Thomas and Terry Worsham enjoyed their 37th wedding anniversary March 30 in Fines Creek.
Dan and Lynn Waldrop Rathbone will celebrate 40 years of marriage on March 7, 2021.
James “Chip” Wheat, Haywood Hospice and Palliative Care’s executive director announced that registered nurse Stephanie Jones is the new care transition coordinator for Haywood Hospice & Palliative Care.
Kevin and Alice Ensley of Waynesville are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Jared Ensley to Kalei Mull, daughter of Charlie and Kim Conard, Bryan and Tamie Mull, all of Canton.
Lewis and Frances Eanes will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 22, 2020. Frances was formerly Frances Vernon. They were married at First Baptist Church in Eden, by Minister Harry Wood.
Imogene Downs Messer, born on Oct. 9, 1920, celebrated her 100th birthday at 6 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2020, with family and friend Dorothy Morrow at the home of her son, Harold Dean Messer.
Maggie Valley Club hosted a unique celebration Oct. 10, in honor of Warren Bateman’s 98th birthday. Family, friends, and MVC members participated in a socially distanced, drive-by birthday greeting under the club’s porte-cochere.
The Rev. Darrell and Jane Webb celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 11, 2020. They were married at the Ninevah Baptist Church in Waynesville in 1970. They have two daughters, Misty Littlewood, who lives in New Zealand and Amy Mendez, who lives in Waynesville.
Tom and Sharon (Grant) Pyche will celebrate 59 years of marriage on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Dr. Len and Lisa Verges of Waynesville, North Carolina are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melanie, to Michael Davis, son of Martin and Jayne Davis of London, England.
Raymond and Dianne Brooks celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 29. The couple were married at Green Valley Baptist Church in Waynesville on Aug. 29, 1970.
On July 2, Jean and Ulus Burnette celebrated their ‘diamond’ anniversary. Married on July 2, 1960, the Burnettes are celebrating many happy years together.
David Flood and Grace Flood celebrated 72 years of marriage on Friday, June 26. The two were married in Middlefield, Connecticut, on June 26, 1948.
Bruce Ensley and Iris Ensley of Canton celebrate their wedding anniversary of 60 years on July 2, 2020.
The Town of Maggie Valley has unusual hours for trash and recycling services in lieu of Memorial Day.
Haywood Community College presented service awards to several employees. Employees were recognized for 5, 10, 15 and 20 years of service with the State of North Carolina.
A 42-year employee in the same business is almost unheard of in today’s world. Canton resident Alan Caldwell retired as assistant manager of the Western NC Farmers Market, Asheville, Dec. 31.
Stephanie Gunter and Stephen Daniel Rice were married Oct. 19 in Canton, in a ceremony officiated by the Rev. Michael Nations.
Pauline Russell celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday, Nov. 3, at a birthday reception given to her by her children at Spring Hill Baptist Church.
Waynesville residents Johnny and Pat (Franklin) Price celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends Oct. 6. They were married Oct. 8, 1969.
Samantha Bryant, of Candler, and Blake Franklin, of Canton, were married Saturday, May 4, at Hidden Valley Farm in Clyde. The wedding was officiated by the Rev. Wes Austin.
An Easter tradition in Bethel is the annual drama held at Bethel Baptist Church. Sometimes the same program runs for several years, but this year’s drama, “Lamb of God,” is a brand new story.
Hazel and C.E. Frederick celebrated 70 years of marriage on Monday, Nov. 26. They were married in Clayton, Georgia in 1948.
The Town of Waynesville is celebrating two retirements.
Ms. Tammy Best and Mr. Jerry Wells of Clyde are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Lynn Wells, to Jacob Erwin Hollifield, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hollifield of Waynesville.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Duffy Lincoln of Greenville, and Mr. and Mrs. David W. Widener of Waynesville, are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Melissa Lincoln and Stephen Widener.
The Bethel High School class of 1948 gathered for its 70th class reunion on Friday, Sept. 7 at the Jukebox Junction Soda Shoppe in Canton.
Lindsey Curley, CPA, CGMA was again named a recipient of CPA Practice Advisor’s annual 40 Under 40 Award for the third consecutive year.
The Moody Family Reunion will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Maggie Valley United Methodist Church, at 4192 Soco Road.
U.S. Air Force Airman Anthony Garcia graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
Gerald "Bud" and Sandra Robinson Kirkpatrick of Waynesville are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 20.
Members of the Canton High School class of 1948 gathered on July 13, for lunch at The Southern Porch in downtown Canton.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee would like to announce the 2018 recipient of the Eggleston Osbourne Scholarship, Sawyer Valentine.
Dennis and Cheralyn Kendel will celebrate their 50th anniversary from 3-5 p.m., on Aug. 26, at the Ministry Activities Center at First Baptist Church.
Peyton Rebecca Fisher was awarded a bachelor of business administration in risk management and insurance, at the University of Mississippi’s commencement ceremony in Oxford, Mississippi, May 12.
Picture right to left is Ollie Price Green; daughter, Cora Lee York; grandson, John York; great granddaughter, Miranda York Wainscott, and great-great granddaughters Jordyn, Lily, Aaria and Mallory Wainscott.
The Willis Cove/ Willis family reunion is to be held at noon, Saturday, July 28, at the Canton Recreation Park on Penland Street in Canton.
Mariah Margaux Rock graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, last May in mass communication, journalism.
Francis Rhinehart celebrates her 90th birthday this week and is delighted to be part of five generations of family.
The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is featuring local artist, Jeannie Theodore demonstrating fabric “Confetti Naturescapes” techniques on July 7 at the HCAC Gallery & Gifts, 86 N. Main Street in Waynesville. The events is from 1-4 p.m.
This July, the Haywood County Arts Council is proud to feature forty artists in its annual HCAC Artist Member Show. The show is a celebration of our community, allowing locals to share their great work.
Faith and Haylen Allen announce the birth of their daughter, Noelle Ruth Jaynes-Allen. She was born on March 2, 2018, at 7:52 a.m. weighing 7 lbs 10 oz.
Randy and Sandy Denman, of Clyde, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on April 6.
Wiley Howell Smith is remembered throughout Haywood County as the funny-yet-strict English teacher at Waynesville Township High School and the man who walked all over town.
To celebrate 41 years of marriage, the family of Ronnie and Sandra (Parks) Hyder of Iron Duff are gathering for an anniversary celebration for their parents on March 26.
Brittany Pomery and Christopher Wood of Canton have announced the birth of their son.
Lauren Elizabeth Davis of Greenville, South Carolina and William Jeffrey Hilderbran, also of Greenville, were united in marriage on March 13, 2018, by the Rev. Susan Leonard-Ray at Buncombe Street United Methodist Church in Greenville.
Steven and Andrea Swartz announce the birth of their son Sawyer Lee Swartz on Feb. 3, 2018, at Haywood Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces at birth. He joins his sister Natalia, 9, and brother Kayden, 7.
Kelly Wiegand, of Charlotte, was joined in marriage to Spencer Overcash, of Charlotte, on Oct. 1, 2017, at The Inn at Tranquility Farm in Waynesville.
Adam and Heather Taylor, of Canton, announce the birth of a daughter, Kynlee Taylor, Dec. 16, 2017, at Mission Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce at birth, and joins sibling Khloe, 7.
