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Harvest Half Marathon comes to Cherokee
More than 600 runners from across the mountains and Southeast are expected in Cherokee on Saturday, Oct. 19, for the…
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Run for Research
A group of 18 runners representing Western Carolina University’s athletic training program completed the sixth annual Mountain Jug Run for Research,…
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Wrinkles in space and time
Millions of years ago America and Africa rubbed shoulders and the Appalachian Mountains were created. The ancient Appalachians, at one…
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Relaxed hunting rules would keep bear population in check
A longer season, a higher quota, shooting over bait piles — these are just a few aspects of the state…
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Some old-fashioned lessons for living
Google books on parenting, and you will find thousands — tens of thousands — of titles. There are books on…
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Constitutents angry with Rep. Meadows’ actions
To the Editor: This is an open letter to Rep Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers. Rep. Meadows, your actions have already denied…
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More Medicaid lies from McCrory
To the Editor: In my business, I deal with many people who are at the bottom of the economic ladder.…
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McCrory’s efforts paying off for state
To the Editor: In most of the Western Carolina newspapers’ letters to the editor section, we can count on one…
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Meadows, Maniscalco did not attend forum
To the Editor: I attended the Maggie Valley aldermen candidate forum and read with interest your coverage of this event.…
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Citizens should not tolerate shutdown
To the Editor: My name is David Monteith and I oppose the government shutdown. We Americans have given enough. When…
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Give chance a piece, or something like that
By John Beckman • Guest Columnist There’s a lot to be said for making careful plans in our lives, crafting a…
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Breaking Bread Café opens in Haywood
A new artisan café and restaurant has opened to fanfare in Bethel, only a short drive from downtown Waynesville and…
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Haywood Early College Graduate heading to medical school
Tyler McKinnish, a Haywood County student on his way to being a doctor, credits Haywood Early College with giving him…
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SCC kicks off scholarship fundraiser
Southwestern Community College Foundation has launched a “Student Success Campaign” that aims to raise more than $1 million for scholarships…
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Radiography program a family affair for Maneys
When Brittany Maney was 14, her fall from a Hayesville Middle School cheerleading pyramid caused a lot of pain, fear…
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Cherokee-led firm gets going on new casino
After just a year in business, a Cherokee-based construction management company has landed the biggest trout in town — the…
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Opt-In meetings gather public input on future needs
How would you spend $800 million? Residents and opinion leaders from the seven westernmost counties and the Qualla Boundary have…
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Child rescued from Whittier hotel dies
A four-year-old child found injured and abused in Qualla Motel in Whittier last week has died. Deputies arrived at the…
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Pedestrian fatality involves Cherokee officer
A Cherokee Indian Police Department officer hit two pedestrians, killing one, while on patrol Wednesday night. The incident occurred on…
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Swain County marching band heading to D.C.
Swain High School’s Marching Maroon Devils have officially been accepted to march in the National Independence Day Parade on July…
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State refuses to give North Shore interest money to Swain
The N.C. Department of Revenue is holding money belonging to Swain County captive, according to county officials.
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Candidates all want more business in Canton
While infrastructure and economic development tops each candidate’s agenda, a far more consequential matter could await those who fill the…
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The face of the shutdown: Local childcare centers teetering as shutdown interrupts funding
All Nicole Smith could do last week was try to keep the doors open. Either the shutdown of the federal…
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Looser sign rules could let Waynesville business owners sing it from the rooftops
Giant blow-up gorillas, bouquets of balloons, plastic banners strung from awnings or poles and billowing fabric figures piped full of…
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Raising the bar: Tougher curriculum + tougher testing = lower scores ahead
Schools are bracing for a precipitous drop in student test scores coming down the pike next month — the result…
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Rising star redefines country music
Kacey Musgraves makes me feel like a teenager. Shouts of joy escape my lungs when I find out she’s performing…
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This must be the place
Help. That’s what was texted to me a couple weeks ago. It was my co-worker at the newspaper, stuck in…
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Lake Junaluska Singers perform “Songs by the Lakeshore”
The Lake Junaluska Singers’ “Songs by the Lakeshore” concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18-19 in Stuart…
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Tickets on sale for White, Kool & The Gang, ZZ Top
Tickets are currently on sale for upcoming performances by comedian Ron White, funk group Kool & The Gang and rock…
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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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