Inside Haywood

This Inside Haywood segment features an interview with a Haywood County veteran who was aboard a ship where John Wayne and Ken Curtis (Festus on Gunsmoke) were starring in a film being shot on board, as well as an interview with a man who jumped into a pool of water and pulled a woman from the jaws of death.

The guest for today's episode is Josh Morgan, head of school for Shining Rock Classical Academy, who will be discussing all the new developments as the county's first public charter school moves toward building a permanent home.

This week's reporter roundtable introduces Jeannette Carillo, The Mountaineer's new news editor. Our special guest, Kiwanian Marti Peithman discusses the new playground equipment recently installed at the Waynesville Recreation Park, the tots playground that is in the works and how hometown hero Riley Howell will have a special place in the project.

This week's guest is Ralph Hamlett, a Canton alderman who has spearheaded a town proclamation in honor of Constitution Week ever since he was elected to the board in 2013.

Take a listen and you may learn things you had never thought about concerning our nation's foundational document.

This edition also features reporters Kyle Perrotti and Shelby Harrell with tidbits on a groundbreaking way to reintroduce live music events, upcoming candidate forums that will be on The Mountaineer website and the Haywood County Government Access Channel and the volunteer, nonprofit efforts that make Haywood such a special place.

For this week's Inside Haywood, Becky Johnson and Shelby Harrell talk about the fate of upcoming festivals in Haywood County, and Vicki Hyatt brings on Laurie Sojourner, the executive director of Lake Logan Episcopal Retreat.

For this week's episode, Vicki Hyatt and Becky Johnson talk about the ransomware attack on Haywood County Schools, Kyle Perrotti discusses a possible new park in Haywood County and Shelby Harrell brings in our guest of the week, Haywood County Arts Council Executive Director Leigh Forrester.

On this week's episode of Inside Haywood, Kyle Perrotti, Becky Johnson and Luke Weir discuss changes for local festivals amid COVID-19. Kyle is then joined Haywood County board of elections director Robbie Inman to discuss absentee voting procedures.

For the first time in 37 years, July came and went without the international extravaganza of Haywood County's beloved Folkmoot festival. Hear how Folkmoot is weathering the COVID storm with this week's special guest, Folkmoot director Angie Schwab. Also, get up to speed on the voting prognosis for the fall election and students first week of school in our weekly reporter roundtable.

Law enforcement walked a delicate tight rope when defusing the clash between counter protesters and Black Lives Matters marchers in Maggie Valley. Maggie Valley Police Chief Russ Gilliland and Haywood Sheriff Greg Christopher discuss keeping the peace amid a tinder box of emotions. Also, hear from Mountaineer reporters on the latest COVID developments, a surge in self-sufficiency practices like canning and hunting, and this week's arts and entertainment happenings.

Settle in for another action-packed episode of Inside Haywood. To lead things off, Vicki Hyatt and Becky Johnson discuss a local spike in COVID-19 cases. Kyle Perrotti then discusses the upcoming election, and Shelby Harrell talks about local events in the world of coronavirus. Our guest for this week is Brian Cagle who will talk about the red hot real estate market in Haywood.

From an explosive protest in Maggie Valley to breaking news on how Haywood students will return to school, it's been a busy week in Haywood.

This week's guest will be Terri Farmer, an intern with The Mountaineer this summer, who will discuss her experiences delving into the world of community journalism. Crime and breaking news reporter Kyle Perrotti discusses what he witnessed at a Black Lives Matter protest in Maggie Valley, along with what residents may be able to expect when the group returns to the community Saturday. Education reporters Shelby Harrell and Becky Johnson will weigh in on what's shaping up to be an great community conversation about education with 12 candidates vying for five seats, as well as plans for public schools in Haywood as students return for fall classes.