Mural celebrates past, present and future of Pigeon Center

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Wednesday, 03/07/2024

A visually stunning amalgamation of images — both historic and aspirational — now adorns Waynesville’s Pigeon Community Multicultural Development center, breathing new life into an old neighborhood and commemorating the important role of the structure in regional Black history. 

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Cemetery committee chair refuses to comply with public records law, resigns

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Wednesday, 05/04/2023

Sharon Franks, the embattled chair of Waynesville’s Cemetery Committee who sent a scathing email to a committee member for reporting a parking situation at Green Hill Cemetery, has resigned without fulfilling a public records request in accordance with state law.

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