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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.
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Latest news around Western North Carolina. 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.
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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.
Cooper taps Wijewickrama for superior court seat
3 days ago · Judge Roy Wijewickrama has been appointed to fill the recently vacated senior resident superior court seat in the district made up of Haywood and Jackson counties. The appointment, announced by Gov. Roy Cooper in a press release, came the afternoon of Nov. 14. “Judge Wijewickrama has the exper...
Canton paper mill environmental report released: Findings offer …
3 days ago · In the months since the mill announced its shutdown in March 2023, there has been increased opportunity to identify potential environmental issues, and the EPA has stepped in to help address a couple of specific problems, and now the results of the comprehensive sampling provide the clearest environmental picture yet.
Staff shakeup in Canton - Smoky Mountain News
Jul 30, 2024 · Since then, Scheuer’s been the point person for all things recovery-related in Canton, including a dynamic situation at the 185-acre mill site. St. Louis-based demo/developer Spirtas Worldwide signed a letter of intent to purchase the parcel from Pactiv, but the deal is still in the due diligence phase.
Sham Helene relief bill riles western leaders: Contentious veto ...
4 days ago · Democrat Mo Green defeated far-right Republican activist Michele Morrow — who was present at the Jan. 6 insurrection and called for the execution of former President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden and Cooper — for the Superintendent of Public Instruction position, so the bill stripped Green of the ability to appeal decisions made by the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board.
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Nov 20, 2024 · 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.
Afterlife: Tentative mill deal provides a peek at what could be next
May 21, 2024 · That descriptions of the mill’s closing have repeatedly been cloaked in religious terms — Mayor Zeb Smathers compared it to a death in the family and spoke of grief, anger and acceptance — should come as no surprise in this deeply religious small mountain mill town; after Pactiv’s May 15 announcement that it had signed a letter of intent from Spirtas Worldwide was confirmed by Smathers ...
Smoky Mountain News brings home numerous NCPA awards
Sep 25, 2024 · The staff of the Smoky Mountain News won 20 combined advertising and editorial awards, including a combined 13 first-place honors, at the 2024 North Carolina Press Association annual awards banquet. Awards were won in Division C, the largest division for nondaily publications. In addition, the...