Hell hath no Fury like a guilty conscience
 

Hell hath no Fury like a guilty conscience

One night last week, when I was watching what must have been the 500th recounting of the Casey Anthony trial,…
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It’s time to approve dealers at Harrah’s casino
 

It’s time to approve dealers at Harrah’s casino

Been to the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino? Even if you don’t gamble, I’d encourage a walk through. My bet is you’d…
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Honoring the fallen: Firefighters take on 110 flights in memorial stair climb
 

Honoring the fallen: Firefighters take on 110 flights in memorial stair climb

“The first 12 are the easiest,” says Dee Massey, as he rounds the first landing of the parking deck stairwell…
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News in brief
 

News in brief

High school students and residents will have a chance to talk with college representatives from over 55 southeastern universities, colleges…
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Sylva AM radio station goes dark
 

Sylva AM radio station goes dark

WRGC, a local mainstay on the AM radio dial in Sylva for more than five decades, went off the air…
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High stakes casino expansion tests the theory: If we build it, will they come?
 

High stakes casino expansion tests the theory: If we build it, will they come?

When a new federal law in the 1990s opened the door for Indian tribes to build casinos, it set the…
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Extortion or fair share? State wants cut of casino revenue in exchange for live dealers
 

Extortion or fair share? State wants cut of casino revenue in exchange for live dealers

To hear many Cherokee leaders on the eve of last week’s tribal elections, the tribe is incredibly close to striking…
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No limits
 

No limits

A chandelier over a high-limit gaming table at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino costs $150,000, more than the median selling price of…
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Hello Bellagio, meet Cherokee
 

Hello Bellagio, meet Cherokee

The Mirage has a volcano. There’s the Fountains of Bellagio, and the pyramid-shaped Luxor. Cherokee will have the Rotunda, the…
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Men at work: Behind the veil of Harrah’s $633 million expansion
 

Men at work: Behind the veil of Harrah’s $633 million expansion

As Harrah’s Cherokee Casino closes on the final year of a massive $633 million expansion, the hum of construction that’s…
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WCU campus to get 4G with dorm-top antennae
 

WCU campus to get 4G with dorm-top antennae

Verizon Wireless will pay Western Carolina University to put an antennae on top of Scott Hall as it starts providing…
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WCU to host annual Red Zone campaign
 

WCU to host annual Red Zone campaign

Western Carolina University’s Division of Student Affairs will coordinate WCU’s annual Red Zone campaign during the fall semester. The Red…
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WCU announces membership of its strategic planning group
 

WCU announces membership of its strategic planning group

Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher has appointed a 36-member committee that will help guide the university’s direction over…
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Sheriff, newspaper’s portrayal of rape victim comes under fire
 

Sheriff, newspaper’s portrayal of rape victim comes under fire

Comments by Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe about a rape victim published in the weekly Cashiers newspaper two weeks ago…
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Cherokee Chief Michell Hicks narrowly wins election on record of progress
 

Cherokee Chief Michell Hicks narrowly wins election on record of progress

Principal Chief Michell Hicks won Thursday’s election in Cherokee, becoming only the second chief ever to be elected to a…
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Screech owls don’t really screech
 

Screech owls don’t really screech

The Eastern Screech Owl has the broadest ecological niche of any owl in its range. It occurs east of the…
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Youth dove hunt to be held in Haywood
 

Youth dove hunt to be held in Haywood

About 20 young hunters, accompanied by licensed-to-hunt adults, will take part in a dove hunt Saturday, Sept. 3, at the…
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Learn about Monarchs on the Parkway
 

Learn about Monarchs on the Parkway

Monarch butterflies are back. The first of the monarch butterflies have been spotted recently on the Blue Ridge Parkway, a…
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Swain kid launch outdoor adventure club
 

Swain kid launch outdoor adventure club

Swain’s newest 4-H Club, the Outdoor Adventurers, waded into a mountain stream recently looking for salamanders, damselflies and other critters…
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Moonlight Race makes a comeback
 

Moonlight Race makes a comeback

The Maggie Valley Moonlight Race this past weekend had 430 runners take to the street, a respectable comeback after a…
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Cataloochee Ranch commemorates the chestnut tree
 

Cataloochee Ranch commemorates the chestnut tree

Come celebrate the return of the great American chestnut tree Saturday, Sept. 10, at Cataloochee Ranch outside Maggie Valley. This…
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HCC student turns business plan into business reality
 

HCC student turns business plan into business reality

Dustin Cornelison of Haywood County has turned his belief in living a sustainable and frugal lifestyle into an actual business.…
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New heirloom corn strain discovered
 

New heirloom corn strain discovered

It’s not everyday that someone gets credit for contributing a previously unidentified variety of seed to the national seed bank,…
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Friends of the Smokies telethon tops $200,000
 

Friends of the Smokies telethon tops $200,000

Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park raised $201,209 through its 17th annual “Friends Across the Mountains” telethon — topping…
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Save seed with Frankebelle and the greasy-bean team
 

