Guild craft fair returns to WNC Oct. 20-23
 

Guild craft fair returns to WNC Oct. 20-23

The Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands has set the standard for fine craft shows across the country since its…
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Pumpkinfest serves up fall variety Oct. 22
 

Pumpkinfest serves up fall variety Oct. 22

Historic Downtown Franklin is gearing up for the 15th Annual Pumpkinfest to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
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Artists ready to paint the town during ColorFest
 

Artists ready to paint the town during ColorFest

The vibrant hues of autumn come to life Saturday, Oct. 22, at the third annual “ColorFest, Art of the Blue…
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WCU to screen ‘The King’s Speech,’ host discussion in honor of International Stuttering Awareness Day
 

WCU to screen ‘The King’s Speech,’ host discussion in honor of International Stuttering Awareness Day

Western Carolina University will host a screening of the movie “The King’s Speech” followed by a discussion focusing on stuttering,…
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Treating stuttering problems a labor of love for WCU professor
 

Treating stuttering problems a labor of love for WCU professor

The author of the newly released second edition of Stuttering Intervention: A Collaborative Journey to Fluency Freedom admits that his…
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Civil War crossing of Smokies was memorable feat
 

Civil War crossing of Smokies was memorable feat

The war in the Smokies proved to be … a curious conjunction of terrain, history, politics, and culture ... a…
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Fishers to converge on reservation for prizes
 

Fishers to converge on reservation for prizes

Time to get those lines wet, via the Rumble in the Rhododendron in Cherokee coming up Oct. 21-23. The cost…
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Learn fly-fishing basics from an expert
 

Learn fly-fishing basics from an expert

Fly fishermen are passing on their craft with a series of how-to classes in Sylva. Members of the Tuckaseigee Chapter…
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Introduce kids to fly-fishing in Pisgah
 

Introduce kids to fly-fishing in Pisgah

 Kids ages 12 and older can take a free fly-fishing class Oct. 15 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education.…
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Fall color web site
 

Fall color web site

Want to find the best fall color? The U.S. Forest Service of North Carolina has posted a new leaf viewing…
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Goats prove usefulness to Catamounts
 

Goats prove usefulness to Catamounts

An environmentally friendly weed-eradication strategy that has been gaining popularity across the nation made its way to Western Carolina University…
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Where’s the beef?
 

Where’s the beef?

Learn all about beef cattle in two upcoming workshops scheduled for Macon County. The first is designed to teach the…
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Franklin 5K coming to the greenway
 

Franklin 5K coming to the greenway

The Franklin Cross Country team will hold the Grayson Hall Memorial 5K race on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 9 a.m. at…
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Cataloochee scores new school director
 

Cataloochee scores new school director

Cataloochee is welcoming new Ski and Snowboard School Director Mark Rozof, who was a member of the Cataloochee school last…
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Mega trail work party at Tsali this weekend
 

Mega trail work party at Tsali this weekend

Get out your work gloves and head over to Tsali Recreation Area this month (Oct. 15-16) to help work on…
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Taking flight with birds of prey
 

Taking flight with birds of prey

The “Eagle Lady” will be doing a free program with her live birds of prey at the Great Smoky Mountains…
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‘Roosevelt’ headlining in Highlands, Cashiers
 

‘Roosevelt’ headlining in Highlands, Cashiers

A one-man show will portray the life of Theodore Roosevelt, the Conservation President, in two upcoming performances on Friday, Oct.…
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New Wildlife Commission website
 

New Wildlife Commission website

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has launched a new, interactive website at www.ncwildlife.org that features reorganized content, streamlined navigation and…
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Leaf-lookers’ primer
 

Leaf-lookers’ primer

How did it get to be October already? Oh well, it’s here and the deep red sourwoods shinning from the…
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Mud, Cowbells, and Beer: The Cyclocross Passions
 

Mud, Cowbells, and Beer: The Cyclocross Passions

For a good part of the past decade I have spent a lot of time riding and racing my bike.…
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Folklorist to tell true ghost stories
 

Folklorist to tell true ghost stories

Folklorist and author Randy Russell will tell true ghost stories and read from new young adult novel at 5:30 p.m.…
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Dodson to read at Blue Ridge Books
 

Dodson to read at Blue Ridge Books

Stan Dodson will read from his novel, Poor Memory, at 3 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Blue Ridge Books and…
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Lane to read from newest book of poems
 

Lane to read from newest book of poems

John Lane will be at City Lights at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 to read from his news book, Abandoned…
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Norma Watkins to read from memoir
 

Norma Watkins to read from memoir

Norma Watkins will read from her memoir, The Last Resort, at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14 at City Lights Bookstore…
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WCU’s Rash to receive state’s highest civilian honor
 

WCU’s Rash to receive state’s highest civilian honor

Western Carolina University faculty member and writer Ron Rash is one of six North Carolinians chosen to receive the state’s…
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The past is not really past
 

