Fruit Stand in 1993, they knew it could change the direction of their farming operation.They could not have imagined how much.
The weather on Thursday was overcast, but spirits were bright for United Way of Haywood County’s 25th annual Day of Caring.
Haywood Community Band’s September concert is a tribute to the popular Jeopardy television program. In the spirit of the long-running game show, the audience will be given clues from which to guess the titles of the pieces to be performed.
Led by rushing touchdowns from four different players to go along with two scores through the air, the adjusted Tuscola offense exploded en route to a runaway 46-21 win over Hayesville Friday night at C. E. Weatherby Stadium.
After starting the season 3-0, Pisgah football notched its first conference win and continued its perfect season with a 28-16 victory over Smoky Mountain.
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