Mobile technology comes to SCC
 

Mobile technology comes to SCC

Southwestern Community College is integrating some of its classes into the Web Technology program, which will allow students to develop…
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Jackson County’s library celebrated at grand opening
 

Jackson County’s library celebrated at grand opening

Jackson County’s new public library in Sylva kicked off in grand style, with dozens of people on hand to celebrate…
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Free HIV testing offered in Haywood June 27
 

Free HIV testing offered in Haywood June 27

National HIV Testing Day is June 27. Free tests will be provided at the Haywood County Health Department all day…
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Teachers explore history during summer institute
 

Teachers explore history during summer institute

“Ideas that Changed the World” will be the focus of the second-annual Explorations in History Summer Institute, a five-day program…
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Ag breakfast set for farmers, chefs and others
 

Ag breakfast set for farmers, chefs and others

Haywood County’s first Friends of Agriculture breakfast will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Friday, June 17, at…
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Summer day camp still accepting students
 

Summer day camp still accepting students

The Regional Center for the Advancement of Children at Haywood Community College is still accepting children from the ages of…
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Haywood school workers to see forced time off
 

Haywood school workers to see forced time off

At least we have our jobs. That seems to be the reaction to cost-cutting measures taken last week by Haywood…
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Domestic violence agency pulls through financial crisis
 

Domestic violence agency pulls through financial crisis

REACH of Jackson County continues to struggle financially, but fears this winter that the agency might actually shut down now…
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Dustup over proposed SCC entrance road kicks up again
 

Dustup over proposed SCC entrance road kicks up again

The tiny town of Webster has suddenly emerged as a player in whether a controversial $12 million entrance road is…
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Webster commissioner resigns
 

Webster commissioner resigns

Webster Commissioner Mark Jamison resigned from the town’s board last week, citing unexplained issues with his real job as the…
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WCU gets kudos for sustainability
 

WCU gets kudos for sustainability

According to the Princeton Review, Western Carolina University is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States…
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Recycling honors go to HCC
 

Recycling honors go to HCC

Haywood Community College has received the top ranking in the state in the Recyclemania competition for the second consecutive year.…
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Green efforts earn HCC national recognition
 

Green efforts earn HCC national recognition

Haywood Community College has received a silver rating through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). STARS, which was…
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Waynesville coffee hotspot emerges from woes after hiatus
 

Waynesville coffee hotspot emerges from woes after hiatus

When sewage began flooding out of the floor one January Saturday at Waynesville’s Coffee Zone, Coni Bishop knew things were…
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Construction begins on Canton urgent care
 

Construction begins on Canton urgent care

MedWest Health System has started construction on an urgent care center along Interstate 40, at Exit 31, in Canton. The…
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Community funding pool to aid nonprofits
 

Community funding pool to aid nonprofits

Macon County non-profit organizations have until July 30 to apply for grants through the Macon County Community Funding Pool. Organizations…
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New database puts criminal files at law enforcement fingertips
 

New database puts criminal files at law enforcement fingertips

Law enforcement officers and court officials are being trained on how to use a new $17 million state database that…
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Teacher training center fighting for survival
 

Teacher training center fighting for survival

The General Assembly’s budget would cut funding for a professional development center for teachers in Cullowhee by nearly half what…
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State budget showdown: Perdue vetoes budget, but GOP poised to override it
 

State budget showdown: Perdue vetoes budget, but GOP poised to override it

Governor Beverly Perdue nixed the $19.7 billion state budget put on her desk by the General Assembly Sunday, winning herself…
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Swain commissioners retool strategy in fight over Fontana dam payments
 

Swain commissioners retool strategy in fight over Fontana dam payments

Swain County commissioners have taken back a request made to the General Assembly in February, in hopes of bolstering their…
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The science and art of cadaver dog training
 

The science and art of cadaver dog training

“A dog is an amazing thing,” says Orval Banks, smiling wryly and adjusting his faded gray ballcap. He’s explaining the…
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Tasty right off the shrub
 

Tasty right off the shrub

ELDERBERRY WINE There’s a fly in the window A dog in the yard And a year since I saw you…
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NOC event lets all paddlers run gates
 

NOC event lets all paddlers run gates

The Nantahala Outdoor Center’s Canoe Club Challenge 2011 is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 18, July…
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‘Woodsy Owl’ teaches kids about nature
 

‘Woodsy Owl’ teaches kids about nature

“Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club,” a nature and educational series presented by The Cradle of Forestry, will be held from 10:30…
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Mixed-Martial Arts classes offered in downtown Waynesville
 

