The Asheville Citizen-Times - Thu Nov 05
Recent articles in this newspaper told of a church in Haywood County and plans for a Halloween book burning - not pornographic books, or books that teach evolution or books with profanity, but the Holy Bible.
It's likely to happen againThe Mountaineer Publishing Company - Thu Nov 05
Those who were around decades ago when the path for Interstate 40 was first carved through the Pigeon River Gorge said they knew then that problems would be coming.
Haywood County Election RecapWWNC-AM Asheville - Wed Nov 04
Boards of Aldermen in Haywood County will have plenty of new faces. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 In yesterday's voting Eric Dills was the only Alderman re-elected in Canton.
Price and Pauley ride easily into office in quiet Maggie raceSmoky Mountain News - Wed Nov 04
After a feel-good race lacking much controversy, Maggie Valley voters have re-elected Saralyn Price to her second term on the town board, sending with her a fresh face, motel owner Scott Pauley.
Enamored with stacked stone and timber, planners push mountain lookSmoky Mountain News - Wed Nov 04
Western North Carolina has so embraced mountain vernacular architecture that local planning boards across the area are prodding developers into adopting the style.
Maggie voters choose Price, PauleyThe Mountaineer Publishing Company - Tue Nov 03
The results of Tuesdaya s election brought both familiarity and freshness to the Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen.
North Carolina requests assistance from Grassy ForkNewport Plain Talk - Tue Nov 03
Due to their close proximity of Interstate 40, North Carolina Highway Patrol has requested Grassy Fork Volunteer Fire Department and Haywood County Emergency Management to negotiate the response of GFVFD to motor vehicle accidents and fires on I-40 in the gorge.
Three additional suspects charged in Haywood slayingAsheville Citizen-Times - Tue Nov 03
Haywood County deputies have charged three more people in connection with the slaying of a Clyde man whose naked body was found dumped off Panther Creek Road last week.
Rain stops work at site of Interstate 40 rock slideAsheville Citizen-Times - Sun Nov 01
Crews this week hope to begin drilling rocks at the top of a massive rockslide on Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line after rain delayed their progress over the weekend.
Site of rock slide has always been cause of worry to road engineersWinston-Salem Journal - Sun Nov 01
An engineer involved in building Interstate 40 through a portion of Western North Carolina said more than 40 years ago that workers had problems finishing the project because of rock slides.
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