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HART opens main stage season with a ‘Miracle’
By Michael Beadle Helen Keller is an unruly child. She eats food with her fingers, drops her silverware on purpose,…
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd: Powerhouse blues prodigy leaves WCU’s Ramsey Center in his wake
First, an admission: I didn’t get to talk to Kenny Wayne Shepherd at all. No interview or anything. Kind of…
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Frank may be gone, but not frugality
Some people say I can be cheap, or at the very least, my priorities are out of whack. They say,…
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Tailgate markets a reminder of something too valuable to lose
Every year when the local tailgate farmers markets begin opening, it’s a good time to ponder just what it means…
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Float trips return to Waynesville
The sight of bobbing caravans of inflatable kayaks floating down Richland Creek through Waynesville will return on Saturday, May 6…
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Mount Sterling — a hikers’ crossroads
Climbing the 80 rickety feet of metal and wood got my adrenaline flowing a bit. Once up there, I found…
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Declare war on incumbents
By Marshall Frank • Columnist Time to send a message to our government leaders. Our democracy is ruled by the…
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The life-long legacy of a few brushmarks
By Lew Garnett Without his ever knowing it, Blaine Richardson was one of my heroes. It was a recent breezy…
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A brand new world
Anyone who hasn’t been to the woods in the last month would swear they’re in a different world. In a…
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Reaching out for the Little T
When Cass and Mary Lou Combs attended a conservation celebration along the shore of the Little Tennessee River in Macon…
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Breaking the code: Merchants hope study provides reliable data about customers
For two and a half years, David Erikson at Twigs and Leaves has offered a monthly drawing for a gift…
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Recommended diversions
Beach Trips My first vacation of any real length is coming up in two weeks’ time. My boyfriend and I…
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Synthesized production undermines Chapman’s talent
By Chris Cooper There’s this thing that can happen when you research an artist for a review. I’m not sure…
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After-hours art stroll creates buzz in downtown Waynesville
By Michael Beadle There’s so much art to see in downtown Waynesville, gallery owners are now offering to keep their…
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A lost soul finds a home
On a spring night in 1929, Mary Seneca Steele escapes from her home in Charleston, taking only her two children…
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Wrighting a winner: Tale of an unusual find wins Jackson writing contest
Local writer Jeanne Nutter, 72, of the Caney Fork Community took first place in the Jackson County Extension and Community…
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Ashe cruises by Cruzan in sheriff race
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer In a landslide win, Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe held off challenger and former…
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Holland, Jenkins to face off in November for sheriff
Former North Carolina Highway Patrolman C.D. Jenkins emerged from a field of three Democrats to win the Macon County Sheriff’s…
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Incumbents hold ground in Swain commissioner race
Despite a slate of challengers campaigning for change in the Swain County commissioners race, all but one incumbent running for…
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Sylva voters pass liquor by the drink
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Sylva residents have decided — it’s time for a good stiff drink. Voters approved…
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Newcomer, incumbent win in Macon
Political newcomer Ronnie Beale and incumbent Bob Simpson beat two other Democrats in Tuesday’s primary and will move on to…
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Pro-planning group wins in Jackson
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Jackson County will usher in a new board of commissioners committed to addressing the…
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Swanger upset; Kirkpatrick, Curtis top vote getters
By Michael Beadle Incumbent Kirk Kirkpatrick and newcomers Charles “Skeeter” Curtis and Bill Upton have won the top three slots…
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Tips for B&B guests
• Costs — Before you book a reservation at a B&B, be sure you check the fine print and know…
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A Quiet Industry: The quaint charm of Victorian bed and breakfast inns have captivated generations of tourists
By Michael Beadle Western North Carolina prides itself as a tourist destination — the mountain getaway where you can hike…
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Hepatica — a thing of beauty and lore
Nothing is fairer, if as fair, as the first flower, the hepatica. I find I have never admired this little…
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The past, present and future on Alarka
By Dawn Gilchrist-Young (Editor’s note: Writer Dawn Gilchrist-Young is conducting a series of interviews with mountain natives to gauge their reaction…
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The Bard is in: Atlanta Shakespeare Company wraps up week-long residency at Cherokee High School
By Michael Beadle Last week, Cherokee students found themselves stretching, swooning, thrusting imaginary swords and spouting 400-year-old Elizabethan English. All…
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The media is the muse: Jackson County potter will set up studios at Green Energy Park
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer From behind the waist-high counter that divides his studio and gallery in half, potter…
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Five CDs that deserve a spin
I’m going to take a brief detour from the regular album/show review format and present five CDs that I feel…
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Recommended diversions
Spring One diversion in my life this past month was the weather. Surely this spring is among the most gorgeous…
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Love sex print: Two different treatments of this oh-so-important ritual
Well, it’s spring — a beautiful spring indeed this year — and that time on the calendar when a young…
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Art auction brings in record amount
Quick Draw in the Mountains raised a record amount of money this year off a live and silent auction that…
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A good cause brings together local artists
As artist Ann Vasilik was nearing the home stretch in Quick Draw — an annual event in Waynesville where artists…
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Macon man honored for paper recycling efforts
The American Forest and Paper Association recently announced that Macon County resident Joel Ostroff has received the 2006 Ed Hurley…
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Peeping tom caugh in Ingles’ restroom
Kim Pettit and her husband were on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains from Minnesota two weeks ago and had…
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Where to from here? Graduates wishing to stay in the region find themselves facing career, lifestyle compromises
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Turn to the classified pages in any Western North Carolina newspaper and the employment…
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The honest little bird
On one level, the natural history of a region consists of its terrain, habitats, plants, animals and how they interrelate.…
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Reflections on May 2 – what’s really going on?
By Lee Shelton Those who stated that Haywood County Commission Chairman Mark Swanger, who lost in last week’s primary election,…
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Gas prices, HCC’s needs and Sylva’s liquor dilemma
Around the region and throughout the world, there’s a lot going on right now. My “column ideas” folder runneth over,…
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Half a big day
What some masochistic birders do for fun is called a “Big Day.” It’s when birders set out to spend the…
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Have you seen this fish? Researchers probe new species called the sicklefin redhorse
When Dr. Robert Jenkins proclaimed in 1992 that he had discovered a new fish species in the Hiwasee and Little…
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Building a better life
By Michael Beadle Norma Brown knows how hard it is to get legal citizenship in the United States.
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Divided Franklin board OKs vote on alcohol sales
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer This summer residents of Franklin will vote on whether to allow restaurants to sell…
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Learning the language
By Michael Beadle When Lori McLeod first started teaching English as a Second Language at Tuscola High School in Haywood…
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New Waynesville recreation director has marketing expertise
Rhett Langston with the Buncombe County Parks and Recreation Department has been selected from a pool of 63 applicants to…
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Pesticide contaminants found in subdivision
The Haywood County Health Department has asked for state assistance to conduct tests in two subdivisions after soil samples from…
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Everything old is new again
The inter-related geologic and geographic heritage of the Blue Ridge Province is a complex but fascinating and rewarding subject to…
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Swain election protest appealed to state
An election protest in Swain County over alleged irregularities in the May 2 primary was dismissed in a 2 to…
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