Haywood County News

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

No bond. * Steven Eugene Rich, 44, 145 Lick Log Road, Sylva, was charged June 21 with misdemeanor driving while impaired and misdemeanor driving while license revoked.

Depending on weather and unforeseen circumstances, road construction sites in Buncombe County where delays may occur this week include: High-severity incidents Buncombe County Interstate 26, Mileposts 35-39, and Long Shoals Road: One lane in each direction on I-26 may be closed at times at night because of construction on Long Shoals Road from I-26 ...

Haywood County Sheriff's deputies this past weekend arrested a man they say exposed himself to two women in a local mobile home park.

A judge says the jury that hears a trial in the slaying of a North Carolina trooper won't be local but the judge hasn't decided whether to move the trial.

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.

The man accused of killing a N.C. Highway Patrol trooper faces new charges, including the attempted murder of a Haywood County sheriff's detective.

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

A family member who lives in Haywood County but holds a job at a business establishment outside the county lines received a text message the other day that had her laughing out loud.

Downtown merchants in Waynesville hope to get a boost in customers when the Haywood County Historic Courthouse throws open its doors to the public Monday, June 29, following a two-year renovation.

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

Cleanup is continuing on chemicals that spilled from a tractor-trailer truck that overturned early this morning.

After two-and-a-half years of operating in temporary quarters, the big move is here.

All lanes of Interstate 40 in Haywood County are closed this morning after an overnight traffic accident.

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

The beer business has exploded on the scene in Western North Carolina in the past several years, with Asheville alone now home to seven craft breweries.

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

The Haywood County Arts Council will present Keowee Chamber Music in concert at 10 a.m. June 19 at First United Methodist Church, 210 S. Haywood St.

Haywood County's 2,600 delinquent taxpayers could spare their neighbors a tax increase if they pay their bills now.

After months of struggling to solve a $7 million budget shortfall, Haywood County commissioners voted 3 to 2 Monday night to raise property taxes by 1.7 cents in lieu of more severe cuts to county workers.