Rash of house fires hits Macon County
During the month of September, Macon County experienced one of its most notable spates of structure fires. During a three-week…
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Trees honor breast cancer patients
As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and MedWest Health System’s annual Fall Fight campaign against breast cancer, the…
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Swain drive provides coats for needy
The fourth annual ‘Coats for Folks’ collection is currently underway. People can drop off gently used or new winter clothing…
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Parties tight-fisted when it comes to WNC race for Congress
The Republican National Congressional Committee won’t be putting any money behind Mark Meadows, the Republican candidate for the 11th U.S.…
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Changes in store for rural post offices
Some small post offices in Western North Carolina may have their hours cut or be shut down as the U.S.…
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Philanthropic streak runs deep with patients of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital
Smaller, independent hospitals across the nation have increasingly sought partnerships with larger hospitals in recent years, a trend largely driven…
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Political roundup
The Macon County League of Women Voters will host a forum at noon Oct. 11 at Tartan Hall in Franklin…
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Scoring coveted brown highway signs can pay off
Nantahala-bound travelers will notice a suite of new, officially-sanctioned, brown roadside directional signs declaring they are on the right track…
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News briefs
Construction Career Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4 at the Haywood County…
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Purse snatching takes tragic turn in Cherokee
The Cherokee Indian Police are investigating an apparent robbery and homicide that occurred in the parking lot of the Fairfield…
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Military technology firm takes on national defense from Canton
More than a year after winning $5,000 in the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Start-up Competition, Aermor, an…
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In the news
MedWest Health System’s Urgent Care Centers in Sylva, Canton and Waynesville are now open from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.,…
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Where state candidates stand: abortion and women’s health
During the past two years, several keystone issues regarding abortion and women’s reproductive health have been debated at the state…
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Reproductive health, abortion battles loom
State lawmakers during the past two years have passed several pieces of legislation centered around the abortion issue — including…
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Sarge’s plans Furry Friends Benefit Bash
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s 4th Annual Furry Friends Benefit Bash will be held on Oct. 4 at the Cork and…
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WestCare wants out of hospital partnership with Haywood
The hospitals in Jackson and Swain counties formally declared last week that they want out of the partnership forged nearly…
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No way: Gaining legal access to landlocked tracts can get murky in Western North Carolina
Alice Parker Watty can’t get to her house. The only driveway to her front door crosses her neighbor’s land, and…
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South Main renaissance may be in Waynesville’s cards yet
When Super Walmart opened in Waynesville in 2008, it was viewed as just the beginning of a business boom that…
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Community bank expands operations
When Old Town Bank opened in 2007, its founders already had plans for building a dream headquarters, but the grand…
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Ghost Town pledges to reopen rides and attractions
Maggie cheered when Ghost Town in the Sky reopened this summer, but with only a small portion of the rides…
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Maggie debates whether to put its eggs in Ghost Town’s basket
As Maggie Valley business owners and leaders look toward the town’s future, it is unclear how large a role town…
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Crafting a new day for Maggie Valley
Maggie Valley has hired an outside consultant to help the once-bustling and now-struggling tourist town overcome an ongoing identity crisis.…
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Jackson commissioners at odds with task force on tourism overhaul
A tourism task force in Jackson County has spent several months formulating a major overhaul of the county’s tourism agency,…
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Cost savings prompt Swain to outsource inmate health care
Swain County is outsourcing medical care for inmates at the county jail to an independent firm that specializes in the…
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Sylva soon to have a taxi man again
A new taxi service will be coming soon to Sylva. The Sylva town board last week unanimously approved a taxicab…
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Bear zoo charged with violation of Animal Welfare Act
Federal inspectors have upped the ante for a controversial bear zoo on the Cherokee Reservation, this time opening an official…
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News in brief
Haywood County Chamber of Commerce is launching its 2012 Business Academy from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 4 at The Gateway Club…
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N.C. lawmakers micromanage school calendars from afar
State legislators have once again tinkered with school calendars, reining in when early school districts — even those prone to…
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WestCare votes to dissolve hospital partnership
The WestCare Hospital Board voted 13-1 Tuesday night to dissolve its affiliation with Haywood Regional Medical Center. WestCare, which includes…
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Waynesville art commission issues Call for Artists
The Waynesville Public Art Commission (WPAC) is currently seeking an artist for its fourth outdoor public art project.
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Congressional candidates up the ante on campaign forum circuit
Although the candidates running for U.S. Congress remained cordial on the surface, neither passed up the opportunity to get in…
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New building crowns SCC campus in Sylva
Southwestern Community College officially dedicated a new $8.8 million building on its main campus in Sylva last week. The building…
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Fate of early childhood programs could rest with next legislature
Armed with a stack of folded construction paper, Charlotte Rogers ushered a four-year-old child to sit down at a pint-sized…
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Students find balance in slacking
With a steady flow of noisy cars and chatty pedestrians zooming through the Western Carolina University campus, Kyle Coleman straddles…
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Swain seals deal to bring steam engine to Great Smoky Mountain Railroad lines
Swain County leaders have pledged $700,000 to help the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad expand its already bustling operations in Bryson…
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Maggie leaders in stalemate over board seat
The Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen is at an impasse. Town leaders met Monday in hopes of appointing someone to…
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Waynesville and Lake Junaluska talk merger
As Lake Junaluska residents chart a future course for their community, two options now remain on the table: become its…
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What a difference a word makes
At first blush, an obscure change to state law stipulating how many days students have to go to school each…
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Speaker to discuss the history of cameras
Haywood County Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at the First Methodist Church on Haywood…
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Etiquette dinner to impart manners, decorum for kids
An etiquette dinner for children will be held at the Lambeth Inn at Lake Junaluska at 6 p.m. Sept. 24.…
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Sylva woman goes on Jeopardy
Deb Teitelbaum of Sylva, a former public school teacher and longtime show fan, will appear as a contestant on “Jeopardy!”…
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Catch 22 for Macon Middle intersection
Macon County leaders are at odds with the N.C. Department of Transportation over the placement, or lack thereof, of a…
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Sheriffs grapple with best way to serve growing populations in remote areas
It’s a long wait for residents of Nantahala in Macon County when they dial the Sheriff’s Office. Deputy response time…
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Walk to remember Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears Memorial Walk will take place 9:30 a.m. Oct. 6 beginning at the Cherokee Historical Association building…
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MemoryCare satellite clinic opening
Dr. Lisa Verges, a geriatric psychiatrist and head of the new MemoryCare satellite clinic, will host a grand opening reception…
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WCU to host ‘Take Back the Night’ march
A sexual assault survivor who founded a national organization centered on shattering the silence of sexual violence will be the…
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Donate warm clothes for kids
“Coats for Kids” is hosting a coat drive in Jackson County through the end of September. Cullowhee United Methodist Church,…
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Grant funds citizenship classes at SCC
North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges awarded Southwestern Community College a grant of $29,000 for an English Literacy and…
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Old Town Bank building on South Main
Old Town Bank will mark its new headquarters with a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 24 in Waynesville across…
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Task force to study liquor store options in Jackson
Jackson County commissioners will appoint a task force soon to study whether — and if so where — the county should…
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