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Locally-grown food isn’t just hip, it’s an economic tool
A two-day conference titled “Growing the Appalachian Food Economy: A Forum on Local Food Systems and Sustainable Agriculture” will be…
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Sprouting an idea: Seed exchange puts down roots in Sylva
Borrow seeds in the spring, grow your garden in summer, give them back in the fall. That’s the premise of…
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Trail trees subject of talk
Don and Diane Wells will discuss their book, Mystery of the Trees, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, at City Lights…
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Taking a trip down dark, violent passages
This novel contains an endorsement from the late William Gay that tweaked my interest. I immediately bought the book. Gay…
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Renowned potter to visit WCU in March
Acclaimed potter Jeffrey Oestreich will demonstrate his work and give an illustrated artist’s talk Thursday, March 15, at Western Carolina…
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Public records workshop is March 15
Western Carolina University’s Department of Communication will join Carolina Public Press in co-hosting “Full Disclosure,” a public records workshop, from…
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‘Fly a Kite’ workshop for kids is March 10
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday workshop from 10 a.m. till noon on March…
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Biographer of dancer to speak at WCU
Peggy Schwartz, an award-winning professor of dance and former director of the dance program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, will…
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Digital photography students present work
Students who are enrolled in Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Digital Photography class will exhibit their work from March 14…
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Broadway Musical ‘The Story of My Life’ in the HART Studio March 9, 10, 11
The Broadway Musical “The Story of My Life” will play at the Haywood Arts Regional Theater on March 9, 10…
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Catch the Spirit of Appalachia weaves mountain tradition with present day life
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, a non-profit organization located in Jackson County, is offering three $500 scholarships for Appalachian Studies,…
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2012 Youth Concerto Competition auditions start May 19
The North Carolina Symphony will hold the preliminary round of its annual Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto…
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Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contests upcoming
The first Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contest of the year will be held April 28 at the Greening Up…
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WCU to present ‘Film Music of John Williams’
Western Carolina University’s School of Music will present “The Film Music of John Williams” in honor of the composer’s 80th…
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Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band to perform
Ian Moore and the Second-Hand String Band will perform at 7 p.m. on March 14 in the community room of the Jackson…
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Celtic concert to be held in Bryson City
The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City will present its 4th annual Celtic Concert 7 p.m. on Friday, March…
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Artists sought for Mountain Heritage Day
Arts and crafts vendors are being sought to participate in Mountain Heritage Day, Western Carolina University’s annual fall festival of…
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WCU to host ‘No Limits March’ on March 8
Western Carolina University’s Department of Intercultural Affairs and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are co-sponsoring a panel discussion and “No Limits…
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Long stitch bindings classes offered in Dillsboro
Phyllis Jarvinen will be teaching a Long Stitch bookbinding workshop 5 to 9 p.m. on March 15 at Oaks Gallery…
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Blue Ridge Watermedia Society to exhibit at Gallery 86
A show by the Blue Ridge Watermedia Society opened March 7 at Gallery 86 on N. Main Street in Waynesville.…
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WCU’s Catherine Carter releases second book of poems
There is a refinement to Catherine Carter’s poetry, a sense that each poem is finished, polished and complete, worked exactly…
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Pleasantly unearthing a few long-dormant memories
I unpacked my *euphonium recently — my first love was music; writing was a fallback position — and started fooling…
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Lottery funds are a boost for Haywood schools
To the Editor: A headline on a Feb. 29 article in The Smoky Mountain News creates a misleading impression of…
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Brigman story needed a second opinion
To the Editor: It is interesting that The Smoky Mountain News in its reporting on superintendent of Macon County Schools…
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Headline showed SMN’s political bias
To the Editor: Somewhere during my school years I was taught about slanted journalism. One of the best examples of…
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Time to send Barack down the road
To the Editor: Over the weekend we heard from our 44-year-old niece. She was fretting over her 401k. She is…
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The gorilla on the state’s back is getting heavy
Government at all levels needs to spend money judiciously. It is, after all, our money. I’m not convinced either major…
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Franklin welcomes motorcycle masses to rendezvous on downtown streets
To hear Franklin Alderman Bob Scott tell it, fellow town leaders and tourism experts haven’t begun to adequately plan for…
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Public records workshop at WCU
“Full Disclosure,” a public records workshop, will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 15, in Room 144…
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Meeting on proposed N.C. 107 changes set for March 17
The transportation department will hold a citizens’ informational workshop from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15, about a proposed…
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Sarge’s photo contest under way
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation is accepting pet photographs for its Pet Photography Contest sponsored by Ellen Schattie, owner of Bocelli’s…
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Good Samaritan Clinic is subject of talk
Kristin Gruner, of the Good Samaritan Clinic, will speak to the Bethel Rural Community Organization at 7 p.m. at the…
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Girl Scout volunteers needed
Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont will host “Information Hours” for new volunteers at the Haywood County Library in Canton…
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Spring Break camp at Waynesville Rec Center
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer “Spring Break Camp” from April 16 - 20. This will take place…
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Democrats rally in support of pre-K education
Haywood County Democrats will hold a rally to support public funding for pre-K education and to oppose privatizing it. The…
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Organizing for America to host kickoff event
Organizing for America volunteers are hosting the kickoff for the Haywood County campaign to reelect President Barack Obama at 3…
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Sudden resignation by water and sewer director in Jackson
Joe Cline, executive director of the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority, has suddenly voluntarily resigned without publicly specifying why. TWSA…
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Swain leaders OK Cherokee early voting site after weeks of uncertainty
The Swain County Board of Elections has decided to continue running a satelite early voting site in Cherokee, but to…
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Room tax increase sails to passage in Swain
With little brouhaha or fanfare, the Swain County Board of Commissioners voted last week to nudge its room tax up…
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WCU’s Gender Research Conference set for March 15
Derreck Kayongo, a former child refugee who now serves as the senior advocacy coordinator in the Southeast for the CARE…
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Local Post members to mark anniversary
The American Legion will observe its 93rd anniversary March 15-17, and Legionnaires of Jackson and Swain counties will celebrate that…
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Medical marijuana backers try to make their cause heard
Margaret Wakefield is not a college student nor does she sport dreadlocks and Birkenstocks while chatting about how the world…
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Sylva finds it easy being green Solar panels and passive heating find their places in new police, fire stations
The Town of Sylva, in a quiet way, is busy setting a green example for its Western North Carolina neighbors.…
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Did you miss it? Local lost and founds include some odd, poignant items
Courtney Hall pawed through a cardboard box wedged in the corner of the utility closet at Panacea Coffee Shop bearing…
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Shopping for a high-speed fiber network to call your own?
Selling off a high-speed internet system of fiber optic lines in Sylva that belonged to the now-defunct Metrostat Communications is…
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Jackson County starts up floundering economic commission in hopes of spurring job growth
Jackson County, two failed attempts to the contrary, looks poised to once again hold hands with the county’s four towns…
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Primary for state House seat attracts new Republican field
When it comes to the election season, 2012 has turned into a bellwether year for North Carolina, and Republicans are…
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Grant to help trout farm fish for new markets
Sunburst Trout Farms in Haywood County plans to add jobs and expand its operations thanks to a grant from the…
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Mountaintop statue of Jesus part of long-range plans for Ghost Town revival
Driving down Maggie Valley’s main drag, it’s hard not to notice the gauntlet of signs offering cheers of support for…
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Different tribes treated captives differently
I conduct workshops on Southeastern Indian history and culture at the John C. Campbell Folk School for two full weeks…
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