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Ribbon cutting for the house cat museum
On Thursday, Nov. 30, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Team held a grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony for the…
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The next chapter: New owner at Blue Moon Books
One of Haywood County’s used bookstores is entering its next chapter with a change of ownership and a continuation of…
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Woodhouse returns as NC-11 GOP chair
Henderson County resident Michele Woodhouse has been reelected as chair of the North Carolina Republican Party’s 11th Congressional District after…
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Mountain Projects calls for participation in housing surveys
Three surveys from Mountain Projects that aim to help the nonprofit develop a housing plan, identify housing projects that will…
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Jackson County license plate agency to close: Office will reopen under new contractor
The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ license plate agency in Jackson County will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 15.
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Statewide holiday ‘Booze It & Lose It’ enforcement campaign underway
This holiday season, the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program joins local and state law enforcement to urge drivers against impaired driving.
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Nose for adventure: New program gets Sarge's shelter dogs hiking
Monday mornings have a bad reputation, but for dogs at Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation in Waynesville, they’ve become the best part…
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Misfit Mountain seeks to help animals and owners alike
The holiday season is among the toughest times in the animal rescue world. Adopting pets isn’t always front of mind…
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Study reveals the red wolf’s ecological impact
According to a study published last month in the scientific journal Animal Conservation, wild red wolves in eastern North Carolina…
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Franklin County deer tests positive for CWD
A 2.5-year-old female white-tailed deer harvested during firearm season in Franklin County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, an…
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Ski after school or after work
Cataloochee Ski Area offers discounted rates for youth and adults to explore the slopes and hone their skills with several…
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Race Cataloochee
The racing season is back at Cataloochee Ski Area, starting in January for ages 8 through adult.
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Money available for farmers who experienced lending discrimination
Through Jan. 13, farmers, forest landowners and ranchers who have experienced discrimination in farm lending from the U.S. Department of…
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Friends group launches for Cherokee National Forest
Friends of the Cherokee National Forest, a new nonprofit based in Knoxville, aims to become a driving force in preserving…
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What does it mean to be: A conversation with Joe Russo
When drummer Joe Russo takes a moment to reflect on his decades-long friendship and collaboration with guitarist Tom Hamilton, he…
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A church in communion with all creatures
The Covid pandemic has produced many new books with many of them addressing the current situation in which we humans…
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A lesson from First Lady Rosalynn Carter
“Climb the mountain so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” — David McCullough Jr.
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Important freedoms are under siege
To the Editor: We now live in a free country. We cherished the freedom to worship as we choose; the freedom…
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Up in the air: North Canton Fire Department puts eyes in the sky to save lives
As technology evolves, every entity and industry finds new and innovative ways to use those advances to improve their operations.
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Vision for the future: WCU program helps intellectually disabled students achieve their dreams
As he entered his sophomore year at Andrews High School in Cherokee County, David Maennle started to notice his classmates…
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Macon school board opposes partisan elections
After county commissioners considered signing a resolution in support of transitioning the Macon County Board of Education to a partisan-elected…
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WCU men's basketball picks up steam
It’s a great time to be a Catamount basketball fan, certainly the best in a while.
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Habitat’s ‘return on investment': Building strong communities, strong futures
It’s tough out there for anyone hoping to gain entry into the housing market.
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Fire activity resumes
Despite an uptick in precipitation and humidity levels, the region is still facing the worst drought conditions since 2017, with…
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Two grants help Haywood students
Haywood County Schools recently received two grants from Dogwood Health Trust. One will benefit students at the Haywood Community Learning…
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Candidates continue filing for 2024 election
North Carolina’s candidate filing period for the 2024 General Election began on Monday, Dec. 4, with candidates slowly making their…
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Fox named interim county manager
Less than a month after Jackson County Manager Don Adams announced his resignation, commissioners have appointed an interim to fill…
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Man arrested for child sex crimes in Haywood
On Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, Haywood County Sheriff’s deputies from the Criminal Suppression Unit located and arrested Tyler James Ponder,…
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Johnson named Preceptor of the Year
Haywood Regional Medical Center announced that Dr. Allison Johnson was named Preceptor of the Year by the Virginia College of…
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Casting for Canton: Papertown gets its first fly shop
Doug Mcelvy was only 3 or 4 the first time he picked up a fishing rod, but it sparked a…
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Smokies burn ban lifted
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has lifted a burn ban that’s been in effect for weeks amid drought conditions…
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Endangered snail reintroduced to the wild
After 20 years of living only in captivity, the federally endangered magnificent ramshorn has been returned to the wild.
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Farmland preservation grants available
County governments and conservation nonprofits have until Dec. 18 to apply for farmland preservation grants from the N.C. Agricultural Development…
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Arboretum leader to lead landscape architecture association
Drake Fowler, deputy executive director at The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, has been named president of the N.C. Chapter…
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Drought disaster funding available for farmers
Family farms across the region are eligible for emergency loan assistance from the Farm Service Agency due to damage or…
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Grants awarded to protect N.C. farmland
Western North Carolina is well represented in the more than $15 million recently awarded to protect working farms and forests,…
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Outdoor businesses selected for mentorship program
Mountain BizWorks has named eight outdoor businesses that have been selected for the fifth cohort of its annual Waypoint Accelerator…
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Medicaid expansion is here; Pisgah Legal offers free advice on gaining access
More than 500,000 North Carolinians stand to gain free health coverage in the coming months.
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Fingers like lightning: A Haywood County banjo retrospective
Editor’s Note: Since first rolling into Haywood County in August 2012 to start work as the arts and entertainment editor…
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Five strings of fury: New book spotlights Haywood banjo legends
In the mid-1960s, when Bill Allsbrook was a med school student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, he decided…
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Can our democracy survive?
It’s clear from numerous reports out of Congress that most, if not all, Republicans think Donald Trump is a buffoon…
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‘If I am still here in 11 more days …’
My birthday is tomorrow. When my dad reached this same age, he had 10 days left to live. I remember…
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Rudow announces congressional bid in Western North Carolina
The 2024 election season isn’t quite yet officially underway, but one Democrat isn’t waiting for Dec. 4 to get into…
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Cherokee man arrested in cold case murder
Nearly a decade after 26-year-old Marie Walkingstick Pheasant’s body was found in a burned-out vehicle in Cherokee’s Big Cove community,…
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No county property for proposed Franklin Social District
Without discussion or stated reasoning, Macon County commissioners decided not to allow Franklin to use county property for its proposed…
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Burn bans lift and wildfires wind down following rain
Burn bans have been lifted and wildfires contained after steady rains Tuesday, Nov. 21, put a pause in a relentless drought that…
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Arson investigations follow some wildfires
Arsonists were responsible for some of the wildfires first responders have battled over the past month, with one arrest made…
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The state of emergency services: Macon’s EMS Director highlights transport and staffing concerns
Macon County Emergency Services Director Warren Cabe came before the Board of Commissioners this month to outline problems his department…
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Macon signs resolution to restructure commission elections
Macon County Commissioners are divided over a resolution in support of revising the system to elect county commissioners in order…
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Per cap numbers indicate faltering casino revenues
The most recent per capita distribution numbers indicate flagging revenues at the two casinos operating on Eastern Band of Cherokee…
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