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New mayor embraces new face of Bryson City
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer The election of Brad Walker, Bryson City’s new mayor, is more than just a…
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Of Fathers and Wardrobes
Men’s Style: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Dress by Russell Smith. Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. 256 pages. For many years…
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Recommended diversions
Omnivore’s Dilemma What should we eat for dinner? Do we buy organic? Do we grow our own food? Should we…
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Dark and empty night skies — a thing of the past
By Brent Martin For those who have read Charles Frazier’s excellent Western North Carolina tale, Thirteen Moons, you will most…
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Huge development planned for Haywood County: Developers say things are a go, although local residents and officials wonder
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer If all goes as planned, Haywood County will one day be home to a…
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Macon looks for alternative funding for school projects
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Voters in Macon County rejected a $42.1 million bond that would have provided new…
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Surreptitious sounds
By Chris Cooper Every so often a few releases slip beneath the radar, or at least my radar. Massachusetts based…
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Drought devastates local farmers, businesses: With no relief in sight, those who depend on rain for their livelihood are increasingly desperate
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer It’s been more than a week since Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue raised some eyebrows…
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The last syrup of makers
By Brent Martin • Contributing Writer I recently met with Merritt Fouts, a multi-generational resident of Macon County, to talk…
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Cherokee asks for input into corridor planning
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer As Jackson County officials work to develop a plan to regulate commercial growth along…
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Charlotte voters make tough, smart choice
These days Americans aren’t known for making tough choices. To the contrary, our national reputation is one of being soft.…
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Horton returns to WNC as Macon county manager
By Jennifer Garlesky & Becky Johnson • Staff Writers An influential yet controversial figure in public policy is reclaiming a…
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How the cookie crumbles
I look at you. You look at me. We’re dancing sort of, but I’m not much of a dancer and…
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Businessman’s past local projects failed to materialize
By Julia Merchant and Becky Johnson • Staff Writers One of the consultants involved in pulling off Cataloochee Wilderness Resorts…
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Aerial assassins
Alaskan shooters are poised to take to the skies again this year to slaughter as many wolves as possible. This…
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Allen ends bid for re-election
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Sylva town board member Danny Allen conceded his race against fellow board member Ray…
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Films that change the world: Local activist movie club gathers people for education, discussion on a host of social, economic and environmental issues
By Michael Beadle For the longest time, Buffy Queen and John Buckley wanted to share their love of movies with…
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Burrell, Setzer plug plan for Southern Loop
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Members of Jackson County Smart Roads Alliance are sifting through paperwork at the North…
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Even Grinch knows Christmas isn’t in the store
“And they’re hanging their stockings!” he snarled with a sneer. “Tomorrow is Christmas! It’s practically here!” Then he growled, with…
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Pardon the irruption
Common redpolls have been reported in Chatham County and evening grosbeaks in Catawba County here in North Carolina. Bohemian waxwings…
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Today’s youth are missing in action
I was 22 years old in 1967. Although it’s become fashionable to downgrade the sweeping changes brought about by my…
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An English breakdown
Sister Bernadette’s Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences by Kitty Burns Florey. Melville House Publishing,…
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WNC job outlook: Manufacturing out, entrepreneurship in
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Looking to start your own business? You should do well in Western North Carolina.…
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“The Santaland Diaries” If you’re reading this, you may already be too late — get thee right now to a…
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Smokies plates lead to annual sales record
Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park appear to have hit a home run with a new license plate…
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The essential nature of winter
When late November finally arrives, my wife, Elizabeth, and I go into another mode. Her busy season in the gallery-studio…
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Jonathan Creek project is just not a good fit
Rumors have been circulating for years about the proposed mega-development in the Jonathan Creek area, the one with a thousand…
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Trischka doubles the pleasure with modern banjo greats
By Chris Cooper It hardly needs to be said that the banjo has taken major leaps in the hands of…
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Making a list, forgetting to check it
By David Curtis Wool socks, silk long johns, cotton turtleneck, boots, down vest, wool jacket, Gortex insulated camo gloves. Deer…
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Finding his calling: Dr. Carlos Vargas seeks to provide perpetual health to the uninsured of Macon County
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Imagine having the flu and sitting in a folding chair in a crowded waiting…
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Macon likely to approve $40 million in school projects
By Jennifer Garlesky • Staff Writer Macon County commissioners spoke in favor of committing nearly $40 million to fund school…
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Sarge’s scraps plans for Hall Top shelter
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Sarge’s Animal Rescue has scrapped its plans to build a no-kill animal shelter in…
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World beat hits Main Street
By Garret K. Woodward • Staff Writer If Norman Rockwell ever ventured out of New England, as the crow flies,…
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The ties that bind – one high five at a time
By Garret K. Woodward • Staff writer I had just finished my third steamed carrot when the yelling began. It…
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The evocative power of the color blue
Green used to be the color that caught my eye. Now it’s blue. So much so that I wrote an…
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Prehistoric plate tectonics gives rise to Smokies’ diversity
Dr. Dan Pittillo will explore the natural history of the southern Appalachians at 7 p.m. on Aug. 2 at the…
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Local produce to make its way to students’ trays
A Farm to School project will provide food awareness and better nutrition education for students and staff at five Haywood…
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Volunteers needed at Cataloochee Ranch
Volunteers are being sought for a workday at Cataloochee Ranch in Haywood County that will enhance the habitat for migratory…
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Reward for elk information upped
A $20,000 reward is being offered for information about the recent killing of three elk near the Great Smoky Mountains…
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Hear the creeks’ cry for help
While heavy rains have washed wayward trash into creeks in recent weeks, kids from Whitehouse, Tenn., helped scoured the banks…
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Get a taste of space science
Several all-day Space Science Labs for adults or kids will be held on various dates in late July and early…
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Clinic teaches horsemen to lighten their impact
Treading lightly on the land isn’t always easy if you’re sitting on top of 1,000 pounds and four stout hooves,…
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Volenteers needed to man Clingmans Dome
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to help staff the visitor contact station at Clingmans Dome through Nov.…
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Revel in rail history at the Cradle of Forestry
Learn about the early locomotives and logging railroads that once wound their way through mountain hollers and hillsides during the…
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Trapper Rob and his wolves to greet children in Jackson
Kids can get up close and personal with wolves and their owner, Trapper Rob, at the Jackson County Public Library in…
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Try your hand at backyard chickens
A class for people who have an interest in the benefits of raising their own chickens and/or turkeys will be…
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Coping with gray treefrogs
The call of, “Come see! A frog!” is one oft repeated in the Hendershot household from spring through fall as…
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Marvelous moss: Mossin’ Annie worships the lush and lovely bryophytes
By Melanie Threlkeld McConnell • Correspondent A rolling stone gathers no moss, so says the proverb, but it would if…
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