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Welcome AT hikers: Franklin gears up for stream of thru hikers with annual Trail Days bash
Susan Sakna and her two dogs were far from their home in Massachusetts. But like many Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, Sakna…
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Winchester to discuss gardening and building relationships
Author and publishing consultant Renea Winchester will be at the public library in Sylva at 7 p.m. on March 27 for a…
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Sylva bookstore to hold double book launch
City Lights Bookstore will host a double book launch at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 23. FutureCycle Press will unveil…
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Nature shines in Morgan poetry collection
To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the…
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Alternating between joy and gloom, grasshopper and ant
Spring weather like we’ve been experiencing makes clear that we live in a world essentially comprised of two kinds of…
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Psychos don’t know park boundaries
To the Editor: There seems to be a bent in this publication about taking away the gun rights of decent…
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Stronger rules needed to regulate puppy mills
To the Editor: For the sixth time since the end of the 2011 legislative session in North Carolina, the state…
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Motorcycles are asset to tourism economy
To the Editor, It is not my norm in life to write letters to a newspaper. However, I feel that…
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Squeezing a little basketball into my life of madness
While I can appreciate that many citizens get caught up in this so-called “March Madness” every year, I no longer…
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Maintenance work scheduled at dog parks
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will reseed both dog parks located in the recreation park in Waynesville. However, each…
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Historical and Genealogical Society meeting
The Haywood County Historical and Genealogical Society will meet on in March 30 in the dining hall of the First…
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Haywood job fair coming
Job seekers can participate in an event from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, March 29, from 1 p.m. to…
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Bridges to be replaced
Bridges in Jackson, Macon, Swain and Cherokee counties will be replaced under a $2.8 million contract with a Georgia company.…
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Need help with job hunting? Here’s a window
Southwestern Community College will hold a job fair from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 29, on the Jackson…
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Open-space in Jackson attracts attention
Jackson County’s planning board will continue weighing proposed changes to open-space regulations for a few more weeks before passing them…
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Dolly’s sister offers to lend a hand for Ghost Town comeback
Ghost Town in the Sky owner Alaska Presley has recruited singer and longtime friend Stella Parton to help her draw…
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Do festivals and Fido mix? Sylva leaders ponder banning dogs from downtown street carnivals
Prospects that Rover might one day find himself banned from attending events and festivals in traditionally pooch-friendly Sylva has left…
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One night, two murders, three years ago: the untold story
When a two-day partying and gambling binge left five Atlantans broke and out of drugs, a mission to replenish their…
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Murder victims’ family faces daily struggle to cope
To hear Diane Wiggins tell it, her little brother Scott Wiggins and little sister Christie Jones were spoiled, got away…
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Woman convicted in Swain County murders
The three-week trial of Tiffany Marion for her role in the 2008 murders of two Swain County men ended with…
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Cullowhee emerges as Jackson’s hotspot for growth
If numbers truly tell the tale, then there are a lot of people living in Cullowhee who care a great…
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New chancellor makes inherited vision for Millennial Campus his own
The driver for growth at Western Carolina University and the Cullowhee could come via the Millennial Campus, but what to…
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Retired WCU chancellor still on the payroll
During the past four years Western Carolina University has been hit with $30 million in cumulative budget cuts, a university…
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WCU’s former chancellor makes $280,000 this year for research project
John Bardo, former chancellor of Western Carolina University, is being paid $280,000 this year to retool for a return to…
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Lake Junaluska wades gingerly into discussion of merging with Waynesville
In the coming months Lake Junaluska residents will weigh in on whether to become part of the town of Waynesville.…
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Libraries to offer workshop on downloading digital books
Learn how to download free e-books or audio books onto your digital device at one of two events. The Macon…
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Fontana Regional Library makes changes for NC Cardinal
Fontana Regional Library is migrating to a new automated library system on March 29 and will be closed that day.…
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Barbara Taylor Woodall to present her memoir
Barbara Taylor Woodall will visit City Lights Bookstore to read from her memoir It’s Not My Mountain Anymore at 2…
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City Lights to host book launch
FutureCycle Press will unveil its annual anthology of poetry and flash fiction as well as a new poetry collection from…
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‘Chicks! It’s All Gone to the Birds’ opens at The Bascom
“Chicks! It’s All Gone to the Birds” opens at The Bascom on March 31 and runs through June 17. The…
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African Dance and Drums performance in Franklin
The African Dance & Drum Ensemble will perform a program of traditional African dance and music at 7 p.m., March…
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Student wins statue-naming contest at Sylva library
The public library in Sylva has a new 24-hour resident, a statue named “Home.” The sculpture, made of smoothed gray…
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Ballroom dance lessons available at Waynesville Recreation Center
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer ballroom dance lessons in April, May and June at the Waynesville Recreation…
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Contra Dancing hosted at the Gateway Club
The next Fourth Sunday Contra Dance will be from 2 to 4:30 p.m. on March 25 at the Gateway Club…
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Frank Vickery opens at The Bascom on March 24
A display of artist Frank Vickery’s work will open with a reception from 5-7 p.m., March 24, in the atrium…
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Bryson City library’s peep contest begins
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City has begun its second annual peeps contest. The competition runs from March 5…
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WCU School of Music to hold ‘pops’ concert March 29
The Western Carolina University School of Music will present a family-friendly “pops” concert featuring musical selections from the Broadway stage…
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State Tourism Office expects economic boost from ‘Hunger Games’ fans
North Carolina is poised to reap major dividends from tourism with the March 23 opening of “The Hunger Games,” the…
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8th annual Mélange returns to Haywood
Rather than spending months crossing Haywood County’s choice eateries off their list of places to go, culinary enthusiasts can get…
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The art of interviewing — let’em do the talking
When I started writing features for a newspaper in the late 1980s, I didn’t have much of a clue as…
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WCU beats ASU in ‘Battle of the Plug’
Western Carolina University won the three-week "Battle of the Plug" challenge against Appalachian State University, reporting a higher percentage of…
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WNC Alliance gets new board members
One of the region's most storied conservation groups, Western North Carolina Alliance, has some new blood on its board. From…
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Guided nature walk focusing on amphibians
Learn about slithery things at "On the Lookout for Amphibians," a program on amphibians followed by a guided amphibian hike…
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Anglers getting ready for some spring action
The Fontana Marina Classic Bass Tournament will be held March 17 and March 18 with overall prizes of $5,000 in…
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Foundation gives in big way to parkway
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has given more than $650,000 to the Blue Ridge Parkway for projects and programs this year.…
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Help cleanup the lake you love
Lake Junaluska will have its annual clean-up day on Saturday, March 24. The lake is down for silt removal, which…
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Mountain Treasures
In 1987 the U.S. Forest Service issued a "final" forest management plan — a plan so vague and so lacking…
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Laurel Garden Club supports plant rescue efforts
The Laurel Garden Club is giving the Highlands Biological Station a grant to purchase a greenhouse package for the propagation…
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Third-annual Meadowbrook Cubs runs and health fair
Cubs on the Run 5k Race and Fun Run/Walk is set for 9 a.m. March 24 in Canton, following a…
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Registration under way for trail workshop at WCU
Volunteers interested in assisting with construction and maintenance of a new trail at Western Carolina University are invited to participate…
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