Harris expands cardiac services
Harris Regional Hospital is expanding its cardiac services, offering diagnostic cardiac catheterization in Sylva beginning in mid-July.
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A million dollars worth of warmth
As the sturdy old stake-bed dump truck — held together largely with rusty steel coat hangers — scrambled up the…
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Contributions large and small fuel Reeves’ passion
Although Richard Reeves has spent the last 12 years splitting wood in an empty lot off Lea Plant Road in…
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Russ fuss averted? NCDOT prepares new plan
Public outcry over North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to eviscerate historic Walnut Street during Russ Avenue improvements slated for…
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Candidates continue filing for office
Sign ups for 2017 municipal elections close at noon Friday, July 21. The election will be Tuesday, Nov. 7, with…
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Jackson commissioners and elections boards disagree over budget authority
The Jackson County Board of Elections’ attempt to exert a new level of independence from the county commissioners resulted in…
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Vice Chief position remains vacant
This month’s two full days of Tribal Council sessions included discussion on everything from research requests to drug policies to…
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Jackson launches citizen’s academy
Jackson County residents will have the chance to get grounded in local government with the launch of a citizen’s academy…
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Waynesville animal shelter closes
Duke’s Animal Haven off Stamey Cove Road in Waynesville has suddenly closed its animal rescue facility with little explanation.
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Haywood Regional expands behavioral health unit
Haywood Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint Health hospital, has completed a 17-bed expansion to its behavioral health wing on…
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Swain County receives federal funding for schools
Swain County will be receiving $577,000 in federal funding to help meet the many needs of its public school system.
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Macon pushes forward with broadband expansion
Macon County’s concerted efforts to bring better broadband capabilities to residents are moving right along.
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Sylva passes food truck rules
Sylva’s proposed food truck ordinance passed unanimously at the town meeting July 13, one year after the town board began…
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Jackson County approves contract to merge planning ordinances
A 14-month process to overhaul Jackson County’s splintered planning ordinances is now underway following the county commissioners’ unanimous approval of…
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Meadows' first challenger drops out
Moments ago, Congressman Mark Meadows' first Democratic Challenger, Matt Coffay, announced that he would be dropping out of the race…
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Utility bills to disappear for Cherokee elders
Cherokee elders will no longer have power, water or sewer bills to worry about following a divided Tribal Council vote…
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Community spirits: First craft distillery opens in Maggie Valley
Dave Angel hasn’t wasted any time becoming part of the Maggie Valley community and in return, they’ve welcomed Haywood County’s…
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New law gives alcohol entrepreneurs a boost
Residents and visitors may soon be able to enjoy a mimosa or bloody Mary during their Sunday morning brunch. A…
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Youth movement: younger candidates seek office
As North Carolina’s candidate sign-up period approaches its midway point, preliminary indications in Haywood County point toward some big changes,…
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Dems getting along just fine: Party schisms a non-issue, Chair says
The schism between the Haywood County Republican Party and the Haywood Republican Alliance isn’t unique to this party, this county…
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Local GOP mum on closed session disloyalty resolution
Allegations made last week by a member of the Haywood Republican Alliance that the Haywood County Republican Party recently passed…
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Sylva considers food truck rules
More than a year after the food truck controversy in Waynesville prompted Sylva to review its own regulations, a proposed…
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Mission threatens to cancel BCBS contract
Mission Health System is threatening to cancel its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina if they can’t…
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Bridge work to start on Moses Creek
The fruits of a yearlong bridge project will make it easier for residents of Moses Creek Road east of Cullowhee…
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Tribal Council talks salaries
A resolution that would have negated a 2007 vote to up Tribal Council’s pay by $10,000 was withdrawn last week…
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O’Malley’s closes, plans to reopen
Sylva’s pub-lovers got a shock this summer when a closed sign appeared on O’Malley’s Sports Bar and Grill June 2.
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Raleigh Roundup: Recess edition
During the long session of the North Carolina Legislature that recently concluded, hundreds of bills were again proposed, studied and…
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State charges dropped in Gatlinburg fires
State charges against the two teenagers arrested in connection with November’s deadly Gatlinburg fires have been dropped, but prosecution could…
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TDA fine-tunes its approach
Double-digit increases in both monthly and year-to-date tourist spending have the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority flush with cash, but…
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‘It’s five past five and time to jive’: Moonlighting mailman’s star won’t fade
As the sun rises over Papertown one bright morning in 1958, a 30-year-old African-American by the name of Nathaniel Lowery…
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Frog Level facelift: Funds flowing into streetscaping
With all the attention paid to downtown Waynesville’s bustling Main Street, the Frog Level Historic District is often overlooked by…
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Waynesville discretionary spending reveals trends
In each year’s budget, the Town of Waynesville makes discretionary special appropriations contributions to a plethora of local nonprofits that…
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Macon forms task force to fix fire service inconsistencies
Macon County Commissioners hope a newly established Fire Task Force will be able to create more consistency among the county’s…
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Forest management planning process moves forward
While a draft forest management plan is still nearly a year away, a group of recently released documents gives a…
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‘Disloyalty resolution’ allegedly targets five
In a story that sounds like it should have come out of Moscow in 1938 or Havana in 1961 rather…
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Election season begins for municipalities
As the candidate sign-up period for November’s municipal elections opens at noon on Friday, July 7, voters in most municipalities…
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Freshman enrollment at Western Carolina high for ‘17
The tuition reduction program N.C. Promise won’t go into effect until 2018, but its impending implementation could already be affecting…
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New traffic pattern on I-40 in Haywood County
The present pains for drivers on Interstate 40 in Haywood County are temporary.
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STOP Act to combat opioid addiction
The North Carolina Senate unanimously passed comprehensive legislation to combat the opioid addiction crisis that is plaguing the state.
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Celebrate Independence Day
Many generations of families look forward to the Fourth of July festivities at Lake Junaluska every year, and this year’s…
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Summit Charter plans $8 million expansion
Summit Charter School in Cashiers is planning to expand its K-8 operation to include high school as well, recently announcing…
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Armachain pleads not guilty
A bail bondsman who faces federal charges for sexual abuse of a minor has been detained at the Buncombe County…
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State budget fight comes down to the wire
Leaders in both the North Carolina House and Senate have reached consensus on a $23 billion fiscal year 2017-18 budget…
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Bellying up to the trough
Any local, state and federal budget typically includes what is technically called discretionary spending but is commonly known as “pork.”
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N.C. residents in for big tax cuts if budget passes
Assuming a legislative override of Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto — which happened as The Smoky Mountain News went to…
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Win some, lose some: State’s education spending gets mixed reviews
A legislative majority of House and Senate members have reached a state budget agreement, one that is providing nearly $700…
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Meadows fights for ARC
In what’s becoming a bit of a pattern for Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, he and his House Freedom Caucus aren’t…
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Senate health care bill panned by Meadows
The day after the Senate’s own version of a new health care bill came out, influential leader of the House…
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Waynesville’s serial entrepreneur: Richard Miller honored by chamber
Richard Miller may have received the Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce for 2017,…
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