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Haywood’s first ever seed lending library
Learn about the new seed library of Waynesville at an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2,…
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Trail of Tears exhibit on display at WCU
A reception and talk to accompany the new exhibit “Fewer Footprints and More Tears: Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the…
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Join the world of backyard chickens
Interested in keeping chickens? Learn all about it from Ashley English at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Canton…
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Bear in the Back Seat goes behind the scenes with the Smokies’ bear man
Retired national park wildlife biologist Kim DeLozier will speak about his book, Bear in the Back Seat, on Saturday, March…
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Volunteers needed to staff Clingmans Dome information center
Great Smoky Mountain National Park is recruiting volunteers to staff the Information Center at Clingmans Dome, from April 1 through…
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Trail junkies sign up early for Wilderness Skills Institute
A 10-day workshop in May will cover everything you need to know to join trail crews on overnight expeditions in…
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To the summit: Old age no match for record-setting Macon man
Not just anybody can keep up with Jim Pader. Last year alone, he hiked 534 miles and has logged 738.4…
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Of rhyme and reason, for better or worse
Poetry. Po-e-tree. A word with a lovely sound, but with bleak connotations.
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Feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem to speak at WCU March 6
“An Evening with Gloria Steinem” will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the John W. Bardo Fine and…
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Granddaughter of Duke Ellington to present at WCU
Internationally acclaimed choreographer and dancer Mercedes Ellington will give a presentation at 11:15 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, in the Coulter…
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Harlem Ambassadors hit the court
The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will play a basketball game against the Franklin Dribblers at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at…
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Roller team kicks off 2014 season
The Smoky Mountain Rollergirls Roller Derby Team will open its 2014 season at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the…
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Jam series to feature James Leva, Stuart Brothers
The 2013-14 First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series will continue with a concert featuring multi-instrumentalist James Leva and The…
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Real time painting demo at Gallery 86
Artist Melissa Enloe Walter will hold a painting demonstration from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Gallery 86,…
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This must be the place
It was his voice that caught my ear. Turning towards the stage at the Water’n Hole in Waynesville, I was…
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From the studio to the classroom
The loud pounding echoed from the end of the empty corridor. Crossing the threshold of the last classroom on the…
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We are doomed to repeat history
To the Editor: We repeat our mistakes because we never seem to learn the lessons of history and, in our…
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Just look at what the Tea Party is doing
To the Editor: The letter saying the Tea Party is making changes is correct, but let’s look at the changes…
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Foundation should aid Good Samaritan Clinic
To the Editor: The Haywood Regional Hospital Foundation need look no further than The Good Samaritan Clinic. The support of…
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Everyone wants to protect the mountains
To the Editor: Everyone in Jackson County needs to know there was an overflow crowd at the public hearing on…
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Our schools deserve better than this
To the Editor: Sixty-nine school boards across this state joined with the State Board of Education in challenging the constitutionality…
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Reasonable people can disagree on development ordinance
By Clark Lipkin • Guest Columnist I am the vice chairman of the Jackson County Planning Board. I presided over…
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Mad Batter to reopen in Sylva
From the ashes of a recent fire, Mad Batter Bakery & Café will reopen. But, instead of returning to the campus…
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$1 million gift to Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Foundation matched by Mission
The Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Foundation is $2 million richer thanks to a $1 million donation by philanthropist Jane Woodruff and a…
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WCU professor studies healthy eating demographics
Green space and gardens dominate much of the Western North Carolina landscape, but what determines whether people here actually eat…
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Car charging stations to be installed in Waynesville
Electric car owners will soon have the option of charging their vehicles in downtown Waynesville.
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Waynesville looks to diversify fuel use
The town of Waynesville plans to convert half of its fleet of police cars — 15 in all — to…
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Law enforcement lobbies for speedy, dependable fleets
Equipment replacement schedules were some of the first line items on the chopping block for local governments when the economy…
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Parks and rec grants decrease across state
Macon County can count itself lucky for landing a $500,000 state recreation grant to help pay for a softball and…
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Macon hopes for home run
Macon County commissioners decided in a split vote this month to spend $3 million building a tournament-scale baseball and softball…
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The quest for perfection: Smoky Mountain basketball team heads into playoffs 24-0
There is no “I” in team for Jimmy Cleaveland. “Listen, I don’t know where you’re going with this story,” he…
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Fired Swain DSS director steered aid to relatives
A wrongful firing suit by Tammy Cagle, the former director of Swain County Department of Social Services, has shed light…
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State rejects former Swain DSS director’s appeal of firing
A wrongful firing claim by the former director of the Swain County Department of Social Services has been rejected by…
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What was said: take a drive-by tour of some steep slope comments
“A hundred years from now everybody in this room will have passed on but the mountains will still be baring…
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Jackson public delivers message loud and clear: uphold steep slope rules
A standing-room only crowd turned out for a public hearing on steep slope rules in Jackson County last week and…
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A poetic description of a savage time
It took me almost a year to read this book. I kept losing it, leaving it in restaurants and other…
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Study finds success in amphibian pond project
Take an evening walk through the woods this time of year, and odds are you’ll hear the grumpy quacking of…
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Sign up for youth activities
Sign up for spring soccer in Jackson Jackson County spring soccer sign ups will be from 8 a.m. to 6…
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Beekeepers school held in Haywood
A beginning beekeepers school will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Haywood County…
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Fisheries society honors Bill McClarney
Senior Scientist and Aquatic Program Specialist Dr. Bill McLarney, a senior scientist and aquatic program specialist for the Land Trust…
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Public comment on sought on Smokemont stables project
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is seeking public comment on a proposal to build a new 36-stall barn at…
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Hiking season with Friends of the Smokies starts March 11
Outdoors author and blogger Danny Bernstein will once again lead this year’s Friends of the Smokies Classic Hikes, which kick…
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Jackson TDA working hard for the county
Letter to the Editor: While I currently serve as chairperson of the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority, I wish to…
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Haywood room tax hike just a bad idea
To the Editor: I see the notion to hike the Haywood County bed tax by 50 percent has risen again.…
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The TEA Party is who is making change
To the Editor: Recent elections in Haywood County have seen Republicans getting elected. Some of this activity is due in…
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Fracking firms don’t care about rights
To the Editor: Here are just a couple thoughts about fracking. My home water supply is spring fed, and I’ve…
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Pat the polluter is helping old friends
To the Editor: The old cliché of follow the money continues to be true, and now it’s close to home.…
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GOP pulls a fast one on ‘tax cuts’
To the Editor: I hate paying taxes. So when someone promises to lower my taxes, they have my attention. Most…
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Don’t fix what isn’t broken
To the Editor: We have heard much from GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and some leaders in the state legislature about…
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Nothing wrong with teacher pay plan
To the Editor: Regarding the plan to give some teaches a pay raise: I cannot for the life of me…
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