Local magazine calls for photography
 

Local magazine calls for photography

Smoky Mountain Living magazine has issued a call for photos for its next issue, which will hit the stands in…
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Waynesville Armory launches Brain Gym for seniors
 

Waynesville Armory launches Brain Gym for seniors

For Waynesville seniors, the old armory recreation center now offers exercise for more than just the body. The new Brain…
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MedWest to open Urgent Care Center
 

MedWest to open Urgent Care Center

An Urgent Care Center will open in August at Wal-Mart Plaza in Sylva. The location of the MedWest’s new urgent…
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Volunteers needed for Meals on Wheels
 

Volunteers needed for Meals on Wheels

The Haywood County Meals on Wheels program is seeking volunteers in the Fines Creek community to deliver nutritious meals to…
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Political ill will still lingers in Jackson
 

Political ill will still lingers in Jackson

The election for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners might have wrapped up last fall, but the war of words…
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HCC causes a stir with clear cutting
 

HCC causes a stir with clear cutting

A new and long-awaited Creative Arts Building is only days away from its groundbreaking ceremony at Haywood Community College. But…
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Goodwill not showing much good will to other nonprofits
 

Goodwill not showing much good will to other nonprofits

Some local thrift shop operators in Jackson County or crying foul over a nonprofit accepting donations in Sylva despite not…
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Budget woes force WCU to cut jobs
 

Budget woes force WCU to cut jobs

Western Carolina University is laying off 10 employees in April as it struggles with the projected loss of approximately $8.6…
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Marriage and family experts offer advice
 

Marriage and family experts offer advice

“The Thoroughly Modern Family,” a program aimed at giving advice on how to provide happy and healthy marriages and families…
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Blood drive in Blanton’s memory
 

Blood drive in Blanton’s memory

The Tye Blanton Foundation is hosting its annual blood drive from 12 to 5 p.m Sunday, March 6, at Canton…
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Program on fair elections in Macon
 

Program on fair elections in Macon

The League of Women Voters of Macon County will hold a program Thursday, March 10, on fair elections, presented by…
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Downtown Waynesville readies for spring
 

Downtown Waynesville readies for spring

The Downtown Waynesville Association is gearing up for spring, with new businesses and events in the works for the coming…
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Local nursing home celebrates solar panel installation
 

Local nursing home celebrates solar panel installation

By DeeAnna Haney • SMN Intern Perched atop a Canton nursing home roof, gleaming in the sun is the newest…
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Tribal members to help develop plan for future
 

Tribal members to help develop plan for future

Two outreach sessions for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to develop a 10-year “legacy plan” for tribal…
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Swain commissioners recommend suspending DSS employees in wake of SBI probe
 

Swain commissioners recommend suspending DSS employees in wake of SBI probe

Relatives of a Cherokee child who died in January are publicly calling for the suspension of the Swain County Department…
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Swain DSS investigated for cover-up in child’s death
 

Swain DSS investigated for cover-up in child’s death

The Swain County Department of Social Services falsified records relating to the abuse and neglect of a 15-month-old baby who…
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Railroad’s return to Dillsboro would cost Jackson $817,000
 

Railroad’s return to Dillsboro would cost Jackson $817,000

Great Smoky Mountains Railway this week promised to return to Dillsboro in a big way, on this condition: Jackson County…
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Ingles continues growth trend
 

Ingles continues growth trend

Ingles got a green light last week from Waynesville’s town board to bulk out their Russ Avenue location, complete with…
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Residents weigh in on new Ingles
 

Residents weigh in on new Ingles

When Ingles pushes out of its old shell, it’s new home will bring new options to customers, like a stir-fry…
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Clean Slate to offer women in this region a second chance
 

Clean Slate to offer women in this region a second chance

A halfway house to help women who have been released from jail after serving time for minor offenses or other…
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Mental health education class gets going
 

Mental health education class gets going

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Family-to-Family Education Program offers new spring classes for caregivers of individuals living with mental…
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Much ado about everything in Maggie
 

Much ado about everything in Maggie

In Maggie Valley’s Town Hall, the cooperative spirit has been in short supply of late, with disputes flaring at nearly…
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Sylva Rotary Club hosts weekday pancake breakfast
 

Sylva Rotary Club hosts weekday pancake breakfast

A pancake breakfast will be held from 7:30 to 10 a.m. on Friday, March 4, at the First United Methodist…
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Tribal police struggle to communicate in outlying areas
 

Tribal police struggle to communicate in outlying areas

In the farthest reaches of the Cherokee Indian  Reservation, work is being done to ensure that when crime happens, the…
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Jackson puts property revaluations off until 2015
 

