By definition, comfort foods are generally not the healthiest.

Written over 100 years ago, L. Frank Baum's book “The Wizard of Oz” is as much a part of America's juvenile literary backbone as is “Tom Sawyer” and “Little Women”. Many of its characters and scenes are household words. Author Kathleen Krull has written a new children's biography about Baum that is every bit as fun and colorful as “The Wizard Oz.” Krull's book with its Dickensian title, “The Road to Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L.

Sarge's Animal Rescue Foundation will hold a pet adoption 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today at 1659 S. Main St. featuring cats and dogs in the custody of the Haywood County animal shelter as well as those already rescued and safely in foster care.

This pasta packed with veggies is given an extra kick with tangy feta cheese. It's a great vegetarian dinner that can be on the table for the family in 40 minutes.

Charlene Payne, a certified nursing assistant and an aide with Home Care Services, was selected as Haywood Regional Medical Center’s employee of the month for November.

Regular old ranch-house living wasn't for Jim and Deanna Horwitz, of Flat Rock. But that's just what they were living in when they decided to find “something with character.”