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Regional art grants available
Regional Artist Project grant of Western North Carolina (RAP go WNC) funding is available to developing art professionals for the…
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Integration topic of panel discussion
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host a panel discussion about history of integration at 7 p.m. Oct.…
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Leaf Lookers Gemboree comes to Franklin
The 23rd annual Leaf Lookers Gemboree is Oct. 26-28 at the Macon County Community Building in Franklin. The Gemboree will…
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Italian love story warms up the HART
Bringing a little warmth to the impending fall weather, the Haywood Regional Arts Theatre in Waynesville presents “The Light In…
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Haywood theatre enters second act
It may look like a grassy field to some, but to Steven Lloyd, it’s a window of opportunity. Lloyd, executive…
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Finding freedom in the written word
Dawn Gilchrist-Young doesn’t just read and teach books, she defends them. As chair of the English department for Swain County…
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Don’t be fooled again by Sen. Jim Davis
To the Editor: One of the most important decisions we will have to make on Nov. 6 is who to…
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Bernanke is killing the working class
To the Editor: It is really quite amazing that anybody would believe anything that emanates from the mouth of Federal…
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This election, let’s make a clean sweep
To the Editor: During this election the main question seems to be economical. We are a debtor nation. We are…
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Americans are too easily deceived
To the Editor: Why are the American people so easily deceived? It seems as if they want to be deceived. …
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GOP attack on women is real and continuing
To the Editor: The letter about women’s rights by Margery Abel in last week’s Smoky Mountain News says it very…
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Independent thinkers are key to future
To the Editor: Kurt Vonnegut, a prophetic fiction writer of the 1960s, wrote an amusing, disturbing and satirical short story…
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Sen. Davis’ comments were insulting
To the Editor: Much has been said this election year on the Republican “War on Women.” Some believe it exists…
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The tragedy of mass shootings, gun control
Hardly a week goes by without hearing about another tragic shooting, in a movie theater, a grocery store, a Washington,…
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Support Ghost Town and other local projects
To the Editor: This is really not an “either-or” situation. Maggie Valley should definitely support Ghost Town as an investment…
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Invest in nature, not Ghost Town
To the Editor: I have no problem with Ghost Town, and I wish them well in their efforts. But I…
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Neither candidate is going to get the job done
To the Editor: It appears Mitt Romney has committed the unpardonable sin — he told the truth and now must…
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Rash of house fires hits Macon County
During the month of September, Macon County experienced one of its most notable spates of structure fires. During a three-week…
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Neighbors hit snag in quest to rename road
Hate the name of your street? In Haywood County, changing it shouldn’t be that hard. Come up with a new…
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Trees honor breast cancer patients
As part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and MedWest Health System’s annual Fall Fight campaign against breast cancer, the…
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Swain drive provides coats for needy
The fourth annual ‘Coats for Folks’ collection is currently underway. People can drop off gently used or new winter clothing…
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Parties tight-fisted when it comes to WNC race for Congress
The Republican National Congressional Committee won’t be putting any money behind Mark Meadows, the Republican candidate for the 11th U.S.…
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Changes in store for rural post offices
Some small post offices in Western North Carolina may have their hours cut or be shut down as the U.S.…
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Philanthropic streak runs deep with patients of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital
Smaller, independent hospitals across the nation have increasingly sought partnerships with larger hospitals in recent years, a trend largely driven…
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Highlands-Cashiers hospital to jump on Mission affiliation train
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital will soon join the growing number of small hospitals in Western North Carolina to come under the management…
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Political roundup
The Macon County League of Women Voters will host a forum at noon Oct. 11 at Tartan Hall in Franklin…
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A (temporary) pass for children of undocumented immigrants
At first glance, this 14-year-old girl with a soft smile and a round face may seem like the all-American kid.…
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Scoring coveted brown highway signs can pay off
Nantahala-bound travelers will notice a suite of new, officially-sanctioned, brown roadside directional signs declaring they are on the right track…
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News briefs
Construction Career Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3 and 4 at the Haywood County…
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Purse snatching takes tragic turn in Cherokee
The Cherokee Indian Police are investigating an apparent robbery and homicide that occurred in the parking lot of the Fairfield…
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Sounding off for conservative candidates: Machine Gun Social puts Election Day in the crosshairs
As Carol Adams approached the table of automatic rifles, she looked giddily around and picked the fully-automatic Swedish K out…
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Oh, what a tangled web endorsements weave: Candidates head toward election armed with backings of special interest groups
With hundreds of special interest groups and clubs issuing candidate endorsements each election cycle, it can be difficult to keep…
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Military technology firm takes on national defense from Canton
More than a year after winning $5,000 in the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Start-up Competition, Aermor, an…
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In the news
MedWest Health System’s Urgent Care Centers in Sylva, Canton and Waynesville are now open from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.,…
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Let the fall wildflower fruit displays begin
Most wildflower enthusiasts quite naturally hone in on the showy flowering phase of a plant’s life cycle for observation, identification…
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Rooted in the Mountains symposium comes to WCU
The third annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium at Western Carolina University will be held from 10 a.m. to 6:30…
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Help sought in mapping historic settlements
When the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was created in the 1930s and 1940s, hundreds of families were forced to…
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Take a volunteer vacation along the A.T.
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s Rocky Top Trail Crew is looking for volunteers to help reconstruct a remote section of the…
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Haywood Master Gardeners to give grants
The Haywood County Master Gardener Volunteer Association is accepting applications for grants for horticultural projects in Haywood County. The deadline…
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Help bring back the Cullowhee lily by planting bulbs
An effort to re-establish the Cullowhee lily on the Western Carolina University campus gets under way this fall with a…
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First whitewater releases hit the Upper Nantahala
Paddlers hungry to sample the newest whitewater run to hit WNC’s rivers will flock to the upper reaches of the…
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NOC serves up guest appreciation festival
Nantahala Outdoor Center will host its end-of-season Guest Appreciation Festival Sept. 28-30. A cornerstone of the annual event is the…
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Competition and culture at Forest Festival Day
Grab your axes. The 17th Annual John G. Palmer Woodmen’s Meet at The Cradle of Forestry in the Pisgah National…
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Dry Falls reopens after extensive rehab
The U.S. Forest Service reopened Dry Falls in the Nantahala National Forest Saturday, Sept. 22. The site has been closed…
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Introduce kids to the joys of mountain biking
Grab the kids and the bikes and head to the trails of Deep Creek outside Bryson City to celebrate ‘Take…
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Learn how to forage for edibles
Wild foods expert Alan Muskat of Asheville will lead a foraging workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday,…
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Birds of prey to swoop into farmers market
Owls, falcons and other birds of prey will make an appearance at the Haywood Historic Farmers Market in Waynesville from…
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Birds and butterflies and flowers, oh my
I had the pleasure of leading nine women from the Great Smoky Mountains Audubon Chapter on an outing along the…
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Galax takes a beating from blackmarket trade
They operate in groups, or sometimes alone, packing duffle bags of the illicit product by foot through the Western North…
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Marianna Black Library celebrates freedom to read
In honor of National Banned Books Week and to celebrate the freedom to read, the Marianna Black Library in Bryson…
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