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In-hospital hospice just not the same
By Lorna Sterling • Guest Columnist Like many in the Haywood County community, I am concerned about the transfer of…
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Thoughts on Thanksgiving and traditions
Funny how when you’re living in a moment, you don’t realize how truly special the moment is. Only later in…
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Why own an Assault rifle?
To the Editor: The Second Amendment states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,…
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Hopes for a long life and many travels
To the Editor: In response to the guest column in the November 7 issue regarding immigration, if you live long…
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Guest columnist omits history
To the Editor: In the November 7 issue of The Smoky Mountain News, Guest Columnist Autumn Woodward related a harrowing…
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GOP leader should be gracious in victory
To the Editor: While I agree with Cecil GOP Precinct Chair Ted Carr’s statement in Cory Vaillancourt’s “Eastbound and down”…
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Activists fast for climate awareness
A group of climate activists based in Asheville is nearly finished a 10-day Thanksgiving fast aimed at bringing attention to…
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Rare shrub seeds for sale
Alarka Institute in Cowee is now selling seeds from the Franklinia, one of the rarest shrubs in the world.
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Fallen rock causes Parkway closure near Asheville
Tanbark Tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed until further notice after pieces of the tunnel’s natural rock ceiling…
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New trail project announced
A two-year effort to rehabilitate Rainbow Falls Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now complete, and the…
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Art raises cash for the Parkway
An art-focused fundraising event raised more than $40,000 for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation last month, allowing for education and…
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Learn to tie a fly
A weekly fly tying class has started at Outdoor 76 in Franklin, held 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday.
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Plan proposed to let Cherokee members gather sochan
An environmental assessment for a rule that would allow members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to gather sochan…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Eye on the lake
Lake Junaluska is an amazing resource. It is home to the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, the World Methodist…
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You can’t make this stuff up
One of my favorite and most often used aphorisms in this lifetime has been “you can’t make this stuff up.”…
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Inventory of life: Twenty-year effort to count Smokies species adds 1,000 to science
By late November, the trees at 5,000 feet are mostly bare, once-green leaves covering the forest floor like a brown…
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Plott Balsam conservation project gets funding
A plan to conserve more than 900 acres of high-elevation terrain in Jackson County will move forward after the Clean…
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LifePoint, RCCH merger a done deal
LifePoint Health and RCCH HealthCare Partners have completed their merger and will now begin operating as one united company under…
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SBI finds no crime committed in Bryson City K9 death
After conducting a limited review into the death of a Bryson City K9, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations…
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Meadows sanctioned over handling of office harassment
A pair of congressmen — one Democrat and one Republican — were slapped with sanctions by the House Ethics Committee…
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New business coming to Macon County
The Macon County Industrial Park will be getting a new tenant after county commissioners approved a lease for TECO Inc.…
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ConMet not closed yet in Bryson City
Rumors of Consolidated Metco Inc., staying open in Bryson City have been circulating around the community, but unfortunately the plant…
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Mountain Projects seeks more transportation funding
Citing a slowdown in federal funding and a desire to run a regularly scheduled circulator route across Haywood County, Mountain…
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Homeless in Haywood: the journey continues
It was a journey I thought would last three days but has already lasted a year, with no signs of…
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Jonathan Creek project lurches forward
With a new board that will subsequently change the face of Haywood County government set to be sworn in on…
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Bye bye BI-LO, adios Los Amigos: Tenants seek out new spaces ahead of plaza redevelopment
A major project slated for a prime parcel in Waynesville’s burgeoning Russ Avenue commercial district could soon transform a local…
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Historic court session held in Cherokee
A man claiming the courts misled him when accepting his guilty plea. A woman with a disability contending termination from…
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Let the world decide: Travers Brothership release latest album
Just about a decade ago, on a school bus somewhere on the back roads of Black Mountain, four teenage boys…
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This must be the place: ‘Rejoice, rejoice, we have no choice but to carry on’
I couldn’t believe she gave me a ticket. Thanksgiving 2001. I was 16 years old. Having just ate a quick…
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Practice what you preach
To the Editor: The first duty of government to its citizens is to safeguard them from acts of violence. Instead,…
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Keep storm drains unclogged
To the Editor: Another large rainfall event is visiting our mountains this week, which can lead to flash floods and…
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Rep. Meadows for House Sanitation Committee
To the Editor: Now that the rest of the nation has seen the reality of the Trump Administration and voted…
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Veterans appreciate show of support
To the Editor: I would like to thank The Chef’s Table and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino for their generosity of inviting…
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Election results will make for a stronger democracy
There were many winners and losers last week on Election Day, but perhaps the best outcome is that the move…
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Time for all to choose dignity over party loyalty
Perhaps you have noticed how popular the “what about” argument has become these days? You know it works: you make…
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A heartfelt thanks to all in District 118
By Rhonda Cole Schandevel • Guest Columnist Good day to all who will take the time to read my long…
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Going for the three-peat: Franklin outdoor store opens two new locations in 2018
When Rob Gasbarro and Cory McCall met in 2008, their friendship formed around hiking and biking the mountains surrounding Franklin,…
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Bear injures Haywood County man
A Haywood County man has become the second person to be attacked by a black bear in Western North Carolina…
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Mount Mitchell gets new leader
Veteran ranger Kevin Bischof has been named to the superintendent’s post at Mount Mitchell State Park in Yancey County.
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Parking and lighting to increase at arboretum
A $905,000 grant from the Buncombe County Tourism Development authority will make it possible for the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville…
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Slopes open at Cataloochee
Cataloochee Ski Area opened for the first time this season on Sunday, Nov. 11.
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Jackson gets new interpretive signs
Four new wayside signs have appeared at the Jackson County Greenway, East LaPorte Park and South Painter Park, thanks to…
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Rainbow Falls rehab concludes
After two years of work, the new and improved Rainbow Falls Trail is open for business following a Nov. 14…
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Judge blocks wolf protection rollback
A federal judge found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental…
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Farm Bill still not reauthorized
The 2014 Farm Bill expired at midnight Sept. 30, and Congress has thus far failed to reauthorize a new five-year…
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Evening gosbeaks to make rare appearance
“Seen for the first time amid the snows of winter and against a background of darkling pines these strange and…
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A fine novel about a fascinating literary era
The writers who lived and practiced their art between the two world wars of the twentieth century continue to exert…
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The cost of compassion: Influx of juvenile cases could cause cash crunch
A juvenile justice system already stressed to the limit is about to be stretched even further, thanks to a change…
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Tribal housing reorganization still stalled
For the second time in less than a month, an ordinance that would abolish the Qualla Housing Authority and place…
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