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Ancient Japanese art provides modern respite
Most people snip flowers, drop them into a jam jar with some water, call it an arrangement and place them…
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The rise and the fall of outdoor recreation
Maybe it’s the fear of snakes, mountain lions, or Bigfoot. Or the perceived boredom of time spent unplugged. Perhaps it’s…
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A thank you to our elected officials
To the Editor: I’d like to thank the state House of Representatives for putting rich white kids first in North…
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As engaged citizens, we must vote priorities
To the Editor: Do you think more of your car than you do of your children? If something is wrong…
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Transportation plan won’t help economy
To The Editor: I attended the recent public hearing on the Comprehensive Transportation Plan and came away confused. First, according…
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Bryan Garden is a true treasure for the region
To the Editor: I’d like to thank Quintin Ellison and The Smoky Mountain News for Ms. Ellison’s excellent article about…
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Road is in best interest of SCC and students
To the Editor: Having served for more than a decade as president of Southwestern Community College, I was dismayed by…
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Taking the sting from a wasp, and finding peace
Last night, lying in bed on the screened porch reading before darkness fell, I looked up from my book and…
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SCC road gets mired in questions about motives
A planned new access road that will provide an exit and entrance into Southwestern Community College in Webster should not…
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HVO donates medical supplies to global relief organization
Haywood Vocational Opportunities has donated 103,500 black medical table covers to AmeriCares, a global disaster relief organization that delivers medicine…
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MedWest urgent care centers opening in Sylva, Canton
MedWest Health System is expanding its access to health care to the communities served by its hospitals in three counties.…
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Solar panels helping to power foot and ankle clinic
The rooftops of both offices of Smoky Mountain Foot and Ankle Clinic are now equipped with solar electric modules that…
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Waynesville woman receives innovative pacemaker
Two cardiologists with MedWest Health System now offer the first pacemaker designed, tested and approved by the Federal Drug Administration…
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Insurance to decrease for Clyde residents
Clyde Fire Department recently underwent a state inspection that improved their insurance rating. The businesses and homeowners in the Clyde/Central…
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Sylva might save struggling group by hiring director itself
The fate of the organization tasked with marketing and promoting downtown Sylva remains in flux, but it appears positioned to…
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Fight over planning continues to boil in Macon
If you visit Macon County, keep your head down — there’s a war over property rights in progress. In this…
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Cause of infant’s death ‘undetermined’ by autopsy
Hypothermia is a possible cause of death for Aubrey Kina-Marie Littlejohn, a 15-month-old Cherokee baby who died in January, according…
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Green Energy Park completes upgrade
A blower upgrade to the landfill gas system that helps power Jackson County’s Green Energy Park has been completed. The…
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New president named at SCC
Southwestern Community College this week got a new president, Donald Tomas of Aledo, Texas, who takes over July 1. Tomas…
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Cherokee hopes for dealers as casino expansion debt looms
Principal Chief Michell Hicks hinted last week at a renewed effort to bring live dealers to Harrah’s Cherokee Hotel and…
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HCC offers day camp
A summer day camp for children from the ages of 6 to 12 will run from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30…
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HCC restructures auto body program
A new associate degree program at Haywood Community College will upgrade the existing one-year diploma program in auto body this…
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Minority business owners sought for awards
Know someone, maybe yourself, who should be minority businessperson of the year? The Minority Enterprise Development Week Committee is now…
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Feeling like your grandparenting alone? There’s help out there
A grandparent support group will meet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, at the Jackson Family…
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Public perspectives on Corridor K
Health and Prosperity Two of the main arguments in favor of Corridor K construction are safety and economic growth. Road…
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Feelings for and against Corridor K run strong
In Graham County, a public hearing last week on Corridor K drew a crowd of 200 people, speaking for and…
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The passing of an era? Residents in Macon County say goodbye to independent hospital
At Macon Barber Shop, you can get a haircut for $10 and a shampoo for $5, but the talk is…
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Angel Hospital on the road to a merger with Mission
Angel Medical Center in Franklin, one of the last, small independent hospitals in the state, is now part of Mission…
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Ubiquitous phone book still a staple
This June, 91,000 pounds of paper will make its way into Western North Carolina. Some of it will end up…
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New chain stores for Waynesville a concern for small businesses
For Mary Edwards, the owner of Craft Collection in downtown Waynesville, news of a possible Michaels coming to town is…
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Plans call for new Belk, a Michaels and PetSmart in Waynesville
Belk department store in Waynesville might be moving from its anchor spot beside Ingle's grocery store to a much larger…
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Tea time for the arts
Get a taste of English tradition at Mountain High Tea, a fundraising party for the Haywood County Arts Council. The…
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Cancer survivor reads from memoir at City Lights
Bryson City resident Jane Spotted Bird will read from her recently published memoir, Still Here: Dancing to the Beat of…
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Author to speak on the publishing
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will host an afternoon with Kim Michele Richardson, author of The Unbreakable Child:…
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A thinking person’s crime novel
Kind hearts, allow me to introduce Police Detective, Harry Hole. Let me warn you in advance, he is an alcoholic…
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Magnolias not just a Deep South species
Mention magnolias and images of plantations and mint juleps come to mind. But here in Western North Carolina we have…
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Brazilian soccer camp brings skills to youth
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer TetraBrazil Soccer Camp for ages 10 to 18 July 11 through 15…
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Competitive youth soccer try-outs
Carolina Mountains Soccer Club in Haywood County is holding tryouts May 24 through 26 for the coming season. The soccer…
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Teams forming for adult summer soccer league
Adults with a hankering for soccer this summer can sign up to play in a league run by the Haywood…
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Gardening for Wildlife series in Macon
Do you want to attract more birds, butterflies, beneficial insects and other native species to your backyards? It’s easy, fun…
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Learn how to build a backyard habitat
The Great Smoky Mountains Audubon Society will hold a Backyard Habitat Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June…
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Four planets visible to naked eye in May
Western North Carolina stargazers will be able to witness a rare astronomical phenomenon this month when four of the five…
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From longboarding to disc golf, Sports Festival leaves no stone unturned
The Mountain Sports Festival returns to Asheville on May 27-29, with a line up to entice any pro or amateur…
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Make money off your forestland
A wildcrafting, general make-your-forest work for you workshop is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 26 at the…
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Lend a hand for the birds
Volunteers are needed at the bird-monitoring station at Tessentee Bottomland Preserve in Macon County. The program is a nationwide effort…
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Landing the big one: National Fly Fishing Championship coming to Cherokee
Want to see some of the best fly-fishing imaginable? The 2011 U.S. National Fly Fishing Championship will be held May…
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Quiet please!
Last Saturday morning I was racing around in the woods of the Tusquitee Ranger District on the other side of…
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Get on that bike and ditch the car
A “Bike to Work” ride will be held in Waynesville May 20 on National Bike to Work Day. The length…
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Historic farmland conserved on Valley River near Andrews
Hiwassee-Valley Land Trust, a project of the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, has purchased the 100-acre Salman Farm that…
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Name that… Creative fundraising supports effort to count every living thing in the Smokies
Some of the scientists helping to identify every living species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are giving up…
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