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Sculpting demonstration
Painter-sculptor M.L. Carpenter will present a demonstration in sculpture on Monday, Sept. 26, for the Art League of Highlands at…
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Country Memories brings music to library
The musicians of Country Memories will play at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Jackson County Public Library…
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Art contest on what it means to be Native
Contemporary Native American Life is the theme of an art competition sponsored by Western Carolina University, Southwestern Community College and…
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Historic Haywood County photos exhibit at HART Gallery
A series of historic Haywood County photographs will be on display at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART) gallery from…
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Celebrate history at Mountain Heritage Day
The traditional folk ways of the Southern Appalachian Mountains will take center stage as Western Carolina University presents the 37th…
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CuRvE wants to build on WCU’s strengths
The article about the Western Carolina University Strategic Planning Commission caught the attention of the Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavor (CuRvE), a…
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Attacks on Tea Party inaccurate
To the Editor: The gangland-style, fist pounding threat to “take out the sons of b_____s shouted by union leader Jimmy…
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Do we really want leaders like this?
To the Editor: At the Republican presidential debate on Sept. 12, the moderator posed a hypothetical question to Representative Ron…
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Bothwell supports health care for all
To the Editor: Last March, I realized everyone’s worst nightmare when a doctor diagnosed my 44-year-old husband, Ben, with a…
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New Franklin Wal-Mart is a blight on landscape
To the Editor: Last week I had the great misfortune of seeing first-hand the results of wanton destruction of acres…
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Is our region a threat or an opportunity?
To the Editor: It was exciting last week to read of Western Carolina University’s move to re-open its strategic planning…
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Rep. Haire votes against same-sex ban
To the Editor: Recently my office received more than 125 written requests from Haywood, Jackson and Swain counties requesting that…
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WCU’s future important for entire region
Once you hit the Haywood County line after heading west on Interstate 40 out of Asheville, Western Carolina University is…
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Clip your way to savings
Interested in saving money? The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department is offering a coupon class. Nicole Chouinard will teach the…
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I-40 lane closure forces detour through Canton
Work on a the exit 33 bridge in Canton on Interstate 40 will cause night lane closures next week from…
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Plan to privatize landfill draws little public comment
A public hearing to discuss the White Oak Landfill’s future In Haywood County was little more than a formality this…
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Mountain BizWorks to close Sylva field office
You know economic times are tough when the business that helps other businesses thrive shuts its doors, too. The Mountain…
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Still can’t hear you … No easy fix for connectivity in Nantahala Gorge
Organizers of the World Freestyle Kayaking Championship in 2013 have a short-term fix for getting telecommunication capabilities into the Nantahala…
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Bark In the Park to be held in Cullowhee
The annual Bark in the Park will be held Sunday, Oct. 2, from 1-5 p.m. at the Jackson County Recreation…
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Help women in need by riding your bike
A motorcycle ride and concert to help benefit Haywood Regional Medical Center Foundation and the Power of Pink is set…
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Protect your pets against rabies
If you have pets that need a rabies vaccination, mark your calendars for the week of Sept. 26-30. This has…
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Republican women hold inaugural meeting
A new tri-county Republican’s women’s organization will hold its first meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the…
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Maggie aldermen flip-flop on process for filling vacant board seats
For the second time this year, a Maggie Valley alderman is resigning from his seat, leaving it up to the…
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The greatest show in town?
Watching the sausage being made at local government meetings isn’t most people’s idea of high entertainment … or low entertainment,…
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Macon wins support for dialysis center in state appeal
Getting a kidney dialysis center in Franklin grew more likely last week after a state committee agreed Macon County had…
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Focusing on dementia
Developing empathy and understanding what it’s like for someone to have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia prompted “the…
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Mission pledges $250,000 to WCU for healthcare scholarships
A $250,000 gift from Mission Health System will provide financial assistance to students from Western North Carolina who want to…
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Raise Your Hand against AIDS at fundraiser
Raise Your Hand 2011, a fundraiser for the Western North Carolina Aids Project, will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday,…
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Public asked to weigh in on road projects
Care about what new roads should be built or which existing ones should be widened or redesigned? Or perhaps the…
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Magistrate cuts cause consternation for cops
A state plan to eliminate a part-time magistrate in Highlands is being roundly condemned — and resisted — by Macon…
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Same-sex marriage heads to the ballot
Next spring, voters in North Carolina will voice their opinions on gay marriage when a constitutional amendment banning the practice…
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It should not be so in America
Editor’s note: North Carolina legislators have voted to place a proposed constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage on the ballot…
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Oasis of jobs: Cherokee casino emerges as a lifeline in sour economy
Help wanted signs aren’t too common these days. But there’s an anomaly here in the far end of the state,…
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Rank-and-file casino workers told to turn on the charm
In a basement classroom at Harrah’s casino, a fresh group of new hires stretched out before Al Lossiah, the latest…
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New chain stores coming to Wal-Mart site in Waynesville
A 12-acre empty tract beside Super Wal-Mart in Waynesville has sold for $3.5 million, slated for a Michael’s craft store,…
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South Main makeover: Let the brainstorming begin
When new bikers show up for his weekly ride in Waynesville, Cecil Yount pulls out all the stops: a riveting…
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Waynesville Rec Center to close temporarily
The Waynesville Recreation Center will be closed for routine maintenance work through Sept. 18. The center will reopen on Sept.…
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Prepare for flu season with vaccine
MedWest Haywood Home Care Services will offer flu shots at the Home Care building from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.…
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Waynesville calls for street adopters
The Town of Waynesville is asking residents and businesses to take part in the Adopt-A-Street program. Volunteers can choose a…
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From bankruptcy to riches, Phil Drake builds a business empire
Phil Drake acknowledges that he has two kinds of enterprises. There are those launched or purchased for strategic business reasons;…
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Diversity week at WCU
The 12th annual Diversity Week will take place at Western Carolina University Sept. 18-24. A series of events, designed to…
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Constitution Day this Saturday
Readings by local residents of the U.S. Constitution will take place Sept. 17 in Maggie Valley, Cashiers and Cherokee. …
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Matthews to share 9/11 experience
The Rev. Dan Mathews will share his experience of being in New York during the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago…
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Truck turnarounds slated for U.S. 64
A workshop on a plan to build truck turn-around locations and information stations on U.S. 64 between Franklin and Highlands…
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A masterful game of musical chairs
When all is said and expanded at Harrah’s, there will be 2,000 seats at the various restaurants scattered across the…
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Dishwasher extraordinaire
Jeremiah Chatham is the kind of person who looks far too gregarious to be wearing a suit. He has an…
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Finding a custom fit, 2,000 times over
Deep in the labyrinthine basement at Harrah’s, in an ordinary hallway sits an extraordinary room. There’s a service counter and…
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Gardener sees casino as a canvas
Twelve thousand. That’s how many annuals Zeke Cooper and his crew have installed in the last month in and around…
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Luring gamers to play longer, play harder
Go to Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino on any given day, and there’s a good chance you’ll encounter a promotion…
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Behind the casino curtain: Keeping a 56-acre complex running no matter what
Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and Casino towers over the landscape in Cherokee, its three hotel towers only surpassed in height by…
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