Despite flooding, Jackson escapes worst of Hurricane Helene impact
Oct 2, 2024 · Emergency services had already begun to see power outages across Jackson County shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday morning. By 5 p.m. that same day, the county had opened two emergency shelters at the Cashiers Recreation Center and the Department on Aging Center.
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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 ...
Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office answers police shooting lawsuit
Dec 20, 2023 · Kloepfer was seriously injured in the Dec. 13, 2022, shooting that occurred after a neighbor called 911 claiming she was concerned that he had hurt his wife, Alison Mahler, and threatened the whole neighborhood. She also claimed she had video evidence of these allegations. Citing a potential hostage situation, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Cherokee Indian ...
Macon considers farmland protection plan - Smoky Mountain News
Aug 28, 2024 · Macon County commissioners are considering the adoption of a farmland protection ordinance that would not only orchestrate cooperation between county government and farmers in the region but also allow for more grant funding opportunities for the county. “This provides a little bit of a framew...
'You Are Here': U.S. poet laureate unveils Poetry in the Parks project
Jul 16, 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.
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Panther sightings persist in the Smokies - Smoky Mountain News
Apr 15, 2020 · Mountain lions were common enough well into the 19th century throughout North Carolina. According to Donald W. Linzey’s notes in Mammals of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (1995), the last mountain lion killed in the Great Smokies was back in the early winter of 1920: “Tom Sparks was said to have been attacked by …
Pactiv sells Waynesville plant, Pine Bluff facility for $110 million
Jul 17, 2024 · Brazilian paper company Suzano, the prospective buyer, has agreed with Pactiv to supply both the board and the extrusion capacity to Pactiv after the deal is complete.Pactiv said Suzano has also offered to keep Pine Bluff and Waynesville workers employed. The largest pulp manufacturer in the world, Suzano is valued at roughly $15 billion. The company supplies pulp to other manufacturers but ...