Macon commissioner to seek state office
Macon County Commission Chairman Kevin Corbin announced his plans Monday night to run next year for the North Carolina House…
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Take a stroll, read a book: Franklin nonprofit to install StoryWalks around town
Franklin will soon be joining other communities around the world who are incorporating a love for reading with a love…
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Meet John Burgin, the wizard of Hazelwood
From the outside, John Burgin looks like a lucky guy, a guy in the right place at the right time…
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Plans under way for Plott hound art piece in Hazelwood
Hazelwood will soon be home to a sculpture of a Plott hound, the fabled bear-hunting breed steeped in local lore…
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Maxed out: parking crunch in Hazelwood will soon be fixed
Waynesville is stepping up to the plate to solve a parking bottleneck in Hazelwood Village, with plans to double the…
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Support small businesses Saturday
What would Western North Carolina’s small towns be like without a strong base of small businesses?
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Trash or treasure? Jackson leaders discuss future of the Green Energy Park
Get off the U.S. 74 exit for Dillsboro, descend the steep hill to the light, turn right for a 1-mile…
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Macon County Health warns against bird flu
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in commercial and backyard poultry flocks, wild birds, or captive wild birds in…
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Lake Junaluska, Waynesville tire of uphill merger battle
Leaders of Lake Junaluska and the town of Waynesville are weighing whether to try once again to push a merger…
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New property tax values coming to Jackson
The yardstick Jackson County will use to calculate property values next year is up for discussion at a public hearing…
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Swain County to get first FM radio station
Station manager Robert Lowe hopes to have Swain County’s first FM radio station up and running by next week.
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Incinerator moratorium sought; Recycling center opponents are unlikely land-use planning allies
A proposed recycling clearinghouse in the Haywood County industrial park outside Canton has been nixed, but a handful of residents…
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Remembering the fallen
When William Guffey’s name was first etched on the stone face of the monument outside the old Webster School —…
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Whittier farmers likely to set up shop in Drexel building
A group of Whittier farmers hoping to turn the vacant Drexel factory into an agricultural resource got a nod of…
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New EMS base to create centralized public safety campus in Haywood
A comprehensive public safety campus is coming into shape in Haywood County with the construction of a new EMS and…
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Franklin elects fresh faces to town board
Everyone was a bit surprised on Nov. 3 when the election results came out in Franklin — even the candidates…
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Younger generation changing the face of Franklin
Young people growing up in a small town usually have one main goal — to get out.
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Waynesville bans smoking on public sidewalks, subtly and with a smile
A smoking ban in public places took effect in Waynesville last week, making it illegal to light up a cigarette…
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Ghost Town rebranded; Theme park to become Appalachian Village
Ghost Town in the Sky will no longer be a western-themed amusement park come next summer, according to a recent…
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Distillery approved for Maggie Valley
Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen welcomed Dave Angel to town Monday night after approving his request for a special exception…
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Honoring our finest: Veteran stories, war artifacts a reminder of sacrifices
Veterans Day is a time set aside each year to honor the people who have put their lives on the…
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Military icons in our midst
Three military relics on display in the mountains honor the nation’s long and fabled history of duty and service to…
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Veterans’ groups struggle for relevancy with younger generation of servicemen
When Bobby Rathbone came home from Vietnam over 40 years ago, joining a veterans group was the last thing on…
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‘Beloved’ Cherokee storyteller shares WWII experiences
Jerry Wolfe is a storyteller. Whether he’s telling a story of his people at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian…
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More than just a flag: A female WWII vet reflects on the war and its impact on her family
When 91-year-old Gertrude Mashburn tells strangers she’s a World War II veteran — a topic she usually brings up early…
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County OKs fee waiver for apartment complex
River Walk Apartments, an eight-building complex in Cullowhee, will get a waiver on the $16,500 it paid in solid waste…
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Macon bus driver showered with honors
Alice Bradley says she’s just an old country girl who isn’t used to the applause and compliments that come with…
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Jackson moving forward with changes to code enforcement, planning departments
With a report looking at the ins and outs of work in its planning and permitting/code enforcement departments now finished,…
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After years of debate, Jackson passes revised steep slope ordinance
After years of debate and meetings and public input, Jackson County’s steep slope ordinance is complete.
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Write-in votes counted for Webster and Forest Hills
Neither Webster nor Forest Hills will have vacancies when the new town government terms begin in December, according to official…
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Sylva election comes down to flip of a coin
The Sylva Board of Commissioners election came down to the flip of a coin — literally.
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Bryson City mayor keeps his seat; board of aldermen welcomes one new member
As the municipal elections were coming to a close last Tuesday night, it became clear that the race in Bryson…
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Franklin homeless ministry seeks new home
Lowell Monteith is tired of hearing “No.” It seems like everywhere he turns for help, the answer is always the…
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New initiative to provide winter assistance
Macon New Beginnings, a new nonprofit in Macon County working to address homelessness, has been hard at work trying to…
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Jackson looks to future government space needs
Jackson County is moving ahead with an effort to free up more space in its Health Department.
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Three compete for House seat
Rep. Michele Presnell, R-Burnsville, has announced her intentions to run for a third term, but two Democrats have stepped up…
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Recycling clearinghouse nixed in Haywood
A controversial proposal to sell a 55-acre tract in a county-owned industrial park near Canton to a private recycling sorting…
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Bryson City election may be too close to call
Bryson City’s town election may be too close to call given that there were eight provisionary ballots left to count…
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Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown thumps Cure at the polls
Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown pulled off a resounding victory against his challenger Jonnie Cure — a landslide of 1,394 to…
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Write-in votes plentiful in Webster and Forest Hills
It looks like a shortage of candidates for town board in Webster and Forest Hills won’t mean empty seats in…
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Franklin incumbents replaced with new faces
The Franklin Board of Aldermen will soon have some new blood leading the town into the future.
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Sylva election tight to the end: Provisional ballots will determine mayor and one of three board seats
The race for Sylva town board has been crowded since filing began, and the election remained close all the way…
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Clyde leadership remains steady
Clyde voters gave Mayor Jerry Walker the thumbs-up to add four more years to the 35 he’s served on the…
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Canton incumbents to carry on
After a long day at the polls, Ralph Hamlett and Gail Mull were heading to The Imperial on election night…
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Price wins write-in for Maggie Valley mayor; Aldermen incumbents re-elected for four years
Maggie Valley had the opportunity to select new leadership in this election, but residents voted for incumbents to continue the…
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Franklin voted ‘Top Small Town’ by Blue Ridge Outdoors
Franklin beat out 47 other small towns this year for the title of “2015 Top Small Town” in Blue Ridge…
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Swain celebrates new emergency service structures
Two newly completed infrastructure projects in Swain County are welcome additions for the emergency services staff.
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World War II monument rededicated in Webster
Webster will hold the biggest Veterans Day celebration it’s had for 64 years when it rededicates the World War II…
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Lawsuit over council pay raises makes its way to Annual Council
A year’s worth of time and a shakeup in leadership haven’t been enough to take the pay raises Cherokee Tribal…
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Jackson Sheriff’s Office cleaning up jail operations
When inmates of the Jackson County Detention Center committed suicide on Nov. 21, 2014, and March 13 of this year,…
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