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Houck Medford steps down from Foundation
Dr. Carolyn Ward of Asheville was recently named as head of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation. Ward replaces Dr. Houck…
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Casada takes home writing awards
A Swain County native now living in South Carolina has won several writing awards from the South Carolina Outdoor Press…
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Smokies fish expert, Steve Moore, earns national recognition
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Supervisory Fisheries Biologist Steve Moore was recently recognized with two national awards for his leadership…
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Cataloochee collects coats, food for the needy
Cataloochee Ski Area continued a long tradition of holiday giving to the local community recently with its 9th Annual Can-U-Ski…
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Foothills ‘missing link’ set for 2015 completion
The so-called “Missing Link” of the Foothills Parkway in east Tennessee is now scheduled for completion by 2015. Officials with…
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The Naturalist's Corner: A heartfelt thanks to the Stanbacks
I received an email last week from Ida Phillips, communications director for Audubon North Carolina, announcing that Lea Island, a…
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Mixing business with birding
A recent program brought together business owners and outdoor enthusiasts who shared a common desire — to promote birding while also…
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Swain library to hold meeting for teenagers
The teen friends of the library meeting will be held at the Marianna Black Library at 3:30 on Thursday, Dec.…
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A dark story about death, love and loss
Dear readers, if you decide to purchase this amazing novel, please consider the following advice: forget George Romero and the…
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WCU professors publish historical Cherokee writings
Three professors from Western Carolina University who co-edited a work of collected historical writings about the Cherokee will sign copies…
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Marianna Black invites musicians to jam Dec. 16
The Marianna Black Library will hold its next community jam from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16. Anyone with a…
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Oak Ridge Boys to perform in Franklin
The renowned Oak Ridge Boys will play at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the Smoky Mountain…
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Smoky Mountain Brass to join chorus in concert
The Western Carolina Community Chorus will be joined by The Smoky Mountain Brass and Friends for a gala concert at…
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WCU sponsors dulcimer workshop at Junaluska
The sixth annual Mountain Dulcimer Winter Weekend, sponsored by Western Carolina University, will be held Thursday through Sunday, Jan. 6-9,…
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Day camps planned for snow days
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will plan to offer a day camp for children in grades 1 through 5…
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Auditions for ‘You Know’ planned for Dec. 19
The Highlands-Cashiers Players are holding audtions from 3 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 19 and from 5 to 6:30 p.m.…
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Christmas family movies at Marianna Black
During the month of December the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will continue to show family Christmas favorites. The…
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Balsam Range to play Canton’s Colonial Dec. 17
Balsam Range will perform a concert with Tony Rice and Bobby Hicks at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the…
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Library contest to feature Lego® creations
The Haywood County Public Library will hold its first ever Lego® construction contest at 9 a.m. on Jan. 29 Youth…
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Sparking newfound interest in poetry: Inaugural Haywood Poetry Out Loud District Competition puts prose in the mainstream for local students
In a crowded high-school classroom last Friday, under bright fluorescent lights, a little over 50 people crammed into hard, plastic…
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Bitter cold makes routine memorable
Sunday, 6 a.m.: Get out of bed, stagger downstairs and start grinding coffee beans. What’s that white sheen through the…
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New regulations are a compromise
Editor’s note: This letter was written by Waynesville’s planning director in response to Mary Lamb’s letter above. Dear Ms. Lamb…
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Residents need time to review zoning changes
To the Editor: Like so many other young couples, my husband and I felt so blessed when he landed a…
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Jackson’s new leaders have room for improvement
A bit of a stumble out of the gate can be forgiven among newcomers in any endeavor, but that stumble…
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Sylva “back street” plans moving forward: Grant application due Feb. 10
Three years ago, Holly Hooper and sister Heather Menacof had saved enough money to invest in new windows for the…
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Jackson County library taking shape
The completion date for Jackson County’s new library is just three months away, but the likelihood the project really will…
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WCU, Forest Hills continue hammering out Town Center concept
Looming budget cuts to the state’s higher education system won’t interfere with Western Carolina University’s goal of creating a town…
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Q&A with Jackson-Swain Extension Director
Robert “Rob” Hawk, a Whittier resident and the former community resource development agent in this region for the N.C. Cooperative…
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Commissioners to hold public hearings Dec. 20
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners will hold two public hearings at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 20, in the…
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Burrell recovering after fracturing vertebrae
Conrad Burrell, a member of the state’s Board of Transportation and chairman of Southwestern Community College’s board of trustees, underwent…
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Macon planning board uproar subsides
Planning board members in Macon County this week voted against a plan that would have seen their group expand from…
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A changing of the guard at Lake Junaluska: Methodist center with deep Haywood roots works to re-invent itself
Almost a century after its inception, Lake Junaluska Assembly is still a pillar of Haywood County’s heritage, an organic, integral…
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Maggie Valley tries ‘flowery’ marketing idea
Maggie Valley is in the midst of a makeover. The town is taking steps to spruce itself up, modernize and,…
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Jackson Paper host party for local school children
Jackson Paper Manufacturing hosted more than 45 local elementary students and their families at the company’s Christmas for Kids party…
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Lomo owners sell to Atlanta entrepreneur
The inside of Waynesville’s 44 Church Street does not, today, bustle with life, warmth and the scintillating scent of food…
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SMN obtains draft agreement between WCU, Forest Hills
A draft agreement between Western Carolina University and the Village of Forest Hills calls for a referendum on mixed drinks,…
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Images etched in memory for a lifetime
I am fascinated by those images from the natural world that remain with us for a lifetime — almost as…
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Popular Maggie Moonlight Race returns in 2011
The Maggie Valley Moonlight Race will return in 2011, once again enticing runners from near and far to lace up…
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35th annual “Festival of Christmas Past”
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will hold the 35th annual Festival of Christmas Past celebration from 9 a.m. to 4…
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Support your local farms this winter
Harvests of sweet corn, tomatoes, and other produce wrapped up weeks ago, but Haywood County farmers still have plenty to…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Goose dilemma
A spin around Lake Junaluska the other day (12/2) turned up another unusual winter visitor plus highlighted the foibles and…
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Cataloochee’s 50th season off to a great white start
Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley is off to another strong start to its season. “We’ve been open since Nov.…
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Cataloochee Ski Patrol: Keeping you safe on the slope
The Cataloochee Ski Patrol began in 1961 as a group of friends who enjoyed skiing at the new Cataloochee Ski…
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A bunch of possibilities for your book lover
To buy affordable holiday gifts for men past the age of 30 can be difficult. When confronted with men who…
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Let’s be honest about Kephart
To the Editor: I was surprised to find my views somewhat misstated in Quintin Ellison’s column, “Kephart, Transplants and the…
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Take time to contact DOT about N.C.107
To the Editor: The North Carolina Department of Transportation is proposing high-impact road modifications for N.C. 107 and is planning…
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Guilty as charged, and free at last
I have a confession to make. Underneath my tough, no-nonsense newspaperwoman exterior, I’m an individual who is ridden with guilt.…
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Remembering Terry … and not too fondly
When I was in the fourth grade, some dirtbag stole my hat. But it wasn’t any old dirtbag, and it…
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Road crews ready for winter
Eight inches. 10 inches. 12 inches. Wintry mix. Ice. Snow. If the winter of 2009-2010 was characterized by anything, it…
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Selzer honored by NC library association
Mary Selzer received the “Library Friend of the Year” award at the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association meeting in…
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