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Sylva’s elected leaders should take the lead
Downtown Sylva Association members are doing all the legwork on discussing the creation of a special downtown taxing district. At…
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Another step toward protecting farm land in Bethel
A new initiative is now underway to encourage landowners to keep the Upper Pigeon River Valley in the Bethel community…
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Go forth and add
It’s time once again for the Granddaddy of bird counts. Audubon’s 107th annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) takes place between…
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Simple Living: Care to unplug?
It’s highly possible that you have been daydreaming about a less stressful holiday season, and it includes those memories of…
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Water Warrior: Former teacher helps students learn more about the importance of a precious resource
By Michael Beadle Kathy Boydston was never one to sit quietly in retirement. A veteran elementary school teacher, world traveler,…
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By the numbers
A private research and public opinion firm was hired by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to measure public sentiment…
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Land trust and neighbors secure 154 acres on Cowee
Landowners in Jackson County are in the process of protecting 154 acres on Cowee Mountain from future development by placing…
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Fat and sassy
Dwayne Martin loves birds, loves learning about birds and loves educating about birds.
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The Sunday ban: Hunters hope to lift 1869 hunting law
Many hunters in Western North Carolina are hoping that an 1869 law banning hunting on Sunday might finally be lifted.
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A Nose for Books Tiny, small-town bookstore attracts big-time authors
By Michael Beadle Cyrano’s Bookshop in downtown Highlands may be all of 700 square feet, but that hasn’t stopped its…
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Three from the vault
By Chris Cooper I’m beginning to notice a relationship between the acquisition of “new” used CDs at my place of…
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Recommended diversions
NPR’s All Songs Considered Podcast Admittedly, I’ve been slow to catch on to the iPod revolution. I received a green,…
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A darkness that resides
Coronado by Dennis Lehane. William Morrow Publishers, 2006. $24.95 — 232 pages.
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Campaign kicks off to replace historic Francis Mill’s waterwheel
The Francis Mill Preservation Society in Haywood County is gearing up for a major campaign to replace the metal wheel…
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Community Assurance Statement
The following statement was provided to The Smoky Mountain News following a meeting of the Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospital…
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Divided Franklin board OKs Super Wal-Mart
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer With the announcement of plans to bring a new Wal-Mart Supercenter to Franklin, some…
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Mayor wants windfall from watershed invested
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The Town of Sylva has begun surveying the Fisher Creek watershed in anticipation of…
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Phoenix says doctor recruitment going well
Phoenix Emergency Physicians is making progress rounding up a new set of emergency room doctors to work at Haywood Regional…
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Physicians seek solution to HRMC-ER dispute
The Haywood County medical community was expected to voice its disatisfaction Tuesday night with a move by Haywood Regional Medical…
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Sylva discusses downtown parking woes
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Parking along Sylva’s downtown Main Street is a challenge.
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WCU students help with Cullowhee church plans
The competition between Western Carolina University students to win a building contract at a Cullowhee church was just for fun,…
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What are the issues, and what’s being done about them?
Emergency room doctors at Haywood Regional Medical Center have been on a collision course with hospital administration since a brand-new…
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Journal to remember
Maintaining a nature journal has been one of my ongoing, albeit intermittent, preoccupations. Keeping such a journal assists me in…
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The joy of jogging was the eating
There was a time, about 18 years and 80 pounds ago, that I actually enjoyed jogging. I was never exactly…
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Reinstating draft could be a good thing
Jan. 20, 1961. Inauguration Day. The words that stuck in the minds and hearts of all citizens: “Ask not what…
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Bush attitude toward global warming is growing stale fast
When the administration of George Bush argued Nov. 29 before the Supreme Court that the EPA did not have the…
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Recommended diversions
“A Man for All Seasons” Robert Bolt’s award-winning play was released as a movie in 1966, winning six Academy Awards…
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Then & Now: Project catalogs the ongoing artistic value of what was once mere necessity
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The Craft Revival: Shaping Western North Carolina Past and Present Web site is located…
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Frankly eye-opening
Militant Islam in America by Marshall Frank. Fortis Books, 2006. 198 pages. This morning (Dec. 9), I sat down to…
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Public forum shows loss of community confidence in HRMC leadership
By Becky Johnson • Staff Writer Community outrage with Haywood Regional Medical Center continues to escalate over a move by…
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Q&A with Haywood ER doctors
Haywood Emergency Physicians held a two-hour town hall style meeting Tuesday night to answer questions about the termination of their…
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Biodiesel station opens in Cullowhee
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The delivery of 3,000 gallons of B-20 biodiesel manufactured by Smoky Mountain Biofuels made…
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Doctor's resolution
Here is a copy of the resolution, which was passed by the Medical Executive Committee on Dec. 6 and affirmed…
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Jackson County mulls EDC participation
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Two years have passed since the Jackson County Commissioners suspended their participation with the…
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Land for Tomorrow wins Jackson support
Jackson County Commissioners passed a resolution Monday night (Dec. 18) encouraging the state General Assembly to provide funding for the…
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Mediation needed, says medical staff: Doctors vote 50-2 to ask HRMC administration to find ‘win-win’ solution
The Haywood County medical community sent a strong message at a countywide meeting of doctors last Tuesday night (Dec. 12).…
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Moratorium stops high-rises
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Macon County Commissioners unanimously approved a moratorium on high-rise development Monday, giving county planning…
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Affordable college is available
By Bill Rhodarmer I read with interest a recent column in a local news publication concerning the high cost of…
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Temporary high-rise ban a wise move
The last thing Macon County — or any of the counties west of Asheville — needs is a high-rise condominium…
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Winter workout
By Michael Beadle Just because the temperatures drop and days grow shorter doesn’t mean you have to give up your…
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Survey shows more mountain residents enjoy the outdoors
A statewide survey to gauge support for making hunting on Sundays legal revealed some interesting side statistics on outdoor recreation.
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Hospital board stands by ER decision
A new set of doctors will take over emergency room operations at Haywood Regional Medical Center at midnight on the…
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Speace’s style still rings true
Something I’ve noticed over the years is that the longer you’re on this planet, the smaller said planet seems to…
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Five questions
Tell us about what you do. How did you learn what you do? What are your duties day-to-day? What about…
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Hospital board stands by ER decision
Despite outcry from the medical community and general public, the hospital board of Haywood Regional Medical Center has stood by…
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Selling national forest land is just a bad idea
The proposed sale of U.S. Forest Service land to find money for counties who have lost revenue from declining timber…
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Jackson commissioners take control of airport authority appointments
Jackson County Commissioners last week strategically deferred making a decision about who would become the newest member of the Jackson…
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Give the lasting gift of independent media
Several years ago, as Christmas approached, I remember my youngest daughter saying, “I can’t imagine what I want for Christmas;…
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It is a sad day, indeed
Thursday night, the Haywood Regional Medical Center Board chose to breach the hospital’s contract with Haywood Emergency Physicians rather than…
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