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6 days ago · A state-mandated countywide property reappraisal that was nearly complete and slated to take effect on Jan. 1, 2025, has been shelved by Haywood County commissioners until Jan. 1, 2027, due in large part to property damage incurred during Hurricane Helene.
Opinion - Smoky Mountain News
Nov 6, 2024 · Choose wisely with your vote. To the Editor: This upcoming election is going to be a close call. According to many of the polls being taken, the number one issue for many voters is the economy. A Gallup poll on late 2023 showed 53% of Americans thought the Republicans are better at running the economy compared to 39% for Democrats.
As long as water runs downhill: The story of Popcorn Sutton
Apr 21, 2021 · P eople have been making moonshine almost since the day water started running downhill, and it seems like people have been talking about enigmatic Appalachian moonshiner Popcorn Sutton for just as long. But now, for the very first time, a full-length biography attempts to explore the conflicted life and legacy of Appalachia’s most (in)famous moonshiner.
Despite flooding, Jackson escapes worst of Hurricane Helene impact
Oct 2, 2024 · Despite flooding, Jackson escapes worst of Hurricane Helene impact. Written by Hannah McLeod. Wednesday, October 02, 2024. Innovation Brewing staff prepare canned water for flood victims. Chelsea Brinton photo. Jackson County was largely spared the damning effects of Hurricane Helene from which its neighbors to the east are still reeling.
What’s left behind: Canton mill closure leaves complex …
Jun 28, 2023 · Like the mill in Maryland, the Canton mill has left behind some messes. Currently, there are two active cleanups onsite resulting from issues with above-ground storage tanks. The first , discovered in February 2021, was a release of gasoline from an underground pump supply line from a tank. A 1-foot-thick layer was found during groundwater ...
Afterlife: Tentative mill deal provides a peek at what could be next
May 21, 2024 · Afterlife: Tentative mill deal provides a peek at what could be next. On May 24, 2023, Canton Mayor Pro Tem Gail Mull sat on a bench in Sorrels Street Park, waiting to hear the shrill shriek of the steam whistle at Pactiv Evergreen’s century-old paper mill at the heart of town blow for the last time. For generations, that whistle blew morning ...
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 …
Hymnbook breathes life into Cherokee lyrics - Smoky Mountain …
Nov 12, 2014 · Hymnbook breathes life into Cherokee lyrics. Written by Holly Kays. Wednesday, November 12, 2014. It’s Sunday afternoon, and a quartet of musicians — one guitarist, three vocalists — stands at the front of a small room whose rows of chairs hold about twenty people. The guitarist strums a few chords, and the voices join in a familiar tune ...
The making of a Muckraker: David Wheeler turns his attention …
Apr 12, 2023 · As the man behind the controversial North Carolina-based American Muckrakers PAC, David Wheeler’s had an outsized impact on at least one recent congressional campaign, but in 2024, he’s looking to have that same impact on a race of his own. CRY MORE, LIB Wheeler isn’t very well known to peopl...