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Tuesday Jun 30 | WWNC-AM Asheville

Former Jailer Indicted In Murder

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

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Swain budget cuts target Sheriffa s office

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

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Severe thunderstorms possible for Leicester

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

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Related Topix: Weather, Leicester, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC

Tue Jun 09, 2009

HendersonvilleNews.com

Bent Creek breaks ground on green conference center

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.

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Related Topix: Bent Creek, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Asheville, NC

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Questions mount over popular Swain principal's departure

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

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC

Tue Jun 02, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Storm dumps hail in WNC

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

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Related Topix: Weather, Rosman, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Graham County, NC

Sun May 31, 2009

WLOS

Rains Improve Levels at Fontana Lake

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

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Fri May 29, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Highways, streets free of traffic-slowing accidents

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.

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Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Bryson City, NC

Wed May 20, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Swain jail escapees returned to NC

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

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Related Topix: Prison, Macon County, NC, Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro

Smoky Mountain News

Cutbacks could be less severe in Swain budget

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.

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Tue May 19, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Escaped inmate, jailer returned to NC

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

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Related Topix: Prison, Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, Macon County, NC

Fri May 15, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Local farmers markets

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.

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Related Topix: Waynesville, NC, Life, Food, Vegetables, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Sylva, NC

Wed May 13, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Slowed housing market poses challenges for Swain property revaluation

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

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Related Topix: Social Security, Personal Finance, Cherokee County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Home Listing, Home

Tue May 12, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

InstaLetters for May 13

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

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Related Topix: Graham County, NC, Robbinsville, NC, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC

Sun May 10, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

WNC road report

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 ...

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Related Topix: Buncombe County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Bryson City, NC, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC

Fri May 08, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Tornadoes are not strangers in the mountains

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.

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Related Topix: Weather, Buncombe County, NC, Asheville, NC

Wed May 06, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Kephart proved to be a key figure in shepherding idea of a national park

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.

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Related Topix: Bryson City, NC

Mon May 04, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

$8.2 million in economic recovery projects awarded

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

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Related Topix: Raleigh Metro, North Carolina, Henderson County, NC, Bryson City, NC, Whittier, NC

Thu Apr 30, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Bryson City launches first ever Kephart Day

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

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Related Topix: Bryson City, NC, US National Parks, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Tue Apr 28, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

WNC road report

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 ...

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Related Topix: Buncombe County, NC, Bryson City, NC, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Enka, NC

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