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Fund for Haywood County announces grant recipients
Fund for Haywood County has released $28,335 in recent grants to local nonprofit organizations supporting important community initiatives. The grants…
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A special place in the heart of arborists
Winter is the season for thinking about pines. For the ancient Orientals, pines signified dignity and vitality, especially in old…
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Farming the woods for forest crops
A one-day workshop called “Does Your Forest Talk Money?” will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the Stecoah Valley…
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Green Drinks series to highlight chestnut restoration
A talk called “Forest Majesty: Bringing back the American chestnut tree” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19,…
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Waynesville rec center now offers spin classes
Cyclists aiming to stay fit during winter or those looking for a change of pace in their workout should check…
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Ski area to offer after-school program
Cataloochee Ski Area is offering after-school programs for elementary, middle and high school kids to learn to ski or snowboard…
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Donation sets the stage for protection of Headwaters tract
The quest to protect the 8,000-acre Headwaters tract in Transylvania County — one of the last undeveloped tracts of its…
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Bear license plate support projects the Smokies
Special license plates sporting a black bear have proliferated across WNC, raising $356,000 in 2010 for Friends of the Smokies,…
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Anglers offer fly-fishing class for beginners
Fly-fishing wannabes can learn the basics and try their hand at casting a line this winter thanks to an ongoing…
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The Naturalist's Corner: A soggy record
The twin banes of birding, wind and rain, combined to help set a new record low for the eighth annual…
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The great white quiet
Doug McFalls spent last winter as caretaker at LeConte Lodge in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The lodge is…
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A cautionary tale of the dangers of excess
“The rich are different from you and me,” F. Scott Fitzgerald once famously said to Ernest Hemingway, to which Hemingway…
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Music offers break from winter doldrums
Though most people think the music jams at the Bryson City library are just a summertime thing, they carry on…
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Kids to get crafty with wintertime creations
A free ARTSaturday program for elementary school-aged children and their families will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on…
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HART studio season begins with ‘Life in the Theatre’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will open its 2011 winter Studio Theater Season with a bit of backstage humor and…
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WNC chefs face off at Fire & Ice
The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce will host a Western Carolina chef’s competition during the second annual Fire & Ice…
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Liars Bench storytellers tip their hat to moonshine history
Moonshine will take center stage at the next Liars Bench, a variety show series paying hommage to aspects of Southern…
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Paula Deen cooks up live show at Harrah’s
The cooking star Paula Deen will bring her flare for Southern cooking to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino with a live cooking…
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Putting on a show: Franklin’s Overlook Theater Company banks on the appeal of timeless stage classics
Everybody loves a classic. At least that’s what the minds behind Franklin’s Overlook Theater Company were banking on when they…
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This stretch of road deserves better care
To the Editor: As a Macon County native who learned to drive in these mountains more than 40 years ago,…
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How can faith leaders support Dream Act?
To the Editor: I read in the newspaper an article called “Faith Leaders support the Dream Act.” What reality do…
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New group seeks political solutions
To the Editor: We live in the greatest country in the world, but we have serious challenges — challenges that…
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Immigrants can enrich all of us
To the Editor: Scott McLeod writes accurately and with emotion about the Dream Act (“Hagen, senate wrong on Dream Act,”…
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Just shut up and bang it out
I’ve never been big on New Year’s resolutions. But this weekend I decided to list five and work seriously toward…
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Mistake is a reminder to tell it like it is
“… but a belief in hard work and treating others fairly was ingrained from a very early age in my…
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HCC offers help in managing time
The Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar entitled, “Organizing your Work and Life -…
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Learn about animal rescue efforts
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s annual meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Haywood County…
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Public hearing set for landfill problem
Jackson County’s old solid waste landfill is leaking contaminants in higher concentrations than allowed into the groundwater, and satisfying state…
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Commissioners demand ‘green’ wonder prove black-and-white dollar value
How fickle fortune can be, Timm Muth, the director of the oft-touted Green Energy Park, found upon tendering a simple…
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Situation still bleak for builders in the region
By Colby Dunn and Quintin Ellison • Staff Writers Although retail businesses might have found some relief toward the latter…
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Taking tabs on economic recovery: Economic situation in WNC seems to be improving for small businesses
By Colby Dunn and Quintin Ellison • Staff writers Despite a sour economy, many businesses in Western North Carolina are…
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Needmore proposal back for debate; this time in Macon County
People for and against the state Department of Transportation’s plans to pave and widen a 3.3-mile section of Needmore Road…
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West Elementary gets new classrooms
Swain County’s West Elementary School will be getting a classroom expansion thanks to $1.8 million handed to them by Swain…
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Haywood releases closed session minutes on its own accord
At their last meeting of 2010, the Haywood County Commissioners made what might seem like a rather mundane decision. They…
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Crowd revs up against proposed dirt bike racetrack
More than 100 people turned out recently to protest a Macon County farmer’s plan to save his land by building…
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Vote for Western Carolina University's Pride of the Mountains Marching Band
Southern California-area television station KTLA is polling Parade of Roses viewers to determine which participating band is the crowd favorite.…
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A family full of marriage, but not quite bliss
Editor’s note: This George Ellison column was first published in December 2004. Most everyone agrees that marriage is a noble…
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Holiday recycling hits Haywood
Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash than any other time of the year,…
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Swimming lessons to start in the new year
The Aquatics Department of Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center will begin the 2011 group swim lesson lineup with the…
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Viticulture conference coming to Candler
The North Carolina BioNetwork BioBusiness Center in Candler will host the first annual North Carolina Conference on Sustainable Viticulture on…
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Fees waived and free screenings at HRHFC
Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center is waiving the usual initiation fee on six-month memberships as a holiday gift to…
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The Naturalist's Corner: 2010 through the Naturalist’s Corner’s window
Correction: Last week’s story regarding the Balsam CBC stated that dinner after the count would be at the Sagebrush. Wrong!…
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More Blue Ridge Parkway viewshed protected
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) recently protected Blackrock Ridge in northern Jackson County, a striking and important component of…
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Group to discuss ‘Time and Again’ at public library
The next Book Ends book discussion group will be held at the Jackson County Public Library on Thursday, Jan.13. The…
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In new novel, outlook is grim without technology
Let me begin this review by confessing that I never heard of E.M.P. (Electromagnetic Pulse), and I was distressed to…
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A fine time to order seeds
One of my favorite annual events is set to take place Jan. 15. I share this information now because it…
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Property values affected election and are a looming problem
By Mark Jamison • Guest Columnist During the recent election for county commissioner in Jackson County, both sides made reference…
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Contra dance in Jackson Jan. 9
The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will be held at the Barkers Creek Community Building from 3-5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.…
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Elderly Brothers ring in New Year’s at Legion
The Elderly Brothers will perform on New Year’s Eve at American Legion Post 47 in Waynesville. The Elderly Brothers have…
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Chocolate lovers, head to Bryson City Feb. 12
The Friends of the Marianna Black Library will host the 4th Annual Chocolate Cook-Off from 2-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.…
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