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Smokies offers Mountains-to-Sea Trail hike and presentation
Folks interested in hiking a section of the Mountains to Sea Trail and learning a bit more about the storied…
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Backpackers cautioned to keep food away from bears
As spring and backpacking season returns to the mountains, so does bear danger in the woods. A recent bear encounter,…
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When it rains – the tough go hiking
We’ve had a good run in the watershed. The Town of Waynesville has sponsored spring and fall guided hikes in…
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Get your green on
EcoFest will showcase more than four dozen demonstrators, vendors, information booths and organizations sharing tips and practical advice on how…
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EcoFest to put ‘green’ living at your finger tips
Haywood County is about to experience its newest festival: EcoFest, an ode to sustainability, agriculture and the environment. This year…
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For your culinary and reading pleasure
Most booklovers have suffered that “Oh, no” moment when a friend, with nothing but the best of intentions, presses an…
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When will Americans learn that ‘blowback’ is real?
In 1953, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, at the urging of the British M16, overthrew democratically elected Iranian Prime Minister…
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MedWest Haywood appreciates volunteers
To the Editor: A smile, a touch, a simple “how are you today?” are some of what I hear and…
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Don’t allow filling in of floodplain
To the Editor: I am a local biologist and an avid outdoorsman and spend a great deal of my time…
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Tell your reps to vote against fracking
To the Editor: Most of us have heard the term fracking by now. In states where this underground energy extraction…
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Despite failure, time will come for gun legislation
The defeat of gun control legislation in the Senate wasn’t as much surprising as it was disappointing. This is one…
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Stamp out hunger with mail carrier food drive
Mail carriers in Haywood County will collected non-perishable food items for the National Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive…
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Tuscola students aim to bring clean water to Uganda
When Sydney Bridges sets out to do something, she doesn’t give up. A 10th grader at Tuscola High School in…
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Conservation funding on the rocks in state budget forecast
The state fund that helped conserve miles of riverfront, protect thousands of acres of undeveloped mountainsides and build countless sewer…
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Firefighter safety versus right to build steep driveways
The Jackson County Planning Board debated where to draw the line between safety and individual rights last month in its…
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Bill could move legal notices from newspapers to the Internet
In several counties in Western North Carolina, a showdown between the printed word and the digital age could soon take…
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Gone, but not forgotten: Confederate Flag issue in Haywood could re-emerge soon
Haywood County commissioners may soon revisit the unsettled issue of whether Confederate Flags can be flown on the lawn of…
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HCC moves forward with law enforcement, emergency responder training site
The Haywood Community College Board of Trustees has given preliminary approval for the construction of a training facility for law…
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The fine print of ‘paid for by’ line debated by tourism funding arm
If the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority is footing the bill for a magazine ad, brochure, sign — you name…
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Window is closing for stalled room tax increase in Haywood
A state bill that would raise Haywood County’s lodging tax is still sitting idly in committee in Raleigh with no…
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Sweepstakes industry chalks up tiny victory with uncertain bearing
A convenience store owner in Macon County was let off the hook by a judge for four misdemeanor charges of…
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Flying club encounters turbulence in shared plane venture
Shortly after takeoff, the Smoky Mountain Flying Club is having to re-route its course. The flying club nearly lost an…
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Cherokee bear zoos get reprieve from tribe for now
After months of debate and protest, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Tribal Council voted to let the bear zoos…
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Waynesville, Lake Junaluska hammer out details of merger
The town of Waynesville has a large checklist to tackle in the coming months before Lake Junaluska is officially added…
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Sylva Walmart sign decision pending
Sylva town leaders once again have a public hearing on the docket to decide the fate of oversized Walmart signs,…
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New Sylva women’s center a dream come true for WNC doctor
Dr. Janine Keever still remembers that do-or-die moment in her undergrad chemistry class like it was yesterday. The grades just…
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More hellos than goodbyes: Topography forces cell phone companies to weigh cost-benefit of erecting new towers
As long as Realtor Sammie Powell leans back in his chair in his home office, he can talk on his…
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Franklin a host site for Chick-fil-A Leadercast
The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin is hosting a one-day leadership event from 8 a.m. to…
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New high-tech training center to be a feather in Franklin’s cap
A state-of-the-art training facility built by Drake Software is the latest addition to Macon County’s economic landscape.
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State debates drug testing for aid recipients
A bill that recently passed the state Senate would take social assistance away from anyone using drugs by requiring state…
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‘Dusty Roads’ photo exhibit opens in Canton
Photographer Barbara Sammons will be showcasing an exhibit of her work from May 7 to July 31 at the Canton…
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J. Creek Cloggers kick into the summer
The J. Creek Cloggers are gearing up for a lively summer festival season. A high-energy dance team based out of…
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David Holt partners with local musicians for Jackson concert
The legendary David Holt and local gospel group Mountain Faith will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 10, in the…
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Dog lovers unite for trifecta of good times in Sylva
Woofstock, a benefit festival for ARF (the Humane Society of Jackson County), will take place from noon to 3 p.m.…
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Nominations open for Mountain Heritage Award
Western Carolina University is accepting nominations for the Mountain Heritage Award, an honor bestowed annually on one individual and one…
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Reba McEntire to play Harrah’s
Legendary country singer Reba McEntire will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center.
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HCC Crafts students debut work
The graduating class of Haywood Community College’s Professional Crafts program will exhibit some their best work at the Southern Highland…
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WNC breweries medal big in beer competition
All five North Carolina breweries west of Asheville medaled in the recent Carolinas Championship of Beer during the Hickory Hops…
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Waynesville galleries get ready to paint the town for the season’s first art walk
If the litmus test of a community’s health is how strong its art scene is, then, by the looks of…
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Cliff swallows return
That’s the news. Our common breeding swallows have always been purple martins, barn swallows, and northern rough-winged swallows. To a…
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Sign up for the WNC trail event of the decade
A national convergence of Appalachian Trail fans and hiking enthusiasts will descend on Western Carolina University this summer for the…
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Bugle Corp recognized for their volunteerism
In honor of National Volunteer Week, Friends of the Smokies is recognizing the work of the Elk Bugle Corps. The…
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Protected watershed offers rare public hike
A guided hike to the usually off-limits Waynesville watershed will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April…
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Protestors call for action on global warming
A group of about 30 demonstrators gathered last Monday at the public fountain on Main Street in downtown Sylva to…
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Winter floods close some Smokies trails, repairs pending
A section of the Noland Creek Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed to hikers and horseback…
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Races, paddling, music and more at NOC
Visitors to the Nantahala Gorge this weekend can take in a full lineup of freestyle paddling competitions, outdoor activities, film…
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Be a responsible ramp picker this spring
Spring means ramp season in Western North Carolina, but the ramp population in Southern Appalachians is being hurt by over-harvesting.
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Have what it takes to be a junior ranger?
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will celebrate the National Junior Ranger Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday,…
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Homecoming
The blue-headed vireo sang to me of spring sometime around the first week of April. Blue-headeds are generally the last…
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Honeybee disappearance baffles experts
Beekeepers in Western North Carolina were hit especially hard this winter by a mysterious rash of bee disappearances. Amateur Haywood…
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