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Law enforcement lobbies for speedy, dependable fleets
Equipment replacement schedules were some of the first line items on the chopping block for local governments when the economy…
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Parks and rec grants decrease across state
Macon County can count itself lucky for landing a $500,000 state recreation grant to help pay for a softball and…
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Macon hopes for home run
Macon County commissioners decided in a split vote this month to spend $3 million building a tournament-scale baseball and softball…
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The quest for perfection: Smoky Mountain basketball team heads into playoffs 24-0
There is no “I” in team for Jimmy Cleaveland. “Listen, I don’t know where you’re going with this story,” he…
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Fired Swain DSS director steered aid to relatives
A wrongful firing suit by Tammy Cagle, the former director of Swain County Department of Social Services, has shed light…
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State rejects former Swain DSS director’s appeal of firing
A wrongful firing claim by the former director of the Swain County Department of Social Services has been rejected by…
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What was said: take a drive-by tour of some steep slope comments
“A hundred years from now everybody in this room will have passed on but the mountains will still be baring…
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Jackson public delivers message loud and clear: uphold steep slope rules
A standing-room only crowd turned out for a public hearing on steep slope rules in Jackson County last week and…
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A poetic description of a savage time
It took me almost a year to read this book. I kept losing it, leaving it in restaurants and other…
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Study finds success in amphibian pond project
Take an evening walk through the woods this time of year, and odds are you’ll hear the grumpy quacking of…
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Sign up for youth activities
Sign up for spring soccer in Jackson Jackson County spring soccer sign ups will be from 8 a.m. to 6…
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Beekeepers school held in Haywood
A beginning beekeepers school will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Haywood County…
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Fisheries society honors Bill McClarney
Senior Scientist and Aquatic Program Specialist Dr. Bill McLarney, a senior scientist and aquatic program specialist for the Land Trust…
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Public comment on sought on Smokemont stables project
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking public comment on a proposal to build a new 36-stall barn at…
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Hiking season with Friends of the Smokies starts March 11
Outdoors author and blogger Danny Bernstein will once again lead this year’s Friends of the Smokies Classic Hikes, which kick…
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Jackson TDA working hard for the county
Letter to the Editor: While I currently serve as chairperson of the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority, I wish to…
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Haywood room tax hike just a bad idea
To the Editor: I see the notion to hike the Haywood County bed tax by 50 percent has risen again.…
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The TEA Party is who is making change
To the Editor: Recent elections in Haywood County have seen Republicans getting elected. Some of this activity is due in…
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Fracking firms don’t care about rights
To the Editor: Here are just a couple thoughts about fracking. My home water supply is spring fed, and I’ve…
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Pat the polluter is helping old friends
To the Editor: The old cliché of follow the money continues to be true, and now it’s close to home.…
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GOP pulls a fast one on ‘tax cuts’
To the Editor: I hate paying taxes. So when someone promises to lower my taxes, they have my attention. Most…
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Don’t fix what isn’t broken
To the Editor: We have heard much from GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and some leaders in the state legislature about…
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Nothing wrong with teacher pay plan
To the Editor: Regarding the plan to give some teaches a pay raise: I cannot for the life of me…
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My family will miss the Shoney’s on the hill
If someone had told me 30 years ago that someday I’d be sentimental about a Shoney’s restaurant closing down, I…
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Macon County requests auditing assistance
As the State Bureau of Investigations continues to probe embezzlement allegations in Macon County, the county is calling in the…
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Hospital sale pushes foundations into new territory
The clock is ticking for the fundraising foundations of Haywood Regional Medical Center and Harris Regional Hospital to spend earmarked…
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Jackson eyes courthouse expansion
Just shy of a decade after county offices moved into a brand-spankin’ new Haywood County Justice Center, Jackson County is…
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New NAACP chapters spawned by protests against Raleigh legislation
Political backlash against the new conservative policies of state lawmakers has given rise to two local chapters of the National…
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Will we extinguish another beautiful light?
A river of burnt umber flows every year from southern Canada through the U.S. to the oyamel fir forests in…
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Sapphire knows how to throw a ‘potty’
Sitting on a toilet, Kyle Iezzi is ready for victory. “The main thing is that I hope we go straight,”…
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Group hatches a plan for local products co-op in Sylva
A group of Jackson County locavores is hoping to bring the Ramp-Berry Community Market Co-op, a store that will sell…
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Jane Hipps officially kicks off Senate campaign
Jane Hipps of Waynesville will officially kick off her campaign to run against Sen. Jim Davis at an “Announcement Celebration”…
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Macon sheriff wants more money for drug buys
Sheriff Robert Holland is looking to ramp-up his department’s crackdown on drug dealers in Macon County, requesting that the county…
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CCC gives out annual Community Pride Awards
The Commission for a Clean County (CCC) has announced the winners of its annual Community Pride Awards program, who will…
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Maggie businessman charged with child sexual abuse
A Maggie Valley restaurant owner who was also a figure in town politics has been charged with sexually abusing two…
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Pisgah student persists, forms secular club
A club for non-religious students is being formed at Pisgah High School after a freshman enlisted the help of a…
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Jackson sheriff’s race shapes up
With campaign season barely off the ground, the Jackson County sheriff’s race has already drawn a hefty list of candidates…
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Born to care: Olson looks back on 40 years of nursing
When Becky Olson first began making house calls, she was barely old enough to walk. She spent her childhood following…
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Robin Thicke comes to Harrah’s
Pop sensation Robin Thicke will perform at 8 p.m. March 14 at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center. Born in Los Angeles,…
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Chili competition heats up in Maggie Valley
The Maggie Valley Chamber “Chili Challenge” will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Maggie Valley…
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Penland School plans open house
The Penland School of Crafts Community Open House will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1.
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WCU exhibit of artwork by local students
An exhibit of artwork by local students in kindergarten through 12th grade will run Feb. 28 through March 21 in…
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Chocolate Drops to perform at WCU
Grammy Award-winning black string band Carolina Chocolate Drops will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the John W.…
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Squirm Burpee Circus to perform at WCU
The Squirm Burpee Circus will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 2, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing…
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This must be the place
I ski in jeans. There, I said it. And I’ve been doing it for years — as far back as I…
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Bridging faith, music and Appalachia — Mountain Faith
Summer McMahan remembers the exact moment her life changed. “Mountain Heritage Day [at Western Carolina University], 14 years ago,” she…
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Let it snow! Area photographers capture winter beauty in WNC
For every degree of cold or inconvenience, wintry weather adds two of beauty. Members of Waynesville’s Lens Luggers photography club…
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Jackson and Macon poised to lose their cash cow in wake of second-home real estate crash
When inflated real estate values in the second-home market came back down to earth, the touchdown wasn’t gentle. It was…
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Remembering the glory of sports radio
Let’s talk some sports radio. I began thinking about this piece the afternoon before the Super Bowl. The Panthers were…
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HCC Wildlife Club to host wild game dinner fundraiser
The Wildlife Club at Haywood Community College is hosting the 8th annual Wild Game Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, March…
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