It is the first amendment right of citizens to be included in decisions and conversations held by government bodies. This right makes the accessibility of government meetings most important, especially in chaotic instances, such as a state of emergency.
Gov. Roy Cooper extended North Carolina’s stay-at-home orders until at least May 8, outlining a three-phase plan to gradually reduce business closure restrictions during a press conference April 23.
RALEIGH — It’s irresponsible of some politicians to use faith to lure people into endangering themselves, their family, and their own congregation, Gov. Roy Cooper said during a Friday, April 17, news conference.
RALEIGH — Lawmakers shifted their focus away from the coronavirus surge for the first time during the Tuesday, April 14, meeting of the House Committee on COVID-19 Health Care Working Group.
RALEIGH — Flags and signs. “Seven Nation Army” and “Smoke on the Water” blaring from speakers in the bed of a pickup. Car horns blaring and Harleys revving.
RALEIGH – North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is working with insurance companies so they can provide financial assistance to consumers during the COVID-19 health emergency.
N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley issued an order on April 2, 2020, containing seven emergency directives. The order:
As the number of new coronavirus cases continues to increase in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper issued a stay-at-home order for the entire state, effective 5 p.m. Monday, March 30.
A sweeping management plan that will guide the future of the Pisgah and Nantahala national forests is in the final public input phase of a drawn-out multi-year process, and public opinions are being sought.
RALEIGH – North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has directed all health benefit plans licensed by the N.C. Department of Insurance to allow for extra prescriptions as a result of the state of emergency declared by Governor Roy Cooper.
Letter from Bishop Paul Leeland to churches in the United Methodist Church Western Conference
Crime
LAKE JUNALUSKA — A brief high-speed chase around Lake Junaluska ended with two law enforcement vehicles in the water.
A registered sex offender living in Waynesville has been arrested on charges related to the alleged possession of child pornography.
A Haywood County teen has been charged with murder after a man was shot to death off of Ratcliff Cove Road.
Three Waynesville residents have been arrested in connection with numerous property crimes and hit with several charges, including violations of the county’s stay-at-home order.
While Haywood was the first county in the state to convict someone for violating Gov. Roy Cooper's Executive Order, local law enforcement is having success using education over enforcement to keep people at home.
A Maggie Valley man will spend the better part of two decades in prison after being found guilty on charges related to a meth lab he was running out of his residence.
A Waynesville man has been arrested for allegedly knocking out another man and stealing cash and prescription opioids from him once he was unconscious.
A 76-year-old Hyder Mountain man is dead, his son is wounded, and another son is charged in his father’s stabbing death and attempting to kill his brother.
A former Haywood County Sheriff’s Deputy charged in 2018 with several felonies related to the theft of evidence, including narcotics, will be spending at least the next seven years behind bars.
A Maggie Valley man is going to spend at least 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing his girlfriend’s daughter for well over a year.
A Haywood County man received a sentence of at least 94 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of attempted statutory sex offense with a person under 15 years of age.
The first murder trial in Haywood County since 2013 was brought to an abrupt halt last week right in the middle of jury selection.
