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Town manager hiring pool narrows
The Waynesville town board met Tuesday for a third stab at narrowing down their pool of applicants for the town…
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Waynesville mulls adding eight firefighters
Waynesville town leaders will decide this month whether to raise property taxes to hire additional firefighters, and if so, by…
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Group forms to support Pisgah District
When John Cottingham, then working as — in his words — a “stuffy, corporate lawyer,” walked into the Pisgah District…
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Maggie to hold tax rate steady for 2016-17
Maggie Valley residents and businesses won’t have to worry about paying a higher property tax rate for the next year,…
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New Haywood Visitor Center opens in Maggie Valley
The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority will celebrate the grand opening of its new visitor center with a ribbon cutting…
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Jackson tourism signs new marketing contract
Tourism folks in Jackson County are feeling hopeful after hiring a new marketing firm to spread the word about the…
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Edwards: Canton paving delay ‘ridiculous’
Canton Town Board Member and Mayor Pro-Tem Carole Edwards had a hard time concealing her dismay at news that Canton’s…
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Canton budget – a tangled web?
When Alderman Zeb Smathers opened the Canton Board of Aldermen meeting on May 26 with an invocation decrying the “venom…
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Officers add drug overdose antidote to their tool belt
Law enforcement officers in Haywood County are pulling double duty in the war on drugs: they’re saving lives as well…
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Moving mountains: A rare bright spot in the relentless fight against prescription pill abuse
A life-saving antidote to reverse drug overdoses is finding widespread acceptance amid the prescription pain pill epidemic.
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Shining Rock focuses on year two improvements
While Shining Rock Classical Academy students are already out of class enjoying their summer vacation, school leaders are busy assessing…
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Broadband master plan in the works for Haywood
Finding a solution to the lack of high-speed internet in rural Western North Carolina has been on the minds of…
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Skyrunner helps rural neighborhoods get connected
It’s hard to believe there are still developed neighborhoods in Haywood County that can’t get internet access or even landline…
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Skyrunner offers wireless solutions for rural communities
Melanie Williams was fed up. She could no longer run her web design business from her Crabtree home with the…
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Early Voting Ends Saturday
Voters hoping to cast their ballots in advance of the Tuesday, June 7, Primary Election have just a few more…
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Forest plan timeline lengthens
The timeline for a draft forest management plan has been kicked back once more, with the document now expected sometime…
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Park proposes fee hike for campgrounds
Camping fees could increase in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park if a recently released proposal gains approval.
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The phoenix rises: Haywood County’s real estate market gets back in the game
After years of a sluggish real estate recovery, the home market in Haywood County is on a noticeable upward swing.…
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The bugle never stops
One day recently as I was walking through the parking lot at Waynesville Middle School, a car slowly pulled up…
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Vote for Rick Bryson in June 7 primary
To the Editor: Rick Bryson is running as a Democrat for the congressional seat currently held by Republican Mark…
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Bryson is best choice to challenge Meadows
To the Editor: On June 7 citizens of the 11th Congressional District will be asked to vote again. Because of…
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Trying times for school leaders in Haywood
Haywood County Schools has been a part of my life for 24 years now — as a journalist, the husband…
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Data shows that we are becoming more religious
In recent years, we have seen a stream of books and authors promoting atheism. Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s…
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From the North Country to the back country
The beauty of bluegrass lies in its transparency. Whether you’re having a good or bad day, those emotions will filter…
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Fiddler wins youth competition
ViolettesbyBecky.com, a music-themed gift company, held its third annual Youth Composition and Songwriter Competition for ages 10 through 18, with…
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Cherokee bonfire opens for summer
The ceremonial Cherokee bonfires will kickoff the summer season on Friday, May 27, at Oconaluftee Island Park in Cherokee. The…
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Unto These Hills opens for summer
The Unto These Hills outdoor drama will run at 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday from May 28 to Aug. 13…
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Cherokee communities debate representation
A request to change the way tribal members in the westernmost reaches of the Qualla Boundary are represented on Tribal…
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Cheap tuition proposal could cost WCU millions
How would you like to pay a mere $500 a semester to attend Western Carolina University?
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Increases cause Jackson to ponder EMS contract
When a funding request for Emergency Management Services came in for more than double what Jackson County is paying now,…
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New president settles in at Angel Medical
For someone who has spent most of her life in Ohio, moving to the mountains of Western North Carolina has…
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Contract commits county to pay for central office move
A little-known contract crafted in 1980 will take center stage in coming months as Haywood County school officials and county…
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Haywood’s central office move contingent on fate of old hospital
Haywood County School officials could be ousted from their central office by early spring 2017 to make way for an…
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Jackson to vote on tax for education projects
When the polls open June 7, Jackson County voters will have a choice to make — whether to OK a…
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Wrong bear euthanized in Smokies incident
The case of a 400-pound bear euthanized after a hiker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was bitten in…
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A strained relationship: Suspicion of NPS lingers among some backcountry users, parkside communities
It’s been three years since a vigorous debate about charging for backcountry camping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park…
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Kids get creative with waterways
Haywood County’s young artists got some recognition for the T-shirt designs they dreamed up to celebrate Kids in the Creek,…
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Local runners take top spots in half marathon
Runners from up and down the East Coast converged on Waynesville this month to try their stride at the Gateway…
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Park Service archives get new home
A new home for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s collection of artifacts and archives recently opened its doors in…
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Cashiers gets second farmer market
A new farmers market will launch in Cashiers this week, providing a weekly supply of local foods from 3 to…
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See birds of prey up close
An up-close glimpse of creatures such as the Eastern screech owl and Northern bald eagle will show birds of prey…
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Old-time remedies explained
See old-time remedies in action with a demonstration by Smokies naturalist Ila Hatter, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May…
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Trout waters open
Delayed-harvest trout waters will open for the summer on Saturday, June 4, giving anglers the chance to catch a dinner…
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WCU tops ‘best-of’ list for outdoors colleges
Western Carolina University came in on top in an online magazine poll looking for the region’s premiere outdoor adventure college.
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Canucks amongst us
You’re hiking streamside through a rhododendron tangle when you hear a short, musical trill – it kind of mimics the…
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Are we near the ‘who cares’ point for legal pot?
The last couple of years have brought a sea change in attitudes about marijuana. I’m convinced pot will be legal…
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That’s us, using our children as ‘escape goats’
My wife and I like to host small parties or entertain our friends every three years or so, not because…
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HB2 could be called ‘Hate Bill 2’
To the Editor: Recent letters have provided more smoke than light regarding HB2, also known as House Bill 2, which…
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Trump cares only about being the winner
To the Editor: For one who has never held an elected office, Donald Trump is a brilliant politician. His TV…
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