Man vs. nature
 

Man vs. nature

Unless you are of a philosophical bent, you might want to skip this last installment of the spotted owl trilogy.…
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Twenty years and counting: Tracking the health of the Little Tennessee
 

Twenty years and counting: Tracking the health of the Little Tennessee

For two decades, the Little Tennessee Watershed Association in Franklin has been monitoring the health of the river’s water basin…
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Mysterious tribe’s tale
 

Mysterious tribe’s tale

This remarkable book has two protagonists. One is a learned, sophisticated (and somewhat jaded) scholar who has decided to spend…
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Spinning fibers with local artist
 

Spinning fibers with local artist

A fiber art demonstration by Gail Johnston will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, at the Jackson…
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Workshops for young artists
 

Workshops for young artists

A youth art workshop will be held from 2 until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, at the Jackson County…
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Apple Harvest Festival seeks vendors
 

Apple Harvest Festival seeks vendors

Applications are being accepted for the 23rd annual Haywood County Apple Harvest Festival for artists, crafters and craft demonstrators. The…
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Grace Church prepares for annual Parish Fair
 

Grace Church prepares for annual Parish Fair

Grace Episcopal Church in the Mountains in Waynesville is getting ready for the annual Parish Fair from 9 a.m. to…
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Writer and comedian stops at Harrah’s
 

Writer and comedian stops at Harrah’s

Rodney Carrington will be performing at 9 p.m. on Friday, July 29, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel’s Event Center.…
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Dismembered Tennesseans to perform at Appalachian Evening
 

Dismembered Tennesseans to perform at Appalachian Evening

The Dismembered Tennesseans will play at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. It…
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Sylva singer plays heritage blues show
 

Sylva singer plays heritage blues show

Karen “Sugar” Barnes will perform at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City.…
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Eight plays slated for reading in Cashiers
 

Eight plays slated for reading in Cashiers

Playfest, an evening of staged play readings, will begin at 7:30 p.m. on July 28 at the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community…
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Camp offers a taste of Broadway and more
 

Camp offers a taste of Broadway and more

MusicWorks! Studio of Performing Arts in Waynesville is offering a musical theater/show choir camp experience for young people ages 7…
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Oconaluftee starts old time music  jam session
 

Oconaluftee starts old time music jam session

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is starting up an acoustic old-time jam session from 1 to 3 p.m. every third…
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The Barn Cats to perform
 

The Barn Cats to perform

The Community Room at the Jackson County Public Library will come alive with country music when the Barn Cats Old…
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Singer-songwriter sings from debut album
 

Singer-songwriter sings from debut album

The Macon County Library hosts singer/songwriter Angela Faye Martin at 7 p.m. on July 21. Martin is a native of…
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Oldie favorites on stage in Franklin
 

Oldie favorites on stage in Franklin

B.J. Thomas and Billy Joe Royal will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22, at the Smoky Mountain Center…
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Brevard trio continues free concert series at WCU
 

Brevard trio continues free concert series at WCU

Serious Clark, a folk-fusion trio from Brevard, will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 21, at…
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Creativity: An international affair
 

Creativity: An international affair

In one gallery in Waynesville this month, the nations of the world will gather. While the international dance and song…
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Take part in Folkmoot USA
 

Take part in Folkmoot USA

Folkmoot 5K The Folkmoot 5K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run at 8 a.m. on July 23 has become one of…
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International Festival Day brings dancing, demonstrations
 

International Festival Day brings dancing, demonstrations

Folkmoot’s International Festival Day will be held from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, in Waynesville. The…
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Making a joyful noise
 

Making a joyful noise

In 1984, Flora Gammon agreed to a favor for a colleague and friend, Dr. Clinton Border. He needed her musical…
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The groups of Folkmoot 2011
 

The groups of Folkmoot 2011

Batimbo Drummers Ensemble The Republic of Burundi in central Africa has always been known for its hypnotic drum music, and…
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A gourmet makeover for Folkmoot’s food
 

A gourmet makeover for Folkmoot’s food

There are certain things that are nearly exclusive to cafeterias. Mystery meat. Square pizza. Chicken rings, presumably to go on…
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Schedule of Events
 

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, July 27    1:00 pm    Hazelwood Elementary School. Free Event. 2:00 pm    Blue Ridge Community College, Bo Thomas Auditorium, Flat…
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HART production just as good as Broadway
 

HART production just as good as Broadway

To the Editor: Have you ever wanted to go to Manhattan and see a Broadway musical? Well, you don’t have…
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General Assembly was fair with education
 

General Assembly was fair with education

To the Editor: When funds are limited and cuts need to be made, wise decisions are imperative. As a former…
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SCC worked for years to fund road
 

