Smoky Mountain News

The nation's political eyes are on North Carolina. First, for the gerrymandering lawsuit that the state supreme court is expected to rule that will…

Henderson County Republican state senator Chuck Edwards’ entry into North Carolina’s 14th Congressional district race is the latest turn in the soap opera…

Veteran’s Day celebrates the service of members of the armed forces. For some of those veterans, their service never stops, even years after they take off…

There was plenty of disappointment last year when MerleFest became a casualty of the pandemic. This year, the show went on. America’s premier “traditional…

Residents in Haywood County are holding their breath that remnants of Hurricane Ida don’t add to their misery this week. For some, the trauma of what…

As the second half of 2021 comes into full view, the field of candidates running to unseat freshman Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn continues to…

The State Department of Transportation is re-evaluating a controversial road project in Haywood County after criticism from residents and municipalities.…

Homelessness was the key issue in the most recent municipal elections in Haywood County. In late 2019, newly-elected leaders in the Town of Waynesville…

COVID-19 caused the cancellation last fall of one of the nation’s greatest high school football rivalries – Pisgah vs. Tuscola.Although the game has…

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-Hendersonville, hasn’t even been in office for three weeks but he’s certainly made waves – not just in D.C., but in his Western…