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Tourism board contemplates firing web manager
Every month, the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority shells out $2,650 to keep its website updated, get it to show…
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Tempers flare over idea of renaming Waynesville thoroughfare for MLK
Members of the African American community in Waynesville hope to rename a major street for Martin Luther King Jr., not…
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WCU faculty members discuss Koch funds
Western Carolina University Chancellor David Belcher had a heart-to-heart with university faculty last week about the controversy over a politically…
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Interim manager starts work in Waynesville
The new interim town manager of Waynesville has pledged to sustain the town’s momentum and not let it idle or…
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Steam engine project still on track
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad officials say they will make their deadline for getting a steam engine back up and running…
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Franklin town board plans for 2016 projects
With a few fresh faces, the Franklin Board of Aldermen met last Saturday morning to make plans and set priorities…
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SCC master plan calls for $34 million of construction in Jackson, Swain
What’s the best way to spend $55 million? As far as the leadership at Southwestern Community College is concerned, the…
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Conditions improving at Sequoyah golf course
The new management at Sequoyah National Golf Club in Cherokee had hoped to start turning a profit within a year…
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Gallery: ‘Save Our School’ crowd marches in support of Central Elementary
Waynesville’s youngest public demonstrators — along with their parents and teachers — took to the streets last week to show…
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From the heart: Parents, teachers and students plead to save Central Elementary from closing
Around 300 supporters of Central Elementary School in Waynesville packed into the school cafeteria Wednesday evening and made a heart-wrenching…
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Saturday school on tap for Haywood County kids
Haywood County Schools have pulled the trigger on Saturday school, announcing that this Saturday (Jan. 30) will be a snow make-up…
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Bachelor auction to raise funds for WOW
With less than two weeks to go, the Women of Waynesville (WOW) are eager with excitement to bring to Haywood…
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Colleagues dismayed at attacks on Lopez
To the Editor: We the undersigned, Western Carolina University’s economics faculty, wish to express support for our colleague Dr. Ed…
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Consider spending more on our schools
To the Editor: Regarding the school district’s budget shortfall, rather than the proposed drastic reductions in the public schools programs…
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Jonas swept in with a hammer-like hello
I was dreaming, I can’t say exactly what. It was that kind of dream you have that floats away like…
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N.C.’s laws should be changed to provide accountability
By Martin Dyckman • Guest Columnist People generally don’t care to hear how things are done better elsewhere, but there…
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Central’s situation raises relevant issues
The imminent closing of Central Elementary School in Waynesville is fueling heated debate on many fronts. A small school in many ways is like a sun around which the lives of children, families, teachers, cafeteria workers and a community orbit,…
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Beat you to the bottom: Race night offers competition and community at Cataloochee
As the sun goes down on the snow-covered mountain at Cataloochee Ski Area, anticipation spikes among the enlightened few who…
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Rewards offered for poaching tips
A new program rewarding people who turn in poachers aims to crack down on illegal wildlife harvest. “Despite our constant…
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Gallery: A winter wonderland
When I transplanted myself from Wyoming to North Carolina, I assumed that part of the deal would be relinquishing access…
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Falcons, wolves and bears, oh my!
An exhibition highlighting the return of North America’s wolves and peregrine falcons from the brink of extinction will be on…
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Reflections on walking the Camino Primitivo
An avid local hiker will share the story of her pilgrimage along the 208-mile Camino Primitivo in Spain at 7…
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Hogs have long been an Appalachian staple
Hog Holler, Hog Branch, Hog Camp Branch, Hog Cane Branch, Hog-eye Branch, Hogback Gap, Hogback Holler, Hogback Knob, Hogback Ridge,…
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The Web is changing us in more ways than we know
In Reclaiming Conversation, author Sherry Turkle notes that significant changes sometimes come to our daily lives without our noticing, until…
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This must be the place
That song — you know that song — came over the stereo and I felt my shoulders relax.
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Go tell it on the mountain: Living room concert series sparks curiosity, camaraderie
Heading west on Highway 76, the last of the warm sunshine falls behind the silent Blue Ridge Mountains. With the…
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Waynesville institution to close its doors after three generations, 88 years
A devoted customer stood at the counter at Walker Service chatting with Clayton Cathey before picking up his truck for…
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Major renovation planned for Harris’ New Generations Birthing Center
A $5.5 million renovation and expansion of the New Generations Family Birthing Center at Harris Regional Hospital will soon be…
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Harris brings OB doctors under one umbrella
Harris Regional Hospital is a powerhouse when it comes to delivering babies in the mountains, a legacy it has pledged…
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Restoring unity important, say Waynesville leaders
Waynesville leaders made a pact last week to work cooperatively in choosing a new town manager, despite the rift among…
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Haywood to consider moratorium on outdoor shooting ranges
Backlash from rural residents in Haywood County who fear an indoor shooting range proposed in their midst will disrupt their…
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From worst-case scenario to sinking reality: the evolution of closing a school
The potential closing of Central Elementary School in Waynesville due to a massive, sudden budget shortfall for Haywood County Schools…
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Overbuilt? School consolidation targets Central Elementary as collateral damage
A feasibility report on the potential closure of Central Elementary School in Waynesville was released by Haywood County Schools last…
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Jackson schools map out millions in capital needs
Jackson County Public Schools wants more than $12 million for improvements to its facilities through 2020, but despite the big…
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Charter school chairwoman steps down
Tara Keilberg, a founding board member for the Shining Rock Classical Academy, has resigned from her post as chairwoman on…
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Jackson homeless shelter short on cash
Things are coming down to the wire for Jackson County’s only homeless shelter. Without a fast infusion of cash, Jackson…
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Tax value notices to be issued in Jackson
Some Jackson County property owners might find themselves doing a doubletake when notice of their updated property value comes in…
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MADD advocate honored for lives she’s touched
A Haywood County woman who has dedicated the past dozen years to a crusade against driving while impaired was honored…
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Commissioners look to secure Macon County Courthouse
Before it becomes a mandate from a judge, Macon County commissioners are looking to make improvements to security at the…
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Clayton Davis to join Maggie town board
After interviewing seven people Monday night, the Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen unanimously chose Clayton Davis to fill a two-year…
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Saturday school on tap for Haywood County kids
Haywood County Schools have pulled the trigger on Saturday school, announcing that this Saturday (Jan. 30) will be a snow…
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GALLERY: Snow Storm Jonas in Haywood County
Allen Newland with A Shot Above aerial photography took these shots on Sunday, Jan. 24, showing the aftermath of Snow…
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Canton working to restore water to residents
Many residents in Canton and Clyde were without water overnight as a result of an 8-inch waterline break yesterday and…
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Can I move?
Remember the scene in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” where the Kid was asked by an old miner (I…
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Power plant plans to be discussed at public hearing
A public hearing on Duke Energy’s plan to build two new power plants to replace its soon-to-retire Asheville coal plant…
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Date set for Smokies Half Marathon
The Gateway to the Smokies Half Marathon will send runners all around Waynesville on Saturday, May 14 — and for…
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Hike 100 miles of Smokies trail in 2016
Smokies Superintendent Cassius Cash has issued a challenge to all hardy souls wishing to join him in celebrating the National…
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To hunt or not to hunt: Elk season proposal debated at public hearing
Should North Carolina start thinking about a hunting season for elk? If the crowd that turned out to the N.C.…
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Voters will ultimately decide if firing was a mistake
Former county commissioner, mayor and longtime Haywood County political player/observer Mary Ann Enloe was dead on in her column last…
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Believe it or not, fear can kill you
To the Editor: Startling new findings show that if you are a middle-aged white person, your life expectancy is dramatically…
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