Canton News

A high speed chase ended when a man who stole a truck shot and killed himself near the Haywood County/Buncombe County line Tuesday around 11 a.m. Authorities say deputies from the Haywood County Sheriff's Office attempted to pull over the suspect, whose name has not yet been released, on I-40 in Canton.

Homeowners James and Drami Stepp and other family members were at home when the fire started about 7 p.m., but no one was injured, Haywood fire marshal Johnny Glance said.

A gala concert will be heldA Friday, May 25, at 7 p.m., to benefit the summer program at Pigeon Community Multi-Cultural Development Center.

Construction on Park Street Bridge in Canton is at least a month ahead of schedule and could be completed as early as August.

The PTO from Junaluska Elementary held their first Spring Bazaar which included a craft fair this past Saturday, May 5. The day started off with rain until midday when there were lots of families milling around all the activities and people kept coming throughout the afternoon.

Relay For Life of Canton held it's annual event last Friday night at the Canton Recreational Park.

One battle in the war over pollution of the Pigeon River could be over, but another continues in a federal courtroom.

Joe Sam Queen appears to be the 119th House District primary winner, but just by a hair.

The former Watauga High School has been vacant since summer 2010 when the new high school was completed.

From the joint press release issued by Clean Water for North Carolina, Cocke County, Tennessee, Tennessee Chapter of the Sierra Club, Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association, Western North Carolina Alliance, and the Southern Environmental Law Center: Asheville, NC - Establishing stricter limits on the temperature of the wastewater discharged into the ... (more)

Blue Ridge Paper has settled its cases with the environmental groups that were challenging water quality permit at its Canton, North Carolina facility, the company announced on Monday.

The biggest full moon of the year, a so-called "supermoon," rose into the night sky Saturday to the delight of skywatchers around the world, who captured the lunar sight in dazzling amateur astronomy photos.

David Testo was a star at Roberson High, a soccer player of such talent he had a nine-year pro... Elden A. and Vada Davis Shuford of Canton, North Carolina will celebrate 70 years of marriage on May 9, 2012.

The 80 graduates who crossed the stage at Haywood Community College's Charles Beall auditorium Friday evening had one thing in common - traditional schooling wasn't for them.

In last week's paper, a story about tourism events funded for the coming year stated the Haywood County Fair wasn't among the successful applicants.

Jeff Lee, MedWest director of Urgent Care and ocupational health, cuts the ribbon on the long-awaited facility in Canton.A The urgent careA officially opened yesterday.A The new 18,000 square-foot building houses MedWest Haywood's urgent care, Haywood Pediatrics, MedWest Haywood Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Clinic, EMS and a satellite branch ... (more)

United States District Court Judge Ronnie Greer has certified a class of approximately 300 property owners who own land along the Pigeon River in Cocke County, according to a press release from attorney Gordon Ball.

A U.S. district court has certified a class action lawsuit against a Papermill owner accused of dumping waste into the Pigeon River.