Housing market prompts revaluation scrutiny
Macon County might postpone revaluating property — again — from 2013 to 2015, a remarkably different response to the crushingly…
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Republican women to hear Tea Party speakers
Wendy Woods and Nathan Jones will review the evolution of the Tea Party in North Carolina and the future of…
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Free talks to address health issues
Free community health talks are resuming at the Mission Outpatient Care Center in Clyde. ‘Get Back to Your Life After…
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Come out to clean up in Maggie Valley
Saturday, Oct. 1, is Caring For Our Community Day in Maggie Valley. Teams of volunteers, along with the town’s public…
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New Cherokee Home Center fills a void
While the rest of the mountains remain mired in a construction slowdown, a new building supply and home improvement store…
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Casino a catalyst for re-discovery of Cherokee power
Casino dollars, and lots of them, have brought the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians newfound clout this past decade, from…
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31-year-old appointed to Maggie town board
For the second time this year, Maggie Valley can boast a brand new alderman on its five-member town board. Mike…
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Maggie hears complaints, revisits noise ordinance
Maggie Valley doesn’t usually spring to mind as the noisiest of places in Haywood County. It’s a place known more…
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Football fans needed for can drive
Pisgah and Tuscola football fans will have two opportunities to catch some football during county rivalry week on Oct. 6…
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Hit the track with roller derby
Roller derby is gaining speed in Western North Carolina, with one league looking for its start and one looking for…
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A rising tide lifts all boats: Per cap doesn’t make anyone rich, but it can change your way of thinking
Every year, members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians get around $6,000, give or tax a few hundred here…
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Same-sex marriage heads to the ballot
Next spring, voters in North Carolina will voice their opinions on gay marriage when a constitutional amendment banning the practice…
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It should not be so in America
Editor’s note: North Carolina legislators have voted to place a proposed constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage on the ballot…
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Clip your way to savings
Interested in saving money? The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department is offering a coupon class. Nicole Chouinard will teach the…
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I-40 lane closure forces detour through Canton
Work on a the exit 33 bridge in Canton on Interstate 40 will cause night lane closures next week from…
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Plan to privatize landfill draws little public comment
A public hearing to discuss the White Oak Landfill’s future In Haywood County was little more than a formality this…
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Mountain BizWorks to close Sylva field office
You know economic times are tough when the business that helps other businesses thrive shuts its doors, too. The Mountain…
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Still can’t hear you … No easy fix for connectivity in Nantahala Gorge
Organizers of the World Freestyle Kayaking Championship in 2013 have a short-term fix for getting telecommunication capabilities into the Nantahala…
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Bark In the Park to be held in Cullowhee
The annual Bark in the Park will be held Sunday, Oct. 2, from 1-5 p.m. at the Jackson County Recreation…
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Help women in need by riding your bike
A motorcycle ride and concert to help benefit Haywood Regional Medical Center Foundation and the Power of Pink is set…
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Protect your pets against rabies
If you have pets that need a rabies vaccination, mark your calendars for the week of Sept. 26-30. This has…
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Republican women hold inaugural meeting
A new tri-county Republican’s women’s organization will hold its first meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the…
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Maggie aldermen flip-flop on process for filling vacant board seats
For the second time this year, a Maggie Valley alderman is resigning from his seat, leaving it up to the…
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The greatest show in town?
Watching the sausage being made at local government meetings isn’t most people’s idea of high entertainment … or low entertainment,…
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Macon wins support for dialysis center in state appeal
Getting a kidney dialysis center in Franklin grew more likely last week after a state committee agreed Macon County had…
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Focusing on dementia
Developing empathy and understanding what it’s like for someone to have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia prompted “the…
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Mission pledges $250,000 to WCU for healthcare scholarships
A $250,000 gift from Mission Health System will provide financial assistance to students from Western North Carolina who want to…
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Raise Your Hand against AIDS at fundraiser
Raise Your Hand 2011, a fundraiser for the Western North Carolina Aids Project, will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday,…
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Public asked to weigh in on road projects
Care about what new roads should be built or which existing ones should be widened or redesigned? Or perhaps the…
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Magistrate cuts cause consternation for cops
A state plan to eliminate a part-time magistrate in Highlands is being roundly condemned — and resisted — by Macon…
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WCU task force gets marching orders for strategic plan
A 36-member commission charged with developing a new strategic plan for Western Carolina University is on a tight timeline: Chancellor…
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Behind the casino curtain: Keeping a 56-acre complex running no matter what
Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino towers over the landscape in Cherokee, its three hotel towers only surpassed in height by…
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New chain stores coming to Wal-Mart site in Waynesville
A 12-acre empty tract beside Super Wal-Mart in Waynesville has sold for $3.5 million, slated for a Michael’s craft store,…
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South Main makeover: Let the brainstorming begin
When new bikers show up for his weekly ride in Waynesville, Cecil Yount pulls out all the stops: a riveting…
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Waynesville Rec Center to close temporarily
The Waynesville Recreation Center will be closed for routine maintenance work through Sept. 18. The center will reopen on Sept.…
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Prepare for flu season with vaccine
MedWest Haywood Home Care Services will offer flu shots at the Home Care building from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.…
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Waynesville calls for street adopters
The Town of Waynesville is asking residents and businesses to take part in the Adopt-A-Street program. Volunteers can choose a…
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From bankruptcy to riches, Phil Drake builds a business empire
Phil Drake acknowledges that he has two kinds of enterprises. There are those launched or purchased for strategic business reasons;…
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Diversity week at WCU
The 12th annual Diversity Week will take place at Western Carolina University Sept. 18-24. A series of events, designed to…
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Constitution Day this Saturday
Readings by local residents of the U.S. Constitution will take place Sept. 17 in Maggie Valley, Cashiers and Cherokee. …
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Matthews to share 9/11 experience
The Rev. Dan Mathews will share his experience of being in New York during the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago…
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Truck turnarounds slated for U.S. 64
A workshop on a plan to build truck turn-around locations and information stations on U.S. 64 between Franklin and Highlands…
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Old Cartoogechaye School could be future playing fields
Macon County commissioners decided last week to try to buy the old Cartoogechaye School, raze it and build two ball…
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Town manager forced out in Sylva
Sylva leaders this week demanded their town manager resign, just more than two years after she was hired. “This was…
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Learn Spanish at SCC
Beginner Spanish is being offered at Southwestern Community College’s Jackson Campus Monday evenings beginning Sept. 12. The course will be…
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Tourism agency targets tourist rentals flying under the room tax radar
Haywood County business owners who have been dodging the 4 percent lodging tax will now find themselves facing a crackdown,…
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Honoring the fallen: Firefighters take on 110 flights in memorial stair climb
“The first 12 are the easiest,” says Dee Massey, as he rounds the first landing of the parking deck stairwell…
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News in brief
High school students and residents will have a chance to talk with college representatives from over 55 southeastern universities, colleges…
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Sylva AM radio station goes dark
WRGC, a local mainstay on the AM radio dial in Sylva for more than five decades, went off the air…
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Cherokee Chief Michell Hicks narrowly wins election on record of progress
Principal Chief Michell Hicks won Thursday’s election in Cherokee, becoming only the second chief ever to be elected to a…
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