Teaching farmers to be businessmen
Boosting sales at farmers’ markets, marketing to restaurants, finding farmland and tapping agritourism are just a few of the topics…
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Commissions wants input on how to manage Needmore game land
A public meeting on management plans for the Needmore game land in Macon and Swain counties will be held from…
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New reference book on Unicoi and Snowbird mountains available
Owen Link McConnell liked the Unicoi and Snowbird mountains so much, he wrote a book about them. And not just…
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Tallulah Hike steps off a year of wilderness
A guided hike along the Tallulah River in the Southern Nantahala Wilderness will be held on Saturday, Feb. 15, to…
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Outhouse race to run in Sapphire
So, when else would you have an opportunity to race an outhouse down a ski mountain? Thought so.
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WNC Nature Center reaches record attendance for 2013
A whole lot of people visited the WNC Nature Center last year. The Friends of the WNC Nature Center report…
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Haywood teacher recognized for conservation education
A Haywood County teacher, Janet Frazier, has been named the 2013 North Carolina Elementary Conservation Education Teacher of the Year.
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Macon hiker talks about life feat
Octogenarian Jim Pader will talk about his record-setting hike up Mount Whitney from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12,…
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Dinosaurs, LEGOS and toads, oh dear
No better way to celebrate a big thaw than an impromptu field trip. We rounded up kids, friends and friends’…
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You yellow-bellied sapsucker
In my youth, never did a B-western movie make it to the end without the bad guy being cornered and…
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Agritourism contributors needed
Buy Haywood is collecting listings for an agri-tourism guide to feature produce stands, farmers markets, value-added products with local ingredients…
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Students to participate in regional science fair
The Western Regional Science and Engineering Fair will bring students from across the region to Western Carolina University on Wednesday…
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Photography happenings
Photography workshop to focus on Appalachian barns A weekend photography workshop called “The Appalachian Barn Workshop: The Barns of Haywood and…
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Birds of prey program to be held in national park
A program about birds of prey called “Heads Up for Hunters of the Sky” will be held at 2 p.m.…
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Polar Plunge makes final fundraising case before this weekend’s chilly jump
More than 60 brave souls are taking the Polar Plunge challenge by jumping into Lake Junaluska this Saturday, Feb. 1.
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“Armored” mammal spotted in Pisgah National Forest
Roger Skillman had just finished a hike and was driving home through the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County when…
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Forest fixer-upper: Logging clears the way for a more ecologically robust watershed
The silence seeped from the mountain ridges and hung heavily over the forest, silence like a deep well, so deep…
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Sylva restaurant highlighted for creative use of meat
A Sylva farm-to-table restaurant is featured in the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s (ASAP) Get Local initiative for its additional sourcing…
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WNC Nature Center reaches record attendance in 2013
A whole lot of people visited the WNC Nature Center last year. The Friends of the WNC Nature Center report…
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Keeping track in the Smokies
Tracking elk in Great Smoky Mountains National Park just got a little easier, thanks to a grant from Charter Communications.…
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Good times at Tube World
Tube World in Maggie Valley treated 170 students from Clyde Elementary to a fieldtrip last week as part of a…
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New public river access launched along Tuckasegee
Three new public access sites and boat put-ins have been developed along the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County:
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New fees tacked on to all-electric cars
This year all-electric vehicles registered in North Carolina — about 1,600 of them — are required to pay a $100…
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Grant helps buy feed for abused horses
STAR Ranch Rescue, a refuge for abused and neglected horses and other animals in Haywood County, has received a $750…
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Discovery Place
Looking for something fun for the kids on a cold and/or rainy winter’s day. The Discovery Place in Charlotte has…
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Energy on the horizon: Debate on drilling still hypothetical, but groundwork is being laid
From the oil fields of North Dakota to the Marcellus Shale of Pennsylvania, the U.S. oil and gas industry is…
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Rules rule and rulers rue it
I mentioned the fact a couple of weeks ago that N.C. House Bill 74— the Regulatory Reform Act of 2013…
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Cold temps freeze Highland’s lake
Lindenwood Lake, a four to five-acre stretch of water in Highlands, froze over last week during the area’s record-cold temperatures.…
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Slide closes Tsali Trail loop
The left loop of the Tsali Trail system popular among mountain bikers is closed due to a slide along the…
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News from the farmers market
New farmers market planned for Macon The Macon County Heritage Center at the old Cowee School is launching a new…
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Race to support the Community Table
Registration is now open for the Assault on Black Rock, a seven-mile trail race in Jackson County that takes runners…
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Last call for Polar Plungers
Haywood Waterways Association is calling on lovers of clean water, those immune to the cold or anyone out there crazy…
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Relocated white-tailed deer come to Cherokee
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will receive 25 to 50 white-tailed deer every year for the next three years…
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The cost of cleaner air: New pollution standards would cost paper mill $50 million in upgrades
Evergreen Packaging’s Canton paper mill will be writing some big checks over the coming years as it moves to comply…
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Ski Junaluska Weekends pair Christian fellowship with downhill fun
By Colby Dunn • SMN correspondent Perched atop the crest of a mountain, with two slim pieces of fiberglass strapped to…
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Bear hunting changes possible
A public hearing on changes to the state’s hunting and fishing rules, including looser rules for black bear hunting, will…
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Deep Creek crossing wins photo contest
Hiker Danny Bernstein of Asheville, author of The Mountains-to-Sea-Trail Across North Carolina, won third place in the “People on the…
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Garden and landscape designer to give talk
One of the region’s premier garden and landscape designers will give a talk at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at…
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CBC gods smile on Lake Junaluska
The annual Balsam Christmas Bird Count (CBC) took place Saturday, Jan. 4. In the weeks prior to the count many…
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Seeds of Change: Trading seeds is at root of effort to save crops
Survey your supermarket and you’ll see pretty much the same stuff anywhere in the country: oranges from Florida, onions from…
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Time to rejoin the “battle outside”
This appears especially true in the Old Home State where the (first in over 100 years) Republican triad used the…
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Slide on U.S. 441 will not disrupt traffic
A landslide in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was recently discovered along Newfound Gap Road, but is not blocking…
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Pigeon River Fund grant to help fix failing septic systems
A $30,000 grant to repair failing septic systems in Haywood County will help reduce bacteria contamination in local waterways.
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Sewage spills into Richland Creek tributary during rains
About 200,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from a manhole and made its way into a small tributary that feeds…
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WNC Beef Cattle Commission honors champion
Waynesville cattleman Tony McGaha was honored recently by the WNC Beef Cattle Commission with the Happy Hollow Award for his…
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Here a cluck, there a cluck: Backyard chickens make inroads with trendy urbanites
Jacob Flannick • SMN Correspondent Jonathan and Abby Landry don’t limit the spirit of giving to the holiday season. For this…
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A white Christmas
We touched on this winter’s irruption of snowy owls a couple of weeks ago, but these birds continue to pop…
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WCU earns eco kudos for new building
Western Carolina University’s new Health and Human Sciences Building has received gold LEED-certification for its comprehensive energy-efficient and environmentally friendly…
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After-school skiing and tubing at Cataloochee
Kids can hitch a ride to and from Cataloochee Ski Area after school with the Waynesville Recreation Center.
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New Taekwondo school opens in Haywood
A new taekwondo school had opened in Clyde offering classes for preschoolers through adults.
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