Save seed with Frankebelle and the greasy-bean team

Macon County’s Frankebelle Scruggs and a local “greasy-bean team” from the Cowee community will show folks how best to collect…
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Save seed with Frankebelle and the greasy-bean team
 

Save seed with Frankebelle and the greasy-bean team

Macon County’s Frankebelle Scruggs and a local “greasy-bean team” from the Cowee community will show folks how best to collect…
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Twenty promising crops to “farm” in the forest
 

Twenty promising crops to “farm” in the forest

Learn about turning your woodlot into a farm through a Mountain BizWorks workshop on Forest-Farming Practices from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.…
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Feathered hurricane hunter
 

Feathered hurricane hunter

On Aug. 24 Chinquapin soared into the dangerous northeast quadrant of then category 3 Hurricane Irene. The Lockheed Martin C-130…
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Keeping the well full: WCU researchers probe fractured rock aquifers in the mountains
 

Keeping the well full: WCU researchers probe fractured rock aquifers in the mountains

A maze of pores and rock fractures in the Appalachian Mountains make it one of the most complex hydrological systems…
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Local author published “breathtaking” tabletop designs
 

Local author published “breathtaking” tabletop designs

Kathryn Greeley of Waynesville has published The Collected Tabletop, a book showcasing ways to create “easy, fun, and breathtaking tabletop…
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Girl in Hyacinth Blue to be discussed at the book group
 

Girl in Hyacinth Blue to be discussed at the book group

Book Ends, the book discussion group at the Jackson County Public Library, will gather for the first time in the…
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Seek truth, good and beauty
 

Seek truth, good and beauty

According to recent polls, Americans are angry. They are angry about the economy, about the role of government in their…
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That awful smell, yeah, that’s me. Seriously.
 

That awful smell, yeah, that’s me. Seriously.

There is nothing that smells quite as bad as a male goat in rut. During the mating season, excited billy…
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Beware of cardboard coyotes
 

Beware of cardboard coyotes

I consider it a good thing when you meet someone new from a very different background that provides a chance…
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Eichenbaum’s flip-flops can’t be ignored
 

Eichenbaum’s flip-flops can’t be ignored

To the Editor: In response to Dr. Dan Eichenbaum’s announcement that he is running for Congress again in the 11th…
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Democratic Party opposes rate increase
 

Democratic Party opposes rate increase

To the Editor: At the July meeting of the Jackson County Democratic Party Executive Committee, the executive committee voted to…
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Insurance mandate is not unconstitutional
 

Insurance mandate is not unconstitutional

To the editor: If mandatory health insurance is unconstitutional, as the Republicans hope the Supreme Court will rule, what about…
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State GOP leaders following a script
 

State GOP leaders following a script

To the Editor: I found it curious that the slew of bills rushed through the first session of our new…
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The wheels of justice got stuck in the mud
 

The wheels of justice got stuck in the mud

I’ve loved rock and roll music all of my life. When I was a teenager, I listened to Fleetwood Mac…
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Crafters converging on Maggie Valley
 

Crafters converging on Maggie Valley

Maggie Valley will host a craft show this Labor Day weekend from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 3…
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Fontana to ring in Labor Day lakeside
 

Fontana to ring in Labor Day lakeside

A LakeAlooza Party is being held from 12 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 3 at Fontana Village Resort. There are…
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Liars Bench returns to WCU
 

Liars Bench returns to WCU

The Liars Bench, a Southern Appalachian variety show, will start at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, at Western Carolina…
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Animal shelter to hold wine tasting
 

Animal shelter to hold wine tasting

The P.A.W.S. Wine Tasting and Silent Auction, the largest fundraiser for the non-profit, no-kill animal shelter, will start at 7…
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Music at the Mill heralds historic restoration
 

Music at the Mill heralds historic restoration

Music at the Mill is coming to the Francis Grist Mill in Waynesville from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on…
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Oldies concert on Franklin town square
 

Oldies concert on Franklin town square

Rock the Square, a Labor Day weekend concert and street dance, will he held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept.…
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Gospel legends on stage in Franklin
 

Gospel legends on stage in Franklin

A weekend of gospel music will kick off at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, and continue through Sept. 4…
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9/11 exhibit to visit Sylva
 

9/11 exhibit to visit Sylva

A 9/11 Memorial Exhibit containing replica banners sent by school children to the volunteers, police, firefighters and EMS at Ground…
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Learn to photograph your art
 

Learn to photograph your art

Tim and Beth Thrift will give a presentation on Photographing Your Artwork at 6:15 p.m. on Sept. 8, for the…
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Celebrate Labor Day with art and craft in Cashiers
 

Celebrate Labor Day with art and craft in Cashiers

The Cashiers Arts and Crafts Show will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 3 and 4 at…
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Discounted Penland classes for locals
 

Discounted Penland classes for locals

Penland School of Crafts has open spaces in several of its eight-week fall classes available at half tuition to Western…
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