Nov 6, 2024 · L ast month, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians swore in Bradley B. Letts as the tribe’s new chief supreme court justice.. While the move installs an experienced jurist at the …

Oct 15, 2024 · The next commissioner of agriculture will deal with a mix of issues related to food supply security — some old and some new. Traditional concerns about foreign labor remain of …

Apr 15, 2020 · Mountain lions were common enough well into the 19th century throughout North Carolina. According to Donald W. Linzey’s notes in Mammals of the Great Smoky Mountains …

Dec 13, 2023 · “It’s a great story for us,” said General Manager Lumpy Lambert. “We’re excited about the end product.” That end product, the casino’s first major expansion since it opened in …

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Jun 28, 2023 · The paper mill has been closed for years now, but the cleanup is ongoing. Shortly before the plant shut down, a group of fishermen found a dark substance seeping out of the …

Feb 5, 2025 · Missing hiker Ann Houghton, 73, was found deceased in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Feb. 2 at approximately 1:53 p.m. She was found roughly a quarter mile off …

Sep 18, 2024 · To the Editor: Harris is focused on financial policies to benefit the middle classes. She proposes to reinstate child tax credits that Congress refused to extend and to add a new …

Nov 20, 2024 · Zack Koonce, Haywood County’s emergency management coordinator, told county commissioners Nov. 18 that more than 954 structures had been affected when Helene …

3 days ago · At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who …