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Where the soul never dies: Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys
It’s one of the most recognizable voices in all of American music. When Richard Sterban famously coined the “oom-pa-pa-oom-pa-pa-mow-mow” bass…
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This must be the place: And we got to get ourselves back to the garden
It was 50 years ago this past weekend that Max Yasgur, a 49-year-old conservative Upstate New York farmer, stood onstage…
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Our daughter’s gone, unleashed on the world
I can hear her up there in her room moving those enormous, orange storage bins around. They make a scraping…
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Gun control legislation now
To the Editor: All of us are heartbroken with the recent reports of mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.…
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Opioid coverage great, but beware suboxone
To the Editor: As a nurse practitioner who treats opioid addiction, I am appreciative of The Smoky Mountain News’ coverage…
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Newspapers have beat up Shining Rock
To the Editor: Regularly, for four years, both the Mountaineer and The Smoky Mountain News have published articles lambasting the…
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Trump’s bigotry can’t be denied
To the Editor: Lindsay Graham had it right. In 2015, he described Donald Trump as “a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.”…
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Cherokee students attend Judaculla Camp
Fifteen high school students from across the region who are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians had an…
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HCC program ranked in Top 10
According to Medicalassistantadvice.com, Haywood Community College’s Medical Assisting program has been ranked number 10 in North Carolina for the year…
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Leading Catamount Nation: WCU’s new chancellor discusses her path to Cullowhee and vision for the university
Western Carolina University’s newest chancellor is fairly certain that, of the teachers and students she knew years ago while pursuing…
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Jackson County welcomes new chancellor
More than 300 people crowded Innovation Station in Dillsboro on Monday, Aug. 19, to sip a beer and shake hands…
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Cullowhee Dam removal decision could take years
It’s been two years since discussions began about the possibility of removing the Cullowhee Dam, and it could take years…
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Shining Rock suspends board operations pending training session
Shining Rock Classical Academy has a history of transparency problems, but after an Aug. 19 meeting with representatives of local…
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Rankins honored with Chief Junaluska Award
Lake Junaluska residents Pat and Don Rankin are the 2019 recipients of the Chief Junaluska Award, an honor bestowed annually…
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NC Justice Center honors Haywood’s Jane Hipps
The N.C. Justice Center posthumously bestowed a Champion of Justice Award on former board member and community advocate Jane Hipps…
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Haywood Schools consolidation plan moves forward
A proposal to consolidate several aging Haywood County Schools administrative buildings into a single multi-million dollar state-of-the-art facility first discussed…
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Tribal Council candidates speak on the issues
When Election Day arrives in Cherokee Sept. 5, all 12 Tribal Council seats will be up for grabs, as well…
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Canton explores wastewater treatment options
For years, the town of Canton’s municipal wastewater has been treated, free of charge, by the various operators of the…
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Working the watershed: Forest Stewards lays out plans for Waynesville watershed’s future
Nearly four decades ago, vast swathes of the 8,600-acre Waynesville watershed were laid bare, the trees timbered for profit and…
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Man dies following cardiac event in park
A man died in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week following a cardiac event near the Greenbrier Ranger…
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Cradle Association gets new director
The Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association has a new executive director in Natalie Britt.
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Work will soon begin on I-26
Widening work will begin on Interstate 26 in Buncombe County this fall, a project that will include replacing the Blue…
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A reminder: leave something good behind
Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly won my admiration long ago. I purchased my copy from Asheville’s…
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Teachers just don’t get enough credit
Summer is ending and schools are opening. It’s the time year when I remember the teachers. These days, teachers are…
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She comes with the hummingbirds
Wed., Aug.14, marks the third anniversary of my mom’s passing. During those early weeks and months after she slipped into…
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Correction: Mistaken identity
The column that appeared in this space last week, “Death, violence and too many guns,” was not written by John…
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Pleasantly surprised by quality newspaper
To the Editor: On a visit to Bryson City this past weekend, I picked up the most recent copy of…
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Please, just respect choice
To the Editor: I am an registered nurse, and have been for more years than I’ll admit. Understanding my HIPAA…
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Background checks are a must
To the Editor: Actually, this letter is especially to Republican and Republican-leaning unaffiliated voters.
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Indian Health Service examines issues at Unity Healing Center
The Unity Healing Center in Cherokee has become the subject of intense focus from the U.S. Indian Health Service’s regional…
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Haywood lands tax credits for historic hospital redevelopment
After narrowly losing out in each of the past three years, developers have finally been awarded tax credits that will…
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Fair time for future farmers
For many people the county fair conjures up images of Ferris wheels, carnival games and cotton candy, but here in…
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Forced to Fight: Addicts long for life beyond heroin
Editor’s note: Names have been changed to protect the identity of those interviewed for this story. Five miles down an…
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Dogwood Health Trust hires CEO
Following a national search, Dogwood Health Trust, a private, non-operating foundation whose sole purpose is to improve the health and…
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KARE child advocacy center helps the county’s most vulnerable
Just off Waynesville’s North Main Street, in one of the town’s most blighted areas, on top of a small hill…
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Public protests N.C. 107 plans at town meeting
Nearly a year to the day since a standing-room-only crowd filled Sylva Town Hall for a forum on the proposed…
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Shining Rock refuses to discuss building project
Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of stories on Haywood County’s public charter school, Shining Rock Classical Academy,…
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The living melodic bridge: ‘David Holt’s State of Music’
Now syndicated on PBS stations from coast to coast, “David Holt’s State of Music” has become a beacon of traditional…
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This must be the place: ‘Cause no one knows me like you anymore, as long forgotten as a debt I owe
It’s around midnight, early Tuesday morning. Just sitting here, thinking. Finally getting around to drinking a cold beer on a…
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Death, violence and too many guns
By John Beckman • Guest Columnist It is time that we honestly faced up to the basic issues concerning gun…
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A great teacher is like a poem: inspirational, direct
My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Pattyrae Busic, used to say, “Why, Chris, you’ve got your teeth in your mouth and your…
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Fight for Medicaid expansion
To the Editor: Mr. Patrick Gleason, we agree with part of your guest column that appeared in The Smoky Mountain…
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Let’s focus on real problems
To the Editor: I recently heard someone refer to Western North Carolina as a political backwater, populated with paranoid conspiracy…
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Immunization rates are huge concern
To the Editor: I just received the July 24 issue of The Smoky Mountain News, which gave the immunization records…
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Man found alive after four days lost in the Smokies
After spending four nights lost in the backcountry of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, searchers found 58-year-old Kevin Mark…
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Rainstorm causes death in the Smokies
Extremely heavy rainfall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park caused rockslides, downed trees, flash flooding and a fatality on…
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Girl Scouts complete Smokies service
A group of Girl Scouts recently completed 80 hours of service in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as part…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Speak up
If you want the opportunity to have knowledge about and input on actions, policies and/or decisions affecting property you own,…
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Through Spain, frame by frame: Camino de Santiago offers a long-distance walk steeped in history
The more you know about the Camino de Santiago, the harder it is to define. The simple explanation is that…
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