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Giving new farmers a boost
By Katie Reeder • SMN Intern Demand for locally grown food is soaring in Western North Carolina, but recruiting — and…
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Ten years of soaking up great books
About two months ago, I began culling books from my shelves. I live in an apartment with several thousand books,…
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Cherokee festival showcases gourd crafts
Gourd artists from around the world will again be ‘gathering’ at the 13th annual Gourd Artists Gathering and Art Festival…
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Winners of Stecoah ‘Mountain Youth Talent Contest’
The second traditional Appalachian talent showcase, the Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest, was held at the Bluegrass Festival May…
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Skaggs, Vincent at Cherokee Bluegrass Fest
Bluegrass superstars Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, and Dailey & Vincent will headline the Cherokee…
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Crowe Brothers play Grand Ole Opry
American bluegrass master Jesse McReynolds welcomed Haywood County’s own The Crowe Brothers to the Grand Ole Opry stage in Nashville…
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June art classes at Cowee, Penland
Cowee Pottery School June classes A nonprofit located in the Macon County Heritage Center in Franklin, the Cowee Pottery School…
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This must be the place
Part One: The Ride It had been eight years to the day. Putting the car into park, I emerged from the…
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If you build it, they will come: Franklin welcomes first craft brewery
Cruising through downtown Franklin, one begins to wonder where exactly is the Lazy Hiker Brewing Company. You’ve been told it’s…
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Challenge those who would censor you
To the Editor: Referring to a recent letter to the editor, the writer suggested that anything or any opinion that…
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Last Shot weekend was a great success
To the Editor: Our Last Shot Fired May weekend, titled “The Battle of Waynesville and the Surrender of the Western…
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Drug testing good students won’t help
To the Editor: I read with dismay that the Jackson County school system was planning to waste more money on…
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Our veterans deserve to be honored all year
It is just a beautiful day, this Memorial Day. I am able to get a little work done in the…
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Finding a balance in Frog Level won’t be easy
I don’t know if it reaches the magnitude of a moral dilemma, but I feel for the Frog Level merchants…
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District judge receives HCC alum award
District Court Judge Donna Forga received Haywood Community College’s Outstanding Alumni Award for 2015.
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Jackson budget focuses on school spending, savings and personnel
Jackson County residents will avoid a tax hike for one more year, if commissioners choose to adopt the proposed budget…
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Lower values lead to higher taxes in Macon
Macon County property taxes will be going up next year as the value of property values has decreased by almost…
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Raleigh comes to Sylva in support of historic tax credit bill
If traffic seemed a bit slow through downtown Sylva on Friday (May 22), it probably had something to do with…
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Western could get largest share of proposed state infrastructure bond
Of all the constructions on Western Carolina University’s campus, the distinctly non-glamorous Natural Sciences Building might have seemed like an…
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Filling Station scales up: Owners eye expansion opportunities
If you’re going to do something, do it right. That is Barry and Helene Tetrault’s motto, and that is exactly what…
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Oasis Shriners celebration coming to Maggie Valley
The Oasis Shriners will be taking over Maggie Valley next weekend as they hold their Spring Ceremonial at the festival…
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A new bistro opens in Dillsboro
By Katie Reeder • SMN intern A taste of Greece arrived in Dillsboro last week with the opening of Coach’s.
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Fire tax approved for southern Jackson County
Mark Jones has never voted for a tax increase before, but the Jackson County Commissioner joined the rest of the…
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Jackson to contract audit of permitting department
Jackson County Commissioners were upset to discover last week that no one’s been enforcing the county’s mountain and hillside development…
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One tote at a time: Waynesville woman takes aim at human trafficking — by selling tote bags
Two short years ago, Fay Grant was living on the other side of the country, a professional music editor for…
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Taking the good with the bad
Commissioner Kirk Kirkpatrick remembers many Haywood County budget hearings in which the public was absent from the process, but that…
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Epp’s Springs were once Bryson City’s calling card
A friend of mine who is a veteran backcountry explorer in the Smokies sent a recent email to me and…
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Raptor presentation coming to Highlands
One of the Southeast’s premier raptor presentations, “Wings to Soar,” will bring birds of prey to the old gym of…
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Carnivorous plants exhibit opens at Arboretum
The fascinating and complex world of carnivorous plants is the subject of the newest exhibit at the N.C. Arboretum in…
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Soil Exhibit in Bryson City
The Swain Soil and Water Conservation District is in the process of creating a mobile, walk-through exhibit focusing on soil…
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Important tracts preserved by SAHC
Two tracts of land with headwater streams have been placed in conservation easements with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. The…
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Rain barrels for sale by HWA
Haywood Waterways Association and Haywood Cooperative Extension Service have 55-gallon rain barrels for sale.
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WCU researchers making their mark
Scientific work by professors and students at Western Carolina University is earning recognition and winning research money. The Cullowhee campus,…
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Soil harkens back to the Southern gothic tradition
Some 30 years ago, I saw a disturbing film entitled “Koyaanisqatsi.” The title comes from a Hopi word meaning “unbalanced life.”…
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Madam, you are indeed a thief
To the Editor: My family and I were enjoying a meal at a local buffet restaurant (on Mothers Day 10…
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Thanks to Waynesville town employees
To the Editor: The Waynesville Public Art Commission would specifically like to thank Waynesville town employees Dave Foster, Daryl Hannah,…
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Fast track legislation a threat to democracy
To the Editor: Fast Track legislation that was prepared in secret by some 600 lobbyists of the largest transnational corporations…
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Exotic pests a continuing threat to our mountains
By Jason Love • Guest Columnist I am writing on behalf of the Western North Carolina Public Lands Council, an advisory…
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Out of the headlines, but not out of the woods
The rioting in Baltimore has settled down and we haven’t heard much out of Ferguson, Missouri, recently. The uproar and…
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Swain schools asks county to cover capital needs
Swain County schools are requesting an additional $250,000 from the county commissioners to cover some much-needed building maintenance projects at…
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Planning board gets new member
The Jackson County Planning Board will have a new face at the table with the appointment of Bonnie Claxton, a…
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No one enforcing mountain building rules in Jackson
Jackson County planning and code enforcement staff will be pouring through two years’ worth of building permits and retroactively inspecting…
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Franklin approves policy to allow promotional banners
Event promoters may soon be able to advertise by hanging a banner across Main Street in Franklin. The Franklin board…
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WNC Hospice House gets closer to goal
The Hospice House Foundation of WNC is in the midst of a major fundraising campaign to construct and operate a…
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Jackson pursuing staff attorney hire
Commissioners in Jackson County are moving forward with a plan to scrap their policy of contracting legal services with a…
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Waynesville bans smoking on sidewalks
Smoking will soon be banned on sidewalks in Waynesville. Town aldermen voted unanimously last week to ban smoking on all…
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For the better: Haywood Pathways resident reflects on what’s behind and what he hopes is ahead
Calvin Mann can’t make it far across the campus of Haywood Pathways Center without bumping into a friend.
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Getting the Pathways Center off the ground
Participation at the Haywood Pathways Center in Waynesville has been holding pretty steady ever since it opened in late 2014,…
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The soul of a soup kitchen
Spend a few hours on the streets in Frog Level, and the heartwarming stories flow like water.
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