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One life lost in Macon flooding - smokymountainnews.com
2024年10月2日 · While Macon County may have been spared the catastrophic flooding experienced by so many of its Western North Carolina neighbors following Hurricane Helene, it was not spared the most serious and devastating effects of the storm — loss of life. On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Macon County Sherif...
Calendar - Smoky Mountain News
2024年3月22日 · At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who wanted access to it. We don’t plan to change that model.
Fire continues to burn past sundown in Maggie - Smoky Mountain …
A fire that began on Sheepback Mountain in Maggie Valley Monday afternoon has grown to 50-75 acres as of 8:40 p.m. The fire has led to evacuations of the area above Pless Underwood Road. A reunification center has been established at Cavalry Road Baptist Church. While some property may be damaged, H...
Graphic video shows Rep. Cawthorn in compromising scene
2022年5月5日 · Yet another video that depicts embattled Western North Carolina Republican congressman Madison Cawthorn in a compromising situation has surfaced, according to a story first reported May 4 by The News & Observer . The story cites the American Muckrakers PAC, better known as firemadison.com, as th...
Outdoors - Smoky Mountain News
B y now, the story of Hurricane Helene is a tragically familiar one: the endless rain, the swollen rivers, the angry water indiscriminately destroying lives and homes. The storm killed more than 230 people across five states, including 104 confirmed dead in …
Edwards overperforms, wins in 11th Congressional District
Western North Carolina Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards, who became a Hurricane Helene hero for debunking storm response lies spread by his own party but two weeks later stood idly by as former President Donald Trump repeated some of the lies Edwards had just debunked, will return to Washington for a second term.
Letts appointed to EBCI Supreme Court, vacates superior court seat
2024年11月6日 · L ast month, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians swore in Bradley B. Letts as the tribe’s new chief supreme court justice.. While the move installs an experienced jurist at the head of the tribe’s highest court, it created a vacancy in a judicial district that has seen a lot of change over the last couple of years.
News Headlines - Smoky Mountain News
2025年1月8日 · A man initially convicted in a Cherokee Tribal Court for playing a role in a debilitating December 2019 ransomware attack is suing the tribe.. Cody Long, the tribe’s former lead systems administrator for its Office of Information and Technology, was held in jail for 454 days and was in solitary confinement for the better part of a year following his initial arrest for tampering with public ...
Arts + Entertainment
Americana/folk act Jon Shain & Piedmont Blues will hit the stage at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center in Franklin.