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The boats that once plied mountain waters
When one thinks about navigation in regard to the rivers here in the Smokies region, its old-time ferries and modern-day…
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Kudos for Cantrell’s new book on fish in Cherokee country
When I read the notice about a new book — The Fishes Gathered in Cherokee Country — in the Nov.…
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The downside of motorcycle tourism
By Lee Shelton • Guest Columnist There has been much discussion about attracting more motorcyclists and motorcycle rallies to the…
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Remember the privilege of giving
By Bill Nolte • Guest Columnist Last week I was providing my ongoing parental taxi service. I can’t remember if we…
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Jackson, others need to learn to plan
By John Edwards • Guest Columnist Positive planning by developers, government officials and local citizens could be of great benefit…
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Hemp and the rule of law
It looks like the old adage “necessity is the mother of invention” may bear fruit (or gas) when it is…
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Watershed decision was right on target
Bryson City leaders avoided the temptation to sell off their watershed land for development, instead opting to follow through with…
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Exploring the creative side with handcrafted jewelry
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Jewelry artist Debbie Higdon makes what she likes to wear — handmade pieces, created…
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Power guitar trio delivers
By Chris Cooper The G3 tours are a traveling celebration of the virtuoso rock guitarist. Joe Satriani developed the concept…
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Larry Watson — a student of the song
By Michael Beadle It was Chet Atkins who really put the hook in Larry Watson. Atkins had that masterful style…
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(Un)RecommendedDiversions
Here’s the deal. I’m not going to be “recommending” anything in this installment of “Diversions.” I’m just going to tell…
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Make way for the holidays
The Compleat Gentleman by Brad Miner. Spence Publishing, 2004. 264 pages. The Truth of the Matter by Robb Forman Dew.…
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Blaylock tries to salvage business after Haywood court cracks down on junkyard ordinance
When Ricky Stokely pulled out of Denver Blaylock’s junkyard in Cruso last Friday afternoon towing a junk green Saturn, he…
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Charters want cut of lottery money
Advocates of charter schools have launched a statewide campaign to correct what they claim is an inequality in the way…
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Jackson considers grant requests
Jackson County commissioners are weighing the merits of several municipal grant applications that will allocate a total of up to…
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$6.9 million gift to WCU largest in its history
As industry experts warn of a worsening international shortage of construction professionals, Western Carolina University and one of the nation’s…
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Long time coming
Denver Blaylock has been prodded by enforcers for seven years to meet Haywood County’s junkyard ordinance. The sprawling complex houses…
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Bill McLarney: Peeks Creek trout population wiped out
Local biologist and aquatic scientist Bill McLarney agreed with the Wildlife Commission’s revised recommendations to allow stream work, but for…
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Macon waiting on Peeks Creek decision
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Streambank restoration along Peeks Creek in Macon County, where a massive landslide killed six…
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Recommended diversions
Cataloochee Our local ski mountain is just plain fun. My family enjoys nothing better than to make the trek through…
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An Asheville trio’s mad swing-a-billy party
By Joe Hooten The Roaring ‘20s ushered in an era of looseness, flair, and simplistic decadence that would quickly diminish…
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Giving art a hand
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer David Cozzo, director of the Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources project, stands on…
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A mutual enterprise
By Michael Beadle Sometimes John Grant sees a bear inside a rough block of soapstone. Sometimes he sees a buffalo…
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Exploring Shakespeare
Shakespeare: The Biography by Peter Ackroyd. Random House, 2005. 572 pages. Yikes! Saints and guardian angels defend us! It is yet…
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Dillsboro misses out on lion’s share of flood relief
It appears Dillsboro is getting the short end of the stick in state grant money intended to revitalize business districts…
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Economic impact of methane project uncertain
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Translating the economic impact of Jackson County’s landfill gas recovery project into dollars and…
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Jackson five earn Governor’s Award
Five Jackson County women were given the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service during a recent awards luncheon in Sylva.…
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Junkyard’s friends replace trees
A small contingent of friends and neighbors showed up on the doorstep of Denver Blaylock’s junkyard in Cruso Saturday (Dec.…
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Macon Friends get $200,000 Janirve grant
The Friends of the Macon County Library have received a $200,000 pledge of support from The Janirve Foundation of Asheville.
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Some question attempt to help only one business
Some Dillsboro merchants have questioned why town leaders based their entire application for flood revitalization money from the state on…
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Waynesville downtown now on Historic Register
The Waynesville Main Street Historic District has been accepted to be on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Westmoreland says county’s cost for library not yet known
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer A recent statement that Cashiers area residents will be footing the majority of the…
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Traditional Cherokee dyes
“Woven goods—baskets and mats—document what women did, when, and how. They illuminate the work of women who transformed the environments…
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Count on me to lead the Grinch Fan Club
About this time each year, when the days and tempers get short and the traffic lines get long — when…
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Not so long ago, we treated liars differently
By Kirk Adcock • Guest Columnist I would first like to thank Gen. Geoffrey Higgenbotham (“Playing politics at the expense…
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Fishermen struggle with loss of stream access
Editor’s note: This article was written by Mallory Martin and Carl Kittel of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Martin…
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Bamboo by any other name
Bamboo is the common name applied to a wide and varied group of woody grasses from all around the world.…
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One step at a time
When Lisa Ashe signed up for the newly formed Jeff Galloway running group in Jackson County last year, her dream…
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Park considers more elk
The North Carolina Wildlife Commission is still weighing whether to allow the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to bring more…
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Tags raising money for Friends of the Smokies
Those sporting the trendy turquoise and pink Great Smoky Mountains National Park license plates on their bumpers raised $181,800 this…
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In full swing: Appalachian banjo player and singer Laura Boosinger shares memories of an old-time mountain swing band in Canton with her latest CD, Let Me Linger.
By Michael Beadle Laura Boosinger was a student at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa in the late 1970s when she…
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Tobacco settlement money to help farmers
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee was recently awarded a portion of a $200,000 grant from the North Carolina…
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Vocal and instrumental abilities carry through a wide variety of styles
By Chris Cooper If you didn’t know already, Jamie Cullum is that kid who was on Pay-Per-View last summer. It…
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Recommended diversions
Christmas shopping Granted it’s four days before Christmas and those of you that haven’t yet gotten your shopping done are…
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Waynesville’s Performing Arts Center suffers damage after pipe breakage
By Michael Beadle The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will probably have to rebuild its box office and concession stand after…
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Mind those manners
Talk To the Hand #?*!: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home…
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Cashiers plant cuts 80 jobs; some go to Bryson, Canton
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Approximately 80 workers will be laid off from Cashier’s Consolidated Metco plastics plant beginning…
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New Cherokee Chamber to give voice to business community
Cherokee business owners are forming a chamber of commerce that will give the business community a voice in shaping the…
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Damaged greenway section re-opens
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Repairs along a section of trail on the Little Tennessee Greenway in Macon County…
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MAIN seeks support for wireless network in downtown Waynesville
An effort to install wireless Internet service throughout Downtown Waynesville is making a year-end push for donations.
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