Bethel Rural Community Organization’s (BRCO) vision statement includes the phrase, “Preserving Yesterday.” BRCO’s annual Pigeon Valley Award for Historic Preservation commemorates the importance of historic conservancy by honoring an individual who has been involved with preserving Bethel history.
The Shelton House staff, and volunteers and board are working hard to sustain and maintain the Shelton House and its grounds. It’s a beautiful example of 19th century architecture, history, culture, and heritage crafts — and it’s the only Nationally Registered House in Waynesville open to th…
The Haywood County Arts Council is building upon, and continuing the tradition of, hand-painted quilt blocks that people see on many self-driving tours in western North Carolina.
Most people don’t know about the history of the Sorrells Street Park area of Canton.
Calling locals and visitors — the Inaugural Blue Ridge Heritage Weekend promises to be a fun-filled and educational weekend June 22 – 23, in Waynesville.
The Bethel Rural Community Organization will celebrate the National Register of Historic Places designation of Truss Bridge #79 with a brief ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 30, at the bridge on Lake Logan Road.
A mural reflecting scenery and wildlife of this area encircles the interior of Canton Area Historical Museum, overlooking displays of other memorabilia tracing the town’s historical past.
In Carroll C. Jones’s latest book, Thomson’s Pulp Mill, noted author and architectural historian Camille Wells had high praise for the historic work.
The Shady Ladies Quilting Group will host its 16th annual quilt show "Quilt Art by the Shady Ladies” at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in the historic Hazelwood school from Friday, June 8, through Sunday, June 10.
Three photos shared with the Canton Area Historical Museum by a long-time Canton resident depict an event along the Pigeon River in Canton, but, so far, the museum has been unable to determine what was happening.
(Editor's note: Lucy Neeley Adams spent summers during her youth making memories. When she was 17, she was one of nine girls who worked as a waitress at the Lambuth Inn. She thought this memory would go perfectly with the newly renovated Lambuth reopening.)
Crime
A Maggie Valley man has been arrested on three counts of statutory sex offense with a child by an adult.
A man who held his grandmother captive for three days is going to prison for at least seven years.
Two men have been arrested on charges that they used false prescriptions to obtain and traffic opioids.
A Canton man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
Waynesville Police are investigating a break-in at Taylor Ford in Waynesville that happened overnight Wednesday.
There has been a serious uptick over the past few days of concerned citizens calling the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office reporting they were on the receiving end of a phone scam involving office personnel.
A Canton man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another man in the neck.
A Waynesville man was arrested after allegedly choking a woman and threatening her dog.
Jury trials on drug trafficking cases provide a unique glimpse into the local drug crisis. The recently concluded trial of Casey May and Lauren Young was no different.
A Maggie Valley man has been indicted on dozens of child sex offense charges.
A Tennessee woman was arrested in Canton after leading law enforcement on a chase that started in Buncombe County but ended in Haywood.
Charges have been filed in the death of Chloe Evans.
