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Mountain Oasis festival welcomes NIN, Bassnectar and Pretty Lights
The inaugural Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit will be Oct. 25-27 in downtown Asheville.
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Jackson County Arts Council names grant winners
The Jackson County Arts Council announced its 2013-14 grant recipients.
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SMCPA taps former intern for top job
The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts announced its new general manager, Paul Garner.
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Waynesville celebrates apple harvest
The 25th annual Haywood Apple Harvest Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, in downtown…
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Mountain Momma
We’re in the Halloween homestretch, but I’d wager at least half of you are still riding the costume rollercoaster, days…
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WCU community to celebrate Homecoming
Homecoming Weekend will be Oct. 24-27 at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. This year’s theme is “Whee Are Catamounts!” Public…
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Mountain Momma
I always end up with too many pumpkins by Halloween, a trajectory I am headed down once again despite telling…
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The secret ministry of frost
It’s early October as I write this column. The first frost hasn’t, as yet, arrived. But it won’t be long…
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AT film tour coming to Franklin
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy will show the film “Appalachian Impressions,” Friday, Oct. 18, at Drake Educational Center in Franklin. The…
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Wildlife investigation nabs Internet violators
An ongoing, multi-state investigation to disrupt illegal animal trafficking online has netted 62 arrests. Dubbed “Operation Wild Web,” the investigation…
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WCU students run to Boone to raise funds
In the lead-up to the football game between rivals Western Carolina University and Appalachian State University, a group of students…
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Bonsai experts coming to NC Arboretum
The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville will host the Carolina Bonsai Expo, Oct. 12-13.
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Macon man to discuss record-setting summit
The oldest man to hike to the top of Mount Whitney in a day will give a talk about his…
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MST photography contest deadline nears
Public submissions are being accepted for a statewide outdoor photography contest.
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Lighting up the mountains
I was at the Allens Creek soccer fields Saturday morning watching Maddie play when my eyes were drawn to the…
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Businesses with ties to national parks suffering during shutdown
From wedding planners to elk tour guides to non-profit organizations, the closing of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park hasn’t…
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A warts and all biography of a WNC original
I first encountered Robert Henry’s name some 30 years ago in Lyman Draper’s account of the Battle of Kings Mountain…
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GOP shouldn’t blame this on Democrats
To the Editor: The Republicans, including our own Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, who have repeatedly stated dislike for the federal…
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Please explain what is so bad about Obamacare
To the Editor: I do so hope that Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, read the Oct. 2 issue of The Smoky…
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Rep. Meadows is proud of poster boy status
To the editor: In a Sept. 27 CNN article, Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, was identified as “the architect of the…
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Meadows playing up to Tea Party
To the Editor: Regarding a recent op-ed piece by Doug Wingeier on Congressman Meadows, R-Cashiers, and his feigned interest in…
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Shutdown particularly bad for our region
To the Editor: The federal government shutdown is probably the most counter-productive action that Congress could have taken during this…
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The system isn’t broken, it’s fixed
To the Editor: If we hadn’t figured it out by 2008, we should have at least gotten a clue. The…
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Jackson’s new tourism logo is lacking
To the Editor: Neither of the logos considered by the Jackson County TDA convey the proper message for tourism development.…
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‘We have met the enemy, and he is us’
To the Editor: Does John Boehner like what he’s seeing in the mirror these days? Maybe not, but the problem…
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Why is McCrory’s approval rating so high?
To the Editor: Governor Pat McCrory’s approval rating stands at 35 percent. Given the way he’s stuck it to the…
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Lawmakers in denial about plight of poor
By Dawn Gilchrist-Young Of the 120 or so 12th-graders I teach each year, about two-thirds have jobs outside of school.…
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King leads group saying revaluation was off the mark
The Haywood County Republican Party, siding with a two-time county commission candidate, has submitted a resolution to the county saying…
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Case against alleged cross burner dismissed
The case against a Haywood County teenager charged with felony cross burning was dismissed two weeks ago.
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Bryson wants to get rid of unsightly signs
For years Bryson City has battled gaudy signs, decrepit signs and too many signs, particularly along U.S. 19 coming into…
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Jackson trades fines for new program to get kids in car seats
Where heavy-handed fines fail, the Jackson County Health Department is pushing a program to urge negligent drivers to put their…
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Haywood will pay to upgrade jail rather than use more deputies
Haywood County will pay more than it anticipated on state-mandated renovations to its jail annex. The county will pay $91,314…
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Room tax revenues rise, though not necessarily number of travelers
Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties all reported an increase in lodging tax revenue last fiscal year, compared to the…
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Maggie boasts crowded field for town elections
Finances and the future of the festival grounds were front and center at a Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen candidate…
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Maggie town manager, festival director both lose jobs over concert deal
After a week of paid suspension, Maggie Valley’s town manager and festival director are gone.
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Guardian Ad Litems try to be a voice for children
Talking to kids is hard enough when life is going fine, but when their parents are going through a divorce…
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Inspirations are ‘Singing in the Smokies’
Acclaimed gospel group The Inspirations will host the Singing in the Smokies fall color festival at 6 p.m. Oct. 17-18…
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Smith, Sebens present works of Ron Rash Oct. 19
Actress Barbara Bates Smith and musician Jeff Sebens will showcase the works of author Ron Rash during “A Rash of…
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The MET Opera live in HD in Highlands
“The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD” will be shown at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts…
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Cat shelter auction in Sylva
Catman2 will host “The Cat’s Meow Auction” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Jackson County Public Library in…
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Clay artist to give demonstrations, talks
Acclaimed clay artist and University of Georgia emeritus faculty member Ron Myers will give demonstrations and talks on the subject…
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Master throat singers bring Asian culture to WCU
The Alash ensemble will hold a special performance featuring the ancient tradition of throat singing at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.…
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High school bands from six states to participate in WCU tournament
Twenty-five top high school marching bands from six states will compete at Western Carolina University’s 13th annual Tournament of Champions…
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Comedy comes to Bryson City stage
The comedic play “The Dixie Swim Club” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11-12, 18-19 and 21 and 2:30…
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This must be the place
I needed to make an escape. Last Tuesday morning, my cell phone vibrated incessantly on the nightstand. It was 8…
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Cutting through to your passion
Standing in his basement workshop, furniture maker Roy DuVerger looks around the cluttered, dusty space. It may look like chaos…
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Church Street at 30
Richard Miller can’t believe the Church Street Art & Craft Show is 30 years old. “I don’t know how it…
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Wolves have special place in regional lore
I’ve never seen a timber wolf, even though they no doubt once roamed — from time to time — across…
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Fishing regulations taking effect this week
Beginning Oct. 1, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will implement delayed harvest regulations on 33 trout waters in 18 counties…
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Grants available for WNC farmers
With funding from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, WNC AgOptions will give $153,000 to farmers in the western part…
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