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Developers have plans for sites near Wal-Mart
A local developer has purchased a key parcel alongside Super Wal-Mart in Waynesville, potentially kick-starting long-awaited commercial redevelopment along the South Main Street corridor.
Madison jail escapee Jones captured
A man who escaped from the Madison County Jail last week has been captured, Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood said Friday morning.
HomeTrust adds Industrial Federal Savings Bank of Lexington to partnership
Asheville-based HomeTrust Bank announced Thursday it is adding a sixth partner to its statewide network of mutual savings banks.
Haywood County motorcycle parade and toy run on Saturday
The 18th Annual Haywood County Motorcycle Parade and Toy Run will be held Saturday.
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Caldwell, three others indicted
The Clyde man accused of beating a man to death, dumping his body in the Fines Creek area was indicted Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder.
Western North Carolina road report
Depending on weather and unforeseen circumstances, construction sites where delays may occur this week include: Both directions of Interstate 40 are closed between Exit 20, West of Asheville, and Exit 421 east of Knoxville, Tenn., due to a rock slide at mile marker 2.6 on I-40 in North Carolina.
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Carolina Heritage Vineyard and tasting room opens
Light winds and glorious sunshine welcomed visitors and guest to the ribbon cutting and official opening of Carolina Heritage Vineyards in Elkin on Thursday.
Women run for women at 3rd annual Power of Pink
Sporting freshly dyed, bright pink hair, Asheville runner Jane Roane, 38, and her five-woman Team Mountain Radiation Oncology , won the third annual Pinner of Power of Pink 20-mile relay Saturday in Clyde.
Spirits of Asheville Masquerade, with the Feral Chihuahuas sketch comedy, burlesque from the Seduction Sideshow, sideshow antics from Royal Peasantry, and more, 8 p.m. Saturday, Haywood Park Hotel Grand Ballroom.
Arrest Made in Haywood County Murder
Haywood County authorities say the man whose body was found in the Fines Creek Community Monday was murdered.
Clyde resident charged with slaying man
Haywood County deputies charged a Clyde man Wednesday with murder in the slaying of a man who was found naked with his legs bound to his right arm by a rope and a bleach bottle sitting nearby, according to court documents.
NC's I-40 Closes After Rockslide, But We Have Your Alternate Routes
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Haywood Co. Man Charged With Murder
Haywood County deputies said they have charged a man in connection with the death of another man whose body was found on Monday afternoon.
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Pastor Marc Grizzard of Amazing Grace Baptist Church in Bethel got a wet blanket tossed on his plans for a publicity-grabbing book burning.
Home building still down, but some signs of life
New home starts were down substantially in Western North Carolina during the third quarter, but the head of the company that compiles the data said he sees signs of a turnaround.
Canton mill faces class action lawsuit
A Tennessee attorney who has spent years suing the paper mill in Haywood County has asked a federal court to allow a class-action case worth at least $5 million against the company.
Fall inspiration: Area artists capture WNC leaf season
Judy Rentner doesn't have to search far for artistic inspiration this time of year.
Arrests: Man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor
Buncombe County authorities Thursday arrested a Clyde man charged with a child pornography charge.
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Homeless shelter prepares to open
The winter homeless shelter is on course to re-open Nov. 1 for six months and members of Haywood Coalition are looking forward to another successful year.
Haywood crews search for injured ATV rider
Emergency crews tonight are working to rescue an ATV rider who slid off an embankment in a remote area of the Pisgah National Forest in Haywood County.