By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 20, 2026
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Dowdle Trace is an established residential community in Franklin, North Carolina, at roughly 2,200 feet in Macon County, with an active HOA that hosts a Valentine's gathering, spring and summer Ladies' Lunches, a barn BBQ, porch …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 19, 2026
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A luxury condominium in downtown Asheville tied to an HGTV contest winner sold for $3.1 million, the highest price ever paid for a condo in the city's …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 13, 2026
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First Friday art crawls are free evening gallery walks held the first Friday of each month in downtowns across Western North Carolina, including Waynesville, Sylva, Brevard, Hendersonville and Asheville. Galleries and shops stay open past …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · August 3, 2026
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Set on 8.72 acres in Bryson City, 220 Ridge Top Drive pairs timber-frame character, a stone fireplace, mountain views, and extensive system improvements with a collection of 11 original John Holland Houglum oil paintings (optional). …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · July 30, 2026
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The Haywood Tourism Development Authority awarded a tourism promotion grant to The Shelton House, Museum of North Carolina Craft and History, to create a Haywood County Craft & History Trail. The trail will connect museums, …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · July 23, 2026
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The Highlands Biological Foundation hosts a free Zahner Conservation Lecture on Thursday, July 30 at 6 p.m. at the Highlands Nature Center. Wildlife biologist Liz Hillard of Wildlands Network will present on wildlife connectivity, corridors, …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · July 22, 2026
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760 Woody Lane is a single-level 1999 log home with a separate 2017 guest studio, sitting on 2.07 acres inside Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville. The parcel is two building lots combined into one, …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · July 8, 2026
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Franklin's town council voted unanimously on July 7, 2026 for a one-year moratorium on data center development inside town limits, after 118 residents packed council chambers in opposition. The pause gives the town time to …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 29, 2026
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Haywood County has lost more than 30,000 acres of farmland in 40 years and roughly 80% of its prime farmland. Farmers Terry Rogers and Brandon James have asked commissioners to redirect rollback taxes, about $568,000 …
By Jon Tharp, Broker · June 21, 2026
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Roughly 218,400 North Carolinians, about 2% of the state, live in subsidized housing, according to USAFacts. In Haywood County, demand far outpaces supply: both the Section 8 waitlists run by Mountain Projects are closed, several …