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Growing the connection between farms and consumers
Friends of mine in the Jackson County farming community have launched a joint CSA, which is short for Community Sustained…
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The attack of the killer jumping worms
It wiggles nicely on a hook at the end of a fishing line. It also has such a large appetite…
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The real costs of energy consumption
To the Editor: Humans need to know that our lives have meaning. Our searches for meaning are labeled religion and…
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Still no jobs from new GOP leaders
To the Editor: Where are the jobs? The new Republican majority in the North Carolina state legislature promised just that…
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GOP takes hypocrisy to a new low
To the Editor: Hypocrisy is defined as the “condition of a person pretending to be something he is not, especially…
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Cutting administrative costs preserves jobs, quality of education
By Linda Seested-Stanford • Guest columnist In last week’s Smoky Mountain News, coverage of the reorganization of Western Carolina University’s…
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Restaurants raise money for AIDS Project
More than 100 restaurants will participate in the Western North Carolina AIDS Project’s annual Dining Out for Life benefit Thursday,…
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Judo club moves to rec center
The Waynesville Kodokan Judo Club has moved its classes to the Waynesville Recreation Center. Classes are from 4 p.m. to…
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Women’s group to host luncheon
The first 2011 luncheon and business meeting of the Mountain High Republican Women’s Club will be held at 11:30 a.m.…
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WCU residence to see improvements
Renovations are set to begin on Harrill Hall, a residence at Western Carolina University, including energy efficiency improvements that would…
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Bridal show planned in Franklin April 9
A free bridal show is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 9, at the Whistle Stop Mall…
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Helicopter used to move equipment into Harrah’s casino
A heavy load sky air crane helicopter, one of the world’s largest commercially available helicopters, lifted 15,000 pounds of air…
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New board and new director take reins at Swain DSS amidst SBI probe
The director of Swain County Department of Social Services has been put on leave with pay following a nearly clean…
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Big money on the line as Swain and Graham square off in court
The fight between Swain and Graham counties is growing ever deeper in a dispute marked by lawsuits, counter suits and…
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State turns down Macon hospice house as conflict with hospital continues
A group wanting to build a Hospice house in Macon County to serve the terminally ill in the westernmost counties…
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A light in the night: Mt. Lyn Lowry cross lights slated for repair
For the first time in five decades, the giant cross on Mount Lyn Lowry has fallen dark. The cross has…
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Landing a hydrogen fuel cell a coup for SCC
Faculty and staff at the Schatz Energy Research Center at Humboldt State University in northern California have built a hydrogen…
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Cullowhee could be home to new river park
A group working to beautify and solidify the concept of community in Cullowhee wants to build a riverfront park, tying…
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New TDA visitor center will leave Haywood Chamber with funding woes
Less than a year after opening a new visitor center in downtown Waynesville, the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce learned…
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Sylva town board faces vacancy, again
Sylva Commissioner Danny Allen announced he will resign from the town board, but has yet to say when, leaving the…
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Maggie appoints former judge to town board vacancy
In the quagmire that is politics in Maggie Valley, the most recent appointee to the town’s board of aldermen says…
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Far-left liberal could be a spoiler in Shuler’s next election
A liberal Asheville city council member announced this week he’d run as an Independent in 2012 against U.S. Rep. Heath…
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Boys choir stops off in Franklin
The All-American Boys Chorus will perform at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at Franklin’s Smoky Mountain Center for the…
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Old-time music jam to benefit after-school musicians program
A community old-time music JAMboree is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, at the Fines Creek…
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Singing celebration in Bryson City
Join One Step Closer as it celebrates one year of the gospel music ministry at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April…
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Pisgah chorus features country show
Chorus students at Pisgah High School are gearing up for the annual country show called “Where the Green Grass Grows.”…
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4-H hosts talent contests
The annual Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contest is coming to downtown Sylva on Saturday, April 23, as part of…
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Make a ladies’ night of it at pottery studio
Claymates, in conjunction with Country Traditions, is hosting a Ladies Night from 6 p.m. Thursday, March 31, at the pottery…
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Take a world tour at International Festival
International Day, a festival of cultures, celebrates its 32nd year from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6,…
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A meeting of the minds: Bringing together readers and writers
Of the many forms of entertainment readily at our fingertips, from television and movies to YouTube and the many vast…
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Literary festival ‘invaluable’ teaching tool for WCU professors, students
Samantha “Sam” Gampel, a sophomore at Western Carolina University, wants to write novels and earn her living as a professional…
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Haywood County property revaluations go out
It’s finally here: the week Haywood County property owners find out just how well their home and land values held…
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Can you hear me now? Broadband “critical” for Nantahala Gorge before kayaking championships
Organizers said this week that getting the Nantahala Gorge into this century when it comes to telecommunication capabilities is absolutely…
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Ramp recipes
Ramp Biscuits 4 cups Flour 1 tablespoon Baking Soda 1 teaspoon Salt 2 Heaping T Baking Powder ½ cup Shortening…
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Tribe asks Swain DSS to send different social workers
Swain County social workers and supervisors named in a State Bureau of Investigation probe are no longer welcome to work…
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All the way from Ground Zero, salvaged metal to be erected as memorial in Clyde
When the World Trade Center fell nearly 10 years ago, there was little left of its once-majestic towers but scattered…
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Haywood jail hopes to trim inmate health care costs
The health care bills rolling into the Haywood County jail for inmate care might now be slashed by up to…
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The rushing of wind through a hemlock
From my window, as I write this, I can see across the creek and down into a pasture where my…
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Paddle the Chattooga on guided trip
This April, Headwaters Outfitters in Rosman will lead a guided overnight trip in hopes of introducing paddlers to the lower…
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Guided hike in the Smokies set for April
Join Friends of the Smokies April 2 for a hike to see early spring wildflowers and historic remnants on the…
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Sign-up under way for Greening Up 5K race
The Greening Up the Mountains 5K Run/Walk in Sylva is forsaking its historically grueling course on the hillside streets above…
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Parkway corridor in Waynesville grows more than 100 acres
Another 110 acres of mountain landscape are now part of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s protected corridor, thanks to a landowner…
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Turning your yard into a haven for wildlife
Learn how to put together a backyard habitat March 28 at 7 p.m. at the Rickman Store in Macon County’s…
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Go home with an apple tree
The Cashiers Historical Society is sponsoring its 2011 Heritage Apple Day from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26,…
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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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