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Deja vue all over again
Friends of Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge just finished waving goodbye to the Navy, its fighters and their outlying landing…
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One ski at a time: Anyone can learn how, says Cataloochee’s new ski school director
Mark Rozof sat behind a beat-up white desk surrounded by skis, walkie-talkies, snow jackets and other sundry gear strewn about…
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Selections for your favorite bibliophile
The rigors of holiday shopping are hard upon us, and bibliophiles, like everyone else, will turn their eyes toward bookshops,…
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‘Moonshiner’s Daughter’ book signing at WCU bookstore
Mary J. Messer, author of the Appalachian memoir Moonshiner’s Daughter, will read from her book and answers questions from the…
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Holiday events
• A Traditional Thanksgiving & Tree Trimming will be held from Thursday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 27, at the…
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WCU Jazz Ensemble to perform Nov. 29
The Western Carolina University Jazz Ensemble will present its annual fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29. Under the…
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Stillwell returns to SMHS for homecoming concert
Popular Nashville recording artist Matt Stillwell returns home to the mountains of Western North Carolina on Saturday, Dec. 3, for…
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Museum to take Cherokee story to wider audience in 2012
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will take its story on the road in 2012, holding a series of new…
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Holiday craft show returns to Cullowhee
A popular post-Thanksgiving arts and crafts tradition will once again fill Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Center for two days of…
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Barbara Bates Smith play to be performed at Jackson library
The Jackson County Public Library will host a performance of “Deck the Halls with Southern Writers,” the new one-woman Christmas…
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Tickets available for Balsam Range/John Wiggins show
There are still limited tickets available for $25 for the Balsam Range concert with John Wiggins at 7:30 p.m. on…
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Polar Express now boarding in Bryson
In 1985, Chris Van Allsburg wrote The Polar Express, a story of a magical train ride on Christmas Eve. The…
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Roller derby divas
Judy Lau is a mom and detective with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office; Miss Demeanor is a tough-looking roller derby…
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The mad, mad world of Scroto Baggins
Newspaper people are a special breed. As a type, these are individuals who tend toward the eccentric and are decidedly…
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Warm memories from a frozen scout – awesome
During the winter, we met every Tuesday night in the conference room of the First Methodist Church, and on the…
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Enjoyed talking to mountain farmers
To the Editor, I just want to express my sincere appreciation to the farmers of Haywood County, the members of…
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‘I hear the train a comin’ … to Dillsboro
To the Editor: Every businessman and political and community leader in Jackson County should feel some gratitude this Thanksgiving and…
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Tea Party and Occupy are so similar – not
To the Editor: I guess it’s inevitable that comparisons will be made between the Occupy and Tea Party movements. In…
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No more important time than now to keep it local
There’s more than just a little irony the official Small Business Saturday promotion that encourages people to spend their money…
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Local scout troop gifted CPR dummy
Local Boy Scout Troop 999 sponsored by Sylva First Methodist Church is focusing this year on what to do when…
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Chamber joins the second annual Small Business Saturday
The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce will participate in the second-annual Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26. Small Business Saturday is…
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Chief to decide on alcohol referendum
Michell Hicks, principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, will decide this week whether to veto tribal council’s…
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Commissioner steps down after second DWI
Brian McClellan will resign from the Macon County Board of Commissioners following his second drunken-driving arrest in just more than…
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Cherokee plays hardball with state on casino
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has agreed to give up 8.5 percent of the gross revenue from new table…
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Sen. Davis makes political rounds to tribal council
N.C. Senator Jim Davis spoke about the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ contribution to Western North Carolina at a tribal…
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Bryson City needs standards, but public split on how far to go
Gil Crouch was working in his Bryson City business one day this summer when a regular visitor to town told…
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Renegade houseboat meets its demise
A houseboat on Fontana Lake was dismantled and hauled off this month after the owner repeatedly failed to dispose of…
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Sylva crunching budget to pay for police department move
Renovating the old library on Main Street in Sylva for a new police department is on something of a hiatus…
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Jackson subdivision rules come under review
It could mark the first move in an effort to dismantle a set of strict land regulations in Jackson County…
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There is more than one road to Cherokee …
Jackson County wants some of the Cherokee-bound traffic diverted its way despite highway signs that indicate the way to Cherokee…
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Consultant talks traits for new town manager
The clock is ticking on what will be a rigorous and thorough process to replace long-time Waynesville Town Manager Lee…
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Summer-lovers group gears up for possible school-calendar fight next year
A group protesting ever-earlier school starts in North Carolina has turned the heat down for now on its shining Bad…
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WCU students collect winter wear for youth
The Nurses Christian Fellowship student organization at Western Carolina University is seeking donations of gloves, scarves, hats and mittens to…
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Capitol’s Christmas tree stops in Cherokee
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will make a stop in Cherokee during this year’s national tour. The Eastern Band of…
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Maggie awarded funds for law enforcement
The Town of Maggie Valley was awarded a $184,786 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community…
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Hooper House gets historic designation
The Hooper House on West Main Street in Sylva has received Jackson County’s first designation as a Local Historic Landmark.…
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Old hand in economic development comes on board as new Macon director
Macon County has turned to veteran lawmaker and businessman Tommy Jenkins of Franklin to head local economic development efforts. Jenkins,…
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Sonoco Plastics expansion to add 35 jobs in Waynesville
When many businesses are still cutting back or maintaining their current workforce, Sonoco Plastics announced last week that it will…
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Haywood construction industry fell 34 percent in recession
During the past decade, Haywood County’s economy has seen some ups — but mostly downs. A presentation given at the…
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Election protest by Waynesville mayor candidate gets denied
A challenger for the mayor’s seat in Waynesville protested the election results this week, claiming residents of a new apartment…
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Jackson commissioner regrets public airing of discord on board
A brouhaha among Jackson County commissioners at a meeting last week prompted a follow-up public apology from Chairman Jack Debnam.…
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Are dog-barking complainers simply howling at the moon?
The yippy-yappy cries of barking dogs have left Jackson County commissioners in a quandary as they face a rising tide…
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Traditional Sylva feed and seed store seizes chance to fill modern organic niche
It’s not everyday that you can shop at the local feed and seed store for organic foods and produce, but…
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A poetic tribute from a son of the Smokies
The second volume of an anthology of nature writing from Western North Carolina and the Great Smokies that I edited…
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Open for skiing
Thanks to cold temperatures, Cataloochee Ski Area began cranking out the snow last Thursday night and by Saturday, the first…
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Generating Christmas cheer for our troops
Christmas tree growers from across Western North Carolina are donating Christmas trees as part of the nationwide Trees for Troops…
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American chestnut makes a return
A ceremonial planting of a potentially blight-resistant chestnut took place earlier this week on the grounds of the North Carolina…
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Horticulture and landscaping classes with Master Gardener
The Haywood County Cooperative Extension Center is now accepting applications for the popular Master Gardener program. The Master Gardener training…
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Mingus Mill hike and visitor center tour
Hiking enthusiast and author Danny Bernstein will lead a four-mile hike along the Mingus Creek Trail in the Great Smoky…
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Conference to focus on socioeconomic uses of Appalachian Forests
The Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere conference will be held November 15 to 17 in Asheville, bringing together the…
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