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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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Soccer for big kids
Co-ed soccer for adults will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday nights starting Jan. 26 at the Old…
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Reel basics class set for Pisgah Center
Learn the ins and outs of the fly fishing rod and reel from 10 a.m. until noon Jan. 29 at…
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Podcast spreads the word about threat to Smokies’ bats
A podcast released by Great Smoky Mountains National Park outlines efforts to save bats from White-nose syndrome, a potentially fatal…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Godzilla meets Barbi
Pandemonium had engulfed Shoal Creek by the time authorities arrived. One fisherman sat, dazed, on a boulder, rocking back and…
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Jockeying for space on the Nantahala: Outfitters and summer camps spar over control of river traffic
Rafting outfitters in the Nantahala Gorge have arrived at a compromise with summer camps and colleges vying for the chance…
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WCU professor co-authors book about rising sea levels
A book co-authored by Western Carolina University professor Rob Young about the global threat to coastal communities posed by rising…
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Cancer survivor to talk at Jackson Library
In May 2008, Jane SpottedBird was diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Her doctor gave her 6 to 12 months to…
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A grisly war novel that stands apart
“It took Karl Marlantes 30 years to write his thunderous, brutally granular account of scorched-earth combat in Vietnam. Matterhorn was…
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Thanks for making Fire and Ice a success
To the Editor: On behalf of the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank The Smoky Mountain…
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Motocross track would violate our rights
To the Editor: Clarks Chapel is a delightful and quiet area that in recent years has attracted many people, including…
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A few hopeful signs of spring
I detect signs of spring. Whether this is fantasy or reality, that’s for you to decide, but I choose to…
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This epiphany is shiny, new and has all-wheel drive
My epiphany occurred on a bitter cold Sunday afternoon, the snow having momentarily given way to a stray and fleeting…
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Winter youth art classes offered at the Bascom
The Bascom is offering winter art classes for kids from pre-school to high school that will keep them busy and…
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Juggling comedian to send unlikely props airborn
Juggler Mark Nizer will bring a blend of comedy, juggling, music and technology to Western Carolina University at 7:30 p.m.…
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Classes focus on stylish dance
A new series of dance classes will be held Monday nights from 7 to 9 p.m. starting Feb. 7 at…
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Father-daughter Valentine Dance returns to Sylva
The annual Father-Daughter Semi-formal Dance will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the First United…
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A sweet way to show library support
The 4th-annual Chocolate Cook-Off will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, in Bryson City to raise…
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Freight Hoppers featured at WCU’s Thursday night Jam
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Session Series at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will continue Thursday, Feb.…
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Gallery 86 opens 2011 with exhibition of student art
Student art is on display by the Haywood County Arts Council at Waynesville’s Gallery 86 through January 29. The exhibit…
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Inspired Art Ministry offers classes
Inspired Art Ministry in Waynesville has opened their doors for the winter term, offering drawing and painting classes for all…
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Art and love collide at SweetheART Gallery Show
Celebrate art and love during the Haywood County Arts Council’s February “SweetheART” Show featuring artist couples from Haywood County. The…
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Gateway Club turns up the heat at Fire & Ice Star Chef competition
Culinary talent throughout Western North Carolina gathered to compete in a single-elimination culinary skills recipe and preparation contest during the…
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Holquist and Civic Orchestra to perform Jan. 29
Dr. Robert Holquist will solo with the Western Carolina Civic Orchestra at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, in the…
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Something to hold on to: Master furniture maker inspired by handmade revolution
John Gernandt loves the word tactile. It’s not so much the word, really, as the whole concept. People, he says,…
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Winter blanket drive in Franklin
Donations of food, coats and blankets are needed for the Warmth in Winter event in Franklin. Free hot meals, blankets,…
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State road map yours for the asking
A new, 2011-12 state roadmap can be obtained for free by contacting the N.C. Department of Transportation. The state map…
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Haywood Habitat to help families in need of homes
Haywood Habitat for Humanity is holding an open enrollment through January for perspective new-home partner families. Applicants must meet certain…
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Mountain BizWorks offers planning course in Waynesville
Mountain BizWorks will offer “Foundations,” an eight-week business planning course starting Feb. 2 in Waynesville. Students will learn how to…
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UN study of violence against Native women touches Cherokee
A United Nations expert on women’s human rights is investigating why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and…
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Free tax preparation help in Jackson
Those with low and moderate income can get help preparing and filing their taxes every Monday and Friday from Feb.…
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Bottoms up: Towns likely to continue benefiting from liquor sales
With Gov. Beverly Perdue reversing her stance on her previous suggestion to privatize liquor sales, towns can rest assured they’ll…
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Dirt-bike track gets green flag
Bud Talley said this week he plans to move forward on building a dirt-bike track on his farm in Macon…
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Industries in arrears on rent and loans face county crackdown
With what they claim is hundreds of thousands in unpaid rent and loans on the line, Jackson County commissioners have…
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Arizona shootings prompt rethinking about security at area colleges
Faculty and staff at Southwestern Community College will take part in a daylong session this week on how to identify…
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Jackson County commissioners shift into reverse on hiring policy
When Jackson County’s new commissioners announced they would oversee all hiring to determine whether positions should be filled or wiped…
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Supporters want to keep county funding for Green Energy Park
Supporters of Jackson County’s methane-powered Green Energy Park urged county leaders last week not to slash funding to the innovative…
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Lingering recession prompts new round of Haywood job cuts
Haywood County commissioners have cut five full-time jobs and frozen four open positions to stave off a projected budget shortfall…
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Selling landfill space gains traction in Haywood
Haywood County is seriously considering turning over operations of the county landfill to a private company in hopes of saving…
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DOT probes allegation of fraud in road maintenance contracts
The Department of Transportation isn’t sure how long it will take to investigate anonymous allegations of fraud among road maintenance…
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Southern cuisine comes to Clyde
If you had to pick a concept to describe Mary Catherine Earnest, it would probably be local. The owner and…
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Group training runs kick off this week for new half marathon
Runners who need a little inspiration to stay in shape this winter can now look toward a new half marathon…
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Nothing like old-time boardinghouses
Are there boardinghouses still operating here in the Smokies region? There are, of course, hotels, inns, bed-and-breakfasts, and motels galore.…
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Want more bike lanes? This survey is for you
If you like to bike, but don’t like how few bike lanes there are in your community, now’s the chance…
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