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Smokies telethon brings in $200K
The 20th annual Friends Across the Mountains telethon brought in $200,000 for Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park last…
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WCU students produce walking trail brochure
Students in Western Carolina University’s Introduction to Public History course will show off the fruits of their labor during the…
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Pro photographer to give inside look to the natural world
A photography program featuring images by Clay Bolt will give an inside look to the small-scale world of plants and…
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Reclaiming the landscape: Greenhouse project to spur habitat restoration
Under a clear sky and afternoon sun, the winding road through Cherokee and out past Birdtown is a beautiful one.…
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Poems to honor the insatiable mystery of cats
By Michael Beadle • Contributing writer Anyone who’s spent serious time with a cat knows there are a myriad of ways…
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Unraveling the story of Horace Kephart’s ‘drying out’
George Ellison’s response to Gwen Breese’s letter regarding his article on Horace Kephart and his condition when he arrived at…
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Is America’s future now the past?
To the Editor: “Freedom, freedom is a hard won thing and every generation has to win it again.” This is…
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Why the raging war against fracking?
To the Editor: Have you wondered why worldwide the leftists, environmentalists, and most media are waging a war against that…
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Kindness can make difference between ‘waving’ and ‘drowning’
The reason that the death of Robin Williams seemed so particularly shocking, so cruel, even so personal, very nearly like…
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Discounted Penland classes available for area residents
Penland School of Crafts has open spaces in a number of workshops in two upcoming sessions available at half tuition…
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Open call for artists at Shining Rock Riverfest
An open call for artisans is currently underway for the Shining Rock Riverfest that will be held from noon to…
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Local Food Crawl served up in Haywood
The Buy Haywood initiative will host the inaugural Uniquely Local Food Crawl around Haywood County Aug. 21-24 and 28-31.
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Bigfoot film to premier in Waynesville Aug. 23
A red carpet release party to celebrate the release of “Bigfoot Wars,” a major motion picture based on the novel…
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Botanical watercolor class in Highlands
A botanical watercolor workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Highlands Biological…
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Southern gospel to hit Franklin stage
Acclaimed southern gospel groups The Whisnants and The Old Paths will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the…
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This must be the place
This sucks. One of the finest actors, comedians and pop culture icons of our lifetime, Robin Williams, gone, just like…
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The trick to achieving your dreams
When he was just five years old, Michael Turco knew what he wanted to do with his life “All I…
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GALLERY: Emergency work session scheduled in wake of Sylva fire
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Following Saturday morning’s fire on Main Street in downtown Sylva, Mayor Maurice Moody has scheduled an emergency meeting and… https://smokymountainnews.com/archives?start=15350#sigProId7d774089e3
An impressive collection from a bluegrass veteran
By Chris Cooper It’s not unusual in music circles for one’s sound to be recognizable but the name to be…
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Recommended diversions
King of the Hill I picked up a nasty rumor that Fox is planning to terminate my favorite cartoon show,…
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The groveling underside of therapy
In One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance (ISBN 0-312-30443-9, $23.95), Christina Hoff Sommers, author of…
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Atlanta Ballet’s 14-year run in Haywood County is over
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Following a re-evaluation of Haywood County Arts Council programming, two of the organization’s mainstays…
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Drive safely, arrive alive
By Michael Beadle Even with the holidays over, traffic safety is still a major priority for public safety agencies and…
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Horton resigns-fired after taking heat for incubator vote
Haywood County Manager Jack Horton resigned today following a ?-hour closed door meeting with the Haywood County Commissioners on Tuesday…
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Incubator episode may have long-term consequences
A business incubator building in Waynesville has become the epicenter for a political firestorm among Haywood County officials looking to…
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Incubator snapshots
A snapshot of other incubators across the state offer models of how the incubator in Waynesville could be revamped.
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Incubator failed to help entrepreneurs
A small business incubator in Waynesville has failed in it mission to nurture entrepreneurs and start-up companies, and instead has…
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Time to think about gardening in ‘06
Have you started making your 2006 gardening plans yet? It’s time. The garden catalogs started arriving in the mail several…
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Empowered by Dr. Phil to entertain Jack
I’ve become hooked on Dr. Phil. Don’t ask me how it happened because I don’t know. He caught me unawares,…
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The goose won’t keep laying golden eggs without proper care
By Lee Shelton The town limits of Maggie Valley encompass only 1.8 square miles, and there is only one commercial…
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Ladies first: Cataloochee Ranch hosts skiing and snowboarding classes tailored to women
By Michael Beadle Once again Cataloochee Ski Area will be hosting a series of once-a-week skiing and snowboarding classes this…
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A wintry mix
Christmas Day brought showers interrupted by buckets full of sleet. Sometime late Christmas night or before dawn the next morning,…
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Work in process: In life as in art, glass artist John Nickerson is a student of methodology
By Sarah Kucharski John Nickerson is a very exacting man. Tall and solidly built, he moves with efficiency, his speech…
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Recommended diversions
“Firefly” As a proud member of the Star Wars generation, I enjoy a healthy dose of otherworldly sci-fi plots and…
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Adam’s 29 falls short of past achievements
By Joe Hooten When it seems like you’ve heard all there is to hear from our Carolina troubadour Mr. Ryan…
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Ishiguro’s novel raises troubling questions for modern humanity
“And so we stood together like that, at the top of that field for what seemed ages, not saying anything,…
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Casino alcohol proposal galvanizes conservative Cherokees
A debate over whether to sell alcohol at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino has pitted conservative tribal members against the economic interests…
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Fairview takes personal approach
By Sarah Kucharski Students at Fairview Elementary School in Sylva have a unique opportunity to experience the benefits of reading…
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At storytime, it’s llamas and pajamas
It’s 11 a.m. on Friday at the Haywood County Public Library in Waynesville, and that means Story Time, a regular…
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Getting kids to read
By Michael Beadle Remember when Mom or Dad read you your favorite bedtime story? Maybe it was a book like…
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How can parents encourage their children to read?
• Read with your child everyday. Make it part of the daily routine.
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Highlands mayor takes on contentious planning issues
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer In his first month as the newly elected mayor of Highlands, Don Mullen has…
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Incubator board members admit to lax involvement
For nearly 20 years, Jerry Plemmons’ hour-long drive from Hot Springs to Waynesville every couple of months for a Smoky…
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Macon challenges building moratorium in Highlands ETJ
Macon County officials have contested the legality of a moratorium Highlands enacted on commercial building within the town’s extra-territorial jurisdictions…
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The grumpy traveler department
From time to time, I’ve contemplated compiling an anthology of travel writing from Western North Carolina. Such a volume would…
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Bear, skunk, coyote targeted in hunting regulations
Citing increased problems for humans, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has proposed new regulations that will step up hunting of…
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A long history culminates in one tumultuous day
When Haywood County Manager Jack Horton was asked to resign or be fired last week, it was, potentially, a watershed…
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Debate erupts over wording of new Park Service guidelines
The National Park Service says the management guidelines governing national parks need to be clarified in the face of a…
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Striking at the heart of Parks
An attempt by the National Park Service to rewrite the guidelines governing protection of parks has prompted conservation groups to…
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Holiday Bird Nerd Diary: Yellow-headed blackbird highlights Balsam bird count
The Carolina Field birders, friends and volunteers conducted their fourth annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Thursday, Dec. 29.
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