Mothers unite to pray for schools
By Peggy Manning • Correspondent Every Friday morning, a small group of mothers meet in Bryson City to pray for…
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Some banks still struggling to pick up the pieces
The view from Roger Plemens office is hard to beat. Bay windows serve up a bird’s eye view of the…
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Clock could be running out for denuded Waynesville hillside to get green again
An earth-moving project that has left a large, visible hillside on Russ Avenue in Waynesville denuded, gouged and barren could…
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New outpatient surgery center aimed at easing patient experience
Barbara Wells donned her fanciest scrubs last week — a cute flowered bandana and matching green top — for the…
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Cherokee hopes to broker tourist train deal with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
The principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will met with the owner of the Great Smoky Mountain…
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‘One-Day Website’ class to be offered at WCU
Local residents will have an opportunity to learn how to develop a website in “The One-Day Website,” a class that…
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Controversial billboard clearcutting gets fuller viewing
By Paul Clark • Contributor Implementation of a new state law that increases the amount of land that can be…
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Cherokee, Franklin search for common ground over Nikwasi mound dispute
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and some Franklin townspeople would like to see the Nikwasi Indian Mound…
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Incoming: Jackson airport to land a share of increased casino traffic
The advent of live dealers and table games at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino is widely predicted to bring sweeping economic benefits…
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We salute you, Balsam Range
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners declared Aug. 10 as the official “Balsam Range Day” to celebrate the upcoming release…
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Mission Health and the American Red Cross to offer Citizen CPR class
Mission Health, Angel Medical Center, and the American Red Cross will offer a free Citizen CPR, hands only, class at…
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Republican Party opening new headquarters in Sylva
Republican and unaffiliated voters are invited to the grand opening of a new Republican Party office at 4 p.m. Aug.…
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Volunteers needed for Haywood County Fair
Adult volunteers are needed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 21 to help youth register for the Haywood County…
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Waynesville playground and rec park to get much needed new restrooms
The vandalized, charred restrooms in the Waynesville Recreation Park will soon get a long-awaited facelift.
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Under-the-radar sublease of county building comes to light in convoluted civil case
The director of a mental health nonprofit falsely posed as the landlord for a building he didn’t own for nearly…
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Canton hopes to tap potential of downtown museum, visitor center
From Staff Reports Patrick Willis is a history buff of the first order, so when he landed a part-time job…
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Uncovering the past: UT project lets Cherokee students discover their ancestors
By Paul Clark • Contributor Long caravans of traffic streamed into Cherokee on U.S. 441 recently, but relatively few passengers…
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Commissioned landscape now crowns Joey’s Pancake House
Regular patrons of Joey’s Pancake House will notice a different view when they enter the restaurant that is a social…
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Woman bank president to speak at Aug. 9 chamber luncheon
Suzanne DeFerie, CEO and president of Asheville Savings Bank, will be the guest speaker at the Haywood County Chamber of…
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Yard sale to benefit mother-baby unit at MedWest-Harris
A community yard sale held from noon to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,…
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Heirs lament loss of heritage in court-ordered sale of family land
Every year on the first weekend in August, Linda Maxwell and other heirs of patriarch H.B. Wood make a pilgrimage…
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Tunnel work to cause delays on I-40
The N.C. Department of Transportation will conduct inspections of three tunnels in the Pigeon River Gorge on Interstate 40 in…
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League hosts forum for senate hopefuls
The League of Women voters of Macon County will host a candidate forum at 12:15 p.m. Aug. 9 for N.C.…
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Waynesville keeps tight reins on sewer lines in the name of smart growth
Waynesville has once again denied Haywood County’s proposition for extending its sewer lines several miles beyond the town limits toward…
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McDevitt loses CPA license
The former director of Smoky Mountain Center for Mental Health has lost his CPA license over allegations he backdated his…
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Jackson physicians want out of MedWest affiliation
The medical community in Jackson and Swain counties has renewed its call to part ways with Haywood Regional Medical Center…
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New Health and Human Sciences building to greet returning WCU students this fall
Western Carolina University will unveil a state-of-the art $46 million Health and Human Sciences building when students return to campus…
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WCU’s Millennial Campus gets its first building
The new Health and Human Sciences building is the first building to crown WCU’s Millennial Campus, and hopefully a stepping…
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Creative Endeavors Craft Show to feature Sir Lamps-A-Lot
The Junaluska Woman’s Club Creative Endeavors Craft Show will exhibit custom-made table lamps from Kenneth Lambert, a.k.a. Sir Lamps-A-Lot, from…
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Businessman’s past local projects failed to materialize
By Julia Merchant and Becky Johnson • Staff Writers One of the consultants involved in pulling off Cataloochee Wilderness Resorts…
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How Galloway’s guiding hand set the stage for Waynesville’s success
To some, it might seem like luck. But Waynesville’s rise as one of the state’s preeminent small towns has been…
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Macon Bank under watchful eye of FDIC as it tries to rebound from real estate bust
Fallout from the real estate bubble in Western North Carolina has landed Macon Bank on the watch list of the…
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Expanded therapy services now open at MedWest Outpatient Care Center
MedWest Health System has opened its expanded Orthopaedic Therapy Services and Occupational Therapy/Hand Therapy Services in the MedWest Outpatient Care…
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MedWest-Haywood opens psychiatric evaluation area
MedWest-Haywood recently opened a psychiatric evaluation area in the hospital’s emergency department to reduce the time patients may spend waiting…
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WCU receives funding for economic development
Western Carolina University will receive a $642,960, five-year investment award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to continue operation of…
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HCC to open Student Business Center
Haywood Community College will partner with The Center for New and Expanding Business to open the HCC Student Business Center,…
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HCC’s electric vehicle charging station part of a growing network
By Peggy Manning • Correspondent North Carolina is in the process of “paving” the electric vehicle highway and Western North…
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Maggie poised to loosen tight sweepstakes cap after all
Maggie Valley town leaders plan to relax the town’s strict limits on video sweepstakes machines despite the town planning board’s…
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Some say good riddance as sweepstakes machines pull out of Dillsboro
Business in Dillsboro has continued to slow during the past few years, to the point that even the cash cow…
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New MedWest center hosts open house
MedWest-Haywood is hosting an open house Thursday, Aug. 2 to celebrate the opening of its new Outpatient Care Center, which…
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REACH fundraiser at Highlands home
REACH of Macon County will stage a fundraiser July 29 at the home of prominent Highlands and Houston interior designer…
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Popular Grace Church Fair is July 28
The Annual Grace Church Parish Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 28 at the…
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Early birds to line up for first grabs at Haywood book sale
By Peggy Manning • Correspondent Dave and Judy Russell pride themselves on being among the first in line at the…
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Waynesville reclaims its gateway glory
A dedication ceremony for Waynesville’s latest art installation will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 27.
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Top female office holders to attend Democratic rally
Some of the top Democratic women office holders in the state will appear at a rally in Sylva at the…
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Rug yanked out from Franklin ABC store move
Franklin’s plans to buy a new ABC storefront were dashed this week after the town was denied a bank loan.…
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Haywood commissioners ride herd on HCC for building cost overruns
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners and Haywood Community College continue to butt heads about the school’s new creative arts…
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Annual school supply drive is Aug. 4
Haywood County’s annual School Supply Drive will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Walmart on Aug. 4. Donations of…
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Free backpacks, fun offered at Vineival
The 6th-annual Vineival will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, at the Vine of the Mountains Church…
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Reappointments made to SCC board
Two longtime Board of Trustee members at Southwestern Community College, Conrad Burrell and Paul Holt, were recently reappointed to their…
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