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WEBMassive widespread flooding has Haywood on lockdown. Sep 27, 2024. Flooding overnight and into Friday morning caused massive destruction from one end of Haywood County to the other — exceeding even the worst possible scenario most had imagined. Flooding is not limited to the Pigeon River from Cruso to Canton.
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WEBHaywood County has more cases now than during the winter surge in February. Watch to find out why, and what to do about it. WATCH: Summer Covid surge is alarming, county medical director reports
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WEBMay 31, 2023 · Haywood Habitat expands affordable housing options in Waynesville. Sep 4, 2021. Haywood Habitat for Humanity announced that thanks to support from Dogwood Health Trust, two more low-income Haywood County families will have….
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WEBMassive widespread flooding has Haywood on lockdown; Waynesville hit with first major flooding in decades, several areas evacuated; Frog Level onlookers watch horrors of flood unfold; Flood modeling upwardly revised: Pigeon River crest now expected to reach 2021 levels; Lake Junaluska dam did not fail and is structurally sound
Breaking the cycle: Haywood Recovery Court offers new lease on life
WEBDec 13, 2023 · A new program offers those struggling with addiction a chance to escape the cycle of courtrooms and jail cells and turn their lives around. Called Recovery Court, the new approach to the traditional criminal justice system was launched in Haywood County in March and has already seen significant progress towards its goals.
Haywood's most famous mountain man dies in double-fatality car …
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Haywood County’s most well-known and most beloved actor, Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, 85, died in a vehicle accident Wednesday. Coward was widely known as “The Squirrel Man” for the tame pet squirrel that accompanied him nearly everywhere he …
Heavy rain, minor flooding and high wind batter Haywood County
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Heavy rain pummeled Haywood County overnight Monday, intensifying throughout the morning Tuesday and bringing with it the fear of possible flooding. Despite rising water levels over the course of the day, a major crisis was narrowly averted, with only minor flooding in isolated areas.
Haywood County now under burn ban | News | themountaineer.com
WEBNov 8, 2023 · Haywood County has now joined a region-wide burn ban in Western North Carolina. Forest fires currently burning in Jackson, Henderson and Cherokee counties have encompassed thousands of acres and are nowhere near contained, prompting air quality alerts for the region.
One year in, Haywood's new sheriff is making a difference | News ...
WEBNov 29, 2023 · Less than one year into his role as the new sheriff in town, Haywood County Sheriff Bill Wilke can count numerous success stories, which were highlight in an annual report to county commissioners last week.
Space debris crashes on mountain in Haywood County | News ...
WEBMay 27, 2024 · NC SPACE DEBRIS — A piece of space debris landed a top a mountain in Haywood County has been traced to SpaceX. The piece bears close resemblance to piece of SpaceX debris found in Canada and Australia.