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Crafters showcase work
A craft festival will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 18 at the Old Mill 1886…
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Community band continues season
The Haywood Community Band will perform its second free concert at 6:30 p.m. on June 19, at the pavilion adjacent…
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Stecoah christens new café
The Schoolhouse Café will be opening in the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on June 15. The café is located…
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Sing along to old-time favorites in Franklin
An old-time community songfest will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, at the Town Square in downtown…
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Enjoy a night out with weaving and wine
A Ladies’ Night Out pairing weaving and wine will be held at Oaks Gallery in Dillsboro from 5:30 p.m. to…
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Youth choir to perform at major league game
Voices in the Laurel, a regional youth choir, is set to perform on June 18 at Turner Field for the…
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Get a taste of chamber music this summer
The Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival will host five concert showcases for five consecutive Sundays beginning June 19 and ending July…
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Array of quilts to decorate library
The Airing of the Quilts exhibit will be held at the new Jackson County Library Complex from 10 a.m. until…
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Haywood’s summer reading program begins June 18
The Haywood County Library’s reading program starts Saturday, June 18 with a party beginning at 1 p.m. at the Haywood…
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Jackson gets into summer reading
The summer reading program at the Jackson County Public Library is getting started at 7 p.m. on June 20, with…
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For the love of music: Haywood-based Smoky Mountain Brass Band marks 30 years of camaraderie
It all started with an offer, a bar — or restaurant, depending on who you talk to — and a…
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Reid Brown is nothing less than a saint
To the Editor: My name is Brian Strum and I live in Clyde. Just prior to my move to Haywood County…
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Republicans run roughshod in Raleigh
To the Editor: A new federal study confirms what many people have sensed — news coverage of state and local…
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Hahn’s criticism of story missed the mark
To the Editor: Carrie Hahn’s June 8 letter to the editor criticizing The Smoky Mountain News and Reporter Quintin Ellison…
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Despite my neglect, summer greens are coming on strong
I have not put the time into my garden this year that I usually do. Between a lack of rain…
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Expecting little, what we get is even less
Groucho Marx once said, “I wouldn’t want to be a member of any club that would have someone like me…
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WCU elects new student body president
Tony “T.J.” Eaves, a rising Western Carolina University senior from Hamlet, recently was elected 2011-12 WCU student body president. Eaves…
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MedWest launches free nurse advice phone line
MedWest Health System is now offering a nurse advice line. The MedWest Nurse Line, 1-855-MEDWEST (633-9378) is a call center…
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Mobile technology comes to SCC
Southwestern Community College is integrating some of its classes into the Web Technology program, which will allow students to develop…
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Jackson County’s library celebrated at grand opening
Jackson County’s new public library in Sylva kicked off in grand style, with dozens of people on hand to celebrate…
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Free HIV testing offered in Haywood June 27
National HIV Testing Day is June 27. Free tests will be provided at the Haywood County Health Department all day…
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Teachers explore history during summer institute
“Ideas that Changed the World” will be the focus of the second-annual Explorations in History Summer Institute, a five-day program…
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Ag breakfast set for farmers, chefs and others
Haywood County’s first Friends of Agriculture breakfast will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Friday, June 17, at…
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Summer day camp still accepting students
The Regional Center for the Advancement of Children at Haywood Community College is still accepting children from the ages of…
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Haywood school workers to see forced time off
At least we have our jobs. That seems to be the reaction to cost-cutting measures taken last week by Haywood…
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Domestic violence agency pulls through financial crisis
REACH of Jackson County continues to struggle financially, but fears this winter that the agency might actually shut down now…
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Dustup over proposed SCC entrance road kicks up again
The tiny town of Webster has suddenly emerged as a player in whether a controversial $12 million entrance road is…
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Webster commissioner resigns
Webster Commissioner Mark Jamison resigned from the town’s board last week, citing unexplained issues with his real job as the…
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WCU gets kudos for sustainability
According to the Princeton Review, Western Carolina University is one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States…
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Recycling honors go to HCC
Haywood Community College has received the top ranking in the state in the Recyclemania competition for the second consecutive year.…
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Green efforts earn HCC national recognition
Haywood Community College has received a silver rating through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). STARS, which was…
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Waynesville coffee hotspot emerges from woes after hiatus
When sewage began flooding out of the floor one January Saturday at Waynesville’s Coffee Zone, Coni Bishop knew things were…
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Construction begins on Canton urgent care
MedWest Health System has started construction on an urgent care center along Interstate 40, at Exit 31, in Canton. The…
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Community funding pool to aid nonprofits
Macon County non-profit organizations have until July 30 to apply for grants through the Macon County Community Funding Pool. Organizations…
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New database puts criminal files at law enforcement fingertips
Law enforcement officers and court officials are being trained on how to use a new $17 million state database that…
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Teacher training center fighting for survival
The General Assembly’s budget would cut funding for a professional development center for teachers in Cullowhee by nearly half what…
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State budget showdown: Perdue vetoes budget, but GOP poised to override it
Governor Beverly Perdue nixed the $19.7 billion state budget put on her desk by the General Assembly Sunday, winning herself…
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Swain commissioners retool strategy in fight over Fontana dam payments
Swain County commissioners have taken back a request made to the General Assembly in February, in hopes of bolstering their…
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The science and art of cadaver dog training
“A dog is an amazing thing,” says Orval Banks, smiling wryly and adjusting his faded gray ballcap. He’s explaining the…
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Tasty right off the shrub
ELDERBERRY WINE There’s a fly in the window A dog in the yard And a year since I saw you…
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NOC event lets all paddlers run gates
The Nantahala Outdoor Center’s Canoe Club Challenge 2011 is scheduled for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on June 18, July…
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‘Woodsy Owl’ teaches kids about nature
“Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club,” a nature and educational series presented by The Cradle of Forestry, will be held from 10:30…
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Mixed-Martial Arts classes offered in downtown Waynesville
The Basulto Academy of Defense, located in downtwown Waynesville, has expanded the schedule of its successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu program…
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Haywood farms part of agriculture tour
The Family Farm Tour, organized by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), will be held on the weekend of June 25…
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Audubon biologist to speak in Highlands
Curtis Smalling, the mountain region biologist for Audubon N.C., will speak at a program for the Highlands Plateau Society at…
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Land trust hosts birding tour
A Birding Eco Tour is set for Thursday, June 9. The hike is held by The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT)…
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Opportunity to view synchronous fireflies
Discover Life in America (DLIA) is holding a number of events this summer for the public to experience the synchronous…
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Next generation of herpetologists
Dead snakes are certainly interesting and can pique a child’s curiosity. Izzy (9) and Maddie (5) found just such a…
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New mountain bike group to host ride and picnic
The newly formed chapter of Nantahala Area SORBA, the Southeast Off-Road Bicycle Association, will host an event called “Ride, Rinse…
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Grant helps set up working-forest easements
The Land Trust of the Little Tennessee, the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust, and the Wildlands Network received a Sustainable…
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