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Waynesville voters not shy of options this fall
The contest to fill Waynesville’s town board has drawn a wide crowd this year, a mixture of incumbents, political newcomers…
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Highlands Playhouse showhouse opens
Come tour the Ogilvie Home, a multi-million dollar home with spectacular mountain vistas, in Highlands from 10 a.m. to 4…
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Haywood County doctors doubly vested in health care venture with MedWest
A new $9.3 million surgery center in Haywood County is being financed with equity put up by 20 doctors in…
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Outpatient center to improve patient experience
Patients seeking simple, routine procedures from mammograms to cataracts will no longer have to ride the elevators and trek up…
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WCU upgrades webcam
Western Carolina University recently unveiled a new webcam designed to provide visitors with a look at the newly redesigned central…
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Keep young athletes healthy
Carolina West Sports Medicine will hold a free seminar on youth-sports related topics at 6 p.m. July 21 at the…
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Avoid sports injuries
A physician with Carolina West Sports Medicine will discuss how to avoid sports injuries during the monthly pediatric wellness lecture…
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Bryson City animal shelter wins $1,000
PAWS Animal Shelter in Bryson City has won a $1,000 prize for getting the most votes in a second round…
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Free health screenings available in Franklin
Angel Medical Center will hold a series of health screenings in Macon County as part of a Live Smart event…
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Who’s running in town races so far
Candidates who want to run in town elections have until at 12 p.m. on Friday, July 15, to sign up,…
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Chief and vice chief trail in primary, signaling tough campaign ahead in Cherokee
The race for the title of principal chief has tightened in Cherokee, where Chief Michell Hicks found himself in second…
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Lake Junaluska balances heritage, progress
Trevor Hudson has never liked the hymn “I Have Decided To Follow Jesus.” The world behind me, the cross before…
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Dog walk raises cash for Sarge’s
This year’s Downtown Waynesville Dog Walk will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, with sign-up at 9 a.m. The…
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More than two dozen jobs lost at state teaching center
A state teacher-training center based in Cullowhee has slashed half its workforce in the fallout of a nearly 50-percent budget…
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Find a place in hospice volunteering
Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospice and Palliative Care will hold a volunteer training series from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.…
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Maggie Valley seeking contractor for park
Maggie Valley is now taking bids for improvements at Parham Park. Licensed grading contractors are welcome to submit construction bids…
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Deadline approaching for disaster assistance
Farmers seeking assistance for crops damaged in 2009 have until Friday, July 29, to apply for help under the Revenue…
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WCU sees leadership change
Linda Seestedt-Stanford, who has been serving as Western Carolina University’s interim provost since last summer, is returning to her previous…
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Students tune into the digital world via SCC
Middle and high school students can experience various digital media through Southwestern Community College with a week-long series July 18-21…
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Macon buys downtown Franklin building
Macon County’s first move after buying a canary-colored bright yellow building in downtown Franklin will be to paint it, probably…
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DSA in search of new director
The town of Sylva plans to start advertising soon for an in-house director for the Downtown Sylva Association. Julie Sylvester,…
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Late-night bands could be silenced by tougher Sylva noise ordinance
When it comes to noise, Commissioner Harold Hensley of the Sylva town board is clearly prepared to make a bit…
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Paddling on the decline, but still alive in WNC schools
In North Carolina, it’s illegal to hit a prison inmate. You can’t hit a child in a day care center.…
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Duke Energy rate hike: out of necessity or greed?
A proposal by Duke Energy to hike electricity rates by 17 percent isn’t sitting well with many of the company’s…
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Democrats: GOP blatantly gerrymandered WNC’s seat in Congress
New Congressional districts crafted by state GOP leaders that appear to position the party for political domination in North Carolina…
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‘Big Ice’ links flora and fauna here and in Asia
When walking a trail in the Smokies (or Nantahalas or Great Balsams or wherever) here in the southern Blue Ridge,…
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Well-known Asheville hiker joins AT board
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy recently announced that Asheville resident Lenny Bernstein, plus two other North Carolinians, have been elected to the…
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See the Little T on guided canoe trip
A guided float down the Little Tennessee River will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 21,…
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State of the Streams to shed new light on the Little Tennessee
After 21 years of monitoring the health of the Little Tennessee Watershed, the group most responsible for that work will…
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Science program geared toward girls, archaeology
Want to give your daughter a taste of what it means to be an archaeologist? Girls ages nine through 14…
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MedWest Triathlon winners
Jason Mehler of Asheville crossed the finish line as the overall winner during the MedWest Triathlon held Saturday, July 9,…
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Hike Double Top with Balsam Mountain Preserve naturalists
Explore Balsam Mountain Preserve with two hikes this month, including to Jackson County’s most iconic and distinctive mountaintops. The 4,400-acre…
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Get out that camera and focus on learning good photography skills
There are opportunities abound for amateur photographers in the region, from the very youngest to those more advanced in years.…
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WCU gets grant for multi-use trail
Western Carolina University has won a $5,000 grant from a bicycle parts manufacturer to support construction of a multi-use, community…
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Purple paint on trees to serve as new ‘no trespassing’ sign
Before you go gallivanting about hunting or fishing on private property, be aware that a new law passed by the…
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Boating safety course offered at HCC
Learn to float your boat safely at a July 18-19 boating safety course at Haywood Community College. The program is…
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More owl pellets
I mentioned in last week’s Naturalist’s Corner that I found the decision by U.S. Fish & Wildlife to kill barred…
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Support local farmers, local good-deeds conservation group through popular gala
It’s a busy day at the farmers market, and William Shelton is red-faced and sweaty as he hands out boxes…
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Dive into “A Virtuous Woman” with book group
The novel A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons is the next book up for discussion in the series Discovering the Literary…
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Former Senator to read from thriller
Bob Graham, former U.S. senator and former Florida governor will be in Sylva next week to promote his first novel,…
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Cherokee author shares rare Native American recipes
Cherokee cookbook author and Native American food expert Johnnie Sue Myers will be at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville at…
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Author shares Hillbilly Tales
Whittier resident and author Patricia Graham will read from her book, Hillbilly Tales from the Smoky Mountains, at 7 p.m.…
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Haywood County Friends of the Library annual book sale
The sale features DVDs, CDs, vinyl, puzzles, books on tape/CDs, and of course books in every category. More than 50,000…
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Liberals: Demonic or Liberating
“Look left and right, and be careful.” Your mother probably said those words to you when you were learning to…
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It’s time to get going with planting a fall garden
With the weather so hot and sticky, it’s hard to grasp that now is the time to start preparing the…
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Let’s give all candidates a U.S. history test
To the Editor: American students still aren’t learning their country’s history. In the latest National Assessment of Educational Programs, only…
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Social Security is a great success
To the Editor: As the saying goes, “if you repeat a lie often enough people will begin to believe it.”…
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Article on pastor was clearly biased
To the Editor: Some contrarian commentary is in order about Colby Dunn’s news and opinion piece (and it was both)…
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Duke’s rate hike request is perfectly justified
To the Editor: Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) ignited a firestorm over its request to the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC)…
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Jackson library should be dedicated to citizens
To the Editor: In response to “Strange at best – tacky at worst” (Smoky Mountain News, June 22 edition), I…
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