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Hall named Macon finance director
Lori Hall has been selected as the new Finance Director for Macon County. Hall replaces Evelyn Southard, a long time…
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MedWest offering ‘Hope for the Holidays’
A community event to help people deal with feelings of grief and loss during the upcoming holidays will be held…
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Jackson room tax hike threatens Cashiers tourism group
Cashiers could soon lose autonomy over its tourism marketing efforts if a plan to merge two separate tourism entities in…
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Where do the candidates shake out?
Three challengers in the Waynesville town election have staked out clear positions against the town’s commercial development standards. They say…
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Land use plan ‘truthometer’: What really happened to all those new businesses that were coming to Waynesville?
Did Waynesville run off a Cracker Barrel? What about Chick-fil-A? Challengers running in next week’s town election say Waynesville’s appearance…
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Planning regs in Macon keep center stage
Macon County commissioners decided last week that they needed more time to study whether to implement construction guidelines recommended by…
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Let the battles begin in Cherokee
Cherokee tribal members could vote this April on whether to allow alcoholic beverage sales on the reservation, one month before…
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HCC to offer digital photography certificate
Haywood Community College will offer a new community education certificate in Media Arts: Photography. The course begins Nov. 11 and…
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Cinema festival debuts in Asheville Nov. 3-6
A new film festival that will be held from Thursday through Sunday (Nov. 3-6) in Asheville will feature 39 films…
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Jam series to begin with concert by Blue Eyed Girl
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series for 2011-12 will get under way at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage…
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Voices in the Laurel concert celebrates patriotism
Voices in the Laurel will perform at 3 p.m. on Nov. 6 at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville.…
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Early registration available for WCU’s Dulcimer Winter Weekend
Western Carolina University’s Division of Educational Outreach will sponsor the seventh annual Dulcimer Winter Weekend beginning Thursday, Jan. 5, and…
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Colonial Theatre concert to benefit Meals on Wheels
Bluegrass group Balsam Range will feature award-winning Nashville musician and songwriter John Wiggins in the first show of its Winter…
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‘Day of Mindfulness’ to be held Nov. 5
St. David’s Episcopal Church in Cullowhee will host a “Day of Mindfulness: Practices to Support a Global Spirituality and Ethic”…
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Madrigal Dinner tickets on sale in November
Tickets for the 2011 Madrigal Dinner at Western Carolina University went on sale Tuesday, Nov. 1. The event will be…
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Community Table hosts Fall Festival, BBQ dinner
The Community Table’s fourth annual Fall Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12,…
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‘Nance Dude’ stages Nov. 4 at the Rickman Store
A performance of Gary Carden’s play “Nance Dude” at the Rickman Store in Macon County will serve as a fundraiser…
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Jackson library offers daytime music
The Jackson County Public Library will host a daytime music program on the first Friday of every month from 11…
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HART closes season with ‘Wilderness!’
Haywood Arts Regional Theater will close the 2011 season with Eugene O’Neill’s comedy “Ah, Wilderness!” on its main stage. The…
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‘Sweeney Todd’ to hit WCU stage Nov. 10-13
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” a story of revenge and greed and how they can crush the…
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Get a head start on handmade holiday shopping
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will host a holiday sale of handmade items and a Fall Family…
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It’s by Nature to host artist Susan Ling Nov. 4
It’s by Nature will host well known Cullowhee painter, Susan Ling this Friday, Nov. 4, during Sylva’s After Dark. Ling…
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Waynesville Art After Dark is November 4
The Waynesville Gallery Association will hold its monthly Art After Dark from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4. Art After…
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Wilderness-themed art on display in Sylva
A collection of Catherine Stinson Yellowroot’s paintings titled “Return to the Wild” will be on display during the month of…
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Local author Gilchrist-Young gaining national recognition
Though perhaps it’s not exactly the moveable feast Ernest Hemingway discovered in the cafés of Paris, the ambiance of The…
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What’s going on, Franklin? Town leaders to stroll back into office unchallenged
In a town that has long thrived on competitive, and sometimes markedly heated, political contests, the prospect of an incumbents-only…
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MedWest volunteer classes coming up
Palliative Care and Hospice Services of MedWest Health System will hold a series of training classes for new volunteers Oct.…
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Describing the indescribable sends me to my book shelves
The exquisite, fleeting beauty of autumn is with us now. Cold nights signal changes to come. Soon there will be…
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Smart bear kicks off ‘Bear Smart’ program
To the Editor: Just prior to the opening of the “Bear Smart” program, on Tuesday night at the Sapphire Valley…
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Despite problems, we need less government
To the Editor: In the Oct. 19 Smoky Mountain News, a photo and story feature covered the Oct. 15 Occupy…
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Candidates should promote unity
To the Editor: In the election article for Maggie Valley, I read three candidates — the mayoral candidate Ron DeSimone…
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We need to know who is pulling the strings
To the Editor: In reply to Shirley Slaughter’s letter of Oct. 19 in The Smoky Mountain News (www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/5374), I don’t…
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Tricks, not literature, impress 6-year-olds
By all accounts, my wife’s trip to Riverbend Elementary School to talk to Mrs. Gidcumb’s first-grade class about her career…
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Vicki Lane to present latest novel
Vicki Lane returns to City Lights to read from her newest novel, Under The Skin, at 2 p.m. on Saturday,…
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New biography reveals insight into life of early Smokies writer
Author George Ellison will be conducting a book signing at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park…
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Local writer wins award for family history book
Hattie Best Polk of Lake Junaluska won the prestigious Robert Bruce Cooke Family History Book of the Year Award for…
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One a day helps her deal with the grief
In recent years, a few individuals have taken on large reading projects and then written books of their own about…
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Casual, unplanned — and heavenly
You don’t have to live in a cabin to get cabin fever. You can come down with a bad case…
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Human-animal interactions subject of book discussion
The Jackson County Public Library will host WCU Psychology Professor Hal Herzog for a talk about his book, Some We…
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Job corps gives Smokies’ trails a hand
Students and staff of the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center helped with a trail restoration project on the popular…
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Explore “Road to Nowhere” on guided hike
There’s no costumed ghouls or pre-recorded shrieks on the Friends of the Smokies’ November hike, but you will trek along…
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NOC opens The North Face Summit Shop in Gatlinburg
Nantahala Outdoor Center has opened a retail concept shop from The North Face located inside NOC’s outfitters and retail store…
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Paddling club sets first outing
The first Smoky Mountain Paddling Club outing will be Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. on Bear Lake in Jackson County,…
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Kick up your heels for the Power of Pink
The fifth-annual Power of Pink race will be held Oct. 29 at MedWest Health and Fitness Center on the campus…
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Watershed group aids Cherokee basketmakers
As clay is to the potter and stone is to the sculptor, river cane is the vital raw material to…
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Learn about stream and forest health
Regional water quality experts will give a state of local forests and streams report in a public forum held by…
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Park partners garner national recognition
The leaders of the two primary Great Smoky Mountains National Park partners were recently presented with the Department of Interior…
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Wild for now, but keep your eye on the ball
Ten years later and one hurdle leapt — there will be more. Last week the 10th U.S. Circuit court of…
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Looking for your best trail shots
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is looking for great photos of people enjoying the Appalachian Trail in 2011. The conservancy is…
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Safety or politics? Battle between state lawmakers influenced specialty license plate debate
More than a decade ago, under former Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida became the first state to approve a “Choose Life”…
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