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Medicaid work rules don’t apply to Native Americans. They could still lose coverage.
CHEROKEE, N.C. — Two months before the deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, states had yet to receive detailed guidance from federal health officials on how to exclude Native Americans from those rules, leading to a patchwork of eligibility checks that pose challenges for qualified enrollees trying to keep their health insurance. President Donald […]
Asheville Citizen-Times
Canton lost its mill. Now the clock is ticking on its future
CANTON - First came the flood. Then the mill went silent. Then another flood. In August 2021, Tropical Storm Fred devastated Canton, swamping homes, businesses and municipal buildings. In June 2023, the paper mill that had sustained the Haywood County town for 115 years closed. Tropical Storm Helene brought another round of destructive flooding in September 2024. Now, after three devastating blows in four years, Canton is trying to do something more ambitious than recover. It is trying to decide what it wants to become. A sweeping new comprehensive plan puts the former mill property at the center of that transformation, envisioning a district of manufacturing, housing, commerce and recreation connected to downtown and the Pigeon River . But with a moratorium on data centers expiring in February and new development regulations on the horizon, the town faces growing pressure to turn its aspirations into policy before others decide the property's future. “This isn’t our plan,” Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers said during a Nov. 10 meeting. “It's the citizens’.” The 95-page Canton 2050 Comprehensive Plan, dated Oct. 20 and labeled a final draft, is the product of months of public workshops, surveys and conversations about what should replace the industrial
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Missing Bristol, Tennessee 11-year-old found in Maryville, suspect arrested
Investigators said an 11-year-old Bristol, Tennessee juvenile had been exchanging messages online before the child’s disappearance with an 18-year-old from Maryville. A city report said no leads were produced on the duo’s location until police pinged cell phones and obtained online chat records that led them to a possible address where Elijah Millsaps Fuson and the girl were found by Maryville police and taken into custody.
theonefeather.com
FOOTBALL: Three Cherokee players selected for Native All-American Game
CHEROKEE, N.C. – Three members of the Tsalagi Anitsvyasdi (Cherokee Braves) have been named to the 5th Annual Native All-American Football Game which will be held on Jan. 2, 2027 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. The players, all three seniors at Cherokee High School and members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, include Kingston Welch, Zaynon Taylor, and Drallen Ledford.
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Next Round of Northwest Flow Snow Develops Across North Carolina Mountains Including Boone and Bakersville With Slick Roads Overnight Above 3,300 Feet
NORTH CAROLINA — The next round of northwest flow snow began developing across the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains Friday evening. Radar at 6:24 p.m. showed snow showers kicking off along the North Carolina and Tennessee border, especially above 3,300 feet. Slick roads are possible overnight in the higher mountains, particularly in northwest-facing locations that often see the most snow.