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Sylva library presents ‘Mastering Your Energy’ workshop
The library in Sylva will host a free energy healing workshop with Laura Elliott at 7 p.m. on May 1.…
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Shelton House opening for 2012 season
The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts at historic Shelton House will open on May 1 for the 2012 season. In…
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New gallery at GEP to showcase ‘Art + Energy’
A new ‘Art + Energy’ gallery will have its grand opening from 5-7 p.m., April 26, at the Jackson County…
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Winners announced for SCC Student Art Show
The winning art pieces from the 2012 Southwestern Community College Student Art Show will be exhibited at the Oconaluftee Institute…
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Lyle Lovett set to perform at Harrah’s Casino
Singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett will take the stage at 7:30 p.m., May 5, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel. Lovett is…
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HART presents a collection of antique quilts
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will exhibit a collection of antique quilts during the production of “Look Homeward Angel,” scheduled…
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Near-death experiences subject of May 3 talk
The Macon County Public Library will host a talk by local author Dennis Murphy at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May…
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HART opens its season with ‘Look Homeward Angel’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will open its 2012 season on April 27 with “Look Homeward Angel,” a Pulitzer Prize…
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NC Symphony to perform in WNC
The North Carolina Symphony will perform its “Beethoven and Beyond” at Cherokee Central Schools and Haywood Community College. The symphony…
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Orchestra to feature student performances
The Western Carolina Civic Orchestra will play the final concert of its season at 7:30 p.m. on April 28 in…
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Community chorus to host spring concert
The Haywood-Junaluska Community Chorus’ spring concert will be held at 4 p.m., April 29, at The First United Methodist Church…
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Students to present ‘Rhythm and Rhymes’
Western Carolina University’s Catamount Singers and Electric Soul instrumental group will present its spring showcase “Rhythm and Rhymes” at 7:30…
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Folkmoot USA to host a Hawaiian Luau
Folkmoot USA will host a luau from 5 to 8 p.m., May 11, at the Haywood Regional Arts Theater in…
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Jackson’s perennial favorite festival returns to Sylva for a fifteenth year
Most things in life start out small — acorns grow into oak trees, babies are reared into adulthood, small patches of…
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Cherokee masks come in many guises
A mask is a mechanism employed to cover the face as a protective screen or disguise. For protection, they have…
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Rally to protest Smokies backcountry camping fee
A backcountry fee rally will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 21, at the Sugarlands Visitor Center…
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Spring wildflower and bird pilgrimage
The 40th annual Spring Wildflower and Bird Pilgrimage will be held April 27-29, with registration at 6:30 p.m., April 27,…
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5k race set for Sylva Greening Up
The Greening up the Mountains 5k Run & Walk will be held in downtown Sylva at 9 a.m. on Saturday,…
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HCC to hold Earth Day celebration
Haywood Community College’s fifth-annual Earth Day Celebration will focus on renewable energies, clean transportation and getting in touch with your…
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Biologist devotes her career to protecting flying squirrels
Christine Kelly of Asheville, a wildlife diversity biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, has been awarded the 2011 Recovery…
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WNC lab to check for botanical integrity in growing biotech field
There’s now a local outlet to authenticate and check the purity of botanical ingredients via the U.S. Botanical Safety Laboratory…
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Enjoy a night under the stars in the Smokies
Attend a stargazing event at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at one of Haywood County’s clearest views of the…
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Learn about the Smokies’ best hikes
Discover the very best trails out of the 800 miles of them in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from…
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Hit the trail for wildflower hike in Highlands
A guided spring wildflower hike will be held on the historic Kelsey Trail in Highlands on Friday, April 10, as…
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Hone your outdoor photography skills
An outdoor photography workshop that includes field shoots and classroom critique sessions will be during the month of May in…
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Birds of Prey come to life
A special program on Birds of Prey including live birds will be held on at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 26,…
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Haywood farmers produce coming soon to a school near you
A $22,200 grant will fund a Farm to School program at five Haywood County Schools designed to address concerns about…
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Pisgah, Nantahala National forests get a new boss
A new forest supervisor, Kristin Bail, has been selected to head the national forests in North Carolina. Bail brings a…
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The “New” Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
The 62nd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be April 25 – 28. I…
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Born to paddle: More at home on the water than land, Swain kayaker’s skill mix of instinct, physics
As Tommy Yon carried his kayak up the side of a waterfall in Tennessee, he tried not to over-think the…
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Light-hearted take on life’s last lingering years
I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at…
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Call them statesmen, not “republicrats”
To the Editor: There has been too much name-calling in the media lately criticizing the way in which some of…
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Dilapidated mobile homes should be illegal
To the Editor: Old Cullowhee Road in Cullowhee is a beautiful route for viewing land, homes, water and sky. Lately…
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Bothwell will represent WNC, not Washington politics as usual
To the Editor: One of the more interesting races in the May 8 Democratic primary is the race for U.S.…
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The new world of political advertising
To the Editor: I’m going to be as “tacky” in my public response to Mr. Swanson as he was in…
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Don’t tax the hand that feeds us
To the Editor: I have been reading the news regarding the Jackson County Occupancy Tax and the discussion around the…
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Women should make their voice heard on Election Day
To the Editor: Recently there were two letters to the editor locally by Shirley Ches and Marge Abel which expressed…
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Farming frees the spirit, especially for this goat
I was fortunate enough this past weekend to be present when a mother goat gave birth to two babies, and…
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Haywood County commissioners to host work session
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 19, at the Bethea…
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Tuscola High School counters rumors that advanced courses have been curtailed
Despite rumors that cuts at Tuscola High School in Waynesville could reduce the number of advanced courses, academically gifted students…
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Sylva man gets seven years for 2008 murders
The last of six people accused of playing a role in the murders of two Swain County residents back in…
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Learn how to sell, serve alcohol
The N.C. ABC Commission is holding a series of free Responsible Alcohol Seller/Server Program classes to educate businesses with alcohol…
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Nursing scholarship available
The Judy Moore Memorial Scholarship Endowment Committee is accepting scholarship applications for 2012. The scholarship program for nurses was established…
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Wayesville finalist in favorite Main Street competition
Go online and vote for Waynesville as your favorite Main Street in the contest “Great Places in North Carolina.” A…
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Franklin sprays ancient Indian mound with weed killer
The use of weed killer to temporarily denude an ancient Indian mound in Franklin has some critics accusing the town…
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Dissension among the Jackson medical community spells trouble for MedWest
A group of Jackson County doctors say they want out of the two-year-old partnership with the hospital in Haywood County…
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Forum to focus on Lake Junaluska’s future as a town or not
As Lake Junaluska weighs whether to become part of the town of Waynesville or form its own town, a public…
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Dusting the mothballs off Sylva’s ‘ghostel’
The shell of a vacant four-story hotel sitting partially finished on Sylva’s main drag for three years is finally going…
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Cherokee voters say ‘no’ to alcohol sales
About two dozen people gathered outside the tribal council house broke into song with the words “Praise God, Praise God,…
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Cherokee teens sue in class action for money lost in stock market crash
A class action complaint aims to hold the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians responsible for money lost when the stock…
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