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Arts and crafts festival comes to Sylva
A Valentine’s Day Open House Arts and Crafts Festival will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14,…
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Second City brings new comedy show to WCU
Second City, the world-famous improvisational comedy troupe, is bringing its show ‘Fair and Unbalanced’ to Western Carolina University’s Fine and…
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Valentine’s story and craft at Marianna Black
Children of all ages are invited to a Fancy Nancy Valentines Party from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14, at…
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Learn how to make Indian fry bread
The N.C. Cooperative Extension’s Good Cooks Series will continue with a Native American flair at 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb.…
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Help bake treats for a sweet cause
The DAYDREAMZ project and Kids at Work, two local non-profit organizations, are offering an afternoon of community baking and creating…
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Legacy of WNC women explored in new exhibit
A new exhibit featuring research and displays developed by the Appalachian Women’s Museum in Dillsboro is now open for public…
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Tuscola senior pursues songwriting passion: Student singer/songwriter produces EP record
By DeeAnna Haney • SMN Intern All it took was a knack for guitar playing and a single visit to…
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NC General Assembly update
Most people predicted that this session of the North Carolina General Assembly was going to be fast and furious, and…
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Ghost Dance has a long history in Cherokee
(Note: This is part one of a two-part series regarding the Cherokee Ghost Dance. Part two will present Michelene Ethe…
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Informal camping club needs members
In the hunt for an informal camping club with no annual dues and no actual meetings except for actually going…
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Free guide available to managing invasive plants
The U.S. Forest Service is distributing free copies of a new guide, titled “A Management Guide for Invasive Plants in…
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Registration open for Maggie Moonlight Race
Runners can register now for one of Western North Carolina’s most storied summer road races. Registration for the Maggie Valley…
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Conservation group seeking feedback
Wild South, a regional nonprofit that works to restore the South’s natural landscapes, wants help on accessing wildlife resources. An…
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Trees, berries order to benefit 4-H
The Swain County Cooperative Extension is now taking orders for 3- to 4-foot apple, pear and peach trees, along with…
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Wildlife Commission reaffirms support for hunting with dogs
The Commissioners of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission unanimously adopted a resolution recently reaffirming the agency’s longstanding support for hunting…
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Gardening for a cause
The Sylva Community Garden project is seeking new members to join for the upcoming season. Plots of 15-feet by 30-feet…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Take this book outside
Don’t put this book on your bookshelf, mounted there like some hunter’s head of a deer, to prove you can…
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New wilderness area near Highlands unlikely
The situation doesn’t look promising for the formation of a new wilderness area in the Nantahala National Forest, the dream…
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Author recounts unique parenting journey
Some novels call to mind certain family members. There are the wise old stories that remind us of our grandparents,…
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Rash commemorates paperback release
Local author Ron Rash will hold a reading at City Lights in Sylva to celebrate the paperback release of his…
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Taxpayer money wasted on silly studies
To the Editor: Recently the National Science Foundation (NSF) granted Professor Thomas Ford (WCU) and Associate Professor Julie Woodzicka (Washington…
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Too much Fox News in the public sphere
To the Editor: Fox News seems to be playing in public places all over Haywood County — restaurants, bars, even…
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Rowing and paddling aren’t synonymous
To the Editor: As usual, your paper continues to cover important issues of our area that others largely ignore, but…
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Muirhead piece lost its focus
To the Editor: The title of Scott Muirhead’s op-ed on Frog Level (“A place where two worlds collide,” The Smoky…
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Hate by any name is still hate
Back in the day, say the late 1980s through about 2000, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate map featured Western…
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Vindication for HEP, a little satisfaction here
This is a very odd business, the telling of the news. It’s even more odd as part of an independent…
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Green Energy Park recommendations now on the table
The Green Energy Park would stand on its own financially within five years if Jackson County adopts recommendations made last…
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‘The Last Flapper’ stops off in Waynesville
The one-woman show “The Last Flapper” comes to Waynesville’s HART Studio this month, portraying the life of Zelda Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald,…
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HART to hold auditions
Auditions will be held for “Shipwrecked,” the latest production of the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre, at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday…
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Guild to offer up knitting know-how
Free knitting classes for both children and adults are ramping up at the Waynesville Public Library, courtesy of the Smoky…
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Community Chorus practices Poulenc
The Western Carolina Community Chorus will begin rehearsals of Francis Poulenc’s “Gloria” from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.…
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Winter Market dresses up for Valentine’s
A special Valentine’s Market will be held by the Jackson County Winter Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.…
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Actress finds intersection of art, life and cancer in one-woman show
Local actress Barbara Bates Smith will bring her one-woman show “The C-Word: A Life-Meets-Art Cancer Story” to St. David’s Episcopal…
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Valentine’s brings baking to Frog Level
Valentine’s treats will be cooked up in Frog Level through a community baking event sponsored by the Daydreamz Project and…
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Calling all kids to Valentine’s Storytime
Children’s storytime takes on a Valentine’s theme at the Jackson County Library this month with Valentine stories and a party.…
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Taste of Chocolate seeks volunteers
The 12th annual Taste of Chocolate is coming to Waynesville and the Haywood-Jackson Volunteer Center is seeking volunteers. They’re seeking…
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Quintet to perform original composition at library christening
When Jackson County opens its new library, it will be with a little more than just the usual fanfare. Thanks…
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Past blunders cost hospital in ER lawsuit
A group of emergency room doctors has been awarded $1.6 million in a lawsuit against Haywood Regional Medical Center. Haywood…
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Needmore Road paving proposal once again draws a crowd
The second and final public hearing on whether the N.C. Department of Transportation should widen and pave Needmore Road took…
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Library countdown: Volunteers help ready books for the move
Good things come to those who wait. It’s an adage Jackson County library users will need to bear in mind…
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Cashing in: Tribe teaches teens to get smart with casino windfall
This year in Cherokee, a major change will quietly work its way into law, causing little fanfare but marking a…
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Maggie ABC stores face questions amid losses
Maggie Valley’s liquor stores lost money in 2010 for the second year in a row, prompting some aldermen to question…
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Maggie alderman Colin Edwards resigns
Maggie Valley Alderman Colin Edwards resigned last week, prompting a special called meeting where barely-concealed animosity among the remaining board…
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New real estate values due out soon in Haywood
Property owners in Haywood County will soon learn how their home and land values weathered the recession. Every home, lot…
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State budget timing critical to local governments
Local boards are finding themselves on the wrong end of the dog when it comes to putting together budgets for…
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Landfill methane to heat Haywood school bus garage: County lands $1 million grant for the project
Haywood County has landed a $1 million grant to turn the methane pouring off a no-longer-used landfill into energy. The…
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GEP does produce private-sector jobs
To the Editor: I thoroughly agree that it is past time to wake up, get Jackson County moving.” For too…
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Dogs that make our lives whole
If you don’t like dogs, come back next week. Dogs have been an integral part of my life since I…
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Agrarians: Learn to write a business plan
Mountain Bizworks wants to help farmers and would-be farmers looking to turn an idea into a practical business plan. The…
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State slashes power bill
A mandate to cut electricity use in state government buildings has saved North Carolina tax payers $55.3 million last fiscal…
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