Whittier News

Colonel Thomas W. Johnson , U.S. Army , passed away on Oct. 9, 2009, in Green Bay.

I absolutely love a good flea market. I love searching through tables of stuff and finding treasures.

Our freedom has been preserved at great cost. As Independence Day approaches, it is fitting to look at a small sampling of those we have depended on to keep our liberty.

A North Carolina grower-shipper said his tomato yields have increased since he switched to Purshade plant protectant.

A Tuckasegee man wanted on kidnapping and other charges was found and arrested early this morning in Whittier.

For nearly a decade, a group of Jackson County residents have envisioned a greenway that would meander for miles from one end of the county to the other.

Jackson County leaders have finished the first draft of a planning ordinance they hope will transform the U.S. 441 corridor in Whittier from a mish mash of billboards and unregulated growth into a model of tidy landscaping and mountain-themed architecture.

Raleigh Two major highways in western North Carolina will be repaired thanks to funds provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Bond was set at $6,000. * Paul Jones Jr., 28, 39 Tiffany Lane, Waynesville, was charged April 6 with misdemeanor assault and battery and misdemeanor resisting a public officer.

Emma Luginbuhl, 8, of Cullowhee, NC, admires Sophie the dog held by Terry Aldridge of Whittier, NC, before the Dillsboro Easter Hat Parade in downtown Dillsboro, NC, Saturday, April 15, 2006.