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National Park hosts holiday homecoming
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a Holiday Homecoming at the new Oconaluftee Visitor Center Dec. 17. Park staff…
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Church groups offer a double helping of holiday events
Rockwood United Methodist Church in Canton will host two holiday programs Dec. 18. The Chancel Choir will present “One Small…
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WCU Catamount statue receives a cozy holiday sweater
The Catamount statue at the main entrance of Western Carolina University is now sporting a red and green holiday sweater…
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Sylva band’s jazz renditions are bringing the sexy back
With a Billie Holiday-style microphone, an Apple computer camera and her two bandmates on either side, Maggie Tobias transforms from…
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Going back to explain ‘back of beyond’
Most of us at one time or another hanker for a place where we can get away from it all…
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Start training now and you might live through this trail race …
Assault on Black Rock trail race is a go next year in Jackson County, so mark your calendar for Saturday,…
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Details, training announced for WCU’s Valley of the Lilies
The scenic Cullowhee Valley will serve as the backdrop again when runners from throughout the region gather at Western Carolina…
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Friends of the Smokies board member named
Award-winning businessperson Meridith Elliot Powell has been selected to join the Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Board…
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“Green Drinks” and bear information on tap at Rathskellar
Learn all about bears and bear behavior at a monthly “Green Drinks” social at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14…
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Teachers flock to Highlands for climate change workshop
Twenty-two high school science teachers from across North Carolina recently visited the Highlands Biological Station for a weekend retreat focusing…
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Oh, dear – disease hits N.C. deer
Deer hunters may encounter sick or diseased deer afflicted with hemorrhagic disease this hunting season, according to the N.C. Wildlife…
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Unique book collection displayed in Sylva
A collection of handmade books created by Kathrine Cays, artist-in-residence at The Rickman Store in the Cowee community of Macon…
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Wildflower award winners announced
Regional efforts to make highways more beautiful added up to statewide recognition recently when the N.C. Department of Transportation announced…
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The good fight
As too often happens, in this whirlwind life, I lost my roundtoit. I received an email from the Western North…
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Gear guide 2011
The Smoky Mountain News has teamed up with outfitters for yet another installment of our annual Outdoor Gear Gift Guide.…
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‘Moonshiner’s Daughter’ at Penland & Sons, Marshall
Mary J. Messer, author of the Appalachian memoir Moonshiner’s Daughter, will read from her book and answers questions from the…
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Barbara Bates Smith’s ‘Deck the Halls with Southern Writers’
Friends of the Haywood Public Library will present Barbara Bates Smith will appear in the one-woman play Christmas play “Deck…
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WCU students to share works
Creative writing students from Western Carolina University will read original works at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13 at City Lights…
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When it comes to books, here is what women want
“What do women want?” During the month of December, Sigmund Freud’s famous question haunts the minds of many men. Unlike…
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Read it here – the truth about how the world will end
I normally veer from airing my opinion as a columnist in the editorial pages on issues that I cover as…
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People too gullible about Occupy movement
To the Editor: After reading Carol Larivee’s letter noting the differences between the Tea Party and the Occupy movement, it…
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Tea Party faithful are decent Americans
To the Editor: In the Nov. 23-29 issue of The Smoky Mountain News, Carole Larivee wrote a letter comparing the…
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Remember that it’s Democrats raising taxes
To the Editor: So the Democrat North Carolina state senators have waived off the chance to cap the automatic 4…
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Backhanded compliments all a part of turning 50
When I turned 50 last week, I did not feel any older and certainly no wiser, but I did realize…
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Late-breaking idea to merge gym and auditorium proves short-lived
An expected rubberstamp by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners to build a new auditorium and gym at Smoky Mountain…
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Commissioners bounce subdivision regs back to Jackson planning board
Jackson County’s subdivision ordinance is destined for more tweaking by the planning board. The planning board spent several months revising…
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Radio station wants loan from Jackson County
Prospective buyers of an AM radio station in Sylva could land a $289,000 loan from the Jackson County economic development…
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Haywood Chamber holds holiday networking event
The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce will host a Holiday Open House from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 14…
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New Republican group formed
A new Republican women’s group in Western North Carolina also has a new name, “Smoky Mountain Republican Women.” The…
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Ceremony to celebrate veterans
A candlelight service to honor soldiers and veterans who have served in the Iraq war from Swain County will be…
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Shuler to face challenger in Democratic primary
Despite his limited name recognition and his significantly smaller war chest, Cecil Bothwell is confident he can outrun U.S. Rep.…
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Helicopter helps with casino construction in a big way
A heavy-lifting helicopter flexed its muscle in Cherokee Wednesday in the ongoing expansion and construction at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino &…
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Discover how to give back at Dec. 8 meeting
Learn about programs and services in Macon County to help the less fortunate at the monthly League of Women Voters…
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HCC to orient high school students with college Dec. 19
An orientation session for high school students interested in taking classes at Haywood Community College will be held at 1…
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Macon planning board member from Highlands gets GOP nod for commission seat
Macon County GOP leaders on Monday selected a Highlands landscaping company owner as their pick to fill a vacant slot…
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Forum encourages Smokies tourism players to band together for the greater good
Niche marketing and regional cooperation were the reoccurring topics of this year’s Smoky Mountain Host meeting held in Cherokee last…
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Rec Center offers new after-school program
An after-school program for sixth graders will be offered from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursday starting in January…
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Library opens collection for homeschoolers
The Haywood County Public Library has opened to the public a unique library collection to help meet the recreational and…
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In a business where profit margins are small, hotel owners fear larger tax will drive tourists elsewhere
Running a small hotel in Western North Carolina isn’t the easiest way to make a living, particularly not in these…
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Cashiers TTA briefs county on marketing efforts
The Cashiers Travel and Tourism Authority briefed Jackson County commissioners on some of their marketing campaigns from the year, responding…
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Do-over an option in Jackson tourism spat
It’s not too late for Jackson County leaders to go back to the drawing board on a state bill that…
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Swain County High School celebrates football championship
Swain County High School’s football players and coaches on Monday were in a different sort of huddle than usual. Instead…
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Local woman opens music lessons studio
Deborah Horn, from Lake Junaluska, is now teaching music lessons out of her home studio. Horn has taught music lessons…
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Larger classes, higher fees, fewer professors: what the WCU budget cuts really mean
Laurie Oxford’s department is getting smaller; some of her former co-worker’s offices sit empty. Oxford, an assistant Spanish professor at…
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Getting ready: Growing number of preppers work to ensure survival in case of societal collapse
At Carolina Readiness Supply in Waynesville you can buy freeze-dried macaroni and cheese by the 20-ounce can and a solar…
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New 911 technology could save critical seconds in emergency dispatch
Emergency agencies throughout Haywood County expect to be clocking in quicker response times soon. Fire, police and EMS divisions within…
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Haywood threatens lawsuits against lodging owners over room tax
Businesses skirting Haywood County’s room tax laws should pay up or they could soon find themselves slapped with a lawsuit.…
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Furor prompts re-think over TDA funding in Haywood
The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority board backed down from plans to cut grant funding for long-celebrated events such as…
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Civic Orchestra plans holiday caroling, concert, and open house in Sylva
Join in holiday caroling and a concert by the strings section of the Western Carolina Civic Orchestra on Dec. 15.…
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Dust off your dancing shoes
The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will take place on Dec. 11 in the Community Room on the second floor…
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