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Keeping college affordable
Some time this holiday weekend, my nephew Sterling will come for a visit at my mother’s house. He’s a high…
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Memories prevent me from celebrating Veterans Day
By Jim Joyce In five hours and twenty minutes it will be midnight and Veterans Day 2006 will be over.…
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A prime time for North Shore debate to end
It’s time to end this debate.With another pro-settlement county board, the election of Swain Count native and pro-settlement congressman Heath…
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The Energy Challenge: WCU summit calls attention to problems, possibilities
By Michael Beadle North Carolina’s population is expected to rise by nearly 3 million people in the next two decades.…
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No compromise
When I was a full-time staff writer at the Smoky Mountain News, I spent a lot of time covering the…
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Water has a magical draw on us
We are attracted to water. Mountain paths always wind down to water — springs, branches, creeks and rivers. Water is…
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Trout derby weekend in Cherokee
Talking Trees Children’s Trout Derby is set for Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Oconaluftee River Islands Park in Cherokee. The…
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Triathlon at Tsali
The Tsali Challenge Triathlon will take place Saturday, July 27, and Sunday, July 28, at the Tsali Recreation Area outside…
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AT video contest solicits submissions
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is accepting submissions for the “I am the Appalachian Trail” video contest, a nationwide search for…
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Get your Breakaway jersey and pedal
The Haywood Chamber of Commerce has released the 2013 Blue Ridge Breakaway jersey design. The Aug. 17 ride will feature…
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Trail conservancy chooses new leader
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has a new executive director and CEO.
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Smokies looks to include kids in hands-on science
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering a citizen scientist program for a chance to be part of ongoing research…
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Section of parkway closed to vehicles
A 21-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina is closed — from Ox Creek Road to Mount…
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REI gives a boost to trail crews
Recreational Equipment Inc. has donated $5,000 to support trail work in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Expert to talk about the red wolf in the Appalachians
The red wolf is one of the most endangered animals in the world and a native of North Carolina. Wildlife…
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Where martins hang
Purple martin “scouts” are some of the earliest harbingers of spring. I recorded one in February at Black Bayou Lake…
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Global warming imperils Golden-winged warbler
The steady decline of the Golden-winged Warbler on the Southern Appalachian landscape is a trend that not only threatens the…
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Dad is Fat, and comical truths about child rearing
Thirty some years ago, my wife and I announced to my mother that we were expecting our first child. After…
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Mountain Momma
I never realized little old ladies had such sharp elbows, or just how willing they were to use them, until…
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Friends of the Library holds book sale
Support your local library by coming to the Haywood County Library annual Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.…
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Theatrical retrospective of Lake Junaluska to debut Aug. 3
The Light of the Lake, a theatrical production evoking 100 years of Lake Junaluska history, will have its premier performance…
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Make your own pottery in Bryson City
People of any skill level will have the opportunity to make their own pottery from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday,…
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HART reaches goal for new stage
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART) in Waynesville reached its fund-raising goal of $600,000 sooner than expected, thanks to John…
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Gemboree returns to Macon
Gem, mineral dealers and rock hounds will converge on the 48th annual Macon County Gemboree July 25-28 at the Macon…
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Francis Mill celebrates National Register of Historic Places nomination
Supporters of Francis Mill recently helped celebrate the mill’s designation as a National Register of Historic Places site.
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Renowned Gospel, Christian groups in Franklin
The Talleys and Brian Free & Assurance will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Smoky Mountain Center…
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This must be the place
Don’t go in there. As long as I can remember, I’ve been told this. From my parents, teachers, friends or…
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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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