Get the latest information on coping with mental illness
NAMI Family-to-Family Education, a free, 12-session program for relatives and friends of people diagnosed with a mental illness, will be…
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Brasstown instructor to give presentation in Haywood County
Annie Lough, a nationally known folk musician, will give a talk and musical presentation on Appalachian musical heritage and culture…
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Library countdown: Volunteers help ready books for the move
Good things come to those who wait. It’s an adage Jackson County library users will need to bear in mind…
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Haywood bike plan gets into gear
Haywood County cyclists – and would-be cyclists – will soon be able to breathe a little easier and peddle a…
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Maggie ABC stores face questions amid losses
Maggie Valley’s liquor stores lost money in 2010 for the second year in a row, prompting some aldermen to question…
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Needmore Road paving proposal once again draws a crowd
The second and final public hearing on whether the N.C. Department of Transportation should widen and pave Needmore Road took…
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NC General Assembly update
Most people predicted that this session of the North Carolina General Assembly was going to be fast and furious, and…
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Green Energy Park recommendations now on the table
The Green Energy Park would stand on its own financially within five years if Jackson County adopts recommendations made last…
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Past blunders cost hospital in ER lawsuit
A group of emergency room doctors has been awarded $1.6 million in a lawsuit against Haywood Regional Medical Center. Haywood…
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Maggie alderman Colin Edwards resigns
Maggie Valley Alderman Colin Edwards resigned last week, prompting a special called meeting where barely-concealed animosity among the remaining board…
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New real estate values due out soon in Haywood
Property owners in Haywood County will soon learn how their home and land values weathered the recession. Every home, lot…
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Cashing in: Tribe teaches teens to get smart with casino windfall
This year in Cherokee, a major change will quietly work its way into law, causing little fanfare but marking a…
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State budget timing critical to local governments
Local boards are finding themselves on the wrong end of the dog when it comes to putting together budgets for…
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Landfill methane to heat Haywood school bus garage: County lands $1 million grant for the project
Haywood County has landed a $1 million grant to turn the methane pouring off a no-longer-used landfill into energy. The…
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State road map yours for the asking
A new, 2011-12 state roadmap can be obtained for free by contacting the N.C. Department of Transportation. The state map…
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Winter blanket drive in Franklin
Donations of food, coats and blankets are needed for the Warmth in Winter event in Franklin. Free hot meals, blankets,…
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Haywood Habitat to help families in need of homes
Haywood Habitat for Humanity is holding an open enrollment through January for perspective new-home partner families. Applicants must meet certain…
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Mountain BizWorks offers planning course in Waynesville
Mountain BizWorks will offer “Foundations,” an eight-week business planning course starting Feb. 2 in Waynesville. Students will learn how to…
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Free tax preparation help in Jackson
Those with low and moderate income can get help preparing and filing their taxes every Monday and Friday from Feb.…
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UN study of violence against Native women touches Cherokee
A United Nations expert on women’s human rights is investigating why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and…
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Bottoms up: Towns likely to continue benefiting from liquor sales
With Gov. Beverly Perdue reversing her stance on her previous suggestion to privatize liquor sales, towns can rest assured they’ll…
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Dirt-bike track gets green flag
Bud Talley said this week he plans to move forward on building a dirt-bike track on his farm in Macon…
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Industries in arrears on rent and loans face county crackdown
With what they claim is hundreds of thousands in unpaid rent and loans on the line, Jackson County commissioners have…
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Arizona shootings prompt rethinking about security at area colleges
Faculty and staff at Southwestern Community College will take part in a daylong session this week on how to identify…
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Jackson County commissioners shift into reverse on hiring policy
When Jackson County’s new commissioners announced they would oversee all hiring to determine whether positions should be filled or wiped…
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Lingering recession prompts new round of Haywood job cuts
Haywood County commissioners have cut five full-time jobs and frozen four open positions to stave off a projected budget shortfall…
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DOT probes allegation of fraud in road maintenance contracts
The Department of Transportation isn’t sure how long it will take to investigate anonymous allegations of fraud among road maintenance…
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Selling landfill space gains traction in Haywood
Haywood County is seriously considering turning over operations of the county landfill to a private company in hopes of saving…
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Southern cuisine comes to Clyde
If you had to pick a concept to describe Mary Catherine Earnest, it would probably be local. The owner and…
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Supporters want to keep county funding for Green Energy Park
Supporters of Jackson County’s methane-powered Green Energy Park urged county leaders last week not to slash funding to the innovative…
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Adoption center opens at Sarge’s
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation will soon open its Animal Adoption Center. The new location will be 256 Industrial Park Drive…
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Weak zoning laws could pave way for dirt-bike racetrack
The Macon County businessman and farmer who stirred up controversy recently by announcing plans to build a dirt-bike racetrack in…
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Future of Green Energy Park might lie in the numbers
Jackson County has pumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into the Green Energy Park since launching the innovative project about…
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Harrah’s third hotel tower now open
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel third hotel tower which has been under construction as part of its three-year, $633 million…
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Get involved: volunteer
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications for the following boards: • The Board of Equalization and Review…
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HCC to offer business plan workshop
The Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar entitled Business Plan Basics on Tuesday, Jan.…
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Altrusa hosts 13th annual soup and cornbread event
Altrusa Club of Waynesville will host its 13th annual Soup and Cornbread Benefit Scholarship Fundraiser from 11 a.m. until 7…
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Graham sues Swain for millions in back taxes for Fontana generators
Swain County has lost more than $17,000 a month from their coffers, and that financial gouge may become a lot…
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Old hospital to be repurposed into senior housing
Haywood County’s seniors are one step closer to having more affordable housing options. County commissioners last week agreed to sell…
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Old Wal-Mart retrofit for county offices to begin soon
Remodeling work to the old Wal-Mart building in Haywood County could begin within weeks after commissioners approved a contract to…
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Commissioners tap assistant manager to take the helm permanently
Haywood County selected a new manager at their Wednesday meeting, promoting current interim manager Marty Stamey. The board decided to…
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Does right equal might? Republicans take control next week
Don’t expect business as usual when the state’s General Assembly convenes January 26: not with an epic power shift from…
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Free radon testing kits available in Jackson
January is Radon Education Month and the Jackson County Center of N.C. Cooperative Extension is offering free testing kits for…
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Mountain BizWorks offers planning course
Mountain BizWorks will offer Foundations, an eight-week business planning course, starting Jan. 24 at its offices in Sylva. During the…
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Old-time remedies focus of genealogical society meeting
The Haywood County Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the First Methodist…
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GOP may loosen rules on lottery proceeds
With the GOP takeover of the state General Assembly, lottery money and how schools use what they’re given will come…
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Calm your cabin fever at Haywood’s Fire and Ice Winterfest
Tired of being indoors this winter? Take your mind off winters chill and warm up with the Haywood County Chamber…
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What price public service? Arizona shooting fuels discussion in WNC
U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, is getting the word out: from now on, he’ll be carrying a gun when meeting…
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New York City? No wonder they left us out
A spokeswoman with the state Department of Transportation said they didn’t intentionally leave out the state’s westernmost counties on an…
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Letter alleges DOT fraud; investigation under way
An anonymous letter alleging corruption — including bribery, embezzlement, overbilling and theft of state materials — among contractors hired to…
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