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Future unclear for planned Cullowhee development
Earlier this year, it looked like Monarch Ventures, a Charlotte-based company that’s been trying for years to build a high-density…
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Fraternity gets five-year suspension
The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will be absent from Western Carolina University’s roster of Greek life opportunities until 2020, following…
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Cherokee members threaten to sue over raises, back pay for elected officals
When the Cherokee Tribal Council voted to give itself a hefty pay raise last fall — $10,000 extra a year…
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Celebration honors Graham’s history
The Proctor Revival Organization will once again honor the history of Graham County May 1-31 with “A Time To Remember”…
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New art installation in Waynesville
A solid marble statue is the newest art installation by the Waynesville Public Art Commission.
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QuickDraw at Laurel Ridge
The WNC QuickDraw will be from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at Laurel Ridge Country Club in Waynesville.
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Civil War remembrance, reenactment
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the “Last Shot Fired” at the…
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This must be the place
She knows me better than anybody. She’s a little rough around the edges. Her beauty has seen better days. She’s…
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The act of words to paper
For Wiley Cash, being a writer is not about milestones in his career that define his passion. Rather, it’s the…
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Haywood Regional Medical Center takes over Canton clinic
Haywood Regional Medical Center’s recent decision to purchase the Evergreen Family Medical Center in Canton will keep Evergreen employees from…
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Devil’s Walkingstick is known as The Toothache Tree
“The cascading, four foot, doubly-compound leaves of devil’s walking stick, bunched near the end of long crooked thorny stems reaching…
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Local food guide now available
A new edition of Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Local Food Guide is out in time for the spring growing season. …
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Grant brings real-life science to classrooms
A $500 grant from the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ Auxiliary will mean some hands-on science for…
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Paul Carlson honored for conservation work
Paul Carlson of Land Trust for the Little Tennessee was named Outstanding Conservationist in the 2015 Roosevelt-Ashe awards given out…
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Survival skills conference to be held in Haywood
Heritage Life Skills, a fourth-year event featuring classes in survivalist cooking, self-defense and food production skills is coming up May…
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Pancakes popular with AT hikers
Appalachian Trail hikers in search of a satisfying meal found it at the First Baptist Church of Franklin this year…
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Jackson fifth graders get a conservation education
More than 200 fifth graders from Jackson County Schools spent two days learning about natural resources at East LaPorte Recreation…
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Fly-fishing museum opening delayed
The grand opening of the Fly-Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians in Cherokee, originally intended for May 1, has been…
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Racing ahead: Successful athletic events bolster tourism
From paved 5K routes to epic trail runs and triathlons, Western North Carolina is rife with outdoor races of all…
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Greening Up the Mountains: Through the Hills
3 p.m. • Signature Brew Stage The newest musical entity in Western North Carolina, the Haywood County quartet brings together…
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Greening Up the Mountains: Rye Baby
1:05 p.m. • Signature Brew Stage Hailing from Chattanooga, Rye Baby is a fiery duo, one that encompasses the honky-tonk…
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Dam politics and freedom of religion
The growing threat of drought in the Southeast and the problems of “water politics” has prodded the memory of many…
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Controlled Chaos Film Festival at WCU
Films created by Western Carolina University students will be screened at the sixth annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival at 7…
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Folkmoot ‘May Day’ features antiques, music, craft beer
Folkmoot USA invites area collectors to its spring-cleaning fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the…
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‘American Idol’ winner to perform in Cherokee
American Idol Season 13 winner and Asheville native Caleb Johnson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Harrah’s…
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This must be the place
It is the single most essential thing in my life. Running. The action of putting on jogging shorts, a comfortable…
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Soldiering on: Porch-n-soul act enters next chapter
Caleb Burress sees a rebirth — in himself and his music. “2014 was an education for us on many levels…
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Criminals fear those who carry guns
To the Editor: As a long-time N.R.A. member, I wish to respond to Publisher Scott McLeod about his recent gun…
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More rhetoric from the liberal press
To the Editor: It appears the long arm of the liberal press has made it to your publication. Scott McLeod’s…
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Foy ranks among Waynesville’s most respected leaders
“You bet I’m happy. I feel this was only right. My goal is to improve Waynesville and set it apart…
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Haywood Schools performance climbs high in tandem with county funding support
Haywood County Schools will get a modest 2 percent increase each year for the next three years in its student…
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HCC enrollment dips as economy improves
Marlowe Mager isn’t an economist by trade, but a little-known data set at his fingertips puts him on par with…
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Exchanging students, exchanging cultures
When Donna Bell invited the first exchange student into her home seven years ago, she had no idea the lasting…
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Haywood man fatally shot trying to rob marijuana growers
A man attempting to rob alleged pot growers and dealers in the Bethel community of Haywood County was shot and…
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Terrace Hotel renovation reaches finish line in time for spring conference season
About 200 people gathered for the ribbon cutting of a $3.2-million renovation of the Terrace Hotel at Lake Junaluska, the…
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New apartment complex in the works for Sylva
Plans are under way to build a new apartment complex near — but not in — the town of Sylva,…
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It takes a village: Habitat for Humanity to build new community in Waynesville
As the old saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child.
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Nibbling at the elephant: Plan to flip abandoned factory into community center inches forward
The old Drexel furniture factory in Whittier isn’t producing much these days, unless you count bird nests and ivy vines…
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Is that a knuckleboom outside my window?
A new addition will soon be added to the town of Waynesville’s street fleet.
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Greening Up welcomes spring
The 18th annual Greening Up the Mountains spring kickoff street festival will be held Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m.…
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Turning through the years: Community invited to Carolina Wood Turning Company reunion
The furniture manufacturer remembered as Carolina Wood Turning Company has been closed for more than 30 years, yet the smell…
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House bill could make Cherokee a little less dry
Breweries could be built and alcohol served at special events in Cherokee, if a House bill currently awaiting hearing in…
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Haywood farmers to lawmakers: enough with the regulations
Haywood County farmers caught some face time with elected leaders this week over heaping plates of bacon, eggs, grits, biscuits…
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The swamp a ghost saved
Yay! Spring break! That special time to be sequestered with adolescents and/or pre-adolescents in about 50 square feet while hurtling…
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Swain students illustrate wetlands
Swain County students got creative on the theme “Wetlands are Wonderful” this spring, sending in their bookmark designs for a…
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Water ordinance nabs Jackson state award
Jackson County snagged one of eight statewide awards given to individuals and organizations that protect public drinking water sources. The…
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WNC towns snag grants for bike route, pedestrian planning
The towns of Franklin and Canton were among 10 municipalities across the state to win a grant for bicycle and…
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Joyce Kilmer reroute planned for Benton McKaye Trail
The Benton McKaye Trail Association recently completed a major reroute of the trail’s path through the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness.
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Mapping project brings natural landmarks
Virtual views of some of America’s most iconic places are now online, with Chimney Rock, Grandfather Mountain and DuPont State…
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School partners with land trust for wetland conservation
Though the wetland bordering U.S. 441 on the North Carolina-Georgia line isn’t that noteworthy on first glance, it’s an ecological…
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