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Global warming series aims to inspire change
A six-week discussion course on climate change called “Global Warming: Changing Course” is being put on by the Western North…
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Lake Junaluska a top spot for winter birding
The Highlands Plateau chapter of the Audubon Society will go birding at Lake Junaluska on Monday, Jan. 21, to mark…
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Haywood Waterways to launch endowment fundraising campaign
The Haywood Waterways Association has named their endowment fund the “Joetta Rinehart Endowment Fund” in honor of one of the…
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Deputy superintendent retires from GSMNP
Kevin FitzGerald, deputy superintendent of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since 2006, retired this month after 34 years with…
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Freeze your icicle off at winter bike race
Riders are invited to compete and spectators are invited to watch at the Icycle Mountain Bike Race at Fontana Village…
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Devil’s Courthouse logging proposal criticized by environmental groups
Proposed logging below Devil’s Courthouse in the Pisgah National Forest is being widely decried among outdoor recreation groups and environmental…
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Up in flames?
I sit this morning being bathed in luxurious rain. The kind of life-affirming, life-giving rain the Smokies are noted for.…
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Saving Shuckstack: Age, weather and vandalism take their toll on Smokies’ firetower
Its bolts are rusting, floor planks are rotting, and its windowpanes shattered. The roof is pocked with holes that let…
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An America divided by class
For the past 80 years more and more Americans have linked themselves economically to the machinations of the federal government.…
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WCU events to commemorate legacy of Martin Luther King
Western Carolina University will be hosting a week of events from Jan. 21 to 26 celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.
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One-man comedy show at HART in January
The comedy “21A” will be hitting the stage at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18-19 and 3 p.m. Jan. 20 in the…
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Folk duo comes to Sylva
Bryson City husband/wife singer-songwriters Liz and AJ Nance will be performing at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, and Friday, Feb.…
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All friends were strangers at one time
John Driskell Hopkins was driving in his truck when it struck him. It was a song. Radiating from his satellite…
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Loosening development regulations a bad idea
To the Editor: I am adamantly opposed to the rescinding or changing of the current steep slope and mountain-top ordinances…
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Something strange is haunting our dreams
The teenage cashier at the grocery store is conversing with a customer. “That’s right,” she says. “The only thing that…
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Are the ‘possums adapting to headlight glare
Where have all the opossums gone? People worry about cerulean warblers and frogs and honeybees and ash trees and hemlocks…
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New soil and water expert named
Waynesville native John Ottinger has been named District Conservationist for the Haywood and Madison counties Soil and Water Conservation District.
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Food cables help backpackers ward off bears
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has provided $800 from its specialty license plate funds to help secure backpackers’ food from bears…
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A closer look
Only you can apply the brakes to slow down the Courthouse Timber Sale and get everyone to take a closer…
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Carrying the torch through history
It’s all started with a phone call. A lifelong thirst for adventure led Ronald R. Cooper to a love of…
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Half-price sale at Friends of the Library bookstore in Sylva
A half-price book sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 and from noon to…
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Uncompromising, dark and a worthwhile read
A couple of years ago, I blundered into something called “The Bottom Dog Appalachian Writers Series.” Published in Ohio, this…
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Marijuana in national forests is out of control
To the Editor: Since the mid 1990s, Mexican criminals have been growing marijuana in our national forests. In recent years…
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Let’s do the hard work on mental illness
To the Editor: Almost everyone has an opinion about how to combat violent, mass killing. My hope is that we…
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Our state's priorities have gone askew
The swearing in of new Gov. Pat McCrory this past weekend brought to mind a conversation at a recent holiday…
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Changing the rules: Jackson re-writing development standards amid new economic realities
By Becky Johnson & Andrew Kasper • Staff Writers For two years now, Jackson County’s planning board has systematically combed…
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Haywood welcomes off-site veterans’ health services
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will establish a local field office in Haywood County where veterans who are new…
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Help-wanted: new top lawman for Haywood County
Those vying to be the next sheriff of Haywood County have until 2 p.m. Jan. 17 to get their applications…
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WCU settles wrongful death suit with football player’s family
Western Carolina University has agreed to a $600,000 out-of-court settlment in a civil suit brought by the family of Ja’Quayvin…
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Canton to bid farewell to long-time town anchor
Canton Town Manager Al Matthews has announced his impending retirement, and while his last day won’t be for months yet,…
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Cherokee breaks new ground with fines for domestic violence
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is hitting domestic violence abusers in their pocketbooks. People convicted of domestic violence-related charges…
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Sweepstakes parlor closings leave some winners, some losers
Carol Anthony sat at in the back corner of a sweepstakes parlor in Maggie Valley one afternoon last week, getting…
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Acclaimed songwriter brings guitar, harmonic folk to Waynesville’s Wineseller
Singer/songwriter Ben Wilson will be featured at the Friday Night Live music series from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday,…
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Christian comedian/songwriter hits Franklin
Renowned performer Tim Hawkins will be taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at the Smoky Mountain Center…
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‘80s rock takes the stage in Cherokee with STYX
Legendary rock group STYX will be performing at 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18, at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center. Tommy Shaw,…
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WNC group releases electropop album
Electropop trio Stereospread, based in Waynesville, is releasing their highly-anticipated first album, The Heart & the Thief, this month.
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Artist showcase
An opening reception for “Ball Mason Jar Art” by Brent Martin will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11,…
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Remembering the dream: Haywood celebrates Martin Luther King’s message with weekend of speeches, prayers and march
Haywood County Rev. Lamont Foster still remembers the day he learned what it meant to be black. It was the…
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Indian words add color to our language
Tuckaseigee, Oconaluftee, Heintooga, Wayah, Cullasaja, Hiwassee, Coweeta, Stecoah, Steestachee, Skeenah, Nantahala, Aquone, Katuwah, and on and on. Our place names…
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Local food on the rise
Last year was a promising year for local food production and farm education in WNC, according to the Appalachian Sustainable…
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Contest captures state’s natural beauty
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has announced the winners of the eighth annual Wildlife in North Carolina magazine outdoor photo…
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Friends, feathers and fellowship
Friday, Dec. 28, was the date of the eleventh annual Balsam Christmas Bird Count (CBC) — 11 dates but 10…
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Forests and water could be doomed in 2060
A comprehensive U.S. Forest Service report released last month examines how expanding populations, increased urbanization, and changing land-use patterns could…
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Restored Lodge offers retreats, rustic getaway in the Nantahala National Forest
Nestled deep in the mountains between Sylva and Cashiers, the scenic U.S. Forest Service Balsam Lodge is celebrating its 30th…
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Novel explores the woes of rich white trash
Let me take a deep breath and see if I can get this out in one long ugly sentence: A…
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Firearms are not the problem
To the Editor: We are writing in response to the gun control controversy. I agree that the recent acts of…
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Doesn’t that just melt your face off?
It all started with a simple book fair at the middle school. My daughter, inspired perhaps by viewing the trailer…
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2012: The year in review
The Smoky Mountain News takes note this week of some of the newsmakers of 2012 by handing out our annual…
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Timeline for Waynesville, Lake Junaluska merger picks up speed
Lake Junaluska and the town of Waynesville are pressing ahead with the possibility of a merger. The two entities have…
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Soccer league seeking a leg up in Swain
Swain County suffers from a serious lack of soccer fields, a plight soccer enthusiasts there hope to do something about.
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