Haywood hospice patients to move to hospital
A press release issued by Haywood Regional Medical Center on Oct. 26 touted renovations to an existing facility that will…
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New generation needed to preserve North Shore cemeteries
It’s a crisp fall day in Swain County. As the sun finally peaks over the trees around lunch time, the…
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Haywood Republicans again stung by social media
More and more, Facebook is becoming a place not only to catch up with friends, read the news and look…
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Cherokee considers abolishing Qualla Housing
The Cherokee Tribal Council is considering disbanding the Qualla Housing Authority, an organization that was formed in 1993 to create…
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Open enrollment for federal health insurance begins
Open Enrollment for the 2019 Federal Health Insurance Exchange begins Thursday, Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 15 for coverage…
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UnitedHealthCare contract renegotiation underway at area hospitals
When retired teacher Villa Brewer went to get her mail Oct. 23, she returned with two interesting letters. One was…
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Giles returns to patrol duty despite Giglio Order
Eric Giles, a candidate for Macon County sheriff, is back on patrol duty for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office after…
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New opioid treatment facility to open
Groups: recover together, a leading provider of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, will be hosting an open house from 4…
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Blue Rooster steps up for kids
The crew at The Blue Rooster Southern Grill is known for some of the best fried chicken in the region,…
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N.C. Promise success celebrated at WCU
Western Carolina University students whose lives have been changed by the tuition reduction program N.C. Promise got to tell their…
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UNC President to resign: Spellings will leave office in midst of WCU chancellor search
When UNC System President Margaret Spellings visited Cullowhee Wednesday, Oct. 24, the prevailing mood was celebratory and lighthearted as she…
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Haywood deputies charge four with trafficking drugs
Haywood County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested four people Thursday night (Oct. 18) charging them with trafficking heroin and cocaine.
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TWSA considers policies to help displaced N.C. 107 businesses
There’s still more than a year to go before the N.C. Department of Transportation starts acquiring right-of-way for the N.C.…
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Walking in Her Steps: Macon County to unveil Women’s History Trail
The multifaceted roles women have played in society are often overlooking in the history books, but if you dig deep…
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Work to start on alternative road plan
MountainTrue’s Asheville Design Center will soon begin work toward an alternative vision of the N.C. 107 project in Sylva.
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Haywood Habitat unveils deconstruction program
If you’re about to remodel, don’t put a sledgehammer through the kitchen cabinets and toss the tub into the dumpster.
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‘The band that changes people’s lives’: WCU marching band a motivator for enrollment
The calendar had declared the start of fall two weeks prior, but that didn’t stop the sun from shining hot…
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Swain schools need expensive upgrades
Swain County Schools are looking at a long list of capital improvement needs to keep students safe and plan for…
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Important voting deadlines approach
Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Make sure you’re ready to vote by following the simple flowchart below.
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Body of missing woman found in the Smokies
A week-long search for a missing woman in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park ended in tragedy Tuesday, Oct. 2,…
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New board leadership for Folkmoot
Folkmoot will say goodbye to one board president but welcome another after a late September meeting where new board members…
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Tribal budget looks to shrink spending
As the 2019 fiscal year begins for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the tribe is operating under a recently…
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‘Poverty simulation’ to be held at Mountain Projects
Mountain Projects, in conjunction with the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency and the North Carolina Community Action Coalition,…
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Mountain Projects finds funds for health care enrollment
Worries last month over the potential defunding of local social service agency Mountain Projects’ Obamacare Navigator program became real when…
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New group forms to oppose N.C. 107 plan
During an Aug. 6 public hearing on the future of N.C. 107 in Sylva, Kel-Save owner Robert Kelley was the…
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Bethel student diagnosed with chickenpox
On the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 3, Haywood County Schools administration was notified by public health officials that a student…
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Building on something good: Educational remedies for workforce deficiencies
Heaters that won’t heat. Lights that won’t light. Pipes that won’t pipe. The modern conveniences most people have taken for…
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No more emissions testing in Haywood
The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved a reduction in North Carolina counties required to perform yearly vehicle emissions tests.
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Jarrett House re-opens in Dillsboro
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce held a STIR Business After Hours event at the newly re-opened Jarrett House in…
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WCU resumes chancellor search
After more than two months in limbo, the search for Western Carolina University’s next leader has re-launched with the goal…
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Health, social services changes upheld in Jackson
There was no discussion as the Jackson County Commissioners voted 3-2 Oct. 1 to uphold a vote they took in…
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Joint opioid task force leads to 75 arrests in WNC
A major law enforcement operation targeting drug trafficking in and around the Qualla Boundary has resulted in the arrest of…
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Two sentenced for drug trafficking in Macon County
Macon County Superior Court recently saw guilty pleas and lengthy prison sentences of two drug trafficking defendants. In unrelated cases,…
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Economic development agency defunded; longtime director retires, earns state’s highest honor
Mary Ann Morgan was a one-woman show with a shoestring budget for more than 40 years but still, she managed…
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University of the streets: With new book, WNC writer chronicles the Baby Beat movement
At 69, Thomas Rain Crowe feels pretty good, considering. “I’m not looking forward to 70, it’s kind of a psychological…
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Haywood tourism continues to grow
The fiscal year for Haywood County’s Tourism Development Authority ended June 30, and now that all the data are in,…
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Jackson schools see gains and losses in school performance
Jackson County Schools showed mostly level performance over last year with the release of statewide school performance data for 2017-18…
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Cherokee widens window for election law changes
Tribal Council extended its deadline to complete a slew of amendments to its election ordinance with a unanimous vote during…
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Pretrial release program comes to Western NC
Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, Haywood and Jackson counties will be the first judicial district in the state to pilot a…
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Bridge over Lake Junaluska now open
The bridge over the Lake Junaluska dam is now open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. All are invited to attend…
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District Attorney under fire for ‘mishandling’ cases
District Attorney Ashley Welch doesn’t have an opponent in the 2018 election, but an online petition to remove her from…
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Waynesville mayor takes plea deal in forgery case
Waynesville attorney Gavin Brown pled guilty Sept. 18 to two felony counts stemming from an incident in which he forged…
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Obamacare navigator funding eliminated
Jan Plummer is the Obamacare Navigator program coordinator at Mountain Projects, but probably not for much longer. Unsurprisingly, after a…
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Workforce housing coming to Sylva
Work will begin next year on a new apartment complex in Sylva aimed at providing housing rates affordable to working-class…
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Community comes together to offer veterans services
It’s no secret homelessness across the region is a problem, but as in most parts of the country, it’s a…
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Haywood Schools wants you to help plan future
When Dr. Bill Nolte was promoted to superintendent of Haywood County Schools this past summer, one of the first things…
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Cherokee from the heart: Beloved Woman reflects on a wandering life rooted in Cherokee language
If anyone ever had an excuse to leave her hometown and never return, it would be Myrtle Driver Johnson. Born…
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SCC grad receives prestigious award
Although Yesenia Navarro grew up with few material possessions, she always believed one catalyst for change was within her grasp…
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It’s OK to not be OK: Suicide prevention takes center stage at Folkmoot
Imagine this — you’re atop a hundred-story building, and it’s on fire. As the flames and smoke close in, you…
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