The past is not really past

It is no secret that writers are influenced by authors whose work they admire. Though he would later turn his…
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Box of spring bulbs will light the way through winter
 

Box of spring bulbs will light the way through winter

A box of bulbs arrived Saturday, containing within the cardboard confines all the promises of fall work, winter waiting and…
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Student housing would benefit Forest Hills
 

Student housing would benefit Forest Hills

To the Editor: In response to the article written by Quintin Ellison published Oct. 5 regarding the developer request to…
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Cutting food aid right now is deplorable
 

Cutting food aid right now is deplorable

To the Editor: An elderly widow on a fixed-income already cannot afford a healthy diet and her medications, and now…
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Waynesville town board needs Mary Ann Enloe
 

Waynesville town board needs Mary Ann Enloe

To the Editor: One of America’s greatest statesmen, Thomas Paine, wrote a book called Common Sense. Unfortunately, this trait is…
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General Assembly puts burden on locals
 

General Assembly puts burden on locals

To the Editor: It has become evident that the principle guideline being used by Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, and the…
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Pope is pulling the strings in state politics
 

Pope is pulling the strings in state politics

The news media in this country is abuzz with talk about North Carolina. Unfortunately, it’s not flattering. What they’re saying…
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Business news
 

Business news

Grant helps outfit new Haywood hospice center With help from two Appalachian Regional Commission grants, Haywood Regional Medical Center plans…
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Connie Haire retires from SCC
 

Connie Haire retires from SCC

Connie Haire, vice president for the Macon Campus Southwestern Community College, has retired after serving 25 years at the college.…
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Dog park envy grips pooch owners in Sylva, Franklin
 

Dog park envy grips pooch owners in Sylva, Franklin

Efforts are well under way in both Sylva and Franklin to build dog parks, places where folks’ canine companions can…
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Alcohol vote could bring booze to Cherokee’s doorstep
 

Alcohol vote could bring booze to Cherokee’s doorstep

Ray Bradley Jr. is the talkative type. He’s not shy airing his opinions, whether the discussion is about Cherokee tribal…
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MaconSense heading Macon league program
 

MaconSense heading Macon league program

A luncheon program at noon Thursday, Oct. 13, at Tartan Hall, located in the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin, will…
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Get help on maintaining a successful business
 

Get help on maintaining a successful business

The Jackson County Public Library will host a free business seminar on how to create and maintain successful businesses in…
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Federal settlement claims-filing help
 

Federal settlement claims-filing help

Help filing claims in the $760 million Keepseagle Native American Farmer and Rancher Settlement is set for Oct. 18-20, between…
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Rape suspects still at large in Macon County
 

Rape suspects still at large in Macon County

Two recent rapes in Macon County involving assailants unknown to the victims, both cases still unsolved, have left many women…
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Federal authorities wait to alert public of a rapist at large
 

Federal authorities wait to alert public of a rapist at large

It took five days for the U.S. Forest Service to alert the public about a roadside rape in the Wayah…
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Free vouchers available to spay and neuter cats
 

Free vouchers available to spay and neuter cats

Haywood Animal Welfare Association Spay/Neuter is offering 100 free vouchers for surgery, rabies vaccination and parasite treatment for cats. Vouchers…
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Recognize those volunteer efforts
 

Recognize those volunteer efforts

Know a volunteer who deserves recognition? The Haywood/Jackson Volunteer Center is now taking nominations for the North Carolina’s Governor’s Award…
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Care about Canton’s future? Jump on board with StepUp Canton
 

Care about Canton’s future? Jump on board with StepUp Canton

With a paper mill that constantly bellows smoke, Canton will not likely be the next Western North Carolina tourism destination.…
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Get an early jump on college in Jackson
 

Get an early jump on college in Jackson

Jackson County Early College High School is recruiting for the 2012-2013 school year. Information sessions are scheduled at 6 p.m.…
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Myron Coulter, WCU chancellor emeritus, loses battle with cancer at 82
 

Myron Coulter, WCU chancellor emeritus, loses battle with cancer at 82

Myron L. Coulter, chancellor of Western Carolina University from 1984 until 1994, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the age of…
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Leaders take on tree-enshrouded vistas on Parkway
 

Leaders take on tree-enshrouded vistas on Parkway

The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority is looking for ways to help the Blue Ridge Parkway trim its chronic overgrowth…
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Site retooled for growing ranks of smartphone-wielding tourists
 

Site retooled for growing ranks of smartphone-wielding tourists

As early as next week, the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority will launch the latest addition to its “See yourself…
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Haywood tourism leaders leave no stone unturned in hunt for room tax money
 

Haywood tourism leaders leave no stone unturned in hunt for room tax money

The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority may outsource its search for vacation home renters who are evading the county’s 4…
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Canned goods needed to support Haywood Meals on Wheels
 

Canned goods needed to support Haywood Meals on Wheels

The Altrusa Club of Waynesville is collecting one-serving pop-top canned goods for the Haywood County Meals on Wheels program, to…
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