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PETA sues for documents involving bear pits
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has sued the Bureau of Indian Affairs for failing to hand over…
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The devil is in the details – again
The U.S. Forest Service will hold a public meeting at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville at 100 Frederick Law…
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65 start – and finish – first Assault on Black Rock
Sixty-five runners started and finished the first Assault on Black Rock Trail Race at Sylva’s Pinnacle Park on March 19,…
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Festivals getting ramped-up for spring
With the coming of spring the pungent ramp is about to strut center-stage once more. For either the novitiate or…
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Teens invited to voice their views
The teen friends of the library meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, at Marianna Black…
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Library launches website
The Friends of the Macon County Public Library (FOL) have unveiled a new informational web site, MaconLibraryFriends.org. The site showcases…
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Book discussion looks at our influence on the planet
Ahead of Western Carolina University’s upcoming literary festival, the Macon County Public Library will host a book discussion on Alan…
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Stephen King collection gets the thumbs-up
At the conclusion of this collection of four novellas: Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King adds an “Afterword.” In acknowledging…
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We don’t want motocross track
To the Editor: We turn on our televisions every day and witness to the devastation that neighbors inflict on neighbors.…
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Voter ID bill a shopworn GOP idea
To the Editor: What happens when you fix something that ain’t broke? You’re sure to break something else. But the…
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Justice will be painful, but so was Aubrey’s short life
The Jan. 10 death of 15-month-old Aubrey Kina Marie Littlejohn was an unspeakable tragedy, one compounded by the questions surrounding…
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Welcome to the club, and my sincere best wishes
There have been times in my life I could rightly have been described as competitive. When I was in music,…
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Nursing scholarships available
Scholarships for nursing students are available through the Judy Moore Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which was created as a memorial to…
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Waynesville offers summer day camp
A summer day camp for rising first graders through rising fifth graders from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., June 17…
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SCC fair to connect job seekers with employers
Southwestern Community College will hold a free job fair Thursday, March 31. The event will be from 9 a.m. until…
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Students fold paper cranes to support Japan earthquake relief
Western Carolina University students are folding and selling paper cranes for $1 to support an earthquake relief fund at a…
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WCU police receive military surplus
Two portable light towers each bright enough to illuminate an area the size of a football field are the latest…
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Construction program offered for students
High school students interested in construction can participate in the Kimmel School Construction Training Program at Western Carolina University in…
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Sarge’s opens center, calls for photography
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new adoption center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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Campus ministry hosts golf classic
The Wesley Foundation at Western Carolina University will host its inaugural Golf Classic at Lake Junaluska Golf Course April 16…
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Work on hospice center progresses
Construction on a new Homestead Inpatient Hospice Center adjacent to MedWest-Haywood hospital is progressing, with a new retaining wall, framework…
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Senior spokeswoman hosts community forum
On March 31, Swain County citizens will have two opportunities to comment on the future of Swain County. The dialog,…
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HandMade engages Bryson to create road map for a better town
In the sunny, windowed front room of the Swain County Chamber of Commerce, a group of people are gathered around…
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Enjoy the lake? Help cleanup, please
A Lake Junaluska Beautification Day is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, and volunteers are needed to help with the cleanup.…
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Sylvan Hearth seeks like-minded worshipers
The Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple offers its facilities to positive Pagan traditions including Hindu, Buddhist and Asatrue. The facility includes…
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Rural Center grants to create 22 jobs in Haywood
Haywood County has received two grants totaling $133,650 from the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center that will help create…
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Ancient burial site halts Jackson bridge construction
Not to say they told you so, but the truth is … they did. Construction of a wider bridge to…
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WCU budget cuts, reorganization trigger controversy
At the outset of the state budget crisis, Chancellor John Bardo and Western Carolina University’s Board of Trustees maintained the…
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Farmers turn out in droves for cattle auction opening day
The first cow ushered into the WNC Regional Livestock Center in Canton weighed 850 well-proportioned pounds. Despite being two-months pregnant,…
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A modern man with an old-time passion for farming
It’s a sunny, mid-March Friday, the air is barely warm enough to warrant open windows and loosened collars, and on…
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Creativity workshop hosted by City Lights
Asheville poet and photographer Tracey Schmidt will lead a creativity workshop from 2 to 3:30 p.m., followed by a reading…
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Auditions open for student talent show
Open auditions will be held from 12 to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 2, at Franklin High School for home school…
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REV Band to perform at Fontana Village
Western North Carolina performing artists The REV will take the stage of the Fontana Recreational Hall from 6 to 8…
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Create Ripples of Hope for a Safer Community
Ripples of Hope, a local exhibition of work by those whose lives have been affected by domestic violence, sexual assault…
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Craft classes kick off at Green Energy Park
Classes in glassblowing, metalsmithing, blacksmithing, chainmaille and knife-making are being offered this spring at the Jackson County Green Energy Park…
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Experimental art classes at Leapin’ Frog Gallery
Local artist Silvia Cabrera Williams will teach mixed water-media classes from 1 to 3 p.m. every Thursday in April at…
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WCU students look to lend a hand in Pakistan
Western Carolina University students working to raise $50,000 to build a school in Pakistan are hosting a fundraising dinner and…
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Filmmaker to discuss WWII state-side battle
Maritime historian and documentary filmmaker Kevin Duffus willl on “War Zone: WWII off North Carolina’s Outer Banks” at 7 p.m.…
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Culinary competition heats up in Waynesville
The annual Mélange of the Mountains, a culinary gala, is coming to the Gateway Club in Waynesville from 5:30 to…
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HCC breaks ground on new craft building
Dominic Cruz is counting down the days to graduation in May, when he will put his skills both as a…
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Hunt for new WCU chancellor in the homestretch
It’s not a bad job, really. There’s a nice house, more than 7,000-square-feet, that’s currently undergoing a nearly $300,000 facelift.…
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Frequently asked questions about the new Jackson County public library complex
Where is the new library located? The new Jackson County Public Library Complex is located at 310 Keener Street in…
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Bluegrass brothers
By Christi Marsico • Staff Writer Born 16 minutes apart in the Bethel community of Haywood County, twin brothers Travis…
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Who controls what’s taught? Donation sparks debate over academic integrity
Western Carolina University’s College of Business recently secured a $1 million donation from BB&T — but not before discerning faculty…
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Macon pulls out of fight with Duke over dam mitigation
It appears a piece of property in Nantahala had something to do with Macon County pulling out of a fight…
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End in sight for cost overruns on Haywood courthouse
As renovation of Haywood County’s historic courthouse drags on, the county continues to tack on tens of thousands of dollars…
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Beyond the rules of fiction
2666 by Roberto Bolano. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. 898 pages Dear reader, it seems altogether fitting to begin the…
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The view from the bench: From terrible to touching, retiring judge reflects on years spent in court
For 25 years, Superior Court Judge Marlene Hyatt has often worked as much as 12 hours a day, five days…
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Who is Ayn Rand?
In 1957, a Russian immigrant burst onto the scene with a novel and philosophy that today remains one of the…
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Superior Court Judge Hyatt to step down
Superior Court Judge J. Marlene Hyatt, whose district stretches across the western part of the state, will retire from her…
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