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Jurors who will ultimately decide the fate of Edwardo Wong Jr. this morning listened to sounds of gunfire and a groaning N.C. State Trooper Shawn Blanton as he fought for his life on the side of Interstate 40. After listening to sounds of the shooting recorded by a camera mounted to the dash of...
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Living history presentation planned

The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts at historic Shelton House is sponsoring a presentation by Pigeon Gorge Longhunters at 9 am Saturday Sept 18 on the lawn adjacent to the Farmers Tailgate Market The Pigeon Gorge group is affiliated with the Living History Foundation an organization that focuses on preserving traditional crafts living...

Jerald B. Burnette

LANCASTER SOUTH CAROLINA Jerald Bryson Burnette 76 died Wednesday Sept 8 2010 at Providence Hospital in Columbia South Carolina A native of Haywood County he was the son of the late Carl Thomas and Nancy Chambers Burnette He was also preceded in death by a son Steve Burnette and a sister Geraldine Grooms He retired from Eagle Aviation in...

Mary Ferguson

CLYDE Mary Dell Green Ferguson 89 of the Fines Creek community passed away Wednesday Sept 8 2010 at Autumn Care Nursing Home A native and lifelong resident of Haywood County she was the daughter of the late Robert and Reva Bennett Green She was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Owen Ferguson who died in 1995 brothers Henry and...

Marion Calvin Penland

CANDLER Marion Calvin Penland 49 went home to be with the Lord Saturday Sept 4 2010 surrounded by his loving family and friends He was the son of Leonard and Gayle Penland of Candler and the grandson of the late Cash and Kathleen Penland and the late Mack and Lulabell Thomas He is survived in addition to his parents by his daughterAmanda P...

Maude Rathbone

WINSTONSALEM Maude Green Rathbone 98 of WinstonSalem went to be with her Lord Sept 3 2010 She was born in Haywood County the daughter of Nathan and Leila Rogers Green and granddaughter of Matilda Duckett Rogers She moved to WinstonSalem in 1948 and later retiring as manager of Sharons Rest Home in 1982 and resided at Grandville Place...

Peggy Vernell Cauley

WAYNESVILLE Peggy Vernell Cauley 73 of Waynesville died Tuesday Sept 8 2010 A native of Douglas Georgia she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Ellen Yawn She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years Bruce Milford Cauley sons Bruce Milford Cauley Jr and Timothy Allen Cauley daughter Theresa Lynn Cope Spaulding brothers Ricky and...

Community events

Friday Sept 10 DuckGoose childrens consignment event from 10 am to 8 pm at the Haywood County fairgrounds through Sept 13 Visit wwwdkdkgoosecom Thunder in the Smokies Motorcycle Rally through Sept 12 at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds Call 2462101 Smoky Mountain Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1230 pm at Waynesville Old Armory...

Luther Fowler

CANTON Luther E Fowler 73 of Ridge Street Candler and a former resident of Canton went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday Aug 31 2010 Mr Fowler was born Feb 8 1937 in Chattanooga Tennessee to the late Oscar Dennis Fowler and the late Beatrice Buckner Fowler He had resided in Chicago Illinois before making his home in Haywood...

Edwin H. Wilkinson

WAYNESVILLE Edwin Hayes Wilkinson 69 passed away on Wednesday Sept 1 2010 at Mission Hospital in Asheville He was born on February 19 1941 in Memphis Tennessee The Wilkinsons lived many years in Rushville Indiana York Pennsylvania Lawrenceville Georgia Sanford Florida and currently in Waynesville North Carolina He was a US Marine Corps...

Reldia Lura Stepp

CLYDE Reldia Lura Stepp 77 of Clyde passed away Tuesday Aug 31 2010 at Mission Hospital She was born in Macon County on August 22 1933 to the late Roy Milburn and Annie Mae Cloer Rogers She retired from Dayco where she worked as a shipping clerk She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers Jr and JL Rogers She is survived...