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Individuals are Christian, not nations
To the Editor: The United States of America never has been, is not now and never will be a Christian…
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Help pets live a good life
To the Editor: On a recent Friday night two 3-week-old kittens were dropped off at the side pen of the…
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The chickens are coming home to roost
To the Editor: By now, everyone in Macon County and the surrounding counties knows that Angel Medical Center in Franklin…
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Rep. Meadows wants to roll back protections
To the Editor: I found the article in the May 10 edition citing Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, as advocating “high-risk…
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Morality is relative; ignorance is not
To the Editor: This is a response to the letter written by Colton Bailey titled, “Festival is Immoral,” that was…
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Burr may be second N.C. senator to make history
Martin A. Dyckman • Guest Columnist A hero is, almost by definition, someone who didn’t set out to be one.…
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We don’t really ‘do’ camping
When my wife brought up the possibility of camping at this year’s Merlefest — a four-day and three-night music festival…
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Haywood Waterways announces T-shirt design winners
Heather Grant of Bethel Middle School will see her artwork on 700 T-shirts after winning this year’s T-shirt design contest…
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Trio of trails get a makeover
Rainbow Falls Trail: The Rainbow Falls Trail is the next trail in line to get a complete rehabilitation through the Smokies…
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Trail crews get to work: Smokies crews work to improve trails and recover from storm damage
Dealing with the aftermath of two major storms while preparing for what could be another record-breaking visitor season, trail crews…
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New book revives Hazel Creek history
A new book has hit the shelves exploring the history of the Hazel Creek community, which is now one of…
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Poll shows support for conservation funding
A poll commissioned by the conservation coalition Land for Tomorrow showed wide support for land and water conservation, with mountain…
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Cherokee unveils trail system
A new 10.5-mile mixed-use trail system is complete in Cherokee, with trails open to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
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The honest little bird
On one level, the natural history of a region consists of its terrain, habitats, plants, animals and how they interrelate.…
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Rivers that I’ve crossed: Unspoken Tradition rolls into Sylva
The key element of bluegrass music is the “unspoken” — in practice, in performance and in personality. Whether you’re 8…
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This must be the place: Ode to Steve Sutton — banjo legend, dear friend
It came as a shock that has had a ripple effect within music circles around Western North Carolina and beyond.
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Mountain Heritage Day named one of Southeast’s best
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Day has been named as one of the top 20 festivals in the Southeast by…
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A memoir written in songs and poems
In his Preface to Love Songs For A Country Lane, country music icon Chris Gantry writes: “Grant King was a…
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More changes coming for Canton Labor Day fest?
If Canton’s legendary Labor Day festival – the oldest in the south – is to survive, it’s going to have…
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A Tale of Two Cities: Canton, Maggie Valley chart different budget courses
Each year, counties and municipalities must pass their upcoming year’s budget by July 1.
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Small increase proposed for Haywood budget
A recovering economy and low unemployment along with a 30 percent increase in tourist spending since 2011 has kept Haywood…
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Contest could help fund adaptive playground
Thanks to Kiwanis International and Landscape Structures Inc., one lucky community will walk away with $25,000 in free playground equipment…
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Emissions testing scrapped in Haywood
Offering “credit where credit is due,” Rep. Michele Presnell, R-Burnsville, congratulated Gov. Roy Cooper for recently signing a bill that…
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Haywood schools to keep Central Elementary
The strange saga of a shuttered school still casts a shadow over Haywood County, but it may turn out that…
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Suit targets ‘aggressive’ Department of Social Services
A complaint filed in Haywood County Superior Court late last month alleges that several defendants committed battery and inflicted emotional…
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Swain’s band blossoms despite budget constraints
Karen Williams only had a handful of students in her beginner class when she first took the band director position…
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Swain fights to change school funding formula
While many local school districts are struggling to make ends meet these days, Swain County Schools is facing a much…
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Lawmakers reach classroom size compromise
Local school districts will have one more year before they have to abide by much stricter classroom size requirements thanks…
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South Painter Road development approved
A Georgia developer hoping to build a 388-bed student housing complex in Cullowhee has cleared two of three major hurdles…
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Feds allege bail bondsman accepted sex in lieu of loan repayments
Cherokee’s only bail bondsman is facing federal charges for allegedly having sex with female clients in lieu of loan repayment,…
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Mapping conflicts of interest
On Monday, May 22, the Cherokee Tribal Council will preside over a hearing to consider impeachment charges against Principal Chief…
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Impeachment hearing scheduled for May 22
In the last minutes of a daylong session Thursday, May 11, the Cherokee Tribal Council voted to set a new hearing date for impeachment charges against Principal Chief Patrick Lambert. The vote scheduled the hearing for Thursday, May 18, but the date was later changed to 10 a.m. Monday, May 22, to accommodate the chief’s travel schedule.
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Cherokee court allows impeachment to continue
The Cherokee Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings last week that paved the way for impeachment efforts against Principal Chief Patrick Lambert to continue. However, the order left several key points of contention unaddressed, meaning the issue will likely continue to appear on the court schedule.
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Major retail development clears first hurdle
With nearly two years of prep work already under their belts, developers have cleared the first major hurdle for bringing…
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Franklin asks for face time with Mission
It’s been more than two weeks since Mission Health announced Angel Medical Center would stop delivering babies as of July…
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Haywood County school bus rear-ended
On Friday, May 12, at approximately 6:50 a.m., Haywood County Schools bus 52 was making a passenger stop in the…
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Cherokee court lifts impeachment stay
A court-ordered stay over impeachment proceedings against Principal Chief Patrick Lambert has been lifted following an order filed at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday, May 10.
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Cherokee court hears arguments in impeachment lawsuit
Two days of hearings in the Cherokee Supreme Court wrapped up today, with the three-justice panel now charged with deciding whether to order a halt to impeachment proceedings against Principal Chief Patrick Lambert until the court can come to a final decision on the lawsuit challenging Tribal Council’s actions.
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Trump right about Andrew Jackson
To the Editor: In his incessant, sophomoric screeds to diminish Trump, Chris Cox fails once again. He attempts to ridicule…
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Sylva festival is a bad idea
To the Editor: Thomas Jefferson once stated “I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple.” Yet, these wise words…
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Perhaps we need ‘climate ambassadors’
To the Editor: The series of articles you have recently been publishing on “Folkmoot’s Cultural Conversations” have been most enlightening…
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Corporations are not people
To the Editor: A recent letter writer opined that corporations function as groups of people. One single sentence in that…
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Tastes great, can’t take the smell
When I read about Wicked Weed Brewing getting bought by AB InBev (formerly Budweiser) — one of the world’s largest…
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The first Mother’s Day without her
I’ve tried hard to keep grief out of my columns lately. There’s only so much melancholy and broken-heartedness readers can…
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Sylva’s carnivorous plant man: After nearly 30 years and thousands of plants, carnivorous plants still fascinate
When it comes to carnivorous plants, Darwin Thomas knows what he’s talking about. It doesn’t take much to get him…
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Learning at Graveyard Fields gets a boost
New educational panels are now on display at Graveyard Fields, a popular hiking area along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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A.T. hikers get a warm welcome
Thru-hiker season is just about over in Western North Carolina, with most folks who are attempting the 2,190-mile Appalachian Trail…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Even bad days can be good
This past weekend, May 6-7, was the 34th annual installment of the Great Smoky Mountains Birding Expedition (GSMBE.) The expedition…
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A fresh look into an enduring classic
After finishing the last pages of Libertarians On The Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of…
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