Mental health education class gets going
The National Alliance on Mental Illness Family-to-Family Education Program offers new spring classes for caregivers of individuals living with mental…
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Much ado about everything in Maggie
In Maggie Valley’s Town Hall, the cooperative spirit has been in short supply of late, with disputes flaring at nearly…
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Sylva Rotary Club hosts weekday pancake breakfast
A pancake breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. on Friday, March 4, at the First United Methodist…
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Tribal police struggle to communicate in outlying areas
In the farthest reaches of the Cherokee Indian Reservation, work is being done to ensure that when crime happens, the…
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Jackson puts property revaluations off until 2015
Jackson County has decided to postpone its revaluation of property values from next year until 2015. A resolution to that…
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Train to help victims of domestic violence
Reach of Haywood needs volunteers for the nonprofit’s helpline. Helpline volunteers can assist from home — or away from home…
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Bigger building, higher costs, no money
Jackson County commissioners are faced with a dilemma over the new Sylva library slated to open in May: either pony…
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Seats open on MedWest Haywood board
Four seats on the MedWest-Haywood hospital governing board will open up in April, with a deadline to apply of Feb.…
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Health Department offering free vaccines
Free flu vaccines are available at the Haywood County Health Department while supplies last. The flu vaccine is recommended for…
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Construction begins on U.S. 441
Delays are expected on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park beginning March 1, due…
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Plows miss part of I-40
Motorists beware: a no man’s land at exit 37 on Interstate 40 may not be plowed and salted in bad…
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Sharpen your marketing skills, increase sales
A seminar on how to use marketing to increase sales will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb.…
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Shuler appointed to budget committee
U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, has been appointed to serve on the House Committee on the Budget. “Our nation’s exploding…
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MedWest to honor outstanding athletes
MedWest Health System will recognize outstanding athletes from Haywood, Graham, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties and the Cherokee Indian Reservation…
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Cherokee police ask citizens to text their tips
Crime reporting in the region has moved into the digital age, thanks to the Cherokee Police Department’s new text-a-tip program.…
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Home remodelers to relish new Haywood Habitat thrift store
Remodelers who don’t want to send their old kitchen cabinets, bathroom sinks or screen doors to the dump will soon…
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Girl Scouts ramp up cookie drive
Local Girl Scouts will begin this year’s cookie drive beginning Feb. 12. Cookies are only available for approximately two…
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Health-care policy forum Feb. 22 at WCU
A health-care policy forum is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in the Catamount Room of the A.K. Hinds…
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Walk to benefit student emergency fund
Western Carolina University supporters have the chance to grow a student emergency fund when they commission a brick paver for…
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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area announces grant awards
The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership today announced twenty grants, totaling nearly $245,000, have been awarded to help preserve…
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N.C. 107 connector: County leaders to weigh in on controversial project
Jackson County commissioners have been asked to select their Top Six road priorities to pass along to the state Department…
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Better safe than sorry unscores new dam safety protocols
New protocols for the unlikely event that one of Duke Energy’s dams shows a sign of weakness could speed evacuation…
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Business news
The Haywood County Board of Realtors is offering continuing education classes for current N.C. Real Estate License holders. The four-hour…
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Maggie Valley extends alderman application deadline
Maggie Valley has extended its deadline for alderman applications by a month, despite already having five applications in hand. The…
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Pegging property values in Haywood gets down to brass tacks
With a clipboard under one arm and a giant measuring spool under the other, Greg West climbed into a county-marked…
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Decades of helping domestic violence victims could end
The financial situation facing REACH of Jackson County is so bleak the nonprofit is facing the possibility of shutting down,…
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County appraisers work hard to get values right
With a clipboard under one arm and a giant measuring spool under the other, Greg West climbed into a county-marked…
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Southwestern Community College presidents resigns suddenly
Richard Collings has submitted his resignation as president of Southwestern Community College after just six months on the job. The…
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Golden LEAF on the chopping block
It’s no secret that the state budget is in a tight spot. In the few weeks the General Assembly has…
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Southern Loop: County leaders to weigh in on controversial project
Jackson County commissioners have been asked to select their top six road priorities for consideration by the state Department of…
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Jurisdiction quagmire challenges Cherokee courts
Tribal leaders and prosecutors in Cherokee will now have stronger tools to mete out justice to criminals on the reservation,…
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Group serving those with disabilities seeks dollars to expand
Webster Enterprises, a community rehabilitation program serving those with disabilities and disadvantages in Jackson, Macon and Swain counties, wants money…
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Community helpers recognized by CCC
Winners of the Commission for a Clean County’s 10th-annual awards were announced recently. The Community Pride program honors businesses,…
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UN representative discusses domestic abuse in Cherokee
Cherokee got a special visit last month from Rashida Manjoo, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, as…
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Jackson tackles money shortfall
Times are tough, and in response Jackson County department heads have been ordered to reduce spending by 3 percent between…
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Candy sales to support the hungry
This year, Mast General Store will contribute $1 to MANNA FoodBank for each pound of candy purchased on Feb. 12…
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Canton to see long-awaited sewer upgrade near I-40
Canton will be opening its doors to new business when a long-awaited upgrade to its Champion Drive sewer line is…
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Animal Services reports rabid raccoon
Haywood County Animal Services officers are canvassing the Beaverdam community in search of stray animals, after hikers discovered a rabid…
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Supporters of Green Energy Park asked to step up
A meeting to form a new Friends of the Green Energy Park organization in Jackson County is set for 7…
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Jackson sheriff wants to regulate adult establishments before they open
There aren’t any strip joints, dirty bookstores or other adult establishments currently in Jackson County, but Sheriff Jimmy Ashe wants…
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Everything is on the table financially in Macon County
Macon County Schools, like other local school systems in North Carolina, has been warned by state leaders to plan for…
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Boogie to benefit the schools
The third-annual Mardi Gras dance, sponsored by Old Town Bank to benefit the Haywood County Schools Foundation, will be held…
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Business seminar series begins
A six-part seminar series on financial management and updated business strategies is being offered by the Haywood County Chamber of…
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Lunch and politics with the League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters of Macon County will play host to Macon County Manager Jack Horton and Commission Chair…
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Macon County health assessment starts soon
Healthy Carolinians of Macon County will launch a telephone survey of 400 county residents starting next week. The question to…
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Workshop to focus on conservation
The Leopold Land Ethics Leaders Program will hold a conservation discussion and training session from 7 to 9 p.m. on…
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Swain sheriff loses suit against county over money
A lawsuit waged by Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran against the county was shot down in court this week. Cochran…
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Hear that lonesome whistle blow? Dillsboro a little less alone with limited train service this winter
In many ways, Brian Hockman and wife Carrie of Claymates, a “paint your own pottery experience,” serve as the perfect…
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Committee looks for WCU’s next chancellor
The 16-member search committee tasked with helping select Western Carolina University’s next chancellor has developed a list of questions it…
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The changing face of Haywood County: in the middle of everything
For Darcy and Kevin Sisson, living in Waynesville makes perfect sense. She works in manufacturing in Asheville, his employer is…
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