Haywood County News

David Noland of Fines Creek clearly remembers his family's crusade to get a paved road between Haywood and Newport, Tenn.A It dates back three generations and still represents an enormous political victory for Haywood.

Rock slides that halt travel between Haywood and Newport, Tenn., have plagued Interstate 40 since it first opened in October 1968.

Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam continued to show his support for the West Tennessee Megasite on Tuesday by spending the rainy afternoon touring the site while discussing the recruitment of industry and finding funding for needed infrastructure.

It could take up to three months to completely clear debris on Interstate 40 after a rock slide early Sunday morning closed the highway in both directions at mile marker 3 in Haywood County, according to officials with the N.C. Department of Transportation.

A rock slide in the mountains outside Asheville could disrupt traffic on Interstate 40 for months, the state Department of Transportation said Sunday.

By all indications, the closing of Interstate 40 due to a massive rockslide will be more than just a minor headache for many.

Darlene Johnston tends to worry about her feisty, 73-year-old mother. After Sunday morning, she has more reason for concern.

The renewable energy sector has been among the most promising areas of discussion while on a trade mission to China, Tennessee Gov.

A "wedge failure" between shifting planes of rock may have caused Sunday's massive rock slide that closed Interstate 40 near Tennessee.

A rock slide that included three boulders, each the size of a small garage, has closed both east and westbound lanes of Interstate 40 nearly three miles inside the Haywood County line.

A massive rock slide has shut down Interstate 40 at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line.

A Tennessee attorney who has spent years suing the paper mill in Haywood County has asked a federal court to allow a class-action case worth at least $5 million against the company.

BROWNSVILLE - The wedding day can't get here soon enough for two Brownsville nursing home residents brought together in the wake of recent tragedies.

Jackson State Community College hosted area leaders for its sixth annual West Tennessee Economic Development Summit, Tuesday.

Connected Tennessee recently was recognized for making a difference in the lives of technologically underserved Tennesseans.

A proposal by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation could change how local governments meet a 20 percent reduction rate in solid waste going to landfills and include increased penalties for not meeting the standards.

Trustees at the University of Tennessee have approved the acquisition of 200 acres in West Tennessee to house a solar power generation plant and educational center.

HUMBODLT- State revenue has steadily declined for over a year, and the decline isn't expected to stop until the end of 2010, according to David H. Lillard Jr., Tennessee State Treasurer.

More than 500 area high school students attended the second annual college fair at Oman Arena on Wednesday.

NASHVILLE - A comprehensive Web site focusing on the history and culture of the people of Tennessee, www.tn4me.org, is scheduled to go live Oct.