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Public prayer not part of Jackson and Sylva commission meetings
Within recent memory, public prayer hasn’t been part of official meetings of the Jackson County or Sylva boards of commissioners.
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Macon governments avoid praying at meetings
With all the controversy and uncertainty about the right and wrong way to do it, the town and county governments…
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In whose name? Haywood commissioners asking for trouble in prayer case
Just days after an important ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on legislator-led prayer, Haywood County and its…
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The letter and the spirit: Local governments wrestle with prayer
Public prayer in government has long been a contentious issue, but a recent court ruling has North Carolina municipalities scrambling…
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Formed by the mountains: Cherokee elder reflects on 93 years of service to tribe and country
The Cherokee of Jerry Wolfe’s early memory is a different place than the Qualla Boundary of today. Wolfe, 93, remembers…
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Election signups end in Jackson
Jackson County will have enough candidates running to fill the seats available following an extended sign-up period for the Webster…
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McCoy to run for vice chief
Councilmember Teresa McCoy, of Big Cove, has announced her intention to run for vice chief in the special election that…
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Special election coming to Cherokee
After months in limbo, the fate of Cherokee’s vacant vice chief seat has been decided — following a narrow vote…
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What’s in the cards? Diversify or die
Like bubbles bobbing atop bathwater, the sectors of Haywood County’s economy are separate but often attached to each other in…
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Health care upheaval leaves WNC residents with questions
As Republicans in Congress attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act and Mission Health threatens to cancel its contract with…
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Mission offers its own health care plan
If Mission Health doesn’t strike a deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina by October, the health system…
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Republican disloyalty proceedings to begin
The continuing saga of the Haywood County Republican Party’s attempts to deal with a troublesome member of an antagonistic faction…
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Congressman Meadows to hold local meetings
Residents in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District will soon have a few opportunities to reach out to their congressman and…
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Finding a balance: Tipping Point Brewing closes, new location set for Brevard
It’s 12:15 p.m. Sunday. On a normal weekend, Tipping Point Brewing in downtown Waynesville would have been open for 45…
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This must be the place: ‘We will get by, we will survive’
Happy birthday, Captain Trips. On this day (Aug. 1) some 75 years ago, Jerome Garcia was born in San Francisco.…
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WCU chancellor’s cancer relapses
A year after a surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor was deemed successful, Western Carolina University Chancellor David Belcher…
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Woman hit with drug charges
Haywood County Deputies with the assistance of the Maggie Valley Police Department K9 arrested Brandy Marie Grogan, 35, Thursday evening…
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Haywood drug traffickers plead guilty
Anthony Scott Price, 29, of Waynesville, was stopped by Waynesville Police Officer Tyler Howell at 2:30 a.m. after driving erratically…
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Gallery: Parade of Nations
Each year, one of the highlights of the 10-day Folkmoot Festival is the Parade of Nations. This year, 10 groups…
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When India comes to town
By Jerica Rossi • Folkmoot Guide When asked which country I wanted to be a guide for during the 2017 Folkmoot…
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Cherokee man receives N.C.’s highest honor
A life of service to country, culture and global community has earned Jerry Wolfe the state of North Carolina’s highest…
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‘We want the peace’: Israeli group director preaches harmony through dance
Home to some of the most important and sacred Judeo-Christian sites in the world, what should be a place of…
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Sixth time’s the charm: Folkmoot comes full circle, enters new era
I kept glancing over at the signs. Strolling the long and busy corridors of the Folkmoot Friendship Center (Waynesville) this…
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Is this a teachable moment?
To the Editor: We all wish Sen. John McCain a speedy recovery. Sen. Mitch McConnell kindly delayed the vote on…
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Rep. Meadows is doing us no favors
To the Editor: Scott McLeod hit the proverbial nail directly on its head July 12th in his assessment of our…
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Thanks to Franklin, Macon leaders
To the Editor: As a proud Great Lakes kid, I am so pleased that Franklin Town Council and Macon County…
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Finding your beach
Edisto Beach, South Carolina – I will never forget the pictures. The day after Hurricane Matthew plowed through — and…
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We have to decide: turn left or right?
We got to the stop sign at the bottom of our mountain in our fully loaded truck — bikes, camping…
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Field of Dreams: If you build it, they will come
By Kurt J. Volker • Contributing Writer In a sense, Warren and Phil Drake and Warren’s wife Ronda have created their…
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Mortgage agreement goes up in flames
Forty-one years have gone into making Dogwood Crafters Cooperative of Dillsboro the successful business it is today. And the co-op…
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Clearing the desk: Part II
In my last review, I mentioned the need to reduce a pile of books I’d read, all of them, new…
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What’s a naturalist?
Trying to answer that question, the first source I resorted to was, of course, the Oxford English Dictionary. Therein I…
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Fontana algal bloom persists
An algal bloom observed in the Tuckasegee arm of Fontana Lake during late June continues to develop, prompting the N.C.…
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Duke Energy work proposed in national forest
The Nantahala National Forest is reviewing a proposal from Duke Energy that would allow the company to upgrade its electrical…
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High schoolers become eclipse experts
A Solar Eclipse Education Program at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont will turn high school students into experts…
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Haywood gets a honey extractor
The number of Haywood County beekeepers is on the rise, and a new honey extraction facility is now available for…
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WNC’s deadliest waterfalls
The attraction between people and waterfalls is nothing new, with a couple waterfall deaths per year typical between the Great…
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Fatal Attraction: Herculean rescue effort at Yellowstone Falls highlights dangers of waterfall play
The 911 call, coming from a gorge cut high in the Balsam Mountains, was nearly unintelligible. When the connection ended…
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Frontier Communications rep flooded with customer complaints
Swain County residents recently crowded a room to voice their dissatisfaction with the internet and cell service they are —…
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EBCI could provide broadband relief in Swain
For many Swain County residents, waiting until 2020 in hopes Frontier Communications will be able to provide them with any…
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Public invited to property rights conference
The Southeastern Private Property and Federal Land Use Conference will be held July 29 in Bryson City.
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Mayor, board elections represent the changing face of Canton
Although the Municipal General Election isn’t until Nov. 7, when the candidate sign-up period closed on July 21, Canton’s fate…
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Flurry of last-minute candidates flood Maggie Valley
For a while there, things seemed to be pretty quiet on the Maggie Valley political scene, but on the very…
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Six vie for three seats on Franklin board; Bryson City incumbents face challengers
Sign ups for Franklin’s Town Council were coming in slow until the last day, and now there are six candidates…
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Election sign-ups extended in Jackson
The sign-up period to run for municipal office is over in North Carolina, but the Jackson County Board of Elections…
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High cost puts public access to Parris cabin on hold
A plan to build an amphitheater and stage next to the cabin where Sylva author John Parris once wrote newspaper…
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Law enforcement still searching for armed suspect
Numerous law enforcement agencies led by the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office are engaged in a search for Phillip Michael Stroupe…
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What’s in the cards? Entrepreneurs go face-to-face with customers
Since late April, The Smoky Mountain News series on economic development has focused on the financial health of Haywood County, the mechanisms by which state, local and national governments encourage economic development and the various sectors that make up the county’s economy.
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Waynesville charter school embarks on year three
Shining Rock Classical Academy administrators have their hands full preparing for the school’s third year, expanding to eighth grade, accommodating…
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Cherokee to conduct census
A census of people living on the Qualla Boundary will soon begin following a unanimous vote from Tribal Council to…
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