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From left, N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, N.C. Rep. Brendan Jones (R-Tabor City), N.C. Rep. Karl Gillespie (R-Franklin) and N.C. Sen. Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin) sit at a presidential roundtable in the Asheville Regional Airport on Jan. 24.

From left, N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, N.C. Rep. Brendan Jones (R-Tabor City), N.C. Rep. Karl Gillespie (R-Franklin) and N.C. Sen. Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin) sit at a presidential roundtable in the Asheville Regional Airport on Jan. 24.

Corbin, Gillespie meet with President Trump

News Staff
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Body Asheville – Franklin’s state representatives got a surprise Jan. 23, when they got invited to a roundtable discussion the next day at Asheville Regional Airport with U.S.
Dwight Otwell/Contributing Photographer Nick Smith, Murphy native and a coordinator of relief efforts for Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, stands in front of one of the many devastated homes.

Dwight Otwell/Contributing Photographer Nick Smith, Murphy native and a coordinator of relief efforts for Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, stands in front of one of the many devastated homes.

Help still needed in flooded communities

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Body Nick Smith has been pastor of Lake Junaluska First Baptist Church for eight years. He said all the water in Haywood County originates from the Pigeon River and flows out.
Big Lots’ store at 1450 Andrews Road in Murphy anchors the Beechwood Plaza shopping center.  Google Street View image

Big Lots’ store at 1450 Andrews Road in Murphy anchors the Beechwood Plaza shopping center.  Google Street View image

Big Lots closing all stores

Randy Foster
Friday, December 20, 2024
Body Big Lots, which operates a store in Murphy, plans to close all its stores after a bankruptcy acquisition deal fell through, it announced on Thursday.