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Greening Up the Mountains 2014
The 17th annual Greening Up the Mountains Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26,…
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Behind the ballad of Kidder Cole
Judge Felix E. Alley (1873-1957) was a native of Whiteside Cove, near Cashiers and Highlands. During most of his legal…
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Spring celebration planned for Parkway
Live raptors, green building and spring flowers will all be part of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Greening of the Parkway…
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Wildflower Whimsy kicks off in Highlands
The Wildflower Whimsy event, May 2-3, at the Highlands Biological Foundation, will feature guided garden tours, a live plant auction…
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Farmers market kicks off in Waynesville
Another season is underway for Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market, which starts up again at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 26. The…
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Rain barrels available in Haywood County
Rain barrels made from recycled food-grade containers are available for purchase at the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce and the…
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A boon for bears
Bear management will get a boost in the Smokies with $4,000 in Appalachian Trail license plate sales to go toward…
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Volunteers to naturalize Richland Creek banks
Volunteers are needed to help Haywood Waterways root the invasive plants out of Richland Creek’s banks at Vance Street Park…
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Skatepark closed for repairs
The Waynesville Skate Park will be closed from April 28 to May 2 for repairs. The park will reopen May…
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Smokies celebrate Junior Ranger Day
National Junior Ranger Day will spur festivities in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April…
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Working for play: Trail groups pass forest stewardship to the next generation
The woods are quiet on a cool Saturday morning in late March. There’s no wind swaying the still-bare trees or…
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Curmudgeon offers words of wisdom
May is fast approaching, and with May comes the season of graduations. Daughters and sons, nephews and nieces, young people…
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Pigs in a Poke
To the editor: The election season is here. Several candidates are promising to cut government costs or taxes, but they…
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Make your vote count this election
To the editor: Children are our future and as a former educator, I’ve been concerned about the cutbacks in spending…
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Cheerios are clean, but what about other foods?
By Doug Wingeier • Columnist Good news! General Mills has recently announced that — in response to consumer pressure —…
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ABC merger agreed to by town and county
Jackson County and the town of Sylva agreed this month to merge the entities’ separate Alcoholic Beverage Control boards. The…
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Sex abuse case to be retried in tribal court following federal dismissal
Nine months ago, a federal sex abuse case against Harland Squirrel, of Cherokee, ended in dismissal after the jury failed…
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Franklin to get new bridge over the Little Tennessee
The bridge carrying eastbound Main Street traffic across the Little Tennessee River in Franklin will be close to 90 years…
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Jackson justice center squeezed for space
The verdict is in, and Jackson County Justice Center is a little too small. To be exact, it’s 35,807 square…
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The same, the change and ‘the machine’
Swain County’s clerk of court race is an early-season affair. With no challengers looming on November’s general election horizon, the…
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Wearing it on their sleeves
When cyclists roll through Jackson County during the Tour de Cashiers May 3, some of them will be sporting new…
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Jackson tourism board considers possibility of executive director
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority may be ready to start thinking about hiring an executive director. Board members of…
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Mountain Merry Makers spread ‘a little touch of happiness’
By Jake Flannick • Correspondent If wardrobes are a form of self-expression, then Gloria Stockton has a whimsical flair. She would…
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Wrestling the ‘sleeping giant’: Local GOP deals with divide
A leadership upheaval within the Haywood County GOP is far from settled, but some members are calling for a reconciliation…
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Purple Heart petition: Swain veterans push for Dockie Brendle bridge
The breakfast crowd in Bryson City’s Bojangles’ seems to know Dockie Brendle. “Hello, Doc,” says a man at a nearby…
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Get out: Waynesville and Jackson county look to the mountains for parks programming
Mountains and rivers shape the landscape of Western North Carolina, but when it comes to recreation programming, counties and municipalities…
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Alice in Chains comes to Harrah’s
Grunge rockers Alice in Chains will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Harrah’s Cherokee.
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WCU to launch 125th anniversary celebration game
As part of Western Carolina University’s yearlong observance of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the institution, a game…
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This must be the place
Mary Harper was quite possibly the first real friend I made when I moved to Western North Carolina. With my…
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Refill your creative well with writer retreat at Lake Logan
A retreat for writers and artists will be held at Lake Logan Retreat Center May 18-23 by Cullowhee Mountain ARTS,…
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Sticking to the competition
Gregg Fuller can sum up barbeque. “It’s a southern tradition,” he confidently stated. Owner of No Name Sports Pub in…
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Jackson sheriff's race: meet the candidates
The May 6 primary will narrow down the contenders for the Jackson County sheriff. The field of six Democrats and…
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Haywood commissioner race: meet the candidates
Three of the five seats on the Haywood County board of commissioners are up for election this year. A field…
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Legislative races, a primer- what seats are up, who’s running, and what district do I vote in?
N.C. House of Representatives, seat 118 Is this my state rep? Yes, if you live in Madison and Yancey counties…
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Macon commissioners: a meet-and-greet with Republican primary candidates
Meet the candidates, pick one Three seats are up for grabs on the Macon County Board of Commissioners this year,…
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Snap shot of US House race in WNC
About the race: This used to be a toss-up district, but clever redrawing of voting boundaries by the Republican-led legislature…
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Growing season yields new farmers market
The Franklin area will be getting a new farmer’s market this year, held on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 7 p.m.…
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Disc golfers to descend on Cullowhee
Disc golfers will have a chance to show their stuff at the Inaugural Disc Golf Tournament at 5:30 p.m., Friday,…
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WNC home to most popular National Park
Western North Carolina can lay claim to two of 2013’s top three most visited places in the National Park System.…
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History and watershed hike in the Smokies
A guided hike along Big Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be held at noon April 26…
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Anonymous donation rocks the national park
An anonymous donor gifted $2.2 million to Great Smoky Mountains Association last week, one of the largest cash donations ever…
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Haywood agritourism guide available
From farmers markets to roadside stands to U Pick farms to plant nurseries to historic preservation sites, Haywood County’s agricultural…
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Graveyard Fields closing for upgrades
One the Blue Ridge Parkway’s most popular recreation areas will soon be closing for construction. The Graveyard Fields parking area…
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Bring in the army: Initiative will link allies in fight against hemlock wooly adelgid
As stand after stand of towering hemlocks falls to the appetite of an insect smaller than a grain of rice,…
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Blood moon grand slam
Somewhere beyond the rain and clouds, in the wee hours yesterday morning (April 15), there was a striking blood moon…
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Bleak story has far-reaching implications
Russell Banks knows how to hook the reader’s interest. In the opening pages of Lost Memory of Skin, the book’s…
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Southern Fried Chicks bring laughs to Franklin
The Southern Fried Chicks Cage-Free Comedy Tour will hit is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Smoky…
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Easter events
Lake Junaluska offers Easter weekend activities, services The Easter weekend celebration at Lake Junaluska will be held April 19-20. On…
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‘The Fantasticks’ hits the stage at WCU
“The Fantasticks,” the world’s longest-running musical, will bring a steampunk-styled allegory about deceit, disillusionment and devotion to the stage at…
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Students place high at culinary competition
Southwestern Community College culinary students C.J. Reum and Scott Dolbee recently placed fourth at the Wake Tech Culinary Arts Showcase…
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