The NCDOT has announced beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, September 15, 2012 Airport Road will be temporarily closed at its intersection with NC Highway 28 (Bryson City Road). The temporary closure of this end of Airport Road is necessary to construct a new intersection connection to the realignment of NC Highway 28. The work process…
Preparations are well underway for the Angel Medical Center Radiothon to raise funds for their Outpatient Medicine Expansion project. The Radiothon will be held on Saturday, September 8th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. along the great wall below the AMC Emergency Room. “We encourage the community to support our first Radiothon and their…
The Nantahala Hiking Club, along with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, is sponsoring “Family Hiking Day” on Saturday, September 29. The event is to introduce families to the outdoors and the fun of hiking together. The day will begin with registration from 9:30 AM to 10:30 Am at the Standing Indian Campground Family Pavilion. There will…
The state’s top law enforcement officer is urging North Carolinians to be watchful of their children’s personal information. Attorney General Roy Cooper says thieves are not excluding children as identity theft targets. “Some thieves have actually stolen those numbers, set up loans or credit cards in the name of the child and they have established…
The town of Franklin announced this week that the next town manager will be current Franklin Fire Chief Warren Cabe. Cabe is said to be taking over for Sam Greenwood in mid-2013. Chief Cabe began his tenure with the town of Franklin in 2011 after serving as the Macon County EMS Director. In a statement…
Human remains recently found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been identified as those belonging to Michael Giovanni Cocchini, who went missing in the park in March. Investigators worked with the Sevier County Medical Examiner’s Office, Knoxville Regional Forensic Center, and the Knox County Sheriffs Forensic Unit to make the official identification through dental…
