Maintenance work to boost economy
Canton’s Evergreen Packaging mill’s is due for major maintenance this spring, bringing more than 1,000 contractors to the area to…
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Real estate roller coaster throws Jackson, Macon property revals off track
This isn’t the easiest time to be a real estate agent in Jackson and Macon counties, not with the crippled…
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New values based on hyperlocal formula
Haywood County’s property revaluation was a massive undertaking: appraisers had to lay eyes on 50,000 properties, from condos to fast-food…
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What new property values mean for your taxes
Property owners in Haywood County faced a Catch 22 when their new property values arrived in the mail last week.…
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Jail escapee found in Myrtle Beach
After sprinting out the front door a few weeks ago, an escaped Haywood County inmate is back behind bars. Frank…
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Take part in Macon County’s Special Olympics
The Macon County Special Olympics Games will be held Friday, April 8, at the Macon Middle School track. Opening…
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Waynesville wins concessions in Junaluska water negotiations
Waynesville officials have finally signed an agreement with the Junaluska Sanitary District that marries the two entities for 10 more…
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WCU Faculty Senate debates whether to intervene in dispute between professors and administration
At least three internal reorganizations in just five years have spurred a growing number of faculty members at Western Carolina…
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Despite fears, Haywood property values hold their own: Land and lots fall, while median-priced homes rise
When Mollie Weaver put her house on the market two weeks ago, she was bracing for the worst. She’d been…
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WCU chancellor pick expected Friday
A new chancellor for Western Carolina University will be announced this Friday during the N.C. Board of Governor’s meeting in…
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Reorganization efforts at WCU focus of faculty meetings
At least three internal reorganizations in just five years have spurred a growing number of faculty members at Western Carolina…
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Far-left liberal could be a spoiler in Shuler’s next election
A liberal Asheville city council member announced this week he’d run as an Independent in 2012 against U.S. Rep. Heath…
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Judo club moves to rec center
The Waynesville Kodokan Judo Club has moved its classes to the Waynesville Recreation Center. Classes are from 4 p.m. to…
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Restaurants raise money for AIDS Project
More than 100 restaurants will participate in the Western North Carolina AIDS Project’s annual Dining Out for Life benefit Thursday,…
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WCU residence to see improvements
Renovations are set to begin on Harrill Hall, a residence at Western Carolina University, including energy efficiency improvements that would…
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Women’s group to host luncheon
The first 2011 luncheon and business meeting of the Mountain High Republican Women’s Club will be held at 11:30 a.m.…
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Bridal show planned in Franklin April 9
A free bridal show is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 9, at the Whistle Stop Mall…
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Helicopter used to move equipment into Harrah’s casino
A heavy load sky air crane helicopter, one of the world’s largest commercially available helicopters, lifted 15,000 pounds of air…
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Big money on the line as Swain and Graham square off in court
The fight between Swain and Graham counties is growing ever deeper in a dispute marked by lawsuits, counter suits and…
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State turns down Macon hospice house as conflict with hospital continues
A group wanting to build a Hospice house in Macon County to serve the terminally ill in the westernmost counties…
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Landing a hydrogen fuel cell a coup for SCC
Faculty and staff at the Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University in northern California have built a hydrogen…
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A light in the night: Mt. Lyn Lowry cross lights slated for repair
For the first time in five decades, the giant cross on Mount Lyn Lowry has fallen dark. The cross has…
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Cullowhee could be home to new river park
A group working to beautify and solidify the concept of community in Cullowhee wants to build a riverfront park, tying…
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Sylva town board faces vacancy, again
Sylva Commissioner Danny Allen announced he will resign from the town board, but has yet to say when, leaving the…
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New TDA visitor center will leave Haywood Chamber with funding woes
Less than a year after opening a new visitor center in downtown Waynesville, the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce learned…
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Maggie appoints former judge to town board vacancy
In the quagmire that is politics in Maggie Valley, the most recent appointee to the town’s board of aldermen says…
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Can you hear me now? Broadband “critical” for Nantahala Gorge before kayaking championships
Organizers said this week that getting the Nantahala Gorge into this century when it comes to telecommunication capabilities is absolutely…
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Haywood County property revaluations go out
It’s finally here: the week Haywood County property owners find out just how well their home and land values held…
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Restaurants in Sylva busy despite worries about economy
The economy be damned — the burgeoning restaurant scene in Sylva continues to boom, with four eating establishments in this…
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Nursing scholarships available
Scholarships for nursing students are available through the Judy Moore Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which was created as a memorial to…
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SCC fair to connect job seekers with employers
Southwestern Community College will hold a free job fair Thursday, March 31. The event will be from 9 a.m. until…
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Waynesville offers summer day camp
A summer day camp for rising first graders through rising fifth graders from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., June 17…
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WCU police receive military surplus
Two portable light towers each bright enough to illuminate an area the size of a football field are the latest…
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Students fold paper cranes to support Japan earthquake relief
Western Carolina University students are folding and selling paper cranes for $1 to support an earthquake relief fund at a…
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Construction program offered for students
High school students interested in construction can participate in the Kimmel School Construction Training Program at Western Carolina University in…
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Sarge’s opens center, calls for photography
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new adoption center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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Campus ministry hosts golf classic
The Wesley Foundation at Western Carolina University will host its inaugural Golf Classic at Lake Junaluska Golf Course April 16…
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Senior spokeswoman hosts community forum
On March 31, Swain County citizens will have two opportunities to comment on the future of Swain County. The dialog,…
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Work on hospice center progresses
Construction on a new Homestead Inpatient Hospice Center adjacent to MedWest-Haywood hospital is progressing, with a new retaining wall, framework…
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Sylvan Hearth seeks like-minded worshipers
The Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple offers its facilities to positive Pagan traditions including Hindu, Buddhist and Asatrue. The facility includes…
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Enjoy the lake? Help cleanup, please
A Lake Junaluska Beautification Day is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, and volunteers are needed to help with the cleanup.…
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HandMade engages Bryson to create road map for a better town
In the sunny, windowed front room of the Swain County Chamber of Commerce, a group of people are gathered around…
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Rural Center grants to create 22 jobs in Haywood
Haywood County has received two grants totaling $133,650 from the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center that will help create…
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Ancient burial site halts Jackson bridge construction
Not to say they told you so, but the truth is … they did. Construction of a wider bridge to…
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Farmers turn out in droves for cattle auction opening day
The first cow ushered into the WNC Regional Livestock Center in Canton weighed 850 well-proportioned pounds. Despite being two-months pregnant,…
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WCU budget cuts, reorganization trigger controversy
At the outset of the state budget crisis, Chancellor John Bardo and Western Carolina University’s Board of Trustees maintained the…
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All the way from Ground Zero, salvaged metal to be erected as memorial in Clyde
When the World Trade Center fell nearly 10 years ago, there was little left of its once-majestic towers but scattered…
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Haywood jail hopes to trim inmate health care costs
The health care bills rolling into the Haywood County jail for inmate care might now be slashed by up to…
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Hunt for new WCU chancellor in the homestretch
It’s not a bad job, really. There’s a nice house, more than 7,000-square-feet, that’s currently undergoing a nearly $300,000 facelift.…
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A modern man with an old-time passion for farming
It’s a sunny, mid-March Friday, the air is barely warm enough to warrant open windows and loosened collars, and on…
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