• Jerry Gaines achieved the unbelievable feat of making All-American in three different sports when he was named to the ...

On Sunday, July 6, in cooperation with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the North Shore Cemetery Association will host decorations on the North Shore of Fontana Lake at Proctor ...

“We have had multiple meetings about naming the middle school, whether it’s going to focus on career and technical education and all the things,” she said in April. “I think there is a consensus that ...

“The political world we live in today needs more men and women with the quality of character and integrity that Charles Elders exhibited,” former Jackson County Commissioner Chairman Brian McMahan ...

Ever written your congressman? I have. I always get a prompt and cordial, if bland, reply. Back in 1988, I actually spent a few weeks as a Capitol Hill intern ...

By Beth LawrenceQuestions began in August 2024 when someone realized Hooper may not be eligible to run for her seat in District 3. The county BOE determined Hooper’s property was split by the district ...

Hunter was preceded in death by his Nana, Vivian Pauline Dean Ensley and his uncle Anthony Gehle. Hunter is survived by his parents, Rhonda and Michael Ensley of the home, grandparents Haven and Carol ...

Turtles and tortoises represent some of the last survivors of the world’s long past. These are some of the most ancient living creatures on earth and have remained relatively unchanged by evolution ...

Billy Ray enjoyed bowling, fishing, drag racing, hunting ginseng and spending time with his family and friends. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years, Patricia Ann Lewis Jones; and ...

By Hannah YarringtonImported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, are native to South America but have steadily spread across the southeastern United States, making their way into 74 of North Carolina’s 100 ...

In 2018, he became a resident of the Broadmead continuing care retirement community in Cockeysville, Maryland splitting his time between there and the North Carolina mountains. He moved to Broadmead ...