Jackson County Sheriff Doug Farmer gave his annual report to his county commissioners last week, and while overdose deaths ...

Search online for “are more teens today suffering emotional problems,” and a boatload of websites pop to your ...

Americana/bluegrass act the Darren Nicholson Band will hit the stage for an intimate performance at 5 p.m. Friday, March 14, ...

An evening of old-time dancing (contras, rounds, squares and mixers) will be held from 7-9 a.m. Thursday, March 20, at the ...

An elderly person very dear to me that I’ve known my whole life recently fell in her home, breaking her arm and acquiring ...

The Franklin Social Security office has been closed. It was the only such office west of Asheville. It handled programs such ...

In response to a letter from David Lawson, MD, (SMN, Feb. 26 issue) I would like to point out that even a simple Google ...

A significant event in history is being replayed in our time. The Magna Carta was a landmark English document establishing ...

Many of the letter writers the week of February 28 have a grasp of what is happening in the U.S. However, a couple do not ...

The Smoky Mountain News has done a great disservice to the American people with the headline “America’s Worst Idea” (SMN, Feb ...

Jackson County Representative Mike Clampitt filed a local bill in the North Carolina House of Representatives to make the ...

A bipartisan collaboration to bolster critical communication resources during natural disasters is gaining momentum in ...