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Will a logging project save the Blue Ridge Parkway from fire — or imperil it
Consider the dead tree. To the living things of the forest and to the environmentalists who love them, a dead tree is critical infrastructure. A standing one — a snag — may house beetle larvae, which are eaten by woodpeckers, who excavate the softening wood for nests, which are then abandoned and taken up by…
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Sylva greenlights Pride parade
Sylva Pride will parade through the streets for the first time in three years come Sept. 20, following a July 23 town commission vote. The parade will take…
Jackson commissioners vote to restrict community room use
Following a controversial vote at last week’s Jackson County Commissioners meeting, the two library community rooms in Jackson County are now no longer available for reservations to the…
Needmore concerns continue, litigation proposed
Several individuals approaching the podium at last week’s Swain County Commission meeting addressed the Duke Energy planned transmission line route and Almond substation along Needmore Road, which, as…
Jackson school bond referendum public hearing date set
Jackson County Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a public hearing on a $105 million school bond referendum.
The public hearing will take place at the Sept. 1 commission…
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Haywood County pump track grand opening
Haywood County’s newest recreation facility, Raccoon Creek Bike Park, will celebrate its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8. The Waynesville park will…
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Heart it races: AVL Sounds Fest to debut in WNC
After two years of silence, a major music festival will return to Asheville. Rising from the melodic ashes of the former AVLfest, which initially went on hiatus due to the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the inaugural AVL Sounds Fest will soon make its maiden journey across the sonic landscape Aug. 6-9.
“As someone who was…
This must be the place
This must be the place: ‘I remember the good old days, stayed up all night gettin’ crazed’
Hello from Room 214 at the Apres Hotel in Whitefish, Montana. I’m typing this while waiting for my laundry to finish down the hall, with reruns of “Friends” on the TV. In the next hour, I’ll be back on the road, heading north and over the border on a return trip to British Columbia, Canada. …
This must be the place: ‘Are you reelin’ in the years? Stowin’ away the time’
Hello from Room 242 at the Easy Stay Inn & Suites in downtown Fernie, British Columbia. It’s Thursday, late morning. I just got back from a gloriously sweaty run along the Elk River underneath the watchful eye of the Three Sisters, the awe-inspiring peaks cradling this outpost community in the depths of the Canadian Rockies. Some 2,300 miles from my Waynesville apartment.
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Partner content: what to ADD to your meals
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Partner content: Health, Humidity and Hydration
White rice is a good source of carbohydrates and a handy and versatile grain to keep on hand as it stores well.
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Thursday, June 18 • 3pm-6pm
Ingles Markets — 151 Smokey Park Highway — Asheville
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Partner content: Pack a Snack
White rice is a good source of carbohydrates and a handy and versatile grain to keep on hand as it stores well.
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Standing up for the First Amendment
If you want to know what Senate candidate Michael Whatley talked about when he visited an event sponsored by the Haywood County GOP on Saturday, July 18, at…
letters to the editor
The road to Iran runs through Israel
Steven Berner’s letter (SMN, July 15, 2026) was spot on…
Silence is not an option
I’m a lifetime member of the American Legion and the…
‘Why support Illegal immigration?’
As I participated Saturday — on the square in Bryson…