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Miller admonished before Haywood commissioners
Local government watchdog Monroe Miller is well known to many in county government circles; he attends most Haywood County Board…
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Cherokee leaders chart path forward following discovery of elections failures
A two-hour work session last week on alleged ballot tampering and security lapses during Cherokee’s 2017 elections yielded arguably more…
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Nonprofits offer support, funding to mental health
The mental health system in North Carolina can use all the help it can get as it struggles with cuts…
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Legislators respond to mental health shortfalls
As The Smoky Mountain News wraps up an ongoing series on the state of mental health in North Carolina, state…
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Evergreen gets economic incentives from Haywood
Although recent economic development efforts by Haywood County, including a highly anticipated partnership with the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce,…
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Candidates sign up to run for office
Candidates have until 5 p.m. today, Feb. 28, to sign up to run for office.
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Welch seeks second term as 30th Judicial DA
Ashley Welch, the first female District Attorney for the 30th Judicial District, is seeking a second term — and is…
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Globe-trotting evangelist Billy Graham dies at 99
By Dale Neal • Special to The Smoky Mountain News Evangelist Billy Graham — a spiritual guide to generations of American…
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Arrest made in SunTrust Bank robbery
Waynesville Police Officers responded to the SunTrust Bank in downtown on Feb. 13 when it was reported a robbery had…
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Many ways down the mountain: Adaptive ski program opens doors at Cataloochee
The sky is a flawless, cloudless blue over Cataloochee Ski Area as Mark Brogan, 37, suits up for a morning…
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New trail complete near Asheville
A new trail in the budding Upper Hickory Nut Gorge Trail loop has been completed, getting the system one step…
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Plunge prizes announced
Incentives aplenty await those who sign on to join The Plunge in support of environmental education 11:30 a.m. to 2…
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Running for a reason
An upcoming attempt at the 70-mile Georgia Death Race could mean a boost in assistance for Southwestern Community College students…
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The eagles have landed
The eagles’ neighbors have known for months, observant birders and other Lake Junaluska regulars have either known or suspected, and…
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A tribute to the Lord of Scaly Mountain
While it is difficult to write objectively yet critically about someone whom you know personally or about a book whose…
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Breathing in the good
My life is starting to even out. And while I’m happy about this, a peaceful, comfortable life doesn’t offer as…
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Let’s fix Confederate Monument issue
The Jackson County, North Carolina Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) wishes to communicate…
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Vote Phillip Price in Democratic primary
To the Editor: I appreciated Cory Vaillancort’s story “Unseating Mark Meadows” describing the candidates running against the now-millionnaire incumbent representing…
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Military parade is just a bad idea
To the Editor: Have we lost our sanity? A military parade is an unconscionable waste of national resources, particularly galling…
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Time to rid Duke of its monopoly
To the Editor: When I think about the purpose of industry, it is that our children would have good lives.…
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Rep. Clampitt needs to listen to constituents
To the Editor: First, I want to thank Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, for holding this latest town hall meeting.…
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Meadows talks out of both sides of his mouth
To the Editor: Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, seems to be having a bout of selective amnesia instead of working for…
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A life in coaching: WCU’s Hunter earns career 700th win
By Todd Vinyard • Special to The Smoky Mountain News Western Carolina University head basketball coach Larry Hunter’s team had beaten…
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Ballot tampering alleged in Cherokee
An audit investigating Birdtown’s disputed 2017 Tribal Council race has concluded that ballot tampering is the likely culprit, with alleged…
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Haywood School Board corrects Open Meetings Law violation
A week’s worth of wintry weather in mid-January resulted in the cancellation of meetings by both the Haywood County School…
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Medicaid reform is coming
Major changes are coming to North Carolina’s Medicaid program, and the regional organizations that manage those dollars for behavioral health…
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Nonprofits to utilize Charity Tracker
Charitable giving for nonprofits and churches in Haywood County is about to become much more efficient thanks to the implementation…
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Mission looking for new location for MAMA
After rumblings and rumors around town, Mission Health confirmed it is actively looking for a new location for MAMA II,…
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WCU community voices priorities for chancellor search
An enthusiastic friend of students. A die-hard fan of all things Catamount. An efficient administrator, effective political advocate, willing traveler…
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Calendar flexibility eludes WNC schools
North Carolina is a huge state with tremendous climactic, economic and geographic diversity, but after a wicked bout of weird…
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Candidates sign up to run for office
With the sign-up period now underway, candidate are throwing their names in the hat to run for various local and…
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Haywood GOP officer sues over mocking memes
Sticks and stones may break some bones, but according to a lawsuit filed by one local politico, the memes can…
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Visioning Cashiers’ future: Planning process kicks off for mountain community
An effort to envision the future of Cashiers is now underway as work begins to create a small area plan…
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Video gaming parlor nudged out of Waynesville digs
A controversial video gaming parlor that opened on Dellwood City Road last summer will cease operations and remove all signage…
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Soul insight: A conversation with Marcus King
You find yourself frozen. Watching and listening to The Marcus King Band onstage, your feet are stuck to the floor,…
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This must be the place: ‘I ain’t getting rich now but I’m gettin’ more than by’
The solidarity was evident. Sitting onstage this past Monday at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City, I conducted another episode of…
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New Yancys album strikes a chord
A southern gothic love triangle set in the age of Trump? Or maybe J.D. Vance’s bestseller Hillbilly Elegy as a…
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A diverse portfolio: Seed bank works to protect genes of WNC plants
It’s been just about 10 years since the day Joe-Ann McCoy, then living in Iowa and working as the national…
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Three tons of trash removed in litter pickup
A trash cleanup on upper Scotts Creek in Sylva Saturday, Jan. 27, yielded more than 3.5 tons of trash hauled…
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N.C. grants Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit
A North Carolina permit granted to the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline last week — given together with the establishment of…
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Conservation easement added at Sandy Mush
A new conservation easement in Boyd Cove will protect 88 acres adjacent to thousands of already-protected acres in the Newfound…
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Haywood Waterways recognizes water champions
Five “Water Champions” were recognized for their work to protect water quality in Haywood County during Haywood Waterways Association’s annual…
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One of the Smokies’ finest poets
Editor’s note: This Back Then column by George Ellison first appeared in the Feb. 15, 2012, edition of The Smoky Mountain…
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Grief and redemption in the wilds of Wyoming
I fled him down the nights and down the days; I fled him down the arches of the years; I…
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Meadows protects Trump instead of our democracy
To the Editor: Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, and some of his fellow Republican representatives may just have become a danger…
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Electoral College idea just won’t solve problem
To the Editor: That was a clever rebuttal (Jan. 24) from Samuel Edwards to my column on why North Carolina…
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Trump’s detractors are the hypocrites
To the Editor: I read the article by Smoky Mountain News columnist Chris Cox titled, “I can’t stomach the hypocrisy…
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Who is it that has blood on their hands?
To the Editor: There is an ad posted on Donald Trump’s campaign website and YouTube page. It states that if…
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Whatever you think honey, really
“I’m absolutely starving,” my wife says, digging through her purse for something as I walk into the kitchen, clearing my…
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