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Balsam Range to perform June 15
The Concerts on the Creek series will present Balsam Range from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 15 at the downtown…
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New artists join Waynesville gallery
Four artists with a mix of media and styles have been invited to join the Main Street Artists’ Co-Op in…
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Library to host free Aikido class
A free Aikido class for participants ages 16 and older will take place at 7 p.m. June 19 at the…
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Taste of Scotland Dinner is June 16
A Scottish Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. June 16 at the Mill Creek Country Club. A traditional Celtic…
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Teen events to feature trivia, journals, zombies
A series of summer events for teenagers will be held from June 20 to June 22 in the Program Room…
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WCU announces summertime theater camp
Western Carolina University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts is hosting a theater summer camp from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. …
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Sing-A-Long-A-Sound of Music
By Shannan Mashburn • SMN Intern Singing, lonely goat herders, nuns, and Julie Andrews are just a few things Western…
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Almost everything you wanted to know about sassafras
Season in and season out, one of the more interesting common plants in our woodlands is sassafras, which may be…
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Andrews Bald: A Smokies class act
Enjoy the high elevation views from Andrews Bald in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during a guided 7-mile hike…
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Hike a preserved river tract in Macon
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee is hosting a nature walk at Gibson Bottoms at 8:30 a.m. June 9.…
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Embark on a guided trip of the Little Tennessee
A guided canoe trip down the Little Tennessee River will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 15, with the…
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When the garden floweth over
Learn how to safely preserve locally-grown foods using the pressure canner and high acid foods using the boiling water bath,…
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Smokies’ luscious ferns take center stage in Arboretum exhibit
An exhibit called “Ferns of the Smokies” that showcases the beauty and diversity of ferns is on display at the…
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Biological station to host course for teachers
The Highlands Biological Station is hosting a Mountain Biodiversity course for science educators June 25 to 29. This field-based course…
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Snakes and lizards pay a visit to Jackson Library
Two dozen snakes and lizards will make their debut at the Jackson County Library in Sylva during a special “Snakes…
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Outdoors sampler on tap at the Cradle of Forestry this weekend
From plant identification to map reading to fly fishing to canoeing, the Cradle of Forestry is encouraging Americans to enjoy…
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Paint Rock
As one whom is often standing on the shoulder of the road peering through binoculars, I’m accustomed to people slowing…
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‘Permanent Camp’ reveals raw moments, crazy wisdom
By Brent Martin • Contributor Mention the name George Ellison to most people living in western North Carolina and what…
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Sequel picks up enticing tale
Although A Clash of Kings, the second in George R. R. Martin’s epic series, has a multitude of unforgettable characters,…
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End of school year teaches some bad lessons
Each spring as the school year winds down, I can’t decide whether to laugh or cry. As preparations for end-of-year,…
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Corporations are not people
To the Editor: This letter is in direct response to Ginny Jahrmarkt’s May 30 letter titled, “Jones made wrong vote…
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Commissioner’s actions were disappointing
To the Editor: It was disappointing to read that Commissioner Mark Jones representing District 4 voted to support a resolution…
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Arrogant is the word for Sheriff Ashe
To the Editor: When I think of the word arrogant, I usually think of someone who is so intelligent or…
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Both sides scratching their own backs
To the Editor: The word austerity seems to have saturated world and national news of late, sometimes used in a…
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Time to take out the long knives
Suppose this was your household budget: • Annual family income………………....$23,400 • Money family spends annually….....$35,900 • New debt added to…
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Walking on water: Aura of greatness takes root at NOC
When Nantahala Outdoor Center burst onto the whitewater scene 40 years ago, it became ground zero for a new world…
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Horace Holden’s ‘hunch’ pays off
Horace Holden remembers the deal like it was yesterday. He set out from Atlanta with a few blank checks in…
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Launching a legacy: Nantahala Outdoor Center ascends from a meager outpost to river prodigy
When Payson and Aurelia Kennedy quit their jobs in Atlanta, cashed out their retirement, packed up their four children and…
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Alcohol sales in Cullowhee off to slow start due to Jackson sheriff hang ups
Western Carolina University is remaining mostly neutral on the topic of alcohol coming to Cullowhee, at least officially. “The campus…
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Ashe no longer holds thumbs-down power on temporary alcohol permits
Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe was stripped of his appointed role to render thumbs-up or thumbs-down assessments of businesses wanting…
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Haywood County wrangles over health care costs
Rising health care costs were the catalyst for two budget decisions by Haywood County commissioners, one that will hopefully save…
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Cashiers to update ordinance following county alcohol vote
The advent of alcohol sales in Jackson County has prompted the Cashiers community to consider new land-use regulations to address…
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Move to Amend shot down in Jackson again
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners once again declined to support a movement aimed at restraining corporate power, causing local…
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Metal shop takes on artistic rendering of Smokies arch
The blueprint for a sign is punched into a computer, and the machine starts up. Sparks emit from the metal-cutting…
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Summer camps for kids
Maggie summer camp The Maggie Valley Club will hold a Summer Kid’s Camp program from June 18-22 and from July…
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Disguised as incense and salts, over-the-counter chemicals double as street drugs
A little more than a year after the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law banning various forms of synthetic…
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The new par? Decline in golfing persists in post-recession world
As people’s discretionary spending remains low nationwide, golf courses in Haywood County are trying to drive their way out of…
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Wayensville Rec Center gets new water park hours
The Waynesville Recreation Center will institute new hours for its water park for the summer. The water park will open…
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New Franklin dog park to open June 9
The new dog park in Franklin will open at 10 a.m. June 9. The park, sponsored by the Friends of…
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Jackson library to have one-year birthday party
The Friends of the Library are holding a birthday party for the new Jackson County Public Library beginning at 6:30…
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GOP candidates to attend debate
Republican group FreedomWorks will host a debate between candidates Mark Meadows and Vance Patterson at 8:30 a.m. June 9 at…
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State legislators deal Harrah’s Casino winning hand
Live table games at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino cleared its final hurdle this week with passage in the N.C. House of…
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Shelton House to commemorate 150th anniversary of Civil War
The Shelton House in Waynesville will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with a series of summer lectures…
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Dog show to be held in Waynesville
The Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association will host its annual American Kennel Club dog show from 8 a.m. to 3…
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Help your child maintain reading, writing skills
Western Carolina University is offering a two-week program in June designed to help young children maintain the reading and writing…
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Festival celebrates history of Cherokee, Appalachians
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian and the North Carolina Arts Council will celebrate thousands of years of southern Appalachian…
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This year’s International Festival Day planned for July 21
Haywood County Arts Council will hold International Festival Day in downtown Waynesville on July 21, a new date from previous…
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Nominations sought for Mountain Heritage Award
Western Carolina University is accepting nominations for the Mountain Heritage Award, an honor bestowed annually on one individual and one…
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HART presents Barbara Bates Smith in ‘Ivy Rowe’
Barbara Bates Smith will perform “Ivy Rowe” at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville at 7:30 p.m. June 22-23,…
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Former Miss North Carolina to take stage at Lake Junaluska
Comedienne Jeanne Robertson will perform at 7 p.m. June 7 at Lake Junaluska’s Stuart Auditorium as a benefit for United…
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