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Park seeks volunteer citizen scientists
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers need volunteers to help track nature’s calendar.
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Hops growing on the minds of Appalachian agriculture
Heidi Dunkelberg is determined to make hops synonymous with Western North Carolina. “I’ve got to figure it out,” she said.…
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Distilling the life of blues legend Robert Johnson
I have always been fascinated by the folklore attending the too-short life of Robert Johnson, “King of the Delta Blues…
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Ron Robinson supports education for all
To the Editor: Ron Robinson, a Democrat and Sylva businessman, has launched his campaign to become the next senator from…
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Do not encroach on our freedoms
To the Editor: Our basic freedoms in the Bill of Rights are encroached on almost daily by some branch of…
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N.C. 107 is a plain disaster
To the Editor: Jackson County's main business corridor, Highway 107 South, is a disaster. By allowing all the main…
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Local tourism leaders aren’t qualified
To the Editor: In response to Mr. Robert Jumper's letter in the Feb. 19 edition and the Jackson County TDA,…
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Ridgetop houses are too common
To the Editor: Regarding Clark Lipkin's guest opinion column in the Feb. 26 opinion, I find it incredulous that he…
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Tools to help cope with an uncertain future
“The less you know, the more you believe.” – Bono Quality journalism is a powerful force. I’ve been fortunate to…
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Beachcombers find parts of lost research balloon equipment
The seventh Western Carolina University physics research balloon to be launched to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere – Cat…
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Appointment process for advisory boards comes under fire
The informal process for picking people to serve on the planning board in Jackson County has come under scrutiny, prompting…
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Haywood chamber to drive economic development
The daunting challenge of courting industry, cultivating entrepreneurs, helping businesses expand — and ultimately adding new jobs to the economy…
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Jackson’s optimistic cheerleader
After a few months on the job, Jackson County’s economic development director laid out the landscape for community leaders. He…
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No more Mr. Nice Guy
With the bottomed-out real estate market still stagnant, some property owners are having trouble seeing the point of paying property…
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Officers push boundaries in quest for probable cause
A big one got away in Cherokee earlier this year when the case against a drug dealer was thrown out…
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Fire at Cherokee motel under investigation
The cause of a fire that caused substantial damage to the Pageant Inn in Cherokee last week is being investigated.
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Haywood commissioners on a quest for a better courthouse lawn
Nearly a year after cutting down the historic maple trees in front of the Haywood County Courthouse, the lawn still…
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County races: Haywood
Haywood County Haywood Commissioners What’s up for election? Three out of five seats on the county board. About the race:…
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County races: Jackson
Jackson County Jackson Sheriff About the race: This promises to be one of the most hotly contested elections in the…
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County races: Macon
Macon County Macon Commissioners What’s up for election: One seat in the Highlands district and two seats in the Franklin…
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County races: Swain
Swain County Swain Commissioners What’s up for election? All five seats on the county board are up for election, including…
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Statewide races
U.S. Congress About the race: This used to be a toss-up district, but clever redrawing of voting boundaries by the…
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Voucher legislation hits roadblock
After a morning of arguments from both sides of the school voucher debate, N.C. Superior Court Judge Robert Hobgood ordered…
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Schools rebut charge of impeding efforts to start secular club
Haywood County Schools’ attorney has countered accusations that Pisgah High School administrators allegedly hampered a student’s attempt to form a…
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‘Trail Magic’ party at Nantahala Brewing
The Trail Magic No. 7 Release Party will be March 14-15 at Nantahala Brewing in Bryson City.
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McMahan, Nicholson solo shows
Mountain Faith fiddler Summer McMahan will perform at a release party for her new solo album, “The Story of My…
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Celtic concert in Bryson City
The sixth annual Celtic concert featuring Bean Sidhe will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday March 13, at the Smoky…
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This must be the place
Pouring its first pints in October 2013, Innovation Brewing in Sylva was created by Nicole Dexter and Chip Owen. The…
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Sewing traditions together: Weaver attracted by all facets of ancient art
Sitting at her loom, weaver Amy Tromiczak feels right at home. “It’s an amazing thing. You’re making cloth, and I…
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Gypsies conjure memories of the past
When I was a boy growing up in south-central Virginia during the early 1950s, my home was situated near a…
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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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