When I was 12, we bought a nicer mobile home unit and while it was admittedly helpful to have more space and a small air condition unit, the shinier version never could replace the original in our ...

Each first Friday of the month (May-December), Main Street transforms into an evening of art, live music, finger foods, beverages and shopping as artisan studios and galleries keep their doors open ...

In 2023, two new interpretive signs were installed to illuminate the site’s history, and their presence highlighted the need for a better way to reach the cemetery, which sits atop a steep hill. The ...

To the Editor: Having read Gary Carden's piece on Ray Bradbury's “Fahrenheit 451,” I was immediately reminded of a quotation from the 19th-century German-Jewish poet and essayist, Heinrich ...

Over the course of the investigation, detectives and agents gathered evidence, investigated numerous overdoses and dedicated countless hours to building a comprehensive case. Their work resulted in ...

Project 2025 also contains language that classifies alternative sexual and gender identity as pornographic and goes even further to suggest that library books for children that so much as allude to ...

The Franklin Bird Club leads walks along the Greenway on Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. through September. Walks start at alternating locations: Macon County Public Library, Big Bear Park and Salali ...

But what’s the problem with indulgence over the weekend? It all depends on how much you might vary from your normal habits, but the side-effects could include: • Poor sleep caused by eating food later ...

At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who wanted access to it. We don’t ...

In a year when Jackson County commissioners are proposing a substantial property tax hike, outside agitators are still pushing commissioners to consider a costly withdrawal from the Fontana Regional ...

In an interview just hours before the June 19 meeting, acting FRL Board Chair Cynthia Mason Womble told The Smoky Mountain News that although the library system’s own bylaws mandate public comment at ...