Haywood County News

A Haywood County man serving a life sentence for murder won't get out of prison until at least 2054, Gov.

Bryan Hickman awoke Tuesday morning to some unusual behavior from his cat, Leroy.

Changes in state graduation requirements will give potentially hundreds of people who left high school without graduating a chance at getting a diploma.

Brandon Mathews of Bethel Drive in Canton was arrested Monday night, jailed under $3,000 bond, accused of killing and gutting a stray cat, hanging the carcass from neighbor Jennifer Haneya s mailbox.

More than 300 people waited in line at the N.C. Employment Security Commission in Waynesville on Monday to submit job applications with Evergreen Packaging, the paper mill in Canton.

The Haywood County Arts Council's Gallery 86 is holding its second annual small works show 'It's a Small, Small Work 2009' Jan.

While state lawmakers fight to close loophole after loophole in rules governing video gaming throughout the state, local authorities have their own related issues to address as well.

Walter Frank 'Bud' Williams, 69, of Andrew Lane in Waynesville, N.C., died on Monday, Nov.

The 18th Annual Haywood County Motorcycle Parade and Toy Run will be held Saturday.

Winston-Salem police are searching for a man who robbed the Piedmont Advantage Credit Union yesterday at 676 Hanes Mall Blvd.

One of six people charged in a double homicide in Swain County apparently hanged herself in the Haywood County jail, authorities said.

Registered nurse Katie Schick was selected as Haywood Regional Medical Center's Employee of the Month for September.

Interstate 40 should never have been built through the Pigeon River Gorge. NCDOT engineers knew the rock formations there were unstable and recommended building the interstate along the route of US 70 through Madison County.

Some Madison County businesses are reaping benefits from the massive rock slide blocking Interstate 40 Haywood County.

Boards of Aldermen in Haywood County will have plenty of new faces. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 In yesterday's voting Eric Dills was the only Alderman re-elected in Canton.

Engineers have established a $2 million to $10 million plan to clean up a rock slide on Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee line.

An engineer involved in building Interstate 40 through a portion of western North Carolina said more than 40 years ago that workers had problems finishing the project because of rock slides.

A rock slide is seen from the west side of the slide on Interstate 40 in Haywood County, west of Asheville, N.C., Sunday, Oct.

Police identify body found in Fines Creek A 27-year-old Clyde man is being charged with murder in the slaying of a body found Monday in the Fines Creek area off Panther Town Road.

Haywood County authorities say the man whose body was found in the Fines Creek Community Monday was murdered.