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Macon commission candidates talk local issues: See where the five challenger candidates stand on data centers, Flock cameras, and more
Six candidates are running for three positions on the Macon County Board of Commissioners. The Smoky Mountain News met with these candidates to discuss their platforms, backgrounds, and where they stand on some of the important issues facing their would-be constituents.
All five spots on the board are held by Republicans, and three Democrat challengers…
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Swain sheriff candidates discuss competing visions
Republican incumbent Brian Kirkland and Democratic challenger David Southards will face off for Swain County Sheriff in the General Election, a race defined in part by how Kirkland…
FRL trustees spar over late fee policy
As Macon County weighs whether to leave the Fontana Regional Library System, FRL trustees continue to push for policy changes that would require taxpayer dollars for attorney review.
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Doster appointed Swain finance officer
Swain County Commission on Sept. 9 held a brief emergency session to swear in Finance Officer Kyra Doster, who had secured the $1 million bond the appointment required.…
Sylva Pride returns with downtown parade
Downtown Sylva will bustle with energy and color Sept. 18-20, as the town’s Pride Festival returns after a two-year hiatus.
“I’m super excited,” said Sylva Pride Board Member…
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Tipton-Haynes historic site hosts Sorghum Festival
The 27th Annual Sorghum Festival will allow visitors to observe sorghum cane being processed into molasses using a mule-powered and hit-and-miss powered mill from 8 a.m. to 4…
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1. The sixth annual Highlands PorchFest will be held from 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at a variety of local venues within the community. 2. The 16th annual “Youth Arts Festival” will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, in the Dillsboro Creative Arts Center (Jackson County Green Energy Park). 3.…
This must be the place
This must be the place: Ode to 25 years later, ode to never forgetting
Twenty-five years. It didn’t dawn on me until one of my colleagues mentioned it in our editorial meeting last week. But, yes, it has been a quarter-century since Sept. 11, 2001, the line in the sand between the old world and the new, for good or ill (but mostly ill, in terms of what has…
This must be the place: ‘I’m what I am, instead of whatever I’m not’
Hello from the coveted window table in the back of Panacea Coffee Company in the Historic Frog Level District of Waynesville. It’s early Saturday afternoon. The picnic tables just outside the window at Frog Level Brewing are already filled with locals and visitors alike sitting along Richland Creek.
With Labor Day Weekend around the corner, the summer beginning its steady transition to fall, this spot…
Partner content: Taste of Local
Thursday, September 17 • 3pm-6pm
Ingles Markets — 3643 Howard Gap Road — Hendersonville
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Partner content: Fiber maxxing?
Question: Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of information about “fiber maxxing” on-line. How much fiber should I be trying to get each day?
Answer: Most of us should aim for at least 25-35 grams of fiber per day ( 25 grams of fiber each day for women and closer to 35 grams/day for men)
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Partner content: Can You be MISDIAGNOSED with Celiac Disease?
Yes! But typically, this would only be if you self-diagnosed without being tested or were diagnosed by a medical provider solely by your symptoms/reactions to eating foods with gluten and didn’t have testing. A medical provider should order blood tests for screening. The gold standard for diagnosing celiac disease is a biopsy of the lining…
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Partner content: The Color of SALMON
Do you ever wonder about the color of salmon?
Why some salmon may be really dark orange, and some may be lighter and perhaps more of a pink hue? That’s due to a pigment called astaxanthin which is a carotenoid (the vitamin A family).
Salmon need this pigment – it is like an essential vitamin…
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Here I am in a reverse mid-life crisis
The first time I learned about a mid-life crisis was in a 1980s movie where the lead male actor emotionally breaks down in middle age and dyes his…
letters to the editor
We just want to feel loved
The gifted and recognized poet, Maya Angelou, once wrote, “I’ve…
The slow death of community
C.S. Lewis once stated that “The greatest evils in our…
Don’t believe Whatley’s lies
GOP candidate for Senate in North Carolina, Michael Whatley, lies…
Veterans must seek Trump’s removal
I seriously doubt most Americans view our present political circumstances…