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Audition for ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ May 7-8
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its July production of the hit Broadway musical “La Cage Aux…
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Headwaters to host benefit for The Strand
Headwaters Brewery will host “Lend a Hand for The Strand” starting at 4 p.m., May 6. The event is to…
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The Bascom to host the Collective Spirits Wine and Food Festival
The Bascom visual arts center in the Highlands will hold its largest annual fund-raiser, Collective Spirits, May 17-19. On Friday…
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Waynesville’s Art After Dark accompanied by new Saturday Stroll
The Waynesville Gallery Association will host its first Art After Dark of the year from 6-9 p.m., May 4. The…
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A gathering of artists
Two new art galleries are opening in Bryson City this May only about a street’s width away from each other.…
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Black locust a favorite for its strength
All of the spring flowering plants are early this year by as much as two to three weeks. Black locust…
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Cradle of Forestry to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day
A day of events to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, at the Cradle of…
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Smokies invites kids to earn their Junior Ranger badge Saturday
Children and their families can help the Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrate National Junior Ranger Day from 10 a.m.…
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Volunteer to work on the Appalachian Trail this season
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is currently searching for volunteers to help maintain the Appalachian Trail through the Smokies Wilderness Elite…
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Birding opportunities abound in Highlands
Weekly Saturday bird walks will be held by the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society starting in May. The first Saturday of…
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Learn to bird by ear
Two birding events in the region, sponsored by the Great Smoky Mountains Audubon Society, are on the horizon. The first…
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Cashiers bike race just around the corner
The Tour de Cashiers, one of the region’s most well-known bike races, will take place beginning at 9 a.m. on…
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Ruby Ride and Run to roll into Franklin
The Ruby Ride and Run will take place in Franklin on May 12, offering various distance options to both bikers…
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Yellow ducks take to the Tuck in annual race for prizes
The popular annual Ducks on the Tuck, with little yellow rubber ducks racing down the Tuckasegee River, will be held…
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Sustainability runs deep in community college curriculum
Haywood Community College has been recognized for its cutting-edge work in promoting environmental sustainability by the American College and University…
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Lace up those running shoes for a good cause
A Mothers Day Celebration 5K walk and run in Cherokee that also functions as a dialysis patient fundraiser will be…
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Scarlet tanagers, maroon trilliums and green toads
Threatening weather forecasts likely kept many who registered for last Saturday’s (April 21) 5th Annual Spring Hike in Waynesville’s Watershed…
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Future park might be in the cards for the Plott Balsams
The recent acquisition of 720 acres of land in the Plott Balsams has helped set the table for the first…
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Joan Byrd to discuss the art of Harvey K. Littleton
City Lights Bookstore will celebrate the launch of Harvey K. Littleton’s A Life in Glass with Western Carolina University’s ceramics…
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Waynesville library to host “Let’s Talk About It” series
Merritt Moseley, a professor at University of Carolina-Asheville, will lead a series of discussions surrounding the works of beloved author…
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Thomas Thibeault to read from novel ‘Balto’s Nose’
Thomas Thibeault will be at City Lights Bookstore to read from his historical thriller, Balto’s Nose, at 7 p.m. on…
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Library looks for teen feedback
The Teen Advisory Group will meet at 3:30 p.m. on April 30 at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Teens…
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The tales of two Joyces
In The Guys in the Gang and Other Stories (ISBN 978-1-4697-7768-9, $20.95), James T. Joyce and James T. Joyce —…
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This stranger snuck in quietly, and just won’t leave me alone
This being a Sunday, the day on which I generally take care of household chores that have gone unheeded during…
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Sweepstakes cafeterias good for tourism
To the Editor: I agree with the opinion expressed by several of those interviewed for a recent article that the…
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Does Bothwell realize Shuler is not running?
To The Editor: I find Cecil Bothwell’s preoccupation with Heath Shuler odd and slightly disturbing. Although Shuler announced months ago…
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Hanging chads and voter suppression
To the Editor: Do you remember “hanging-chads? Those were the tiny little punch-out holes on Florida ballots that gave George Bush…
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Let me tell you why I’m a Democrat
To the Editor: I want to share with you three times in my life that made me appreciate how important…
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Working at C.J. Harris is an honor
To the Editor: In 1993, I knew I wanted to be a registered nurse (RN) and my health occupations teacher,…
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Those staying believe in this hospital
To the Editor: To us, this is more than just a hospital because it is part of our community, and…
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It is time to look ahead, not behind
To the Editor: The Physician Leadership Council, the governing body of the employed physicians of MedWest Health System, is saddened…
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Hospital system wants dialogue with community
By Steve Heatherly At the April 16 Jackson County Commissioners’ meeting, a physician stated his concerns about the future of…
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Old Edwards Inn CEO bilked upscale resort in fraud, kickback scheme
The former chief executive officer and general manager of the Old Edwards Inn and Spa in Highlands was recently convicted…
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Fundraising unveiled in down-to-the-wire Congressional race
The litany of Republicans from Western North Carolina running for Congress haven’t taken any cues from their counterparts on the…
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Canton urgent care center holds open house May 2
MedWest-Haywood will hold an open house from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, at the newly constructed MedWest Urgent Care…
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Selling Haywood a collective effort
Departing from the normal talks of budget cuts and tightening belts, Haywood County commissioners asked a group of tourism and…
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Soup kitchen to serve double role for farmers
The Community Table, Sylva’s nonprofit soup kitchen for the needy, is within weeks of moving its digs from its cramped…
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Property owners keep asking to be booted out of Maggie’s town limits
The Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen’s split decision to de-annex someone who didn’t want to be in the town limits…
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Swain and Graham settle county line dispute with big bucks on the hook
After two years of lawsuits and two mediations, Swain and Graham counties have finally agreed on where to draw the…
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Interchange construction in Haywood could take three years
The Lowe’s interchange in Haywood County will finally get re-structured but not for a couple more years. N.C. Department of…
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Cullowhee community holds second meeting
Residents and business owners of Cullowhee and Jackson County are invited to attend a community meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. on…
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Tuckasegee bridge to be replaced
A $3.4-million contract to replace the T. Walter Middleton Bridge on N.C. 107 over the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County…
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Two signs to Cherokee after all: Tribe rents billboard
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is taking matters into its own hands in the tug-of-war over the best route…
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Doctors take a stand out of fear for MedWest-Harris’ future
When Dr. Bob Adams walked into a hospital-wide meeting of Jackson County doctors in early January, he believed he had…
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Carolinas affiliation catalyst for docs’ departure
When the Med-West venture was coined two years ago, the premise was an easy sell. Together the hospitals would be…
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Specialty plates to stay on North Carolina highways
The iconic black bear, the parkway’s winding scenic road and the Appalachian Trail’s solitary hiker have gotten a reprieve. A…
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Jackson gas stations on Cherokee’s doorstep now in the catbird seat as alcohol vote nears
Large, walk-in beer coolers are ready and waiting to be stocked at Dwight and Jamie Winchester’s Catamount Travel Center, a…
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Voices in the Laurel plans spring concert
Children’s choir, Voices in the Laurel, will perform in its 16th annual spring concert at 2:30 p.m., May 6, at…
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Talent show to benefit arts in Macon schools
Macon County youth will take the stage in Showcase of Talent 2012, a non-competitive talent show for third- to 12th-graders,…
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WCU students named among top college radio personalities in the nation
Two Western Carolina University student disc jockeys committed to offering “smashing good fun” on their morning radio show have been…
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