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Jackson approves audit contract for code enforcement office
Questions about how well the Jackson County Permitting and Code Enforcement Department has been executing its responsibilities prompted commissioners to…
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Schools feeding more students for free
Free lunch is becoming a more common phenomenon around Western North Carolina as school systems start adopting a new federal…
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Maggie Valley welcomes new restaurant
By Katie Reeder • SMN Intern When his restaurant doors are open, Chris Chagnon keeps busy, playing the role of owner,…
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Candidates call for a Canton comeback
After two years of getting a feel for Canton politics, two Canton aldermen hope to continue their work for another…
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Maggie mayor may have competitor in election
The political dynamics in Maggie Valley have definitely changed in the last two years.
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Legislature weakens voter ID requirement
In an unexpected turn of events, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation last Thursday that will allow people to…
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Wrong bear killed by rangers following Smokies attack
A bear euthanized following an attack against a backpacker in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was not the right…
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Shining Rock charter announces change in location for coming school year
A new charter school slated to open in Haywood in August has been scrambling the past few weeks to find…
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Trumpet vine is tenacious and beautiful
It’s mid-June again … the time of the year when certain plants can be relied upon to do their thing…
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Unveiling Horace Kephart
A pair of programs about Horace Kephart, an adopted son of the Smokies who captured the culture of mountaineers in…
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Swain gets second farmers market day
The Swain County Farmers Market is branching out, this week launching a second market day 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays…
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Annual bike ride to remember the Trail of Tears underway
Seven Cherokee cyclists from North Carolina are in the midst of a 950-mile bike ride to Tahlequah, Oklahoma, an annual…
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Live snakes to take the stage at Jackson library
A program featuring scaly reptiles as the stars will return to the Jackson County Public Library at 11 a.m. and…
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Bird-banders wanted
Volunteers are needed for a summer monitoring project involving up-close contact with birds.
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Festival to highlight historical women’s roles
The Women’s Work Festival in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will give a glimpse into the historical roles rural…
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Path to the past: Friends of the Smokies hike explores park history and natural beauty
There was no doubt about how the Smoky Mountains got their name as day dawned on the Friends of the…
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Stratford-on-Avon: in search of ‘The Bard’
It is mid-June in England, and the skies are a brilliant blue. Sunshine spills on the street and the clipped…
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‘Dancing With The Stars’ at Harrah’s
The live stage production of “Dancing With The Stars: Live!” will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27,…
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Green Energy Park summer art camp
There will be a summer art camp held June 22-26 at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro. Ages…
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‘An Appalachian Evening’ tickets on sale
“An Appalachian Evening,” a summer bluegrass/Americana weekly concert series, will return to the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center in Robbinsville.…
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HART presents Hitchcock classic
The stage production of the classic Alfred Hitchcock thriller “The 39 Steps” will held at 3 p.m. Aug. 1 at…
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Bryson City craft beer, barbecue
A “BBQ & Brews Dinner Train” will be departing at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at the Great Smoky Mountain…
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Balsam Range, Porch 40 to play Canton Labor Day
The 109th Canton Labor Day Festival will be held Sept 5-7 at Sorrells Street Park in downtown.
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Fiddler brings Americana to Marianna
Americana fiddler Alma Russ will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City.
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This must be the place
There is a lot of truth to it. “Money can’t buy happiness,” the old adage goes. It’s a sentiment that…
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A world of art in your backyard
Coming into its fourth year, Cullowhee Mountain ARTS has grown into a vast array of workshops, one that seamlessly brings…
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Do people really believe this stuff?
To the Editor: Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all the scientific discoveries made on almost a daily basis,…
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Reacting to changing climate of medicine
To the Editor: As a pediatrician, it has been my privilege to serve the families of Western North Carolina for…
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One split-second separates heroism from its alternative
I remember someone once telling me that all the seemingly trivial, decidedly unimportant choices you make every day prepare you…
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Enrollment numbers down for Haywood charter school
A new charter school opening in Haywood County has downwardly revised its projected student count for the coming school year.
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Canton Planning Board considers building maintenance ordinance
By Katie Reeder • SMN Intern The Canton Planning Board is considering a building maintenance ordinance that would regulate downtown commercial…
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Fireworks on for Sylva
For the first time in seven years, Sylva residents will be able to watch Fourth of July festivities from downtown.
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Proposed Cashiers cell tower draws debate
A proposal to put in a new cell tower a half-mile from the Cashiers crossroads has sparked heated debate between…
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Student housing development gets the green light in Cullowhee
After nearly four years of trying, a Charlotte-based development company has gotten the OK to build a high-end student housing…
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Epsom salt empire rising: Giles Chemical plans new warehouse
Business is booming for a Waynesville factory that mixes and packages Epsom salt. Giles Chemical has doubled its employees over the…
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Swain jail being investigated for excessive force
One deputy is under investigation while another has resigned after allegations surfaced regarding excessive force being used on inmates at…
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Macon library supporters rally for more funding
Macon County commissioners weren’t exactly sure what to expect when they saw Thing 1 and Thing 2 sitting in the…
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Public expresses support for voter ID rules, not the law
By Katie Reeder • SMN Intern The North Carolina State Board of Elections held a public hearing last Thursday to allow…
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Lake Junaluska merger still stuck on a roller coaster in Raleigh
The merger of Lake Junaluska with the town of Waynesville cleared a critical milestone in the N.C. General Assembly last…
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DNA confirmation still pending for euthanized bear following attack
Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park hope a bear they caught and killed last week is the same…
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A painful problem: Haywood teams up to fight prescription drug abuse
Recently recovered from rotator cuff surgery, Haywood County Sheriff Greg Christopher hasn’t popped a single prescription pain pill since the…
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Ghost Town lacks ride inspections in advance of July opening
The clock is ticking for Ghost Town in the Sky entertainment park in Maggie Valley to get its humble trio…
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Ghost Town aims for July 2 opening
After lying dormant for the winter, Ghost Town in the Sky was once again showing signs of life last week…
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No time to relax: Smokies air quality has improved, but a new ozone standard is on its way
Breathing easy in the Smokies is a better bet than it’s been in decades. Ozone pollution is down 36 percent,…
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Summer camp time at Highlands Nature Center
Summer is here at the Highlands Nature Center, with a variety of summer day camps and half-day camps. Look through…
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Saving the world one seed at a time
James Veteto has a theory that seeds are a link to the past, connecting one generation to the other, not…
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A.T. plates pass $1 million milestone
It’s official: North Carolina Appalachian Trail license plates sales have crossed the $1 million mark.
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Parkway gets its own quarter design
The Blue Ridge Parkway will take its place on U.S. currency with a special quarter design this summer, as part…
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Parkway programs start up for summer
A ranger-guided hike along the Blue Ridge Parkway this Friday will mark the beginning of summer for the high-elevation road…
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Albinism in plants
The other day, while chasing birdies for the Forest Service, I encountered a pretty wildflower along an abandoned logging road.…
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