Kyle Perrotti

1 week ago | smokymountainnews.com | Kyle Perrotti

He secured the three-count on the pin and won the day. But he wasn’t done. He had to get pinned one last time. After all, this was Heavy Metal Ric Savage’s last match, and a professional wrestler must go out on their back. Savage’s final bout was the main event after several other matches Saturday at The Maggie Valley Fairgrounds during a count GOP event billed as a “Spirit of America” celebration, which Savage also emceed once he was done with his fight.

1 week ago | smokymountainnews.com | Kyle Perrotti

Latest Spirit of America celebration brings Republican senate candidates to Haywood Last weekend, Haywood County’s Republican Party hosted a fundraiser at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds that featured music, professional wrestling, a car show and a hearty helping of conservative politics.

1 week ago | smokymountainnews.com | Kyle Perrotti

The project is just one part of a larger campaign to upgrade facilities funded partially by $30 million raised from student athletics fees, which were increased following approval from student government in 2021. At the groundbreaking ceremony, Student Government Association President Grady Jones spoke about the fee increase and why it is important to make these renovations a reality.

2 weeks ago | smokymountainnews.com | Kyle Perrotti

Latest Haywood recovery court graduates third and fourth participants There are few, if any, occasions that take place in a Haywood County courtroom that are as joyous as a celebration for someone who graduates from the Adult Accountability and Recovery Court program.

3 weeks ago | smokymountainnews.com | Kyle Perrotti

Crane, 75, began working toward this mission in the days immediately following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In March 2023, Putin was indicted on a war crime related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, after three years of “political maneuvering,” as he called it, a new milestone has been achieved as the international community has signed off on the formation of a tribunal.