Last week, a Helene relief bill passed by the General Assembly allocated about $16 million for the town of Canton to buy 35 ...

Listening in their car, the Towerses heard Smathers assure them, ... As they fiddled with the dial, suddenly, a familiar voice was speaking: Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers. Hurricane Helene aftermath.

Election season for town board races kicks off Monday when the candidate sign-up period opens for elections in all four towns ...

Mayor Zeb Smathers joined WTOP anchors Anne Kramer and Shawn Anderson from Canton, North Carolina, to discuss recovery efforts after Helene’s impact.

Zeb Smathers, the mayor of Canton, N.C., took to Facebook during a quick break from responding to what he described as "an unimaginable and horrific disaster." ...

The town of Canton will build a new sewer treatment plant of its own on former paper mill, ending the uncertainty over where the town would send its sewage following the paper mill closure. "No more ...

In a move more than a half-century in the making, the Town of Canton has announced the pending purchase of a key parcel of ...

Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers told WRAL News the western North Carolina town is experiencing "an apocalyptic disaster" as residents fight to recover from Helene.

Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers was told to expect a call from the White House, but he didn’t anticipate hearing President Joe Biden’s voice when he answered the phone Oct. 28.