Mixed-Martial Arts classes offered in downtown Waynesville

The Basulto Academy of Defense, located in downtwown Waynesville, has expanded the schedule of its successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program…
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Haywood farms part of agriculture tour
 

Haywood farms part of agriculture tour

The Family Farm Tour, organized by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), will be held on the weekend of June 25…
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Audubon biologist to speak in Highlands
 

Audubon biologist to speak in Highlands

Curtis Smalling, the mountain region biologist for Audubon N.C., will speak at a program for the Highlands Plateau Society at…
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Land trust hosts birding tour
 

Land trust hosts birding tour

A Birding Eco Tour is set for Thursday, June 9. The hike is held by The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT)…
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Opportunity to view synchronous fireflies
 

Opportunity to view synchronous fireflies

Discover Life in America (DLIA) is holding a number of events this summer for the public to experience the synchronous…
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Next generation of herpetologists
 

Next generation of herpetologists

Dead snakes are certainly interesting and can pique a child’s curiosity. Izzy (9) and Maddie (5) found just such a…
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New mountain bike group to host ride and picnic
 

New mountain bike group to host ride and picnic

The newly formed chapter of Nantahala Area SORBA, the Southeast Off-Road Bicycle Association, will host an event called “Ride, Rinse…
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Grant helps set up working-forest easements
 

Grant helps set up working-forest easements

The Land Trust of the Little Tennessee, the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, and the Wildlands Network received a Sustainable…
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WCU faculty, students test ‘energy mile’ theory
 

WCU faculty, students test ‘energy mile’ theory

Backpackers who take on the challenge of hiking in the Southern Appalachian Mountains can attest to the fact that hauling…
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Library book sale
 

Library book sale

The Friends of the Library will hold its annual book sale Thursday, June 9, though Saturday, June 11, at the…
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Book club to hold inaugural meeting
 

Book club to hold inaugural meeting

A new book club will meet at Southwestern Community College’s Cashiers Center starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14. The…
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Father’s Day picks for the reader
 

Father’s Day picks for the reader

Father’s Day, the third Sunday of June and so falls this year on June 19, sports a peculiar history. Although…
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Broadway comes to Highlands
 

Broadway comes to Highlands

Broadway singer Jeri Sager takes the stage at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, at the Martin Lipscomb Performing Arts…
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Music is back at the Rickman Store
 

Music is back at the Rickman Store

Music lovers are starting to gather again each Friday at the historic Rickman Store in Franklin. Everyone is invited to…
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Contra dance set for Sunday
 

Contra dance set for Sunday

The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12. The dance…
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Arts and music hit the streets in Dillsboro
 

Arts and music hit the streets in Dillsboro

The 27th-annual Dillsboro Arts and Music Festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. Featured…
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Pop balladeers come to WCU
 

Pop balladeers come to WCU

Brandon Kirkley and the Firecrackers will play at 7 p.m. on June 16 on the University Center lawn at Western…
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Folkmoot Festival spans 12 counties
 

Folkmoot Festival spans 12 counties

The 2011 Folkmoot Festival will take place July 21 through 31 throughout 12 counties in Western North Carolina, with new…
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Quilt trail adds another block
 

Quilt trail adds another block

The Haywood County Arts Council’s Quilt Trails project will dedicate its sixth quilt block at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June…
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Museum to host Civil War commemoration day
 

Museum to host Civil War commemoration day

The Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts at historic Shelton House in Waynesville will host three Civil War commemorative groups from…
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Artist demonstrates techniques June 14
 

Artist demonstrates techniques June 14

The Blue Ridge Watermedia Society will meet from 6:45 until 9 p.m. on June 14 at Haywood Community College. The…
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HCC offers bladesmith course
 

HCC offers bladesmith course

Haywood Community College will offer a “Handles and Guards” course through the American Bladesmith Society, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.…
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Summer smithing courses lined up
 

Summer smithing courses lined up

The Jackson County Green Energy Park is offering a new round of blacksmithing courses this summer, taught by blacksmith Brock…
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Groovin’ on the Green concert series opens
 

Groovin’ on the Green concert series opens

Cashiers’ Groovin’ on the Green concert series, now in its third year, opens at 6:30 p.m. on June 10, at…
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Drum circle planned in downtown Franklin
 

Drum circle planned in downtown Franklin

A drumming circle for all ages will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, on the…
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Appalachian lifestyle takes center stage
 

Appalachian lifestyle takes center stage

If there’s one thing that runs deep in Appalachia, it’s roots. Whether it’s the roots of its ancient pines or…
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