Swain County News

The former jailer who is accused of helping a double murder suspect escape from Swain County has herself been indicted in that murder case.

Swain County commissioners have opted to target one department rather than spreading out county budget cuts among all county employees.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Leicester community and other parts of west-central Buncombe County.

Published: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 9:23 p.m. The U.S. Forest Service broke ground on an environmentally friendly conference center at the Bent Creek Experimental Forest Monday.

Parents at West Elementary School in Swain County are questioning the circumstances surrounding the departure of a popular principal.

Hail was reported in parts of the mountains as storms moved across the area this afternoon.

Recents rains bring relief to local lakes that have been dealing with drought for years.

Your commute this morning should be free of slowdowns, as the N.C. Highway Patrol is reporting no accidents on Western North Carolina's highways.

A murder suspect and the guard who allegedly helped him escape from the Swain County jail have been returned to North Carolina.

Though the Swain County government hasn't escaped the recession completely, the blow dealt by the economy has been softer there than in other places.

A murder suspect who escaped from the Swain County Jail and a jailer accused of helping him are back behind bars in North Carolina.

Haywood County grown vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, honey and nursery stock. Haywood's Historic Farmers Market 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays in HART parking lot off U.S. 276 in Waynesville.

The burst of the nation's housing bubble has caused real estate markets to tank - everywhere, it seems, but in Swain County.

Regarding the article, 'Tornadoes do hit WNC, but rarely,' : No doubt our mountains do help shield us from storms and lessen their intensity.

Depending on weather and unforeseen circumstances, construction sites where delays may occur this week include: High-severity incidents Buncombe County Interstate 26, mile markers 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 west to just beyond ...

A tornado? Isn't that something that happens in Kansas? While twisters are relatively rare in the mountains, topography doesn't entirely protect the region from the violent storms, as a tornado warning issued Wednesday morning showed.

With massive logging operations running full tilt in the Smokies in the 1920s, the sanctity of what once seemed like a vast and untouchable forest was being rapidly reduced to a desert of stumps.

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

Bryson City will be home to the first annual Horace Kephart Day on Friday, May 1. "Without the work of Mr.

Depending on weather and unforeseen circumstances, construction sites where delays may occur this week include: High-severity incidents Buncombe County Interstate 26, mile posts 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 west to just beyond ...