 | Jackson school board member charged with child abuse | | Asheville Citizen-Times- 8/28/2008 3:23:13 PM | | Josh Boatwright * jboatwright@citizen-times.com * published August 28, 2008 11:16 am WHITTIER A Jackson County School Board member faces charges of physically abusing his daughter. |  |
| Charges In Haywood County Burglaries | | WWNC-AM Asheville- 8/28/2008 11:07:53 AM | | Charges have been formally filed against the four Haywood County residents accused in a recent rash of burglaries in the area. | |
| Did you know? | | Asheville Citizen-Times- 8/28/2008 7:00:00 AM | | n Settlers moved to Haywood County in 1790 above Hemphill Creek. n Settlements in Waynesville and Clyde were established from 1790-1800. n The first grist mill in Haywood County was built in 1800 on Hemphill Creek. n Haywood, which then included all territory in the state west of the Balsams, separated from Buncombe County in 1809. Waynesville was designated the county seat. n The first courthouse in Haywood County was built in 1814 in Waynesville. n The first post office was established in Canton in 1837. It was known as Pigeon River Post Office. James Moore was postmaster. n In 1852, Haywood County held its first legal execution. n In 1876, Dr. S.L. Love was elected as state auditor - the first Haywood County resident to hold state office. A native and lifelong resident of Waynesville, he was a leading physician and citizen. n Haywood County passed, by a small majority, prohibition of liquor although liquor supporters won in the state in 1881. That same year, the Pigeon River (now Canton) saw the first train roll into town. The cost of construction, along with other financing difficulties, made Pigeon River the terminus of the railroad for nearly two years. | |
| Haywood County arrests, citations | | Asheville Citizen-Times- 8/28/2008 7:00:00 AM | | n Grant Perry Turbiville, 25, 41 Westwood Circle, Waynesville, was charged July 26 with driving while license revoked. n Clay Phillip Scott, 48, 50 Scenic View Drive, Canton, was charged Aug. 18 with misdemeanor concealment of merchandise. n George Earl McDaniel, 42, 70 Windy Hill, Canton, was charged Aug. 18 with felony assault on a police officer with a firearm and felony assault by pointing a gun. Bond was set at $30,000. n David Harrison Worley, 40, 267 Riverbend St., Waynesville, was charged Aug. 18 with nonpayment of child support. Bond was set at $1,160. n Ruth Elizabeth Cairnes, 24, 56 Cairnes Circle, Canton, was charged Aug. 18 with nonpayment of child support. Bond was set at $57. n Richard Dee Huston II, 20, 124 Hillendale, Clyde, was charged Aug. 18 with misdemeanor failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,000. n Daniel Ryan Jones, 22, 507 Hidden Valley Circle, Canton, was charged Aug. 18 with five misdemeanor counts of failure to appear. Bond was set at $3,500. n Barbara Carver, 19, 95 Leneway, Canton, was charged Aug. 18 with misdemeanor larceny and misdemeanor possession of stolen property. Bond was set at $1,000. n Frank Lee Wood, 66, 65 Carpenter Branch , Canton, was charged Aug. 19 with misdemeanor domestic assault on a female and felony domestic assault by strangulation. No bond. n Steven Michael Moline, 44, 166 Mauney Cove Road, Waynesville, was charged Aug. 18 with felony possession of a firearm by a felon. Bond was set at $15,000. n Chris | |
| Woman Found in River | | WWNC-AM Asheville- 8/28/2008 1:37:02 AM | | Haywood County officials say a young woman was found Wednesday morning in the Pigeon River, many hours after she was reported to be in the water. | |
| Lake Logan Levels Restored | | WLOS- 8/28/2008 12:09:23 AM | | Lake Logan Levels Restored A mountain lake parched by the drought, is revived with a visit from Tropical Storm Fay. | |
| Heavy rain brings flooding, downs trees | | Asheville Citizen-Times- 8/27/2008 11:42:12 PM | | CRUSO Searchers this morning found a woman last seen Tuesday evening being swept down a swollen Pigeon River in Haywood County. | |
| Rain garden at HCC now complete | | Smoky Mountain News- 8/27/2008 5:46:31 PM | | HCC horticulture students and HCC staff members as well as members of the Haywood County Rotary Clubs recently completed a new Rain Garden on the college campus. | |
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