• 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 ...

Elders was a three-term county commissioner, serving from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2010 to 2018.

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 ...

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 ...

As the days get longer and the weather warms, Jackson County’s residents are looking forward to spending more time outside – whether it’s at a picnic, a ball game or a leisurely stroll through the ...

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 ...

Walter Mucklow Burnett was born in Schenectady, New York on Nov. 8, 1937. He grew up in Niskayuna, N.Y. and spent many of the summers of his youth at Camp Chingachgook on Lake George as a camper, ...

Hats off the EBCI Veterans Service Office, who brought four 18 wheelers of toys to its “Christmas in June” event. It was free event, with no questions asked. From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Wednesday, June ...

NCWN-West continues to use technology to share their writing. They offer writing events and writing classes both online and in person. Mountain Wordsmiths’ gatherings always take place on Zoom.

Michael Weldon Boyd passed away on June 13, 2025, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born in Dallas, Texas, on July 15, 1948; however, he called Comanche, Texas, home.