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Who wants some sweet corn?
The 18th annual Sweet Corn Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at St.…
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Art workshops at The Bascom
There will be an array of upcoming artisan and craft workshops at The Bascom in Highlands.
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‘Ultimate Elvis’ returns to Cherokee
The ‘Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest’ will be July 9-11 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.
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This must be the place
Y’all are doing it wrong. You know, that thing? Social media? What happened? How did the endless fun and unlimited…
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Blurred Lines: Life comes full circle for Ricky Skaggs
Are your ears playing tricks on you? As you turn the radio dial to a country music station these days,…
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Declare independence from meat industry
To the Editor: Nearly 240 years ago, our founding fathers declared our national independence from Great Britain. This Fourth of…
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Waynesville entryways are too junky
To the Editor: This piece could be titled, “How to beat a dead horse in 350 words or less.” First…
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DOT could stand for the Department of Trash
“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous…
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A story all about good people doing good things
I should get over being astounded by the way the world works. And I’m talking about the good stuff, not…
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Swain increases budget, maintains same tax rate
Swain County Board of Commissioners approved a $14 million budget last week with little discussion or debate.
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Jackson tourism board discusses how to improve new grant award system
Jackson County’s tourism association has had a lot of things to figure out since its formation in 2012. Not least…
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Making it matter: the new paradigm behind Haywood’s tourism grants
There was something markedly absent from the nearly $300,000 in tourism grants awarded by the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority…
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Sylva to take public comment on two-way Main Street
Ask around downtown Sylva, and it’s not hard to find someone with an opinion about traffic. Main Street should be…
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Election talk starts in Sylva
When election candidate sign-ups begin next week, at least one town board member plans on putting her hat in the…
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Longtime aldermen seek second term in Bryson City
Two longtime Bryson City aldermen plan to run for another term in office, and so far only one possible name…
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Younger candidates encouraged to run for Franklin board
It was clear from the 2013 election results in Franklin that voters wanted change. The 2015 Franklin election will determine…
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Sylva wheel lock ordinance OK, state says
Sylva police can now start enforcing a town ordinance aimed at paring down the number of unpaid parking tickets, thanks…
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Buckle up: N.C. may no longer require driver education
By Katie Reeder • SMN Intern Young drivers in North Carolina may no longer be required to take driver education to…
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Some alcohol permits could now be allowed in Cherokee
In Cherokee, alcohol could soon be available in more places than just Harrah’s Cherokee Casino following Gov. Pat McCrory’s signature…
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Franklin outdoors camp helps military kids heal from loss
It was an intense few days for Virginia Beach, Virginia, resident Seth. Eight miles of hiking, 4.5 of those bushwhacking,…
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Jail suicide investigation on D.A.’s desk
An investigative report looking into the March suicide of Steve Ross, who at the time was incarcerated at the Jackson…
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Call me maybe: Catchy case of indecision circulating among Waynesville candidates
There’s a unifying theme among candidates in the Waynesville town board election: “maybe-ism.”
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Relationship — and innocence — lost, just like that
Many years ago, in a time and a place that seems so far away to me now, I courted a…
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Symbols matter, and so does removing them
Complicated. Ignorant. Entrenched. It’s easy to come up with words to describe the state of race relations in this country…
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Color on high
I occasionally see The Smoky Mountain News’ Garret K. Woodward’s Facebook posts about hitting the trails around WNC for a…
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Get the scoop on native plants
Registration is now open for the 2015 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference at Western Carolina University, a four-day event featuring more…
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Canton riverbank gets a makeover
A much-used riverbank in the Canton Recreation Park is now a lot more stable, thanks to a protection project recently…
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Become a Junior Ranger
A lineup of summer programs in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will give young park-lovers the chance to earn…
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Queen honored for environmental advocacy
The N.C. League of Conservation Voters named Rep. Joe Sam Queen, D-Waynesville, as its 2015 Representative of the Year in…
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Cause of hiker’s death still unknown
The National Park Service is still waiting on the results of an autopsy looking into the cause of hiker Jenny…
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Here for the long haul: New Smokies superintendent settles into park leadership
Asked what a typical day for the head guy at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park looks like, new Smokies…
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Bronte sisters part and parcel of the magic of Haworth
Haworth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It’s 4:30 in the morning, Sunday June 18, and I stood a few moments…
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Dulcimer U returns to WCU
Registration is ongoing for Western Carolina University’s 16th annual Dulcimer U Summer Week, a gathering that brings mountain dulcimer virtuosos…
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Medieval, Renaissance recital at WCU
The faculty of the Mountain Collegium Music Workshop will perform a recital of medieval, renaissance, baroque and contemporary music on…
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Cherokee Pow Wow turns 40
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ 40th annual Pow Wow will be held July 3-5 at the Acquoni Expo Center.
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Fourth of July in Southern Appalachia
Nothing says summer more than the 4th of July, and in Western North Carolina, we celebrate Independence Day with gusto.…
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Eaglenest to host grand reopening
A state-of-the-art entertainment facility, Eaglenest will have its grand reopening at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27, in Maggie Valley.
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Alabama brings hit country to Harrah’s
Country superstars Alabama will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 2, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.
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Nantahala Brewing pours ‘Week of Rock’
The “Week of Rock” celebration will run at 8 p.m. June 26-July 4 at Nantahala Brewing Company in Bryson City.
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This must be the place
I fixed my hair in the rearview mirror and exited the truck. Heading up the steps, I was already five…
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The Art of Preservation: Stecoah Valley Center bridges past, present
Heading down N.C. 28, between Bryson City and Robbinsville, is a flat stretch of highway, unusual to the continuous curves…
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U.S. Mint to launch Blue Ridge Parkway quarter
Join officials from the United States Mint and the National Park Service for the launch of the quarter honoring Blue…
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The golden children: Bolivian orphanage fosters international bond with Western North Carolina
It’s 6:30 in the morning when 24 hours of travel ends with the plane’s landing in Bolivia, but even through…
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Building a home: A timeline of Kory Wawanaca
2003 Carrie Blackburn Brown, who eventually founded Kory Wawanaca Children’s Home, graduated from Appalachian State University with degrees in dance…
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The joy of cooking
That last full day in Tacachia, I didn’t have energy for much besides sinking into my wooden chair while waiting…
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Hearing demands answers about bear poaching sting
By Katie Reeder • SMN Intern
A recurring theme emerged in a congressional oversight hearing last week aimed at shedding light on the questionable tactics and motives of wildlife agencies behind the now-infamous undercover poaching sting known as Operation Something Bruin: where is the line between personal freedoms and governmental oversight?
Congressional hearing puts spotlight on Operation Something Bruin
More than 100 hunters and their supporters packed the historic Haywood County courthouse last week for the latest installment in the ongoing saga over Operation Something Bruin.
Roller derby a big hit in the mountains
By Katie Reeder • SMN Intern No hitting, punching, elbowing or tripping people — and definitely no biting or yelling at…
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Rep. Meadows ousted from chairmanship
U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, recently paid the political price for not toeing his party line.
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Cashiers cell tower application pulled
A week after a contentious planning board meeting discussing the merits of a proposed new cell tower in Cashiers, the…
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