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New Haywood Arts director
The Haywood County Arts Council Board of Directors unanimously elected Leigh Forrester as the new executive director. She will assume…
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TWSA debates policy changes in Cashiers
As planning proceeds for a new sewer treatment plant in Cashiers, the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority will soon be…
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Jackson to hold second Brunch Bill hearing
A second public hearing on whether to allow Sunday morning alcohol sales in Jackson County will be held at 5:30…
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Sylva forecasts a tight budget year
Two years after the Sylva town board enacted a 42 percent increase in the city’s property tax rate, budget time…
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Tribal transparency on shaky ground after media ban
Allegations made by a member of Cherokee Tribal Council against a Smoky Mountain News reporter have resulted in a ban…
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Brewery controversy prompts tribe to examine naming rules
After a contentious three-hour back-and-forth that followed an already full day at the Cherokee Council House, the Cherokee Tribal Council…
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Challenge against Swain sheriff dismissed
The packed Swain County courtroom broke into thunderous applause as the newly seated board of elections unanimously dismissed a candidate…
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Red, Wight and blue: campaign signs cause a stir
A spate of unusual campaign signs began popping up in Maggie Valley about a week ago and although the message…
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Report: minorities, poor in N.C. blame Trump, Congress
A recent report published by nonprofit advocacy group Down Home North Carolina says that changing demographics and their accompanying shifts…
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Primary election will determine next Haywood Clerk of Court
While some Haywood County voters will head to the polls May 8 asking themselves who they’re going to vote for,…
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NRA grants help local students learn safety
Recent efforts to enhance student safety by placing armed volunteers in the nation’s schools have resulted in predictable blowback from…
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Historic Hospital project inches forward
The next chapter in the saga of the historic Haywood Hospital is about to be written, but in the choose-your-own-adventure…
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Franklin considers options for alcohol at events
A music and beer festival planned for April 20 in downtown Franklin has hit a roadblock since a town ordinance…
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Lake Junaluska to begin restoring bridge over dam
Lake Junaluska has received a certificate of approval from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality authorizing construction activity to…
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Birch stills were once plentiful in the mountains
Throughout spring the pendent catkins of sweet birch (Betula lenta) will be dangling gracefully in the wind in rich woodland…
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Walking Waynesville’s watershed: Hike offers rare glimpse into unspoiled area
Of all the rugged places in Western North Carolina, one of the most pristine and unique is also one of…
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Bear activity prompts warning in Panthertown
An increase in serious bear encounters in Panthertown Valley has led the U.S. Forest Service to recommend that backcountry campers…
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HCC named Tree Campus USA
Haywood Community College was recently named a 2017 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, commemorating this accomplishment by…
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If you’re going through hell: a book and some thoughts
“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill By hell, I mean neither a trivial bad-hair day nor that…
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‘What took you so damn long, Joyce?’
It was the shortest funeral service I’ll likely ever attend. And though there were tears and somber conversations, there were…
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The best reason of all to play
It’s one of those late March days that can’t make up its mind whether winter is really over or might…
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WLOS corporate line tough to swallow
To the Editor: This letter is director to Julie Fries, news director for Channel 13 WLOS, and to Joe Fishleigh,…
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The left has reached a new low
To the Editor: Week after week I read the opinions and dissertations from the left. It seems that those of…
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Greens make the grade: Ballot access boosts third parties
This fall, voters in North Carolina will be treated to a new choice at the polls come election day.
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Can Canton’s Colonial come back?
Many Fridays a small group of longtime Canton residents meet up informally at the town’s historical museum on Park Street…
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Supreme Court issues opinion in impeachment case
Nine months after arguments concluded in a dispute over the process used to impeach then-Principal Chief Patrick Lambert, the Cherokee…
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Renovated Labyrinth at Lake Junaluska
The outdoor labyrinth at Lake Junaluska has long been a place where people go to seek spiritual renewal. Recent renovations…
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Impeachment issue returns to Cherokee courts
While nearly a year has passed since former Principal Chief Patrick Lambert was removed from office, a court hearing March…
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Jackson sheriff candidates vie for win in Republican primary
Jackson County Sheriff Chip Hall may be running unopposed in the upcoming Democratic primary, but two Republican candidates are competing…
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Bushyhead challenges Carson for chairman seat
After serving as chairman of the Swain County Board of Commissioners for two terms, incumbent Phillip Carson will be challenged…
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New principal at Smoky Mountain
The Jackson County Public Schools Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Elliott, Superintendent announced Evelyn Graning as the new…
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Waynesville approves incentive package for unnamed business
Haywood County is suddenly a hot commodity for property developers; recent news of a proposed hotel in Maggie Valley was…
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Green Energy Park plan in development
A plan to re-imagine the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro as a campus for creativity, learning and animal…
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Rise Against Hunger: Junaluska Elementary students help feed the hungry
Random Act of Kindness Week at Junaluska Elementary School culminated on Friday when students and community volunteers gathered in the…
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The Art of Garfunkel: Musical, pop culture icon to play WNC
In conversation, Art Garfunkel is as poignant and whimsical as his music. The strong, heartfelt emotion behind his thoughts and…
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This must be the place: I know I'll see you again in the long run
Somewhere around central South Carolina my mind began to drift.
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Schools have become political battlegrounds
By John deVille • Guest Columnist Given all the challenges and unwarranted criticism those of us who work in public…
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From enemy to ally: Kudzu Camp seeks to overturn misconceptions
It was 1983 when Avram Friedman first rolled into Sylva, driving the repurposed school bus that was home for him,…
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Hunting for kudzu
Even as I parked my car at the bottom of a steep and weedy hill that Friday morning, I wasn’t…
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Trout waters to reopen
Hatchery-supported trout waters will open once more at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 7.
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Bicycle shop coming to Cherokee
The success of Cherokee’s 10.5-mile Fire Mountain Trail System has spurred Motion Makers Bicycle Shop to open a new location…
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Database boosts plant research on Toxaway Mountain
The Southern Highlands Reserve has launched a digital database to advance its ability to research native plants from its perch…
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Runners brave the Assault on BlackRock
This year’s Assault on BlackRock drew 105 runners and brought in more than $4,000 for the Jackson County Shop with…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Spring has sprung
It doesn’t take a calendar to know spring is here. Spring is surely in the air but it’s also in…
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Maybe we’ll never know just what women want
“What do women want?” Sigmund Freud’s famous question crosses the lips of most men at one time or another. Goaded…
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Student protestors deserve gratitude
I’ve always admired those who speak out, those who have opinions and feel compelled to share them.
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Making new memories during Easter week
Growing up, we had a little blue and white camper at Ocean Lakes Campground in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. It…
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Leaders need to do more to stop carnage
By Stephen Wall • Guest Columnist I was disappointed to read Interim Superintendent Bill Nolte's post on the Haywood County…
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And the children shall lead
To the Editor: In the wake of school shootings and #NeverAgain, school administrators are faced with the issue of how…
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Haywood Christian Academy gets room to grow
Next fall, students at Haywood Christian Academy will all attend classes together in a new building that brings the two…
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