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The solution is to destroy all nukes
To the Editor: Back in 1979, then National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski received a middle-of-the-night phone call with the alarming…
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Haywood GOP does battle with anarchists
To the Editor: It was odd to be reminded of the Spanish Civil War when reading your article about the…
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Don’t throw baby out with bathwater
To the Editor: In a recent Q&A in The Mountaineer, Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, seemed very light on specifics related…
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Connecting pets and people: PAWS swoops in to shelter puppy mill rescues
A large-scale rescue effort involving multiple animal welfare agencies resulted in the removal of more than 400 animals from a…
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Thankful to have been a teacher
At 37, I’m still sorting out what I want to be when I grow up. When I was 8, I…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Overwhelmed
There are bucket lists and then there are bucket lists. As parents, the bucket lists we envision for our kids…
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Mountain bikes roll into Swain High
A fleet of new mountain bikes has come home to roost at Swain County High School, thanks to a donation…
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Donation will help fire recovery
A $25,000 donation from the National Park Foundation will help the many Tennessee residents who lost their homes following the…
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Great Smoky Mountains Association gives $2 million to the Smokies
The Great Smoky Mountains Association had its best year every for sales and membership in 2016, allowing the organization to…
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Panthertown land purchase finalized
A 16-acre property adjacent to Panthertown Valley Backcountry Area has been conserved following Mainspring Conservation Trust’s April 21 closing on…
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Sylva passes renewable energy resolution
Sylva’s commissioners unanimously passed a resolution calling for a statewide commitment to eliminate fossil fuels during their meeting Thursday, April…
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Pedal the mountains
Western North Carolina’s rural roads have drawn their fair share of cyclists who are ready to roll. Weekly rides are…
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A desperate tale, beautifully written
“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry And satisfy the needs of the oppressed, Then your light will…
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Folkmoot's Cultural Conversations: A more equitable community
Over the course of the six Cultural Conversations sessions I participated in at Folkmoot, our diverse little group — sitting…
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Tools of the Trade: GE grants Pisgah High $100K for industrial education
Advanced manufacturing and machining in Western North Carolina just got a huge boost from a Fortune-500 multinational conglomerate with more…
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Impeachment stalled
Tribal Council will have to change the date set for Principal Chief Patrick Lambert’s impeachment hearing for the third time — if, that is, the Cherokee Tribal Court allows the impeachment to move forward.
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Grand Council vs. Tribal Council: Disagreement over Grand Council’s authority spurs lawsuit
It’s safe to say that the Cherokee Tribal Council is not scurrying to incorporate the decisions of Grand Council into its future actions. Tribal Council held a special-called meeting Wednesday, April 19 — the day after Grand Council was held — in which it set a new impeachment hearing date to comply with a recent order from the Cherokee Supreme Court and shot down an amendment…
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Tribal members discuss impeachment, Grand Council, and the state of the tribe
It would be near impossible to find someone in Cherokee these days who doesn’t know about the political turmoil enveloping the tribe, or who doesn’t have an opinion about who’s to blame. Last week The Smoky Mountain News ventured over to Food Lion, the Qualla Boundary’s only grocery store, asking tribal members for their take on the whole thing as they walked in to pick up…
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Cherokee chief receives massive support at Grand Council
Big Cove Road in Cherokee slowed to a standstill last week as traffic backed up for more than a mile, en route to Cherokee Central School and the Grand Council meeting that Principal Chief Patrick Lambert had called for 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 18. The spacious parking lot at Cherokee Central School, where the event was to be held, quickly reached capacity. Some drivers pulled off…
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Progressives, citizens criticize Congress, President
After a busy week of rallies around the country, the state and the county, progressives gathered at the Historic Haywood…
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A short break with Coffay
Born in Florida but raised in tiny Blue Ridge, Georgia — just a few miles outside of Murphy and not…
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Is this thing on? WNC groups claim Meadows isn’t listening
Members of several progressive groups concerned over the moral and monetary implications of Affordable Care Act repeal in rural Western…
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Harnessing the progressive tide
A progressive tour de force has emerged across the mountains since the election of President Donald Trump.
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Late to the party? Democrats welcome progressives in symbiotic alliance
Thousands of pop-up progressive activist groups have emerged around the country since November’s election.
