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Caesar’s bankruptcy won’t affect Harrah’s
Caesar’s Entertainment Operating Company, a subsidiary of the same company that manages Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort, announced Jan. 15…
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Cullowhee zoning heads to commissioners
It’s been one-and-a-half years since the Jackson County Commissioners first OK’d a committee to look into doing some zoning in…
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Sylva pub cancels music acts following noise conflict with neighbors
No Name Sports Pub is no longer a music joint, at least not until a dispute between the bar and…
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EPA looks to end 30 years of contamination at old Benfield site
It’s been 32 years since Benfield Industries in Hazelwood burned to the ground, 25 since the Environmental Protection Agency designated…
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‘World’s best young Elvis’ to play WCU
Travis LeDoyt, acclaimed by critics as “the world’s best young Elvis,” will bring his tribute to the “King of Rock-N-Roll”…
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Balsam Range to appear on David Holt program
Acclaimed Haywood County bluegrass group Balsam Range will be one of many acts featured in the premier of ‘David Holt’s…
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‘Tracking Time’ exhibit, artist discussion at WCU
“Tracking Time,” an exhibition of paintings by Anna Jensen and Karen Ann Myers, will open with an artist discussion and…
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This must be the place
The temperature was 20 degrees below zero with a howling wind. As I listened to the online stream of my…
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Fruits of their labor: Homebrewing in WNC
Greg Geiger looked at it as a way to save money. “I started brewing when I was a sophomore in…
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The creative code of old-time surveyors
Since 1976 we’ve resided in a cove about four miles west of Bryson City. Using various old deeds my wife,…
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Clean Water Fund awards $1.3 million to land conservation in western counties
Projects in Haywood and Swain counties will benefit from an additional $4.5 million of Clean Water Management Trust Fund dollars…
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Insect wars hoped to take a bite out of pests
Pitting insect against insect, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission released predator beetles last month on the Sandy Mush Game Land,…
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Bird count catalogues avian diversity in WNC
Birders turned out throughout Western North Carolina — and the globe — to participate in an avian enthusiast’s favorite winter…
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Community support delivers new kitchen to Outdoor Mission Camp
Outdoor Mission Camp in Maggie Valley, an affiliate of Youth for Christ USA, is being outfitted with a new kitchen…
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Smokies makes must-see list of World Heritage sites
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is part of a new online travel itinerary from the National Park Service that…
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Dog fight in the forest: Woman crusades for legal change after hunting dog attack
Kadie Anderson was packing up camp after a night in the backcountry with her two Australian shepherds when the peace…
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Student housing developer in hot water
Monarch Ventures, a Charlotte-based student housing company, has been trying to locate a posh 500-bed student housing complex in Cullowhee…
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Franklin pawn dealers now required to digitally report
Secondhand dealers in Franklin will soon be required to report their pawned items electronically to the police department within 48…
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Haywood tourism board loses experience, gains fresh faces
Three new members have been appointed to the tourism board in Haywood County that guides tourism marketing, promotions and development.…
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Macon leaders should reconsider stance on wilderness
To the Editor: The Nantahala Hiking Club requests that Macon County commissioners reconsider or rescind the resolution passed on July…
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Going ‘all in’ on free speech takes backbone
I watched world leaders with arms linked lead a march of about 1.5 million people in Paris to commemorate the…
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Haywood School board split on state lobbying
The Haywood County School Board was divided this week on whether to join forces with school systems around the state…
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Erosion from DOT job concerns Jackson residents
A highway construction project in Jackson County has come under public scrutiny for muddying the Tuckasegee River. Erosion control measures…
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Maggie Valley to hold first Winterfest
In an effort to bring in more tourism dollars during the cold winter months, the first WinterFest Smoky Style will…
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Cherokee affirms gay marriage ban
Same-sex marriage may be legal in the state of North Carolina, but it’s not on the Qualla Boundary, according to…
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Cherokee to move away from year-round fishing
Cherokee will institute a two-week fishing season closure each March beginning in 2016 after operating under a year-round season since…
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General Assembly resumes; Local legislators to tackle key issues
North Carolina Legislators are back in session in Raleigh this week with a full agenda, including unfinished items from last…
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New Jackson board passes anti-fracking resolution
Applause broke out as Jackson County Commissioners concluded a unanimous vote last week passing a resolution opposing hydraulic fracturing —…
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Revised fracking rules head to Legislature
They’ve plowed through the feedback, and now the N.C. Mining and Energy Commission has in hand a revised version of…
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Community rallies to keep Evergreen clinic
Evergreen Packaging in Canton plans to close the Evergreen Family Medical Center and pharmacy on March 31, but county officials…
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Maggie still in dispute with Maniscalco
Maggie Valley resident Joe Maniscalco has not given up on getting his property de-annexed from the town despite several failed…
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Healthcare grant pool opens in Haywood
Programs and initiatives to address unmet health care needs in Haywood County could be eligible for mini-grants of up to…
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Finding its way: Foundation severs formal ties to hospital, forges new mission
The most affluent, prominent charity in Haywood County has reinvented its mission but hopes to remain on donors’ radar as…
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Wynonna to bring music, stories to Franklin
Country star Wynonna Judd will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing…
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WCU to present ‘Appalachian Songbook’
A performance of the “An Appalachian Songbook: North Carolina in Word, Music and Song” will be held at 7:30 p.m.…
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WNC celebrates MLK Day
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, there will be an variety of events…
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York-Bridgers brings mixed media to Sylva
Mixed media artist Dr. Rachel York-Bridgers will hold a workshop at noon Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Jackson County Public…
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This must be the place
They say all great art comes from conflict. It’s conflict of the soul, the heart and the mind, everything that…
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When it all clicks — the art of the angle
John MacLean will never forget his first photo shoot. “I was 19 years old and it was at a meat…
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Double the fun
I had the pleasure of participating in two Christmas Bird Counts (CBCs) this past weekend. The first was the Balsam…
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Blue Ridge Biofuels expands
Blue Ridge Biofuels, an Asheville-based biodiesel company, is planning to expand to a new facility in Catawba County.
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Dig in to the white-collar side of farming
Learn the business side of farming with the Appalachian Farm School, a pilot agricultural business training program for farmers in…
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Haywood Waterways invites you to take the plunge
There’s something alluring about plunging into icy midwinter water — enough so that it spawns polar plunge fundraisers for sundry…
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Sparrowing at Kituwah
A quest for sparrow sightings will commence during the morning of Jan. 14 at Kituwah, an area of about 300…
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Land trust gets new executive director
Land Trust for the Little Tennessee has a new executive director in Sharon Fouts Taylor, who will move into the…
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Wildlife commission roles out proposed hunting and fishing regs
A public hearing on proposed changes to hunting, fishing and wildlife management regulations will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday,…
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School on the slopes: Cataloochee’s expanded kids program spreads the joy of sliding
Rain was beginning to set in on a fog-ridden day on the slopes when Annie Dephouse gave her 5-year-old charge,…
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Regrets: books I now know I shall never read
For many of us, the bells ringing in the New Year carry a bittersweet tune. We look forward to better…
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Societal comedy to hit HART stage
The societal comedy “Elemeno Pea” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16-17 and at 3 p.m. Jan. 18 at…
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MacLean to speak on architectural photography
John MacLean will be the guest speaker during the Sylva Photo Club’s meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at…
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