Hundreds of current and former Haywood County Schools employees got letters this month informing them their private information could have been compromised in a cyber attack against the school system. Read more
News
During the last week of 2020, four people affiliated with Veterans Services of the Carolinas, part of the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM), met to confirm how the organization’s work with homeless veterans changes lives. Read more
Haywood County Medical Director Dr. Mark Jaben updated the county commissioners Tuesday night, noting there is some good news on the horizon. Read more
The Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) will conduct an online public hearing at 6 p.m. April 14. Citizens may continue to submit comments through April 30, 2021 to: publiccomments@ncdenr.gov, with th… Read more
Waynesville finally got the green light from state regulators to embark on a $20 million rebuild of its antiquated sewer plant, but construction is still more than year out and won’t be finished until summer 2024. Read more
Haywood County Commissioners learned of the vast array of resources available to the 5,485 veterans in Haywood County during a recent board meeting. Read more
New numbers Read more
At the Haywood County Board of Commissioner meeting Tuesday, Interim Health Director Garron Bradish told board members there are 7,000 individuals registered to be vaccinated — 3,000 of whom are in the target group of age 75 and up. Read more
Q: When I called the Ingles pharmacy, I got a recorded message to sign up for a COVID vaccine. I was told to sign up, even if I'd already signed up at the county health department and to take whatever appointment came up first. They don't hav… Read more
In the four days since the last press release, Haywood County Public Health has received notice of 130 new cases of COVID-19. Read more
At a preliminary budget work session, Canton leaders made it clear continuing ongoing work with parks and outdoor recreation will be a priority for the coming year. Read more
It’s been less than two weeks since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and Rep. Madison Cawthorn has already taken heat on several fronts as people continue to question whether a speech he gave a crowd at a Stop the Steal rally earlier tha… Read more
More than a week ago, The Mountaineer contacted the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services asking the following question: Read more
This database documents 671 businesses in Haywood County that received federal pandemic stimulus money through the Paycheck Protection Program, totaling $44.4 million collectively. Read more
Water advocacy groups in Tennessee are hoping to bring attention to a renewal of a controversial wastewater permit that is being proposed for the large paper mill along the Pigeon River in Canton. Read more
Haywood’s economy, along with that of the rest of the state and nation, was in an upheaval for most of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19. Read more
Businesses all over Haywood County were struggling last year, but Waynesville Tire was not one of them. Read more
When COVID-19 hit the state and N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper closed restaurants for everything except take-out in mid-March, it was a blow small business owners feared could signal their demise. Read more
When the pandemic shut down restaurants last March and only allowed take out, a number of locally owned restaurants simply closed rather than try to make a go of it under the revised business model. Read more
In Haywood, 3,000 have been vaccinated as of Saturday, Jan. 16, not counting long-term care facilities. There have been no serious reactions. The county and hospital are partnering to get all available doses of vaccine administered. Read more
Greg Shuping didn’t get a typical send-off for his retirement — no sheet cake, no sentimental speeches, no inside jokes. Read more
Crime
Stealing a leaf blower in Haywood County ended last week with a hefty prison sentence for an Asheville man, who fled from – then assaulted and spit on – law-enforcement officers, after driving at a high rate of speed through a crowded parking lot. Read more
A Canton man is out on bond after an alleged domestic assault led to a car chase. Read more
The Maggie Valley Police Department is looking for information about two suspects who robbed the Dellwood Road Dollar General Monday night. Read more
A Canton man is in jail for allegedly choking a person with disabilities. Read more
A Maggie Valley man was arrested late last week after leading Waynesville police on a high-speed chase that even went through downtown. Read more
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch’s office intends to seek the death penalty against a Haywood County man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 10-month-old child. Read more
A Waynesville woman was arrested for falsely claiming there was a bomb at the Smoky Mountain Sk8way. Read more
A Weaverville man charged with second-degree murder by unlawful distribution of a substance is being held in the Haywood County Detention Center. Read more
The mother of a baby killed in 2019 has now been indicted on two felonies related to the death. Read more
A man already in jail on child sex abuse charges has now been indicted on several felonies related to the alleged rape of another victim. Read more
A Charlotte man was arrested in Haywood County after allegedly trying meet a child to engage in sexual acts. Read more
A Clyde man was arrested Friday night and charged with rape after being released from jail twice that same day. Read more