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Who’s most suited to move Maggie forward?
For a town that may only have 300 voters show up to the polls, the mayoral race in Maggie Valley…
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Candidates answer call for change in Bryson
The five newcomers running for the Bryson City Board of Aldermen and mayor have made it clear they want to…
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Franklin mayor runs unopposed
Running unopposed for his second term, Franklin Mayor Bob Scott hopes to continue on his path toward a more open…
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Potential mayors discuss Sylva’s future
Regardless of who emerges victorious from Sylva’s mayoral election, the town will have an experienced face at the center of…
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Looking toward Sylva’s future: Five race for three board seats
With two of the three Sylva board members up for re-election jumping into the mayoral race, Sylva is guaranteed to…
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Shortfall of candidates in Forest Hills and Webster
Town elections aren’t always competitive affairs. For some municipalities, it’s a challenge just to get enough people to run to…
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Canton board split on candidate support
The Canton Board of Aldermen has made major headway in the last two years by putting policies in place that…
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Financial record of Waynesville mayor candidate shows history of liens and tax debt
Jonnie Cure, a challenger in the Waynesville mayor’s race, has a history of liens, unpaid property taxes, foreclosures, small claims…
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Passionate public hearing on recycling sorting plant in Haywood draws masses
More than 160 people packed a heated public hearing over a proposed recycling sorting facility in Haywood County Monday night,…
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Waynesville candidates weigh in on array of budget questions
What to spend money on and what to pass up? The Waynesville town board faces this question month in and month…
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Municipal Elections 2015
Small towns all over the region are in the midst of municipal elections and a majority of them are contested…
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Peak peeking
The deluge we slogged through a couple of weeks ago certainly didn’t help this fall’s color palette. But not to…
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Pumpkin pursuit returning to NOC
A celebration of all things fall will be held noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Nantahala Outdoor Center.
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NC ranks high in clean energy job growth
North Carolina came in fifth nationwide in a recent ranking of states that added jobs in clean energy and clean…
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DENR blog keeps tabs on environmental news
The N.C. Department of Environment Quality, formally known as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, now has a blog…
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North Carolina all caught up on rainfall
After receiving more than three months’ worth of rainfall in the course of one week, North Carolina is not experiencing…
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Boxwood disease found in Jackson and Macon
A serious boxwood disease known as boxwood blight, Calonectria pseudonaviculata, has been confirmed on the Highlands Plateau in Macon and…
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State solar tax credit to disappear
The North Carolina Legislature did not renew the state’s solar tax credit, which will now expire on Dec. 31.
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New mile-markers at Lake J
Thanks to an Eagle Scout project from 14-year-old Talbryn Porter, the Lake Junaluska walking path is now sporting new mile…
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Apple-picking for a good cause
Kids who want to lend a hand toward feeding the hungry can help harvest the season’s left-over apples from a…
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See the Chimney at night
A nocturnal, kid-friendly Halloween event will give visitors a rare glimpse of Chimney Rock State Park at night, 7:30 to…
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Healing in the waters: Disabled vets find comfort, camaraderie in fly fishing
Out of Ed Norris’ 68 years of life, Vietnam accounts for just one. Those months he spent deployed with the…
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Waynesville library slipping in quality
To the Editor: When I moved to Waynesville in 1987 the library was the pride of the mountains. It was…
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The ugly truth about tribal politics
To the Editor: As the tribal elections drew closer and closer, it became fairly obvious early on that Patrick Lambert…
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Free enterprise gives people the freedom to flourish
In his Oct. 7 letter to the editor, Franklin political activist Dan Kowal cautioned readers not to “buy the corporate…
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In search of the uplifting and the ephemeral
“At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point,…
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Moving a small town forward: Clyde board candidates debate the issues
Clyde may be a tiny little two-stoplight town, but at a recent candidate forum, the panel of contenders for seats…
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Cherokee officer dies from work-related injury
Anthony “Tony” Lossiah, a Cherokee Indian Police Department patrol officer, died at Mission Hospital in Asheville on Tuesday, Oct. 6,…
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Candidates: Maggie Valley is moving forward
The four candidates vying for two seats on the Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen can all agree on one point…
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Former chief Hicks will no longer direct Tribal Gaming Commission
Former Principal Chief Michell Hicks was all set to take over the tribe’s highest-paying job — director of the Tribal…
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Chief Lambert’s personnel changes draw debate
Patrick Lambert didn’t waste any time making waves in his first full day as principal chief of the Eastern Band…
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Lead testing continues at SCC firing range
After recently expanded testing continued to show elevated lead levels at Southwestern Community College’s firing range, college officials are going…
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Steep slope hearing on for Jackson
After two years of revisions, hearings and public debate, Jackson County’s steep slope ordinance is now approaching the finish line…
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Canton incumbents want continued progress: Challengers say more can be done
The town of Canton elected a whole new board two years ago when all four aldermen decided not to run…
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Who loves Waynesville most? Town board candidates pledge undying devotion to Waynesville
Candidates running for the Waynesville town board can’t seem to talk about their campaign platforms without first saying how much…
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Waynesville’s mayor race is talk of the town
Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown has the public endorsement of six out of the seven alderman candidates running for the town…
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Proposed recycling clearinghouse raises red flags for neighbors
A commercial recycling sorting plant proposed in Haywood County is being met with skepticism by neighbors, who fear it will…
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Touchstones: Seven novels that carry weight
English writer Graham Greene used to divide his literary works into entertainments, which we might call thrillers, and novels, which…
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PumpkinFest rolls into Franklin
The 19th Annual PumpkinFest will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, in downtown Franklin.
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Hunter Hayes to play WCU
Country star Hunter Hayes will begin his “21 Tour” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Ramsey Regional Activity…
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WCU Friends welcome Steep Canyon Rangers
Grammy Award-winning bluegrass supergroup Steep Canyon Rangers will perform at a membership concert for the Western Carolina University Friends of…
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This must be the place
It’s about chipping away. When you come into this world, you’re a block of unknown potential. Untouched and ready to be…
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Stand tall or don’t stand at all: A conversation with Raymond Fairchild
I was told “good luck.” In August 2012, as one of my first assignments for The Smoky Mountain News, I…
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The Road to Bean Blossom: Raymond Fairchild enters Bluegrass Hall of Fame
Heading north on State Road 135, just outside the small town of Nashville, Indiana, the stretch of pavement curves along…
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The secret of ministry of frost
It’s Oct. 6 as I write this. The first frost hasn’t as yet arrived. But it won’t be long coming.…
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Migration Celebration an event for all ages
The public is invited to join scientists and members of the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee for the annual…
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Find the fitness routine that works for you
The Healthy Haywood Fitness Challenge will kick off Monday, Oct. 12. The program — which runs through Nov. 23 —…
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Peek through a window into campsites past
A recreation of what a campsite from 100 years ago would look like will be on Saturday, Oct. 10, at…
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Take in the view on Purchase Knob hike
A hike taking in the views from Purchase Knob in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as well as the…
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Fly clinic to cater to disabled veterans
An afternoon of fly-fishing related clinics for disabled veterans will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9,…
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