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3 days ago · Smoky Mountain News. 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. Haywood voters stick with Ensley, Rogers for commission.
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4 days ago · State of the waterways: Water Quality Advisory Committee releases new report. Written by Hannah McLeod. Wednesday, November 06, 2024. The Water Quality Advisory Committee has released its latest report detailing potential impacts of revising the Macon County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance — the last of three such floodplain ordinances the ...
Officials provide update on MST
3 days ago · Officials provide update on MST. Written by Admin. Wednesday, November 06, 2024. File photo. It’s been just over a month since Hurricane Helene brought widespread devastation to Western North Carolina and the neighboring states. A clearer path toward recovery for the region and the Mountains to Sea Trail is forming.
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State and feds look to head off economic disaster from Helene in Haywood. With the North Carolina General Assembly’s preliminary $273 million relief bill in the rearview mirror, Western North Carolina Sen. Kevin…. Read More.
Swain awarded $52 million for new middle school
3 days ago · Wednesday, November 06, 2024. File photo. Swain County is on its way to building a new middle school after securing $52 million in grant funds from the state. “Hurricane Helene has reiterated the necessity of our students having access to safe, modern and structurally sound learning environments,” State Superintendent Catherine Truitt said ...
Smokies seeks solutions to overcrowding - Smoky Mountain …
Oct 28, 2020 · Smokies seeks solutions to overcrowding. Written by Holly Kays. Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Tubers walk the path at Deep Creek, which has seen an enormous increase in usage this year. NPS photo. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has gotten a lot busier since its creation in 1931. In 1932, its first full year of existence, the park ...
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The Red Wolf Center in Columbia, North Carolina, is set to welcome its first-ever breeding pair of Red Wolves. This historic event, a collaboration between North Carolina Wildlife Federation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Red Wolf SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) Program marks a significant milestone in efforts to conserve and ...
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 ...
Word from the Smokies: At 50, Endangered Species Act continues …
Dec 22, 2023 · In much more recent history, that diversity was protected across the nation 50 years ago when the Endangered Species Act was signed into law. Saving 99% of the species it has striven to protect since Dec. 28, 1973, the ESA recognizes the “aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational and scientific value” of …
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Oct 30, 2024 · Written by Garret K. Woodward. Wednesday, October 30, 2024. When record-breaking floodwaters tore through Western North Carolina last month in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, it was only a matter of days thereafter that the seeds for the “Rock for Relief” concert extravaganza were planted and grew at a fast pace. Read More.