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Open Mic starts second season
Open Mic nights are returning this fall from 7 to 9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at…
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Irish singing sensations visit Harrah’s
Celtic Thunder, a singing group from Ireland, will perform 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and…
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Dailey & Vincent to perform Oct. 7
Dailey & Vincent, an award-winning bluegrass band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, at the Smoky Mountain Center…
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Jammin’ at the Millpond returns to HCC
Jammin’ at the Millpond will be held from 10 a.m. to dusk on Saturday, Oct. 8, on the Haywood Community…
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Learn watercolor techniques with Ann Vasilik
Watercolor artist Ann Vasilik will present at the next meeting of the Blue Ridge Watermedia Society, from 6:45 to 9…
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The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival offers entertainment across three venues
The tri-venue Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival will run from Oct. 7-9, in the three festival villages: Cashiers, Glenville and Sapphire.…
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An artist at last: Job loss turns passion into profession
In Tara Melton-Miller’s basement studio, the soft, rhythmic chatter of wood clanking repetitively against wood creates a soothing metronomic singsong…
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Penley to discuss a life of art Oct. 7
Painter Steve Penley will give a free talk about his art, his life, his faith and experiences at 7 p.m.…
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Film series continues with screening of ‘Mars’
There will be a free screening of “Mars,” a romantic comedy that follows three astronauts on the first manned mission…
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Variety show entertains for Make-A-Wish
Angie Toomey and Friends will present a variety show to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.…
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An Appalachian ‘original genius’
(Note: Since its publication several years ago, this column about Evan O. Hall has sparked a number of comments. Something…
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Paddling Club to hold organizational meeting
A meeting to organize the Smoky Mountain Paddling Club will be held at the meeting room in United Community Bank…
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Celebrate mountain heritage at the ‘Cradle’
Celebrate the heritage of Western North Carolina during the annual Forest Festival Day on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m.…
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Testing the waters
The Summit Charter School’s eighth-grade class tested seven water sources commonly used by hikers along the Appalachian Trail in Macon…
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Certain trout waters open next month, under specific rules
Delayed-harvest trout water rules on 15 Western North Carolina counties start Oct. 1, replacing a different set of regulations on…
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Seed swap taking place in Sylva
Time to swap those seeds, plants and bulbs at the annual Jackson County Farmers Market exchange scheduled for 9 a.m.…
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Hone those birding skills
A guided bird walk sponsored by the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee is set for Friday, Sept. 30, near…
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Monarchs to be monitored by students
For the second year in a row, sixth-grade students from Macon County will find themselves galloping through goldenrod to catch,…
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“Two Special Rocks” program at the Pisgah Center
“Two Special Rocks,” a program on how Looking Glass and John Rock were formed, will be held on Oct. 1…
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Hope is a thing with wheels
Avid birder and burgeoning cyclist Lena Gallitano has come up with an ambitious plan to combine two of her passions.…
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New segment added to Overmountain Victory Trail
A celebration of a new piece of the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail will be held at 3 p.m. on…
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Grass as a water filter: HCC students research best kinds to use in water gardens
Haywood Community College students are learning best management practices to reduce stormwater runoff by using the campus itself as laboratory,…
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Teen library meeting in Bryson City
The next teen friends of the library meeting will be held at the Marianna Black Library at 3:30 on Thursday,…
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Wreath-making and heritage at City Lights
Author and culture historian Julia Taylor Ebel will give a reading and wreath-making demonstration at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.…
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A little American history could be enlightening
Often the people, places, and things that we love most in this world become so familiar to us, so much…
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Slope rules could help protect Macon
To the Editor: Wildflower is back, and a lot of people are worried, especially here in the northern part of…
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Lower corporate taxes won’t create jobs
To the Editor: In the ongoing debate about job creation, much misinformation is being bandied about in an effort to…
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Legislators need some time in the desert
To the Editor: After recently returning to North Carolina from three years in the Southwest, I am saddened to learn…
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Macon County needs to use landslide maps
To the Editor: The North Carolina Geological Survey landslide hazard map prepared for Macon County is a valuable resource for…
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We don’t need Rep. Phil Haire in office
To the Editor, Rep. Phil Haire’s recnt letter contains the pathetic non sequitur: “to place (the Defense of Marriage Bill)…
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Winter garden success come those who labor
I cut my first fall salad this weekend: baby kale, tatsoi, mizuna, baby mustards and more. Following a summer of…
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A witness to the Cherokee renaissance
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has a resilient, independent spirit. When the U.S. government forced the majority of the…
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Marines to hike 1,000-mile trail
Fortunate Sons, a group of 18 active duty Marines, is planning to collectively hike the entire 1,000-mile North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea…
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Preschool alums reunite
Cullowhee Kids Preschool is hosting a reunion for all alumni and current students of the preschool program on Oct. 28.…
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Charlotte company seeks approval for $25 million student complex in Forest Hills
A Charlotte company wants to invest $25 million in a 400-person housing development for Western Carolina University students who are…
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Once-controversial development back on the market in Macon
Some of the lots in a 2,200-acre gated subdivision saddling the Cowee Mountain range in Macon County are being advertised…
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Bourbon Barrel benefit for REACH of Haywood
Enjoy a good meal and benefit a good cause Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Bourbon Barrel Beef & Ale…
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Meet and greet author, support R.E.A.C.H.
In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, R.E.A.C.H. of Macon County is sponsoring a talk and book signing by Angela…
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Bryson fire chief fired as probe continues into bank accounts
Bryson City is short a fire chief after the town’s board voted unanimously to fire Joey Hughes at a special…
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WCU, SCC reach out to community
They are dubbed by some in the community as the Three Amigos: a new chancellor at Western Carolina university, David…
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N.C. Court of Appeals meeting at WCU
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will pay a visit to the western part of the state Monday, Oct. 3,…
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Business center named after $150,000 gift
The newly refurbished auditorium in the Western Carolina University College of Business now also has a new name: the Wells…
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Become an advocate with Guardian ad Litem
The Jackson/Swain/Macon County Guardian ad Litem office is currently recruiting new volunteers for an upcoming class. Across North Carolina, cases…
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Sylva library parking complaints subside
The parking crunch at Jackson County’s new library in Sylva has largely eased, thanks to a new sidewalk that allows…
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State to help cover meth-lab cleanup costs
Counties are shouldering the cost of cleaning up clandestine methamphetamine labs for now, but the state is promising some dollar…
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Housing market prompts revaluation scrutiny
Macon County might postpone revaluating property — again — from 2013 to 2015, a remarkably different response to the crushingly…
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Free talks to address health issues
Free community health talks are resuming at the Mission Outpatient Care Center in Clyde. ‘Get Back to Your Life After…
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Republican women to hear Tea Party speakers
Wendy Woods and Nathan Jones will review the evolution of the Tea Party in North Carolina and the future of…
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Come out to clean up in Maggie Valley
Saturday, Oct. 1, is Caring For Our Community Day in Maggie Valley. Teams of volunteers, along with the town’s public…
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New Cherokee Home Center fills a void
While the rest of the mountains remain mired in a construction slowdown, a new building supply and home improvement store…
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