Jackson puts property revaluations off until 2015

Jackson County has decided to postpone its revaluation of property values from next year until 2015. A resolution to that…
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Train to help victims of domestic violence
 

Train to help victims of domestic violence

Reach of Haywood needs volunteers for the nonprofit’s helpline. Helpline volunteers can assist from home — or away from home…
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Bigger building, higher costs, no money
 

Bigger building, higher costs, no money

Jackson County commissioners are faced with a dilemma over the new Sylva library slated to open in May: either pony…
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Seats open on MedWest Haywood board
 

Seats open on MedWest Haywood board

Four seats on the MedWest-Haywood hospital governing board will open up in April, with a deadline to apply of Feb.…
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Health Department offering free vaccines
 

Health Department offering free vaccines

Free flu vaccines are available at the Haywood County Health Department while supplies last. The flu vaccine is recommended for…
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Construction begins on U.S. 441
 

Construction begins on U.S. 441

Delays are expected on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park beginning March 1, due…
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Plows miss part of I-40
 

Plows miss part of I-40

Motorists beware: a no man’s land at exit 37 on Interstate 40 may not be plowed and salted in bad…
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Sharpen your marketing skills, increase sales
 

Sharpen your marketing skills, increase sales

A seminar on how to use marketing to increase sales will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb.…
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Shuler appointed to budget committee
 

Shuler appointed to budget committee

U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, has been appointed to serve on the House Committee on the Budget. “Our nation’s exploding…
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MedWest to honor outstanding athletes
 

MedWest to honor outstanding athletes

MedWest Health System will recognize outstanding athletes from Haywood, Graham, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties and the Cherokee Indian Reservation…
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Cherokee police ask citizens to text their tips
 

Cherokee police ask citizens to text their tips

Crime reporting in the region has moved into the digital age, thanks to the Cherokee Police Department’s new text-a-tip program.…
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Home remodelers to relish new Haywood Habitat thrift store
 

Home remodelers to relish new Haywood Habitat thrift store

Remodelers who don’t want to send their old kitchen cabinets, bathroom sinks or screen doors to the dump will soon…
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Girl Scouts ramp up cookie drive
 

Girl Scouts ramp up cookie drive

Local Girl Scouts will begin this year’s cookie drive beginning Feb. 12.   Cookies are only available for approximately two…
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Health-care policy forum Feb. 22 at WCU
 

Health-care policy forum Feb. 22 at WCU

A health-care policy forum is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, in the Catamount Room of the A.K. Hinds…
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Walk to benefit student emergency fund
 

Walk to benefit student emergency fund

Western Carolina University supporters have the chance to grow a student emergency fund when they commission a brick paver for…
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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area announces grant awards
 

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area announces grant awards

The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership today announced twenty grants, totaling nearly $245,000, have been awarded to help preserve…
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N.C. 107 connector: County leaders to weigh in on controversial project
 

N.C. 107 connector: County leaders to weigh in on controversial project

Jackson County commissioners have been asked to select their Top Six road priorities to pass along to the state Department…
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Better safe than sorry unscores new dam safety protocols
 

Better safe than sorry unscores new dam safety protocols

New protocols for the unlikely event that one of Duke Energy’s dams shows a sign of weakness could speed evacuation…
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Business news
 

Business news

The Haywood County Board of Realtors is offering continuing education classes for current N.C. Real Estate License holders. The four-hour…
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Maggie Valley extends alderman application deadline
 

Maggie Valley extends alderman application deadline

Maggie Valley has extended its deadline for alderman applications by a month, despite already having five applications in hand. The…
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Pegging property values in Haywood gets down to brass tacks
 

Pegging property values in Haywood gets down to brass tacks

With a clipboard under one arm and a giant measuring spool under the other, Greg West climbed into a county-marked…
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Decades of helping domestic violence victims could end
 

Decades of helping domestic violence victims could end

The financial situation facing REACH of Jackson County is so bleak the nonprofit is facing the possibility of shutting down,…
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County appraisers work hard to get values right
 

County appraisers work hard to get values right

With a clipboard under one arm and a giant measuring spool under the other, Greg West climbed into a county-marked…
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Southwestern Community College presidents resigns suddenly
 

Southwestern Community College presidents resigns suddenly

Richard Collings has submitted his resignation as president of Southwestern Community College after just six months on the job. The…
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Golden LEAF on the chopping block
 

Golden LEAF on the chopping block

It’s no secret that the state budget is in a tight spot. In the few weeks the General Assembly has…
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Southern Loop: County leaders to weigh in on controversial project
 

Southern Loop: County leaders to weigh in on controversial project

Jackson County commissioners have been asked to select their top six road priorities for consideration by the state Department of…
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