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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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HART to hold auditions for ‘Lost In Yonkers’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its production of “Lost in Yonkers” at 6:30 p.m. June 17-18…
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Broadway star to light up Highlands Performing Arts Center
Highlands Performing Arts Center will present “Broadway and More” with Glory Crampton at 8 p.m. June 23. Crampton is a…
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Storyteller/naturalist to lead basket-weaving workshop, lecture
The Highlands Biological Foundation will host a basket-weaving workshop and nature lecture on June 14. Doug Elliott, a local storyteller…
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Sylva businesses to host art stroll June 8
The Jackson County Visual Arts Association will host the Sylva Art Stroll beginning at 5 p.m. June 8 in downtown…
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Deadline extended for OICA summer arts program
High school students and recent graduates have until June 6 to submit their applications for the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural…
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‘Vincent’ to stage in Highlands
Highlands Performing Arts Center will perform a two-weekend run of the play “Vincent.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. June 7-9…
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Lorraine Conard Band to play in Jackson
The Lorraine Conard Band will play a free concert at 7 p.m. June 14 at the Jackson County Public Library.…
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Free outdoor concerts at WCU in June and July
Western Carolina University’s 2012 Summer Concert Series will start June 7. The shows will take place at 7 p.m. each…
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Rafe Hollister heads to Sylva June 8 for Concerts on the Creek
Haywood County-based band Rafe Hollister will perform in Sylva from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on June 8 as part of Concerts on…
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WCU Fine Art Museum offers exhibits throughout the summer
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will open a new exhibit “RE+ constructed” with a reception at 5…
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Local Cloth looking for area designers to feature in fashion show
Textile artists and fashion designers working within a 100-mile radius of Asheville are invited to submit entries for Project Handmade,…
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The Bascom to host Family Fun Day June 9
The Bascom, a visual arts center in Highlands, will hold a Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
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HCC to offer evening ‘Introduction to Bladesmithing’ course
Haywood Community College and the American Bladesmith Society will hold an “Introduction to Bladesmithing” course from 6-10 p.m. June 18-19…
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Kids, hone your hula hooping skills
Kelly Jewell-Timco will lead a hula hooping class at 4 p.m. June 13 at the Jackson County Public Library. This…
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Summer art workshops offered in Cullowhee
Cullowhee Mountain ARTS is gearing up for its Youth Week art workshops for children ages 5 and up from July…
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Waynesville prepares for second-annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration
Downtown Waynesville will transform into a Mecca for Appalachian heritage geeks and for people who want to learn more about…
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Its a scarlet tanager kind of year
“The scarlet tanager flies through the green foliage as if it would ignite the leaves. You can hardly believe that…
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Highlands Nature Center offers summer camps
The Highlands Nature Center is holding a series of summer nature camps for children from ages 4 to 14 with…
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Friends of the Smokies donors raise money for Trails
Friends of the Smokies met a challenge grant from the Aslan Foundation of Knoxville to raise $4 million for the…
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GSMNP is starting a Youth Leadership Class
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is starting a new program beginning this summer to create a Youth Leadership Class…
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Tremont announces bird banding program
Volunteers are needed to assist Tremont and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by monitoring birds through bird banding on…
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