There is only one woman in Marvin Stevenson's life: Loretty. That's the name he's always given country music legend Loretta Lynn, who'll be at Harrah's in Cherokee on Saturday.

A Sylva sewer line that overflowed on a residential property last month has sparked a difference of opinion between the sewer authority and the town that may have larger implications for Jackson County.

Looking around Western North Carolina at author appearances and book publications, it's easy to say, 'This is reading country!' Jill McCorkle Jill McCorkle comes to Western Carolina University on March 22 for the eighth annual Spring Literary Festival.

The Town of Sylva finalized an agreement with the N.C. Department of Transportation last week that clears the way for a continuous sidewalk to Dillsboro.

On Feb. 26, 10 cadets received certificates for successful completion of North Carolina Basic Law Enforcement Training offered at Southwestern Community College's Jerry Sutton Public Safety Training Center.

The Sylva Town Board opposes the construction of a 195-foot-high cellular communications tower on the main commercial drag of N.C. 107, but a state law passed in August may allow the tower to go up anyway.

CHEROKEE, NC a ' Harraha TMs CherokeeA CasinoA & HotelA honored its top performersA at a special banquetA Wednesday,A presentingA the 2009 Yonah of the YearA A Award and 2010A A Property Chairmana TMs AwardA toA 10 area employees from Cherokee, Sylva, Cullowhee, Bryson City, Waynesville and Lake Junaluska.

Megan E. Bailey, of Asheville, has been elected president of the College Union Board at Davidson College.

After deliberating in closed session during a Feb. 18 meeting, Sylva board members expressed unanimous opposition to a request made for construction of a 195-foot cell phone tower on property adjacent to Andy Shaw Ford.

Armed with an e-newsletter and an indefatigable entrepreneurial spirit, Eric Hendrix is determined to bring the fruits of the ocean to the mountains of Western North Carolina.

The 13th annual Greening Up the Mountains Festival is accepting vendor applications.

November will be a big month for the 30th judicial district where at least two and possibly three new district court judges will take the bench.

The latest crime news in Western North Carolina

A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service plowed his small plane into an office building housing nearly 200 federal tax employees on Thursday, officials said, setting off a raging fire that sent workers fleeing as thick plumes of black smoke poured into the air.

Jackson County has already complied with recommendations from the state treasurer's office that checks written against the Sheriff's Office "narcotics account" have two signatures.