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Roddick, Courier to play charity match in Cashiers
Legendary American tennis stars Andy Roddick and Jim Courier will battle it out in a charity exhibition match in Cashiers…
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Cullowhee traffic woes deserve attention
To the Editor: Had I been a student at Western Carolina Teachers College (WCTC) in the late 1920s, I might…
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We are going wrong way on abortion issue
To the Editor: I am old enough to remember the time before Roe v. Wade was passed. Almost every family…
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Rep. Presnell should keep out of merger
To the Editor: We are thankful for The Smoky Mountain News coverage of the Lake Junaluska-Waynesville merger process. I am…
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N.C. should take politics out of redistricting
By Martin Dyckman Blackbeard, North Carolina's most famous pirate, was a fitting precursor to the modern brigands at Raleigh. As…
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WCU weighs merits of majors in light of funding challenges
Western Carolina University will erase 10 degree programs, including women’s studies and the graduate music courses, from its books during…
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WCU hires regional expert to lead hospitality, tourism program
Well-known regional tourism expert Steve Morse has been hired by Western Carolina University to head its hospitality and tourism program.
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‘Jono’ Bryant blends his taste for adventure and medical skills toward a greater good
It was a rather strange place to have a life-changing epiphany, but there he was, on the set of a…
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Canton aldermen to step down en masse following election
Canton will witness a mysterious mass exodus of its elected town board members following the town election this fall.
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Town election ballots shake out
Towns across the mountains will hold elections for their mayors and town board leaders this fall. Some town races are…
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Tie match called in Jackson visitor center firestorm
After a tumultuous start to hashing out a blueprint for this year’s finances, the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority reached…
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Lake Junaluska navigates choppy political waters
Ron Clauser never saw himself as a lobbyist. He’s an accountant by trade, a world where logic and rationale rule…
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Folkmoot, 30 years in the making
It was a phone call Rolf Kaufman will never forget. The year was 1983, and on the other end of…
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Bringing the world into your home
The house is silent, but soon, it will be overflowing with voices, faces, words and languages known and unknown. Awaiting…
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Concerns voiced over proposed Cashiers ABC store site
Jackson County got a green light from the state to move forward with plans to build a liquor store in…
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Harrah’s Casino one of the few big games in town for job seekers
Since Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort added table games with live dealers last year they’ve had to round up hundreds…
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Higher cost for new restrooms at Waynesville playground could nix project
Renovating the antiquated, shuttered restrooms at the Waynesville Recreation Park will cost more than town officials anticipated, leaving them to…
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To busk or not? Waynesville ponders street performer ordinance
Street musicians are becoming a common sight in downtown Waynesville, despite a town policy that bans sidewalk performers from playing…
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Big trucks take heed: no more Jake brakes in Waynesville
Waynesville has outlawed the use of noisy engine-compression brakes by big trucks.
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Drug testing par for the course in WNC high schools
The number of high school students failing random drug tests in Haywood County has remained constant since the school system…
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Police help push new laws through legislature
The Waynesville Police Department helped craft and then usher four bills, or some version of them, through the N.C. General…
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Back in the day, many built their own
When I was a very young boy growing up in Virginia, there was a very old man in our neighborhood…
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Tennis stars to face off in Cashiers
Retired tennis stars Andy Roddick and Jim Courier will play a charity exhibition match, the UCB Mountain Challenge, on Saturday,…
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Regional headwaters protected from development
A $3 million federal grant will help protect 8,000 acres of working forestland in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North…
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Little Tennessee gets grant to protect endangered species
A project to help federally-listed aquatic species in Macon County has received $142,500 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.…
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Bridge dedicated to honor whitewater hero
Mystic Lands Property Owners Association has dedicated a bridge to honor Rob Kelly, a whitewater rafting guide who saved a…
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Bear cables get a boost
Backpackers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park can continue to keep their food and packs out of reach of…
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Canton man to serve time for Max Patch destruction
Tyler Pace is expected to report to the U.S. Marshals Service office in Asheville next week to start serving his…
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Once abundant river cane is a dwindling resource
Ethnobotanist David Cozzo will lead an eco tour on July 30 to the Tessentee Bottomland Preserve to discuss how the…
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Carolina birder video bombed
Carolina birder Matt Daw from Raleigh was videoing a least bittern last week as it foraged at Bosque Del Apache…
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Jackson Farmer’s market summer sizzle cooking demos
Chef Jen Pearson of Guadalupe Cafe will be showcasing eggplant in an original recipe during a local foods cooking demo…
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From farm to table
Get to know your local farmers and learn some tricks from green thumb masters during the annual Jackson County Farm…
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The hard truth about the Cold War
We Americans like to sidle around the truth nowadays, which we do by labeling ourselves relativists. Like Pontius Pilate, we…
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Mountain Momma
A whirlwind of global cultures, languages, costumes, music and dance has landed in WNC this week. The annual arrival of…
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‘Brigadoon’ comes to HART
Legendary Broadway musical “Brigadoon” runs at 7:30 p.m. July 18-20, 25-27, Aug. 1-3, and at 3 p.m. July 14, 21,…
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Appalachian storytellers, crafts and musicians at folk fest
The 10th annual Franklin Folk Festival, a “Celebration of Appalachian Heritage,” runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July…
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Voices in the Laurel sings in New Orleans
Members of Voices in the Laurel Children’s Choir have just returned from the Crescent City Choral Festival in New Orleans.…
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Mattea brings heart and soul string music to Franklin
Acclaimed singer/songwriter Kathy Mattea will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing…
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Tickets on sale for Miranda Lambert
Mega-country star Miranda Lambert hits the stage at 9 p.m. Friday, July 19, at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center.
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This must be the place: Bringing the world to your doorstep
It all started with an email. Last July, I was at a crossroads. Being a freelance writer for a few years,…
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Expanded Macon runway is a bad idea
To the Editor: An article in a local paper stated that the Macon County Airport Authority met in early July…
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Legislature leading us down to new depths
“Thank you sir, may I have another.” The line by Kevin Bacon from the now-classic film “Animal House” kept popping…
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Tapping into Folkmoot
Folkmoot is a Western North Carolina tradition, and this year, the festival is tapping into the growing craft beer industry…
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The countries of Folkmoot USA
Japan: Quichar Paradise The name Quichar Paradise means “Be Happy Anytime.” This performing group is from Tokyo, Japan, but represent dance…
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International festival has become a WNC tradition
Bringing together world culture and Southern Appalachia traditions, Folkmoot USA transcends any and all barriers. Whether it’s language, physical boundaries…
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Behind the wheel of an ice cream truck
I scream, you scream, Western North Carolina screams for ice cream.
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Bears from shut-down zoo find new, friendlier habitat
Eleven bears once confined to concrete pits at Chief Saunooke Bear Park in Cherokee have found greener pastures in Texas…
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Neighbors plead their case to put the brakes on quarry expansion
Neighbors near a towering rock quarry in Waynesville have voiced concerns over a proposed expansion that could cause excavations to…
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Dental care on wheels draws masses to free clinic in Cullowhee
There was no shortage of work to be done when N.C. Missions of Mercy, a mobile dental camp, came rolling…
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