Sylva loses its corner on the college bar market
Despite rumors to the contrary, Sylva’s bars are not abandoning the town for the student-laden pastures of Cullowhee. Area residents…
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441 corridor planning teaches students about smart growth
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Students at Smokey Mountain Elementary and Cherokee Indian Reservation schools will be learning an…
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An engineer’s take on N.C. 107
Walter Kulash, a private traffic engineer, has been advising the Jackson County Smart Roads Alliance on and off for four…
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Competing road studies likely for N.C. 107
The next year could play out as a battle of the traffic studies between the Department of Transportation and opponents…
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State says foul on school bond referendum support
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer After investigating the actions of the Macon County School Board for the past two…
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Haywood fields to get artificial turf
School official will use lottery proceeds to install artifical turf at the Pisgah and Tuscola high school stadiums, it was…
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Sylva manager resigns, but new job is in limbo
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Sylva Town Manager Jay Denton has resigned from his job to become the executive…
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Youth get a hands-on look at planning their future
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Rachel Upchurch wants to protect the mountains that tower throughout Jackson County however; the…
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Ordinance changes could lift floodplain development ban
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Macon County residents will have the opportunity to weigh in on amendments to the…
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Second election primary results
Mark Meadows won the second primary on July 17 by a sweeping majority. The conservative Republican candidate for U.S. Congress…
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Folkmoot’s financial struggles may re-define festival
The popular Folkmoot international festival will become a shadow of its current self in 2014 if its financial outlook doesn’t…
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The specter of specters awaits on Bryson City’s Ghost Walk
By Peggy Manning • Correspondent Tim Hall relishes in the history and folklore of the mountains but also knows when…
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Card dealers line up for on-the-spot job offers at Harrah’s Cherokee casino
Hundreds of people stood in line, some for more than an hour, outside Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel last Wednesday…
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Did Jackson sheriff’s office cross the line? Differences in traffic checkpoints are subtle rather than glaring
A debate over whether the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office racially profiled Latinos and used a traffic checkpoint as an excuse…
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Dog owners stand up for their hunting heritage
A burley crowd wearing their long lineage of Appalachian ancestry proudly on their sleeves stared down Jackson County commissioners this…
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Where’s Waldo craze infiltrates Sylva
By Peggy Manning • Correspondent Waldo fans take heed. The gauntlet has been thrown down. Are you up to the…
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Library exhibit presents ‘Images of Historic Canton’
More than 40 historic photographs of Canton will be on display at Canton library from July 9 through Aug. 31,…
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Free swap for back-to-school items in Haywood
A clothes swap to benefit children of Haywood County will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 21…
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Student charged with felony hate crime stays on football team
A Tuscola football player charged with a felony cross burning targeting a biracial classmate will remain on the team, at…
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Cross burning evokes memories of past racial violence
Four teenagers in Haywood County were recently charged with burning a cross in the yard of a biracial classmate. The…
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Five finalists identified in HCC president search
Haywood Community College has named five finalists for president of the college, and candidate interviews will begin July 23. A…
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Open house at farm for those with autism
There will be an open house at Full Spectrum Farms, a Jackson County-based farm serving people with autism, beginning at…
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Deal brokered for take over of defunct Sylva fiber lines
A pending sale of 19 miles of fiber lines capable of delivering high-speed internet in the greater Sylva area could…
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Get involved in the food conversation
The Public Policy Institute at Western Carolina University will host a meeting to determine community needs and support for a…
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WRGC 540 AM back on the air and lovin’ it
Jackson County commissioners may have taken a leap of faith to help WRGC radio get back on the air, but…
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Fundraiser to benefit abuse shelter
R.E.A.C.H. of Macon County will host a fundraiser starting at 6 p.m. July 29 at the home of prominent Highlands…
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New book recounts priest’s journey to freedom
Persuading Father Tien Duong to tell his story was a hard sell. It had all the right ingredients: a Catholic…
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Fallout from Jackson alcohol vote isn’t over yet
When Jason Cutler moved to Jackson County from Michigan eight months ago, he was shocked to discover he couldn’t buy…
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New state law stops predatory audits-for-hire against businesses
Swain County is considering hiring a firm to ferret out businesses that are evading property taxes on equipment — but it…
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GOP congressional candidates square off for a shot at the ballot
Elections are upon us again. Although the primary has come and gone and the general election is still months away,…
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State sticks counties with surprise election tab
Counties in North Carolina are being forced to shoulder the burden of electronic voting machines alone after the General Assembly…
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DOT work underway in Western North Carolina
The N.C. Department of Transportation has started work on three projects in Western North Carolina. In Haywood County, the DOT…
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Jackson employees take wellness tests
MedWest-Harris and MedWest-Swain laboratory employees recently partnered for the first time with Jackson County Department of Public Health workers to…
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Blood drive to be held at MedWest-Harris
MedWest-Harris in Sylva will hold an American Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12…
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Help fight hunger by donating via red barrels
The businesses in Haywood County are collecting non-perishable food donations through July 15 for Hunger Free Haywood, an initiative with…
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Haywood County library adds literacy station
The Haywood County Public Library has acquired the Early Literacy Station, a computer loaded with 50 educational software titles for…
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Grants awarded by Cherokee Preservation Foundation
The Cherokee Preservation Foundation has awarded 24 new grants totaling $1.8 million that support cultural preservation, economic development, job creation…
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Jackson County animal lover wages campaign against puppy mills
Chandra Spaulding, an animal rights activist and vet’s assistant in Sylva, has jumped onboard a statewide campaign to crack down…
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49-year-old murder continues to raise questions, speculation
Seventy-year old Ronnie Evans, a retired engineer with UNC-TV who lives in Franklin, seems an unlikely homicide investigator.
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Dynamite rotunda comes to life at Harrah’s Cherokee casino
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel never had an entrance that made visitors stop and say wow — until now.
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Ghost Town’s limited opening offers a taste of historic amusement park’s new era
Ghost Town in the Sky opened last Wednesday — sort of. The once-popular amusement park in Maggie Valley opened its…
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Red Cross sponsoring blood drives in WNC
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives in the area as the agency has reached emergency levels after receiving…
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Dental clinic to be held at WCU
A free dental clinic will be held July 13-14 at the Ramsey Center at Western Carolina University. The N.C. Missions…
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Bakers hope for sweet success in Bryson City
Gianna Carson stood behind the bakery register helping two young women decide which of her treats they wanted to taste.…
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Tired of being the odd woman out, Haywood tourism member resigns
A Haywood County Tourism Development Authority board member has resigned from her seat after disagreeing with the rest of the…
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Tribe goes solar at visitors centers
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has installed a series of metal trees baring solar panels on the branches near…
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Maggie asked to loosen its strict cap on video sweepstake machines
Maggie Valley’s planning board voted by a narrow margin last week to keep strict regulations on video sweepstakes machines in…
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Cherokee Preservation Foundation to host regional photo contest
Cherokee Preservation Foundation is sponsoring a community photo contest in connection with its 10th anniversary celebration. The contest is open…
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Franklin lacked proper license to douse mound with weed killer
Franklin could face a state penalty for spraying weed killer on an ancient Cherokee mound site because the town workers…
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Mayor censured for acting alone in apology to tribe
The Franklin Board of Aldermen censured Mayor Joe Collins this week for making a personal apology to the Eastern Band…
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