Balsam, NC

Madison Mealy and her husband decided to move away from the city after starting their family. Once they had their baby, they just knew they wouldn't want to share wonderful memories in a city apartment.

Most of the Thursday, June 23 meeting of the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education was spent in a closed session to discuss personnel issues. The first part of the meeting was open and began with an update of the finances on the school and the Board. Ashford Smith, of the Cherokee Boys Club, and Howard Wahnetah, of CCS Finance, were present to offer these reports.

COSBY, TN (WLAF) – The girls with BSA Troop 435 honed their camping skills in mid-June with a troop camping trip. The troop traveled to Cosby and stayed at the Imagination Mountain Campground June 16-19. Nine troops attended the camping event. The scouts worked on cooking skills, first aid,...

Across Western North Carolina, protesters took to the streets in response to the Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to overturn the federal right to an abortion. In Sylva, the local chapter of the Women’s March organization gathered about 150 supporters of reproductive rights. BPR was at the march.

CANDLER, N .C. (FOX Carolina) - The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office announced that a Candler man is facing sex charges after allegedly sending inappropriate videos to a minor. Deputies said 45-year-old Kristopher Joseph Bellomo was charged with Possession of Firearm by Convicted Felon, Indecent Exposure, Dissemination of Harmful Material...

Evy Leibfarth of Team United States competes during the Women's Canoe Slalom Semi-final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Evy Leibfarth admitted she was excited to climb into her canoe and race this weekend at...

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A Candler resident has been taken into custody for several sex offense charges. The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office says detectives with the department's Special Investigations Unit recently arrested Kristopher Joseph Bellomo Sr., 45, of Candler, with the following charges:. Possession of Firearm by Convicted...

Buncombe County -- June 26, 2022: Kristopher Joseph Bellomo Sr., age 45, of Candler, has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and indecent exposure. Additionally, Bellomo has been charged with dissemination of harmful material to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A greenway connecting Waynesville to Lake Junaluska is taking shape. A 100-foot-long steel footbridge has been put into place. The bridge marks the first major step in the project's completion. "Greenways are in high demand right now. People want to be outside, especially this time...

Two men are being held without bond in the Jackson County Detention Center after allegedly threatening a mass shooting in a group text conversation on social media. Nicholas Selby, 23, and Robert Ryan, 21, both of Austin, Texas, are charged with communicating a threat of mass violence to an educational property. Additionally, Selby is charged with felony possession of a schedule I controlled substance, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and simple possession of a schedule III controlled substance. Ryan faces a charge of possession of a schedule VI controlled substance related to his arrest in Haywood County.

Through the years things change. Our place west of Bryson City has undergone significant changes since we moved here in 1976, just in time for the nation’s bi-centennial celebrations. A pasture that covered several acres of a mountainside has transitioned from brambles to scrub pine and tulip poplar to pine-oak-hickory and is now...