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Letts appointed to EBCI Supreme Court, vacates superior court seat
Nov 6, 2024 · L ast month, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians swore in Bradley B. Letts as the tribe’s new chief supreme court justice.. While the move installs an experienced jurist at the head of the tribe’s highest court, it created a vacancy in a judicial district that has seen a lot of change over the last couple of years.
Edwards overperforms, wins in 11th Congressional District
Western North Carolina Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards, who became a Hurricane Helene hero for debunking storm response lies spread by his own party but two weeks later stood idly by as former President Donald Trump repeated some of the lies Edwards had just debunked, will return to Washington for a second term.
Additional Slide Delays I-40 Reopening
Dec 20, 2024 · An additional chunk of asphalt fell away from an eastbound lane of Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge this week, delaying the reopening of the interstate. N.C. Department of Transportation crews and contractors initially focused on reopening the interstate the first week of January follo...
‘Operation Airdrop’: Volunteers take to the skies to deliver disaster …
Oct 16, 2024 · Operation Airdrop was a team effort. Crystal Cochran photo. Operation Airdrop is a Texas-based nonprofit that got its start in 2017 during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a devastating storm that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana resulting in more than 100 deaths.
News Headlines - Smoky Mountain News
Jan 8, 2025 · A man initially convicted in a Cherokee Tribal Court for playing a role in a debilitating December 2019 ransomware attack is suing the tribe.. Cody Long, the tribe’s former lead systems administrator for its Office of Information and Technology, was held in jail for 454 days and was in solitary confinement for the better part of a year following his initial arrest for tampering with public ...
One life lost in Macon flooding - smokymountainnews.com
Oct 2, 2024 · While Macon County may have been spared the catastrophic flooding experienced by so many of its Western North Carolina neighbors following Hurricane Helene, it was not spared the most serious and devastating effects of the storm — loss of life. On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Macon County Sherif...
‘Rock For Relief’
Oct 23, 2024 · In the wake of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene, “Rock For Relief: A WNC Flood Benefit Festival,” an all-day musical gathering for charity, will take place Saturday, Nov. 2, at a variety of venues in Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Canton and Sylva. Presented by Adamas Entertainment...
Changes in effect for WNC deer season - smokymountainnews.com
Sep 25, 2024 · New rules adopted by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) have shifted the timing of the western zone black-powder and gun seasons and increased antlerless hunting opportunities in many western zone counties. The new black-powder season will begin Nov. 16, and end Friday, N...
Word from the Smokies: In the park, Cataloochee saw Helene’s worst
Oct 23, 2024 · Word from the Smokies: In the park, Cataloochee saw Helene’s worst