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Palmer pleads guilty to murder
Thomas “Tommy” Glenn Palmer, 38, recently admitted in a Jackson County courtroom he shot and killed his stepfather, Tim Norris,…
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Sports betting opens March 18 at Harrah's
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ new sports betting venue is set to open following a ribbon-cutting ceremony tomorrow at…
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N.C. birds suffering from bacterial infection
A concerning number of goldfinch and pine siskin birds have been reported dead across the state over the past few…
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Invasive mussels found in aquarium products
Invasive zebra mussels have been found in commercially available aquatic moss balls in North Carolina, and consumers who have purchased…
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New flower found in South Carolina
A new flower species has been found in a South Carolina county bordering the Western North Carolina mountains, according to…
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‘Twice the work’: Farmers report higher-than-expected 2020 sales, but also higher costs
When spring sprung in 2020, so did the Coronavirus Pandemic, forcing farmers to make life-altering decisions in the face of…
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Spilling words like a house afire
News flash: Buncombe County author Wayne Caldwell is also a poet! Evidenced by his just-released collection Woodsmoke (Blair Publications, Durham)…
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Tale of two signs: Local restaurants, breweries hold steady a year into shutdown
Wander along Everett Street in downtown Bryson City these days and you’ll be hard-pressed to find two things: a parking…
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It’s like I’m falling out of bed from a long and vivid dream
It was probably one of the most uneasy beers I’d ever drank. Sitting on the back porch of Frog Level…
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A glimmer, and it sure feels nice
A year later. We’re still mourning the deaths and illnesses, the disruption of life as we knew it, the months…
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A modest proposal for reviving Ghost Town in the Sky
By Case Brown • Guest Columnist | The on-and-off again investment deals for the embattled Ghost Town amusement park are…
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Another view on childhood poverty
To the Editor: In last week’s edition of The Smoky Mountain News the editor gave us his thoughts of the…
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Let’s do away with Electoral College
To the Editor: In the recent election Joe Biden received a majority of 7.1 million popular votes and 74 Electoral…
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One year later: COVID-19 killed 189 in the four-county area
When life as we knew it slammed to a sudden stop in mid-March of 2020, the novel coronavirus from Wuhan…
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Living Through A Pandemic — Year One
Think back to 2019. Back when things were normal. Back when masks were only for Halloween, or for bank robbers.…
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When the job can’t stop: Trash collection picked up during the pandemic
When meetings moved to Zoom and schools shut down last March, Zach Sorrells kept on reporting to work. As a…
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‘My place in life’: Nursing student finds peace in COVID-19 response
For Malcom Skinner, the pandemic was not a pause, but rather a call to action. “I’ve been trained up to…
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Using humor, finding purpose during a pandemic
Many people in the high-risk category for COVID-19 began isolating themselves at home last March to wait out the pandemic,…
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Embracing solitude: Retiree finds peace in yearlong quarantine
In the pre-pandemic world, life was a constant swirl of activity for Lynn Jones and her husband.
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School through a screen: Cherokee immersion teacher navigates pandemic
Katlin Roberts was making coronavirus contingency plans before most people in the United States had even really heard of COVID-19.…
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Unusual COVID case wreaks havoc on Macon EMT
It’s not easy to slow Wendy Barker down. She’s been an EMT for 15 years. She’s used to working 24…
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Silver Bluff administrator looks back on 2020
Lisa Leatherwood, Administrator at Silver Bluff Village, has had a unique perspective of the mayhem that is the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Affordable housing coming to Howell Mill Road
After the results of a Town of Waynesville Planning Board meeting on March 16, Haywood County will now move into…
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Maggie Valley considers waterfall park proposal
Maggie Valley will soon decide whether or not to develop a waterfall park on a property it has had in…
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Gun control bills prove divisive
A pair of gun control bills passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week and are now heading for the Senate.…
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Haywood vaccine clinic moves to Lambeth Inn
Key Updates: Haywood County’s Mass Vaccination clinic will move this week to a new temporary location at the Lambuth Inn at…
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Biden’s American Rescue Plan means millions for NC local governments
While most Americans are looking forward to receiving the $1,400 payments included in President Joe Biden’s $1.88 trillion American Rescue…
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Invasive mussels found in aquarium products
Invasive zebra mussels have been found in commercially available aquatic moss balls in North Carolina, and consumers who have purchased…
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WCU to resume nearly normal operations this fall
Western Carolina University is planning for a fall semester that will be “close to normal,” given current COVID-19 trends and…
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Jackson names new school superintendent
Jackson County Schools Board of Education has selected Dr. Dana Ayers as its new superintendent.
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Ground breaks on HCC Health Sciences Building
Haywood Community College recently held a Groundbreaking Ceremony on campus for the Health Sciences Education Building. During the ceremony, those…
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HCA/Mission monitor to hold webinar
Gibbins Advisors is scheduling an informational online meeting open to all communities in Western North Carolina served by Mission Health.…
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Searching for safe passage: Group works for safer wildlife crossings on I-40
Growing up in eastern Kentucky, Frances Figart loved any chance to glimpse the diverse wildlife species roaming those Appalachian foothills…
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Ozone season begins
The 2021 ozone season began March 1, signaling the resumption of daily air quality forecasts across North Carolina.
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New operator chosen for livestock market
After 10 years running the WNC Regional Livestock Market, John Queen is retiring from the job, and the WNC Communities…
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Prescribed burns planned
A 175-acre prescribed burn is planned for this week along the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Wears Valley to…
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Partnership will promote Black participation in outdoor rec
A partnership between the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and Brevard-based Black Folks Camp Too is expected to…
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Connect to the spirit of the Smokies
The “Spirit of the Smokies” certificate program is starting up again, offered by the University of Tennessee’s Smoky Mountain Field…
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Blindsided by Rachel Hollis
My sister, her husband, and a friend recently visited me for several days. Though I don’t own a television, there’s…
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Another Democrat begins campaign for Madison Cawthorn’s seat
Army veteran and 2020 state House candidate Josh Remillard, of Mills River, has officially entered the race for North Carolina’s…
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A long overdue plan to cut childhood poverty
The Covid relief bill now working its way through Congress will mark a transformation in the way this country treats…
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Getting my hands dirty and loving it
I moved from Maggie Valley to Waynesville last fall. My house in Maggie was on the side of Soco Road…
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Let’s honor a different history
To the Editor: I am so sick of hearing this argument that we’re “changing” or “erasing” history by changing statues…
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Trump is a threat
To the Editor: The other day a friend of mine made this remark: “I never want to hear Trump supporters…
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Cawthorn should have stayed to vote
To the Editor: I’m writing to express my outrage regarding Madison Cawthorn’s bogus attempt to defend his proxy vote when…
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Voting rights bill deserves support
To the Editor: Voting records show that North Carolina and Haywood County had the largest voter turnout ever in the…
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HERE in Jackson plans considers homeless shelter project
For more than a decade, groups serving Jackson County’s homeless population have done so on a shoestring and a thin…
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WCU women create local branch of University Women
The American Association of University Women was founded by a group of female college graduates in 1881 to advocate for…
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Vaccine availability increases
Macon County became the first county in The Smoky Mountain News’ four-county coverage area to break the 20 percent mark…
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Tough decisions in store for Waynesville budget
As the town of Waynesville digs into the budget process for the 2021-22 fiscal year, aldermen are again considering ways…
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