Why Murphy?
At first blush, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is competing with itself by opening a new casino in Murphy…
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Opening day draws a crowd to new Murphy casino
Mary Anderson didn’t have much time to stop for an interview. It was just after 1 p.m., and the Atlanta…
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Oversized political signs cause a stir in Waynesville
An explosion of campaign signs so large they could pass for miniature billboards cropped up seemingly overnight in Waynesville last…
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Getting ready for game day: Preparations at new casino in full swing as opening day approaches
Spirits were high last week as Lumpy Lambert made his morning lap around the floor of the new casino. The count…
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Where art meets architecture
Sam Olbekson has never met a duality he couldn’t reconcile. As the lead architect for the $110 million Harrah’s Cherokee Valley…
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National Park Service designates SCC for pilot program
When National Park Service officials increased Seasonal Law Enforcement Training from 400 hours to 650, they decided to use Southwestern…
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Security screening on the way at Jackson courthouse
Starting Sept. 28, employees and visitors to the Jackson County Justice and Administration Building will no longer have their choice…
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Visitor centers may be fading, but not into oblivion
Do visitor centers still have a role in the new world of travel intel? That’s the question Haywood County tourism leaders…
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Nonprofits line up for Franklin funding
Each year, Macon County organizations stand before the Franklin Board of Aldermen to ask for a piece of the nonprofit…
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Norovirus outbreak at North Canton Elementary winding down
An outbreak of the highly contagious intestinal bug known as norovirus has been raging through North Canton Elementary School over…
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Hillbilly festival accused of trademark infringement
Six years ago, Becky Ramey and Terry Frady started a little festival in the parking lot of their Maggie Valley…
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SCC gets input on future of Swain campus
What should the future of Southwestern Community College look like in Swain County five to 10 years from now?
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Jackson businessman floats alternative fate for vacant Whittier factory
Its future has been envisioned as an agricultural center, a recreation facility, a Cherokee cultural site, a farming co-op and…
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Steep slope hearing postponed: Commissioners kick back date to comply with public notice laws
The final public hearing in the two-year-old saga of revisions to Jackson County’s steep slope ordinance was all set to…
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Savannah community could get its first park
If the details work out, Jackson County’s Savannah community could soon have a park to call its own.
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Waynesville grants Giles’ Chemical zoning flexibility in the name of economic expansion
Waynesville leaders have granted a free pass on many of its aesthetic development standards to pave the way for a…
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HCC students collaborate to commemorate 50 years
It isn’t often students in the creative arts program and the high-tech machinery program get to collaborate on a project,…
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Search continues for missing hiker
The search for an overdue Tennessee hiker in the Shining Rock wilderness area continues for a second day after Sunday’s…
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WCU celebrates retention milestone, looks toward future enrollment challenges
Meeting a deadline five minutes ahead of time can be challenging, so after meeting an important enrollment goal five years…
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Hicks to take Gaming Commission top job when political term ends
The day after Chief-Elect Patrick Lambert takes his oath of office, Principal Chief Michell Hicks will take over Lambert’s old…
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Macon educators rally for more state funding
The state budget was 78 days overdue last Tuesday night when a group of more than 20 public education supporters…
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Swain elections board hires lawyer for county dispute
Swain County Board of Elections has retained an attorney to provide guidance on an ongoing dispute between the board and…
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Schools end traditional knighting of valedictorian
The senior with the highest grade point average will no longer be crowned valedictorian at high school graduation in Haywood…
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Residents say no to two-way Main Street, advocate for more parking in Sylva
Sylva is likely nearing the end of a months-long debate over a recurring question: is there a better way to…
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Waynesville sidesteps fallout from severing its wholesale power buys from Duke
Duke Energy has roped Waynesville in for another year even though the town hoped to quit buying its wholesale power…
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Waynesville now owns park, can forcefully remove partiers
Hazy ownership of a de facto three-acre park in Waynesville has been resolved, allowing the town to remove a group…
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Yellow Mountain residents complain of shooting range
Some residents of the Yellow Mountain area near Lake Glenville are hoping Jackson County commissioners will step in to address…
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Swain to dissolve outdated ordinances
Swain County commissioners will hold two public hearings at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, before deciding whether to dissolve ordinances…
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50 years forward: HCC invites community to ‘Big Day’ of celebration
What better way to celebrate 50 years of education at Haywood Community College than to invite the community for a…
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HCC graduates find success
Not every success story starts with a four-year degree from an elite university, and there are many Haywood Community College…
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History in the making: HCC grows to meet community needs
As Haywood Community College leaders look to the future, it’s import to reflect on how far the institution has come…
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HCC President Parker looks forward 50 years
What is the significance of HCC’s 50th anniversary? The 50th anniversary celebration gives us an opportunity to reflect upon those…
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McMahan convicted in vehicle death
Christopher Harold McMahan was recently convicted of felony death by vehicle and felony serious injury by vehicle in Macon County…
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Stecoah man found guilty of sexual offense
Michael Lee White, 38, of the Stecoah community, was recently found guilty by a jury in Robbinsville of sexual offense…
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Unstable rock causes I-40 closure
Instability in the rocky roadside caused by blasting along Interstate 40 in Haywood County has caused the second road closure…
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YO offers support to LGBTQ youth in Franklin
The world can be a confusing and lonely place when you don’t know where you fit in to it and…
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WCU moving up on the dial: Winners and losers in the shifting world of radio frequencies
A protracted tug-of-war over the 95.3 FM radio frequency is finally over, setting the stage for Western Carolina University’s campus-run…
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Jackson signs jail health contract
When John Buchanan first took the jail captain job at the Jackson County Detention Center, one assignment quickly rose to…
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Amid Raleigh wrangling, ‘the clock ran out’ on Lake Junaluska merger bill
Any day now. That’s what Robbie Inman has been telling himself for weeks as he cruises Raleigh news sites, trying…
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SCC jumps the gun on building start
Southwestern Community College broke state policy this summer when it launched a construction project before securing final contract authorization from…
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Swain County working toward securing trash site
Beginning in January, Swain County residents will no longer have 24-hour access to the county’s trash and recycling convenience center.
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No cross proposed for Buck Mountain; Ghost Town asks for cell tower permit
Alaska Presley has talked for years about her vision of having the tallest cross in the western hemisphere placed on…
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Landslide win makes Lambert new Cherokee chief
There was nothing ambiguous about Patrick Lambert’s win in the race for Cherokee Principal Chief last week. His victory came…
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Recovery rally aims to offer hope
It takes a village to combat a drug addiction or mental illness, and Richie Tannerhill is hoping to see a…
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Waynesville candidates share vision of an even more prosperous town
Waynesville candidates running for the town board and mayor got an audience with the business community last week at the…
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Waynesville handcuffed from running off carousing squatters occupying town park
There are few places in Waynesville folks are afraid to go after dark. But the sagging blue canopy slung beneath…
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Jackson ABC board set to buy Cashiers store
It’s been just over a year since the Cashiers ABC store opened its doors, but the store’s renting days are…
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Meadows addresses grant workshop
Representatives from three dozen fire departments, rescue squads, law enforcement units and emergency service operations convened in Waynesville Monday for…
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Whittier farmers float idea for vacant factory’s future
Ideas surrounding the fate of a vacant factory building in Whittier have been swirling since Jackson County commissioners started taking…
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Folkmoot Center could be a longshot as stop-gap location for Shining Rock
Shining Rock Classical Academy’s continued hunt for somewhere to temporarily house the fledgling charter school come Jan. 1 has inevitably…
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