SCC worked for years to fund road

The basic issue is safety. That’s it, plain and simple. While one Jackson County commissioner has questioned the need for…
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Sometimes a little wildness is a good thing
 

Sometimes a little wildness is a good thing

Out running early this morning, I was struck by the colors of summer found in the fields along Fairview Road…
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Duke rate hike request all about profits
 

Duke rate hike request all about profits

If you read the information Duke Energy is spreading throughout the news media in its vast public relations campaign, you’d…
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Leave politics at the door and enjoy Folkmoot USA
 

Leave politics at the door and enjoy Folkmoot USA

I’ve been volunteering with the Folkmoot USA International Dance Festival for about 15 years. It’s one of the most culturally…
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Former governor visits Cherokee
 

Former governor visits Cherokee

Former Gov. Jim Hunt toured Cherokee last week at the invitation of Cherokee Preservation Foundation. The governor, who helped negotiate…
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Recycling containers come to downtown Waynesville
 

Recycling containers come to downtown Waynesville

No more schlepping those empty drink bottles or cans home after a day of browsing in downtown Waynesville. A dozen…
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Old Cullowhee sidewalk stretch hinges on county match
 

Old Cullowhee sidewalk stretch hinges on county match

The state Department of Transportation has agreed to pay 80 percent of the cost for a quarter-mile of sidewalks in…
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Sylva police department to find new home on Main Street
 

Sylva police department to find new home on Main Street

A dire space crunch for Sylva’s police officers has been solved. Jackson County will give the old library building on…
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Post-storm clean-up needed in Caney Fork
 

Post-storm clean-up needed in Caney Fork

With hurricane season looming, Jackson County wants to remove a number of large trees that were blown over into Caney…
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Tee off at Cherokee golf tournament
 

Tee off at Cherokee golf tournament

The 2011 Meet me in the Smokies Open will be held at 10:00 a.m. on July 29, at the Sequoyah…
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Library gets new books for home-school students
 

Library gets new books for home-school students

The Haywood County Public Library has received an $18,500 grant to be used for a home-school outreach collection. These federal…
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Mission Hospital opens outpatient center in Clyde
 

Mission Hospital opens outpatient center in Clyde

Mission Outpatient Care Center will celebrate its grand opening on Hospital Drive with health presentations on July 20 and 21…
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Get information on dementia
 

Get information on dementia

A dementia-training workshop is available from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 26, at the Haywood Community Connections.…
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Every home has a story – particularly this one
 

Every home has a story – particularly this one

Haywood Habitat for Humanity and Long’s Chapel Church came together to remodel a Habitat home in the Lake Junaluska community…
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Grant money available for nonprofits
 

Grant money available for nonprofits

Grace Episcopal Church is accepting applications from local nonprofit agencies to be awarded grants following the annual parish fair. All…
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Laid off by state cuts, workers likely to join the underemployed
 

Laid off by state cuts, workers likely to join the underemployed

Dianne Lee is one of the lucky ones — an experienced and talented stained-glass artist, she has a ready-made job…
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Democrats gearing up for election 2012
 

Democrats gearing up for election 2012

The race for the state’s 50th Senate District, a seat currently held by Sen. Jim Davis, R-Macon County, is shaping…
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GOP redistricting leaves Davis vulnerable to Democrats
 

GOP redistricting leaves Davis vulnerable to Democrats

Sen. Jim Davis, R-Macon County, doesn’t mince words: he knows perfectly well that his budding state political career is being…
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Stymied at every turn, erecting heritage signs proves harder than it sounds
 

Stymied at every turn, erecting heritage signs proves harder than it sounds

For the last six years, the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area has been waiting for signs. Twenty-two signs, to be…
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Better late than never, Franklin jumps on board the motorcycle tourist scene
 

Better late than never, Franklin jumps on board the motorcycle tourist scene

Franklin, long a popular byway for motorcyclists heading to Highlands, or via N.C. 28 to the Tail of the Dragon…
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MANNA FoodBank to close Franklin distribution center
 

MANNA FoodBank to close Franklin distribution center

MANNA FoodBank will close its Franklin distribution center by October, putting three part-time employees out of work as the agency…
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Swain DSS ‘stretched thin’ prior to baby Aubrey’s death
 

Swain DSS ‘stretched thin’ prior to baby Aubrey’s death

Swain County social workers in charge of protecting children are paid less and handle more cases than those elsewhere in…
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Former Swain DSS director appeals firing but loses
 

Former Swain DSS director appeals firing but loses

The former head of Swain County’s Department of Social Services won’t be getting her job back, members of the county’s…
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Tribe moves slowly but surely toward a new Constitution
 

Tribe moves slowly but surely toward a new Constitution

The specter of a constitution has again risen in Cherokee, making its way to committee for the first time in…
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