Beyond words: WCU community overflows with gratitude for Belcher’s leadership
Business as usual was a difficult thing to achieve at the Western Carolina University Board of Trustees meeting Friday, Dec.…
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Art of Music Festival gets boost from tourism agency
Balsam Range will be beefing up its annual Art of Music Festival next year thanks to a $35,000 grant from…
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TDA makes funding decisions for Haywood zip codes
After receiving recommendations from the 1 percent subcommittees, the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority has made final decisions on which…
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Term ends for TDA chairman
After leading the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority through what will likely become four of the most formative years in…
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Ramsey Center to get new skin
The black glass Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center is an iconic structure on the Western Carolina University campus, but…
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New book chronicles African American history in WNC
An oral history project documenting African American history in the far western reaches of North Carolina is now a book,…
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Every Day is Veterans Day at the Pigeon Center
Although honoring veterans each Nov. 11 is a substantial gesture by the grateful citizens of this country, a new program…
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Season of Light celebration comes to Pigeon Center
The Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center will host an inclusive holiday celebration complete with music, snacks and desserts from 5…
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Lake Junaluska decorates for Christmas
A crew of more than 50 volunteers from the community decorated Lake Junaluska for the holiday season, including the Rose…
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Bridge across Lake Junaluska Dam could reopen in 2018
Ka-chunk, ka-chunk … Ka-chunk, ka-chunk…. For over a century the sound of wheels on wood have greeted residents of and…
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Jackson ponders pool repairs
The Sylva pool saw $100,000 in repairs before opening this summer, but more work is on the way to get…
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Shooting range sound spurs complaint
Located behind the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority treatment plant off North River Road, Southwestern Community College’s shooting range is…
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Jackson commissioners OK 185-foot radio tower
A unanimous vote from the Jackson County commissioners will allow construction of a 185-foot radio tower in Cullowhee to move…
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Sarge’s photo contest
Sarge’s Pet Photo Contest is back and it’s a holiday theme. Enter printed photos of your pets in costume or…
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Cancer battle causes WCU chancellor to step down
After battling brain cancer since April 2016, Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher announced Nov. 27 that his treatment…
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Trio of Haywood efforts to bolster economic development
Three complementary actions taken by the Haywood County Board of County Commissioners Nov. 20 show that despite changing conditions in…
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WCU seeks waiver on tower regulations
What began as an effort to give Western Carolina University’s campus radio station broader coverage could end with construction of…
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Waynesville wastewater woes warrant study redux
If you don’t like what you hear, get a second opinion — at least, that’s what the Waynesville Board of…
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New plan for Walnut Street met with satisfaction
After a series of contentious public hearings almost a year ago resulted in outcry from nearly all quarters of Waynesville,…
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Jackson to merge health and social services departments
Jackson County will pursue a plan to consolidate its health and social services departments following a special-called commissioners meeting held…
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A decade in, Balsam Range stands atop WNC music
I’ve lived in Haywood County 1,931 days. It’s also the exact number of days I’ve known Balsam Range. Within the…
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Jackson Brunch Bill decision will wait until spring
A final decision on whether to allow Sunday morning alcohol sales in Jackson County won’t come for several months following…
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Sheriff looking for suspect in Bethel Elementary break in
Investigators with the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a person who broke into Bethel…
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Waynesville warns against scam
Several residents have notified the Town of Waynesville that they have received calls from someone posing as a town representative…
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Roundabout for Walnut Street?
The obtuse angles of the intersection at Waynesville’s North Main and Walnut streets may soon become graceful curves — or…
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Confederate flag flies on lightning rod in Canton
When a policy that would prohibit the display of the Confederate flag in a tiny mountain mill town’s municipal parades…
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Release date nears for movie shot in Sylva
Film fever is hitting Sylva as the release of “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” draws closer.
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Franklin looks to draft a noise ordinance
The town of Franklin will be going back to the drawing board to find the best way to address complaints…
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Franklin to implement Main Street parking changes
After paying for several engineering studies over the years, the town of Franklin is moving forward with a plan to…
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Impeachment attorney faces allegations of misconduct
The attorney who argued for the impeachment of former Principal Chief Patrick Lambert has been issued an order from the…
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Catamount School embarks on its first year
It’s hard to find a place inside Western Carolina University’s Catamount School that isn’t buzzing with activity.
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North Carolina Republican Party bans four of ‘Haywood Five
In what appears to be the culmination of a strange saga that has played out from Haywood County to Raleigh…
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Tourism authority changes subcommittees
Based on recommendations from a consultant, the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority voted to change the makeup of the 1…
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New development gets the green light in Cullowhee
After receiving approval from two separate boards, a proposed 80-bedroom development along Little Savannah Road in Cullowhee has the green…
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Young business owner joins Bryson City board: Voters approve alcohol referendum
Ben King, the 28-year-old co-owner of Bryson City Outdoors, was not only elected to the Bryson City Board of Aldermen,…
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Franklin elects incumbents and one newcomer
Franklin residents kept two incumbents and elected one newcomer to the town council to represent them for the next four…
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Sylva mayor wins re-election
Sylva Mayor Lynda Sossamon took home an overwhelming share of the votes in her bid for re-election Nov. 6, easily…
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Haywood Schools superintendent Garrett to retire
Haywood County’s high-performing public schools will soon see a new leader after Dr. Anne Garrett announced Nov. 13 that she…
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Haywood governments show progress, stability, transition
Elections in Canton, Clyde and Maggie Valley resulted in some tight races and new faces falling into voters’ good graces,…
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Haywood Schools superintendent to retire
Dr. Anne Garrett has announced her retirement as superintendant of the Haywood County Schools effective March 1, 2018.
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BCBS patients leave Mission after contract lapse
It’s been a month since Mission Health’s contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina expired, leaving thousands of…
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Mission tightlipped about negotiations with BCBS
It’s been a month since the contract between Mission Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina expired, leaving…
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Patient counts up at Harris, Swain
Mission Hospital’s decision to let its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield expire has resulted in increased business for Harris…
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Community forums scheduled
A slate of upcoming community forums in Bryson City, Cashiers and Sylva will give residents a chance to learn about…
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Harris opens new emergency department
A brand new emergency department at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva received its first patients Monday, Nov. 6, marking the…
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New Franklin hospital could move out to U.S. 441
Angel Medical Center has been located in downtown Franklin for 60 years, but hospital officials are looking into the possibility…
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Waynesville ‘nudged’ toward gambling zoning
When the Nudge City video gaming parlor popped up in an old auto dealer’s lot on Dellwood City Road earlier…
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Mobile home standards to be updated in Waynesville
New standards and stricter definitions for manufactured homes in Waynesville could make it easier to develop manufactured home parks, under…
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Transformation continues at Lake Junaluska
The Lake Junaluska Assembly prides itself on being a place of transformation and renewal for all people, but over the…
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Dorm renaming recognizes Cherokee history
Before white settlers corrupted the name to Cullowhee, the land along the Tuckasegee River south of Sylva was known to…
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