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 ...

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

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 ...

In this day when actual facts can be hard to assess/confirm, here is an interesting one that is public record and confirmable ...

Jackson County Representative Mike Clampitt filed a local bill in the North Carolina House of Representatives to make the Jackson County Board of Education election a partisan race. If the bill passes ...

A small group of property owners in Maggie Valley are taking advantage of Rep. Mark Pless’ offer to de-annex them from the town, with at least one citing development restrictions and others saying ...

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

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

Located atop “The Plateau” on the outskirts of downtown Highlands, the Highlands Biological Station is a world-renowned ...

In the past couple of years there had been mutterings about seed oils which have grown into a roar of anti-seed oil sentiment ...