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Explore N.C. wildlife online
A revamped website is allowing people to discover North Carolina’s natural heritage in new ways through the N.C. Natural Heritage…
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Grant supports Cherokee-infused environmental education
Classroom lessons focusing on Cherokee culture and ecology of the Great Smoky Mountains will expand to schools in seven Western…
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Must have been an omen
When I checked my email Friday morning (9/9), I had a message from Chris Kelly, mountain wildlife diversity biologist with…
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Putting a face on the growing white underclass
For decades, the lot of poor white Americans has worsened. Marriage rates have plummeted while out-of-wedlock births have skyrocketed. Unemployment,…
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WCU’s Mountain Heritage Day
Celebrating Southern Appalachian culture through concerts, living-history demonstrations, competitions and awards programs, Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Day will be…
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Fangmeyer Theater open house
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville is finally ready to show off its new second main stage, the Daniel…
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Trump promises to ‘fix’ problems
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke to a packed Asheville Civic Center on Monday as boisterous supporters cheered him on…
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Local politicians speak at Trump rally
Some local Republicans got their brief fling with fame during Donald Trump’s campaign rally Monday in Asheville.
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COMMENTARY: Fear and voting in Ashevegas
For 223 years, the highest office in the land has been passed from one man to another without bloodshed or…
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COMMENTARY: The Donald and The Doomed converge in Asheville
“You’re a Nazi,” the 20-something female screamed into the face of an elderly veteran. The veteran shrugged off the comment…
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The biker politic
Motorcyclists have always been a distinct subset of the American population, long before they gained infamy in Hunter S. Thompson’s…
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Cat museum looking for volunteers
A museum honoring the American house cat is set to open soon in Jackson County, but cash and volunteer hours…
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WCU to host congressional, state legislative debates
Western Carolina University’s Public Policy Institute and Department of Political Science and Public Affairs are seeking questions from voters to…
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Jackson board tweaks cell tower ordinance
After surviving the first application process under the new wireless communication rules, Jackson County commissioners directed the planning board to…
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Huge success for Canton Labor Day fest
The longest running Labor Day festival in the South is meant to commemorate the contributions of the organized labor movement…
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Investigation results in 26 drug arrests
Macon County Sheriff’s Office concluded “Operation Thunderstruck” on Sept. 9 with 26 arrests for drug-related offenses while three suspects are…
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Franklin to dole out funds to community charities
Fourteen Macon County charities are vying for a piece of Franklin’s $40,000 nonprofit funding pool, but not all organizations will…
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Meadows introduces bill to save floating houses
U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, introduced a bill last week to halt the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plan to ban floating…
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Case dismissed in council pay raise suit
A lawsuit seeking to declare illegal a controversial Tribal Council decision to issue its members pay raises has been dismissed…
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Cherokee give $50,000 to oppose North Dakota pipeline
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians threw its support behind the cause of the Standing Rock Sioux in North Dakota…
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Elk hearing draws a crowd
A minor adjustment to elk depredation rules brought 70 people — about 40 of them college students — out to…
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Asheville Regional Airport improvements continue
Geography and population conspire to make much of Western North Carolina a terrible place for an airport; west of Asheville,…
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Choose Booze? Haywood County appears poised to end dry spell
This November, voters will have another choice to make at the polls — whether to allow beer and or wine…
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A hint of autumn, a sense of pride
When we got out of the car on Sunday at the parking area in Jackson County at the end of…
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So this is what hell feels like
Beware, gentle readers. This story is not for the faint of heart. It is a story of betrayal, corruption, and…
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We should welcome political refugees
To the Editor: Widespread reports of Muslim terrorist activity in the media of late, and the incessant drumbeat of political…
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I love living in a small town
To the Editor: I have said many times that I love living in a small town; yesterday, something happened that…
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Homebuilding company wants to sell Plott Balsam tract for conservation
High in the Plott Balsams, there’s a swath of property riddled with panoramic views, sparking waterfalls and high-elevation solitude that…
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Carbon offsets program starts
A relaunched carbon offsets program will give business, organizations and individuals in Western North Carolina a way to turn their…
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Park, tribe work to institute plant gathering privileges for tribal members
A meeting between leaders of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians brought tribal…
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Buckeyes both a good luck charm and a poison
A large buckeye tree overhangs and supports the swinging gate leading into and out of our pasture. Since we are…
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HCC Shine & Dine Gala
The Haywood Community College Foundation will hold a Shine & Dine Gala from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16,…
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The Face in the Mirror: Ron Rash releases latest novel
Can you find redemption within your own consequences? In The Risen, the latest work from famed Southern Appalachian writer Ron…
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Sociologist got it wrong; religion is on the uptick
In 1968, Peter Berger, a Boston University sociologist, told the New York Times that by “the 21st century, religious believers…
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Maggie Chamber elects new board, awards volunteers
Maggie Valley Area Chamber of Commerce recently elected three new members to the board of directors: Dave Angel, owner of…
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Tourism economic impact growing in WNC counties
Allen Alsbrooks serves on the Maggie Valley Zoning Board, and used to serve on the town’s planning board; he’s also…
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Anticipated Trout Capital designation likely to spur fly fishing tourism
If all goes according to plan, by this time next year Jackson County will have been declared the trout capital…
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Great outdoors rakes in tourism dough for Macon
As outdoor recreation tourism continues to climb upward in Macon County, community stakeholders are trying to do a better job…
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Charters of Freedom dedication delayed
Dedication of a new Charters of Freedom monument in Sylva originally planned for Sept. 17 — Constitution Day — is…
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Work to begin soon on new Bryson City assisted living facility
It’s been almost a year since Cornerstone Assisted Living in Bryson City was closed down and more than 30 senior…
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Western breaks enrollment records
Western Carolina University saw its previous high-water mark for enrollment blasted away this year as final student counts for 2016…
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Maggie Valley to regulate outdoor sales
Although the closure of Ghost Town in the Sky several years back has left many Maggie Valley businesses struggling just…
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Open houses for forest plan
National forest users who want to share their thoughts on issues and projects, including the forest plan revision, will have…
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Wilderness advocates criticize congressman
A meeting to talk about wilderness started off with a bang last week when a group of pro-wilderness folks who…
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Swain sheriff proposes gun range at Alarka School
Swain County commissioners are considering possible locations for a law enforcement gun range after Sheriff Curtis Cochran explained the inconvenience…
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Haywood County to build animal shelter
Dr. Kristen Hammett had just left the current Haywood County Animal Shelter when she appeared before the Haywood County Board…
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Charter schools a mixed bag, statewide and locally
Charter schools have long been touted by proponents as an innovative and enticing option for parents of children in low-performing…
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Haywood schools improve in state rankings
School performance indicators issued last week paint a picture of a very good Haywood County School System that continues to…
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