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HART presents five plays in one night
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will feature five short plays by Sylva playwright Gary Carden on Jan. 27 thru 29.…
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Photography workshops to be offered at WCU
Western Carolina University’s Office of Continuing Education will be offering workshops on digital camera basics and processing digital images in…
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Library offers free paper collage class with Stewart-Payne
Local crafter James Stewart-Payne will offer a free one-hour paper collage class for adults at 7 p.m. on Feb. 7 at…
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Jackson library presents daytime music program each Friday
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host a daytime music program on the first Friday of every month…
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Share the Warmth concert is Feb. 12
Haywood Community College and Champion Credit Union are once again joining forces to help people in Haywood County with heating…
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SCC to offer personal enrichment classes
Southwestern Community College will offer four arts classes beginning Feb. 4. • “Instant piano for hopelessly busy people” is open…
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Animal shelter organizing painted cat sale and art auction
Cherokee has bears; another town has painted pigs. Harold Sims, who runs the Catman2 shelter, wants cats. Sims has found…
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Haywood County libraries bring back Lego sculpture competition
The Haywood County Public Library will hold its second annual Lego Extravaganza Contest on Jan. 28 at the Haywood County…
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Good old-fashioned shape note ‘sing’ fills hall at Lake Junaluska
It took just moments for this roomful of 60 people with their varying musical backgrounds and abilities to unite in…
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Beech tree retains its tropical bark characteristics
A concept among biologists is that of “keystone species:” plants or animals with a pervasive influence on community composition and…
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Get all the dirt on growing grapes
A viticulture conference focused on how to grow grapes in a sustainable manner in Western North Carolina will be held…
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Shiver in the River fly-fishing tournament coming to Cherokee
Wet those lines, anglers, and you could get your hooks into $10,000 in prize money during Shiver in the River…
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Arboretum celebrates trails and tales with two-day event
“Books and Boots,” a two-day event celebrating the beauty and bounty of the natural world will be held at the…
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Franklin now has AT “ambassador”
Mary Bennett has been chosen to serve as the volunteer ambassador for the designated Appalachian Trail Community of Franklin. Bennett…
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Camp in Maggie Valley helps troubled youth
A grant from Healthy Haywood has helped launch an Outdoor Mission Camp for court-involved kids. Positive Community Connections is designed…
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Growers discover benefits of mob farming
Farmers, want-to-be farmers and anyone willing to pitch in at local farms are forming “mobs” to help farmers. These mobs…
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Get involved with Tuckasegee watershed group
The Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River will hold a public planning meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan.…
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Learn, talk about the Clean Water Act
A discussion about the Clean Water Act, which environmentalists assert is under assault as industries attempt to rollback federal protections,…
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Northern Pintail
Thanks to a head’s up from Tim Carstens last Sunday morning (1/15), I saw a drake northern pintail, Anas acuta,…
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By land and by water: Conservation merger will have positive ripple effect on Little Tennessee
Two of Western North Carolina’s most storied conservation groups, both based in Macon County, merged this month into a single…
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Jane Austen decoded for men
Of female writers who appeal the least to the young men in my seminars, Jane Austen surely holds first place.…
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Reading and journaling discussion with Robin Whitley
Robin Whitley will be at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21 to read from her…
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Bryson City library to show ‘Cars 2’
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City presents Pixar’s “Cars 2” at 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 24. Owen Wilson once…
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‘100 Years of Broadway’ at WCU Jan. 27
Broadway comes to Cullowhee for one night when composer and lyricist Neil Berg’s “100 Years of Broadway” hits the stage…
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WCU to perform ‘Dracula’ Jan. 24
Western Carolina University’s original radio broadcast adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel “Dracula” will be staged at the John W. Bardo…
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WCU announces workshops for men, workshops for women
WCU to host workshops for men ... Western Carolina University will host three workshops titled “Experienced Men Begin Re-Examining Reality”…
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Bryson City library continues its community music jam
The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,…
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Concert to feature Ian Moore and the music of Charlie Pole
Fiddler Ian Moore will perform at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva at 7 p.m. on Jan. 26. Moore, who…
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Music icon Diana Ross to perform at Harrah’s
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Diana Ross has proven herself to be one of the most iconic…
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‘Wild Mountain Music’ Liars Bench to play in Cullowhee Jan. 19
The Liars Bench presents “Wild Mountain Music” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 19 at WCU’s Mountain Heritage Center auditorium. Member…
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Sweet successes: Chocolate cook-off benefits Bryson City library
Chocolate is not simply a tasty treat; for some, it is the main ingredient for creating masterpieces, and developing the…
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The time is ripe for garden planning
January is a time for new beginnings; nowhere is that more true than in the garden. A difficult task for…
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A reminder of the inhumanity that is war
It was pouring last Wednesday as I drove home, the cold rain painting the winter landscape a dull grey. Standing…
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NCAE needs to work for schools, not Democrats
In spite of Scott McLeod’s assertion that “it would be hard to argue otherwise” in his column (“Vote on NCAE…
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Locke Foundation critical of tactics
To the Editor: It’s unclear where Justin Conley (“Vindictive measure should send message,” The Smoky Mountain News, Jan. 11 issue)…
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Lawsuit calls on mental health nonprofit to share the wealth
A lawsuit filed last week claims $17 million has been hijacked from public coffers over the past two decades by…
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News in brief
The Jackson County Republican Party will hold an open house at its new office in Sylva from 3 p.m. until…
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Bryson federal building will be ‘occupied’
Members of Move to Amend, a grassroots coalition, will be in front of the Federal Courthouse on Main Street in…
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Teach-in on corporate influence planned
Confused about what corporate personhood is, and why it even matters? A group of Haywood County residents will hold a…
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Players sought for football teams
Alumni football is coming to Waynesville via Gridiron Alumni, which is planning several full-contact alumni football games. Players are…
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Edwards sentenced for Cullowhee bank robbery
Brian Anthony Edwards, a junior a Western Carolina University, was convicted of robbery and sentenced to a maximum of 21…
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Merger of Jackson County tourism entities on the table
While a proposed room-tax hike in Jackson County has been sidelined at least for now, the idea of merging the…
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Maggie tightens up noise ordinance, again
Maggie Valley was thrust back into controversy over its noise ordinance last week, an ongoing debate that has pitted residents…
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Jackson reval probably will occur in 2016; commissioners cite lack of sales data for second postponement
Jackson leaders will likely pushback a countywide property revaluation from next year to 2016 following a strong recommendation by their…
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Commissioners angle for piece of library glory in plaque dispute
Jackson County leaders have decided that tradition is overrated. Six months after the new Jackson County library opened, commissioners have…
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Haywood cuts slope engineer because of construction slowdown
The construction downturn has led Haywood County to lay off its steep slope engineer, a position created during the heyday…
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Controversial planning board likely sentenced to backseat in Macon
Driven by a Republican-dominated commission, Macon County’s beleaguered planning board will undergo wholesale changes that likely include member term limits…
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One façade at a time: Cherokee makes over downtown appeal
Cherokee is on a mission to remodel the look of its business district, in the hope that an infusion of…
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All or nothing? Cherokee ponders whether to tailor upcoming alcohol vote
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians might have the chance to decide whether they want alcohol in their…
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The road less traveled
The question ‘which way to Cherokee?’ continues bedeviling the state transportation department, which has been caught in a tug-of-war between…
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