Day: July 31, 2008

Here’s a look at some of what’s been happening around WNC: A hiker with two broken legs crawled for 20 hours before being rescued; Dillsboro is still reeling after the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad announced it was ceasing operations; McDowell deputies followed wheelbarrow tracks to nab a burglar, and they’re looking for a vandal who painted a home in an upscale community with animal feces; shoppers can cash in on the state’s tax-free weekend targeting the back-to-school crowd; and it’s Mineral and Gem Week in Mitchell County.

The Raleigh News & Observer is reporting that Gov. Mike Easley’s June appearance with presidential hopeful Barack Obama, in which the two engaged in the candidate’s trademark fist-bump, led him to finally get shoulder surgery