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Hazelwood Public Art finalists
The Waynesville Public Art Commission has selected three finalists from a field of eight applicants for its upcoming project in…
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Blue Ridge Big Band to play Folkmoot Friendship Center
It’s as timeless as the soundtrack of our lives, regardless of age. When you listen to big band music, you…
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This must be the place
It was immediately familiar. Stepping into the Canton Middle School last Friday morning, the sights, sounds and smells of the…
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SCC vital in brewery launch
In preparation for launching their new brewery, Mountain Layers Brewing in Bryson City, Kim and Mark Pettit had to understand…
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Waynesville man charged with murder
Justin Scott Fuller, of Waynesville was arrested Saturday, April 22, and charged with murder following a dispute with Christopher Phillips.
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Asheville Democrat to run against Meadows
A powerful Republican Congressman who also serves as the leader of his party’s most conservative faction now has his first…
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Canton keeps it moving: Burrell to replace departing Hendler-Voss
Canton’s search for a new town manager took about an hour. “We’ve sent a clear signal to the town and…
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Grand Council votes to stop impeachment
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians held its first Grand Council in 20 years yesterday, with traffic backing up for more than a mile down Big Cove Road as tribal members flocked to the event, held at Cherokee High School.
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Trump’s trips are a waste of taxes
To the Editor: White House budget director Michael Mulvaney recently said in an interview that: “When you start looking at…
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Rep. Presnell should not politicize school boards
To the Editor: As a former teacher of children with learning disabilities in Alabama, I have experienced the politicization resulting…
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Patriot faction not being honest
To the Editor: Each of Ms. Becky Johnson’s two articles about the Haywood Republican Party were well researched and accurately…
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Boiling days down to simple routines
“The ONLY thing is, we don’t have to go all the way to Adam’s Creek,” my wife Lori said. We…
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Chaos comes in several shapes and sizes
As all successful couples understand, the key to happiness is mastering the art of communication. When facing a Big Decision…
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Spring fire season arrives: Steady rain keeps wildfire to normal levels as region recovers from historic fall blazes
When rains finally quelled the flames of 2016’s historic fall fire season, firefighters breathed sighs of relief and mountain residents…
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Pondering the power of forgiveness
In Charles Martin’s novel A Life Intercepted (Center Street Publishers, 2014, 326 pages), college senior Matthew “the Rocket” Rising has…
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This must be the place: No time for eggplant parm, let’s talk the cosmos
I had just reached for the eggplant parmesan sandwich when it was asked. “What do you think about God?”
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Take it all in: The art of Positive Mental Attitude (PMA)
It’s about finding your center. Though they’re hundreds of miles from the closest ocean, the members of Sylva-based Positive Mental…
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Bear activity reported in Panthertown
Recent bear encounters in Panthertown have spurred the U.S. Forest Service to issue a warning for visitors to the area.
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Court denies lawsuit of anti-impeachment councilmember
The Cherokee Tribal Court has denied a complaint that Councilmember Teresa McCoy, of Big Cove, filed asking that the court restrain the Tribal Council from taking certain types of actions.
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Unstable ground: Complex questions surround upcoming Cherokee impeachment process
More than a year of tension and fighting within the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians government will come to a head this week, with a hearing for impeachment charges against Principal Chief Patrick Lambert slated for Thursday, April 20, and Lambert calling a Grand Council of all enrolled members for Tuesday, April 18, in an attempt to save his position. But, while some big decisions about…
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A grassroots progressive group takes off in Haywood
A progressive tour de force has emerged across the mountains since the election of President Donald Trump.
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The petri dish of American politics: Homegrown factions wreak havoc on mainstream parties
The recent tug-of-war for control of the Haywood County Republican Party has left many conservatives cringing and embarrassed over the…
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Bryson City reconsiders railroad request
It only took about two weeks for the Bryson City Board of Aldermen to change its mind regarding a request…
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Swain ER visits down from last year
Still struggling to make people understand that Swain Community Hospital’s emergency room is still open 24 hours, seven days a…
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Mill Street lane reduction work to begin soon
Mill Street will be getting a makeover after Sylva’s board of commissioners approved funding for the lane reduction project in…
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Panthertown purchase gets a boost
A key piece of land bordering Panthertown Valley Backcountry Area will be conserved following a pledge from the Jackson County…
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