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Sylva radio station owner offers up personal real estate to land county loan
The $289,000 loan from Jackson County to the new owner of Sylva radio station WRGC has finally gotten the green…
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Metrostat situation gets murkier as leaders hunt for silver lining
The fallout from Metrostat Communication’s going belly up keeps getting more complicated, with Jackson County commissioners learning this week that…
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Macon’s highway paved in gold, is a gambling parlor paradise
A huge former antique mall in Macon County will soon become the largest private gambling operation outside of Cherokee when…
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All hats on deck for Easter Hat Parade
The town of Dillsboro will host its 24th annual Easter Hat Parade on April 7. The parade, a Dillsboro tradition,…
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Creative Thought Center to host monthly sale
The Creative Thought Center is hosting its monthly Colossal Garage Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 31…
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Press offers demo of printmaking with photopolymer plates April 3
Frank Brannon Jr., proprietor of SpeakEasy Press in Dillsboro, will demonstrate “How to Make and Print Photopolymer Plates” at 6:15…
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Folkmoot announces countries performing in 2012 festival
Dancers and musicians in colorful traditional costumes from New Zealand, France, Belgium, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, Serbia, Puerto Rico, Ukraine and…
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Babar comes to life for elementary students at WCU performance
Nearly 700 students from local elementary schools filled the seats of Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing…
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Asheville hosts third annual ActionFest
ActionFest returns to Asheville on April 12-15 to once again showcase the most exciting action films from around the globe…
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‘Oxymorons’ return to the HART Studio
The HART Studio Season will conclude with a return of the popular improvisational comedy troupe The Oxymorons at 7:30 p.m.…
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Waynesville theatre to hold auditions for ‘Wonderettes’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its May production of the musical “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 6:30…
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Headwaters Brewery collects feedback
The newest brewery on the block is whittling down its homebrew recipes in the hopes of pinpointing its four flagship…
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Quilt Trails project to dedicate new block
The Haywood County Arts Council’s Quilt Trails project will dedicate the “Grandmother’s Dream” quilt block at 11 a.m. on March…
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Taste of Chocolate tickets now on sale
Tickets for this year’s Taste of Chocolate Plus are now on sale at Fun Things Etc., Quilter’s Quarters, Blue Ridge…
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Artist to represent OICA, SCC at state awards
Cherokee resident Darrin Bark will represent Southwestern Community College and the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts at the North Carolina…
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The Bascom puts a twist on art, craft exhibits
Hearing The Bascom being called a world-class facility might seem a stretch until you pay a firsthand visit to the…
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Learning and writing haiku
Lots of people write haikus or haiku-like verse. This past year we had several haiku-writing fests at our house. House…
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Stretch your way to running success
A workshop on “Dynamic Warm Ups for Every Runner” begins at 9 a.m., Saturday, March 31 at Jus’ Running on…
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Lake J gets handicapped-accessible boat dock
A new handicapped-accessible boat dock will be built at Lake Junaluska this spring thanks to the efforts of an avid…
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Annual orchid show at the N.C. Arboretum
The popular WNC Orchid Society’s Annual Show opens from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., March 31 and continues through April…
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Get the buzz on beekeeping workshop
A daylong beekeeping school will be held Saturday, April 14, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service office west of Bryson…
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Mushroom workshop scheduled in Cashiers
A shiitake and oyster mushroom cultivation workshop will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the Albert Carlton…
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Feeding off of “The Hunger Games”
Tours of DuPont State Recreational Forest where The Hunger Games were filmed will be the site of upcoming tours by…
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Cataloochee Valley Tours launches season
Cataloochee Valley Tours begins its second season of guided hikes and eco-tours next month in the Great Smoky Mountains National…
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Sell extra produce via the farmers market
A kick-off meeting for vendors and others interested in participating this year in Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market will be held…
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Saving the planet one rain barrel at a time
Get a barrel of fun out of helping the planet by buying 55-gallon rain barrels converted from repurposed pickle containers.…
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Solar panels installed at HCC’s Regional High Technology Center
Students in Haywood Community College’s Photovoltaics class recently got real-life, hands-on experience installing solar PV panels at the college’s Regional…
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Free photography program offered at Wildlife Center
Improve your outdoor photography skills at a free program scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 24, at the…
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Not-so-strange bedfellows
I was encouraged by a recent press release from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. The release stated, “In a show…
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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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