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Waynesville looks to maintain its architectural, cultural legacy
It’s that small town feel — the Normal Rockwell-esque Main Street dimly lit by vintage streetlights, the brilliant fall colors…
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Towns don’t need to be politicized
To the Editor: Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, does not seem to have a clue as to what cities and towns…
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This must be the place: 'Sod the streets at once, change the name Aspen to Fat City'
Recently, I came across a real estate listing for a house while scrolling Facebook. It was located on the east…
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The courageous tale of Charlotte Joy: Rare genetic disease can’t stop one Haywood family and their daughter from helping other children
Charlotte Joy is a hero; she just doesn’t know it yet.
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Thanks to SMN for their investigative work
To the Editor: As a subscriber to Smoky Mountain News, I wish to thank Politics Editor Cory Vaillancourt for his…
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Haywood event aims to shed stigma surrounding addiction
This weekend, The SHARE Project will host its third annual WNC drug awareness event — “Hope Not Stigma.”
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Drug Trafficker pleads guilty in Haywood
A Swanannoa man forfeited his vehicle and received a stiff prison sentence after pleading guilty in Haywood County Superior Court…
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Coming full circle: BearWaters Brewing opens Waynesville location
Last Thursday morning, Kevin Sandefur spent five hours spreading gravel in the parking lot of the brand new BearWaters Brewing…
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Dreams are now memories, and a line’s been crossed
For years, Tuscola High School’s location high on the hill overlooking the Lakeside Plaza, a fragment of Lake Junaluska, and…
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Sylva approves brief road closure for Pride
An application to use Bridge Park and Main Street for the annual Pride event has led the Town of Sylva…
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Sylva budgets for future uncertainty
Town Manager Paige Dowling officially presented the proposed 2023-24 budget to the Sylva Board of Commissioners during its May 11…
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Election bill would encourage uninformed voting
I read the recent article by Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, regarding partisan municipal elections . I am dismayed that this…
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Sylva approves zoning request for workforce housing
Sylva has approved a zoning map amendment request in order to allow for the possible construction of an affordable housing…
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Enrollment open for grassland conservation program
Agricultural producers and private landowners have until May 26 to sign up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, a federal…
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Riddle your way through Highlands
The ‘Kids Hike Highlands’ trail passport program is back, with a refresh for the 2023 season.
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Meet the lightning bugs of the Appalachians
Experience the “Appalachian magic” of lightning bug season with a series of walks planned throughout the spring and early summer…
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Students recognized for Parkway contributions
Students from The Christ School in Asheville have won one of five annual awards given by Blue Ridge Parkway managers…
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Team effort fixes water system at Cullowhee Community Garden
When Western Carolina University registrar Larry Hammer began working a garden plot with his family in the Cullowhee Community Garden,…
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Bethel students win state hunting skills tournament
A team from Bethel Middle School in Haywood County took top honors at the 2023 Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournament.…
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Mayapple of my eye
I love coming across a large patch of mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) while walking in the woods in the spring. They are…
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Red wolf litter born in the wild
A new litter of red wolf puppies has been born in the tiny wild population in eastern North Carolina.
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HCC opens new Dahlia Ridge Trail System
When A.L. Freedlander issued the 1966 fundraising challenge that birthed the Haywood Community College campus in Clyde, he envisioned a…
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Haywood commissioners support tax hike to fund school resource officers
Absent any meaningful gun legislation by the North Carolina General Assembly or by Congress, the cost of protecting Haywood County’s…
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Old Kmart plaza sold
Less than two weeks after a story in The Smoky Mountain News revealed that a real estate marketing flyer along with…
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Abortion bill will test Republican supermajority
It’s been a little over a year since a draft of the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling was leaked, and a…
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Embracing the sisterhood of motherhood
Last weekend, I flew to Phoenix for a conference. During the four-hour flight, I sat beside a lap child, which…
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Django was a wanderer, a free spirit
This morning was one of those times when Django being gone hit home, when I got a little emotional thinking…
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Journalism is cesspool of propoganda
To the Editor: Journalism used to be an honorable profession, but over the past two decades or so has become…
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This must be the place: ‘Windswept stars blink and smile, another song, another mile’
Hello from Room 209 at the Home2 Suites by Hilton on the outskirts of downtown Decatur, Alabama. It’s Monday morning.…
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Love in the dark: Abe Partridge brings the good word to WNC
A former Baptist preacher and military veteran, Abe Partridge is now regarded as one of the most unique and captivating…
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Student wins WCU College of Business pitch competition
Avery Pittman, a first-year entrepreneurship and interior design major from Startown, won first place in the Western Carolina University College…
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Meetings set to discuss Waynesville historic preservation
The Town of Waynesville Historic Preservation Commission will host a pair of public meetings to discuss the preparation of a…
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Teen driver law changes take effect
Upon passage of a bill by the North Carolina General Assembly, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles announced changes to…
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Man pleads guilty to child sex crimes
A South Carolina man who used social media to groom then entice an underage teen to meet him in both…
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Car show reminds people to slow down and move over
Following her son’s death, a Haywood County mom is on a mission to get people to slow down and move…
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Birdtown Tribal Council candidates share their vision
fF Five candidates are running for a term representing Birdtown on Tribal Council for the next two years.
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Cannabis funding vetoed
UU Upholding a veto from Principal Chief Richard Sneed, on May 4 the Cherokee Tribal Council reversed an April decision…
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DA finds Lambert Wilson shooting was self-defense
M More than six months after beloved Swain County educator was shot and killed at his motel in Cherokee, District…
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Remembering the stolen: Gathering honors those lost to missing and murdered indigenous women epidemic
The fourth annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relative Walk and Vigil held in Cherokee Friday, May 5, aimed to do…
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‘Cornerstone of the community’: HCC budgets for the coming year
Haywood Community College has long been a foundation of education and job training in the region; the college will celebrate…
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Jackson approves juvenile crime prevention funding plan
Three Jackson County programs will receive funding from the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council to help reduce and prevent juvenile crime.
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Dive into the interconnected world of birds and insects
Explore the love-hate relationship between birds and insects during a talk from Balsam Mountain Trust Executive Director Michael Wall at…
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William Nealy exhibit on display in Johnson City
Adventure-themed artwork by the late William Nealy on loan from Nantahala Outdoor Center is on display through June 9 at…
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Connect to the spirit of the Smokies
The University of Tennessee’s Smoky Mountain Field School has announced a new slate of programs for 2023, offering adults who…
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Highlands Biological invests in undergrad field work program
Since 2021, the Highlands Biological Foundation has invested $300,000 in its University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Highlands Field…
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Polish up the Pigeon
Pick up the Pigeon River during a cleanup 9-10 a.m. Saturday, May 13, in Canton.
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Environmental Assessment for Laurel Falls plan out for comment
An Environmental Assessment examining the impact of proposed changes associated with the Laurel Falls Trail Management Plan is out for…
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Active search stops for missing man
After an extensive 11-day search, on May 6 the Great Smoky Mountains National Park halted its active field search for…
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One thousand peonies
Each May, Crabtree couple invites the public to drink in field of blooms Ricardo Fernandez Battini and his wife Suzanne…
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Up Moses Creek
Snapper, Part I Snapping turtles have been on my mind this spring after one showed up in our pond. Its…
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