Canton News

City Bakery owners Patrick and Roseann Dennehy have recently placed 51 acres of their Canton farm under a conservation easement.

Authorities Wednesday arrested a Canton man charged with armed robbery involving an axe.

What's up for election across WNC? SMN Towns across Western North Carolina will hold elections for town board and mayor this fall.

Those who have ideas about how their town could be improved can put their ideas to the test.

Attorneys for a Florida man charged with killing a state trooper in Haywood County say pretrial publicity makes it impossible for the man to get a fair trial in the county.

In a scene crafted from an old tent revival mixed with PowerPoint salesmanship and a heaping helping of "throw the bums out" populism, about 200 people from around Western North Carolina met in Canton Friday night to take on civic complacency.

The Bethel Rural Community Organization will present the fifth annual Cold Mountain Heritage Tour this weekend.

* Joey Medford Owen, 27, 939 Ned Cove Road, Waynesville, was charged June 16 with misdemeanor domestic communicating threats and misdemeanor communicating threats.

Okay. It's officially summer as of last Sunday. That means you're required by the laws of warm weather, long hours of daylight and the woefully short life span of the average firefly to get outside, head out on the town or to a festival, picnic or porch hang.

Local residents and tourists have a new resource to help them support the farms and farmers of Haywood County.

* Danny Stiles, 30, 5 Shull Circle, Canton, was charged June 5 with driving while license revoked.

Staffers at summer camps throughout Western North Carolina are watching for signs of swine flu and emphasizing good hygiene among campers and staff to prevent the spread of the virus.

Christ-centered 12-step recovery program. Child care provided. Call 456-3993. * CRABTREE, IRON DUFF, HYDER MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CLUB MEETING: At 7 p.m. at Iron Duff Community Center, 143 Tommy Boyd Road, Waynesville.

Haywood County property transfers May 18-22. Beaverdam * Beaverdam Heights Drive: Michael H. and Samantha G. McGlone to Abby J. Lanning and Jonathan P. Landry, $135,000. * Scruggs Circle: Robert L. and Jennifer R. Edwards and Ellen and Karl Tillman to Matthew D. and Deborah G. Robinson, $18,500. * Lot 8, Phase Four, Hunter's Ridge Subdivision: ...

Bond was set at $500. * David Dale Haynes, 45, 700 Campbell Creek Road, Maggie Valley, was charged May 29 with being a habitual felon.

The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office has charged three men with possessing a thousand pounds of copper pipe stolen from a local business.

Although summer is traditionally a time motorists encounter construction delays, motorists in Haywood won't have much to contend with this year.

* Tammy Zannette Caldwell, 35, 458 Georgia Ave., Waynesville, was charged May 25 with misdemeanor harboring a fugitive.

Scores of Haywood County taxpayers criticized the county's proposed budget at a public hearing Monday saying commissioners had not looked thoroughly at every possible option before proposing job cuts and a property tax increase.

* Brandon Michael Rhinehart, 18, 866 Morning Star Road, Canton, was charged May 15 with misdemeanor failure to appear.