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Grandfather Mountain animal habitats prepare for winter
Trimming a tree for the holidays? So are Grandfather Mountain’s resident elk. Each year, the resident animals at Grandfather Mountain receive…
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An A.T. alternative: Long-distance trail under construction for the western Appalachians
As the Appalachian wilderness trail Benton MacKaye dreamed up in 1921 becomes busier and busier, a geographically scattered group of…
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Youth racing starts soon at Cataloochee
Alley Cat Youth Racing will return to Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley this winter, with the first races scheduled…
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Music video advocates for wildlife crossings
A new music video featuring Asheville-based band The Fates aims to raise awareness for an ongoing effort to make wildlife…
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Drought persists in N.C.
Despite widespread rains last week, the drought situation in North Carolina hasn’t changed much, according to a map published Dec.…
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Smokies project will require filling in small wetland
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park plans to build an annex to its existing headquarters building, and a comment period…
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Flat Top Manor renovation complete
A $2.4 million rehabilitation is complete at the iconic Flat Top Manor, located at Moses H. Cone Memorial Park on…
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Streambank project will cause GSMNP lane closure
A streambank stabilization project in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will cause a three-month lane closure along the Townsend…
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More than just a ride on the rails
In the years after the Civil War, train travel in America exploded. Rail lines soon crisscrossed the country, bringing travelers…
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We all have something to give
It was a tight space, but that’s often the deal with parallel parking. There were three bicycles in the bed…
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The problem with Sylva Sam
To the Editor: Recently I decided to take a closer look at the new plaques added to “Sylva Sam,” Jackson…
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Is this how democracy dies?
To the Editor: Mark Meadows (former congressman from North Carolina and President Trump’s White House chief of staff) may very…
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Jim Stevens was a true mountain man
To the Editor: Recently, we lost a true mountain man. You may have known him as Jim Stevens or maybe…
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Haywood Eye Care celebrates 70 years
Haywood Family Eye Care has been a fixture of eye care in Western North Carolina for nearly 70 years.
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Omicron spreading fast
Haywood County Public Health has received notice of 120 new cases of COVID-19 in the last week compared to 156…
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Haywood Rotary Clubs deliver Christmas boxes
Members from three Rotary Clubs in Haywood County delivered 651 Christmas dinner boxes Dec. 21 to local families. The Christmas…
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Incarcerated at Christmas: Swain inmates thankful for family visitations
Swain County Detention Center became a place of reunions and redemption during the last few weeks as inmates had their…
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Congress ends EBCI challenge to Catawba casino
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ last hope for stopping the Catawba Indian Nation from building a casino in North…
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WCU trustees approve athletics fee hike
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees voted unanimously during its Dec. 3 meeting to recommend a schedule of fees…
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Swain County Schools faces recruitment, retention obstacles
In the midst of the third school year affected by COVID-19, school systems are keenly aware of the stress the…
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Franklin Town Council fills vacant seat
Adam Kimsey will join the Franklin Town Council after the board unanimously appointed him to fill a two-year unexpired term.
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‘I’ve just never seen water that angry’
By Bill Graham • Special to SMN | Poet T.S. Eliot wrote that there’s something about growing up beside a…
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Cherokee gaming LLC to expand its reach
The company the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians formed earlier this year to purchase Caesar’s Southern Indiana Casino hopes to…
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JAM program gives students sense of place
There is a special moment that happens whilst playing music, a moment when concentration takes over as a musician uses…
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This must be the place: Catch a wave and take in the sweetness, think about it, the darkness, the deepness
It’s 8:53 a.m. Room 159. Super 8 Motel. Christiansburg, Virginia. Upon exiting the room in time for the 9 a.m.…
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New directors at Cherokee museum
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian is expanding its leadership with the appointment of two new directors.
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New Report Sounds Alarm on Affordable Housing — Again
By Barbara Durr • Asheville Watchdog | This story was originally published by Asheville Watchdog, an independent nonprofit news team serving Asheville…
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Emergency shelter operations conclude in Haywood
Haywood County’s emergency shelter operations for Tropical Storm Fred survivors have concluded this week, four months after sheltering first began…
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Public hearing slated for RV moratorium in Maggie
Maggie Valley Town Hall was packed Tuesday evening for the regular December Board of Aldermen meeting. This was the first…
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A rose amongst the thorns
Steve Brooks is a prolific artist, poet and writer who has lived in Asheville for 10 years now, having moved…
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‘More than a road’: New superintendent discusses her vision for the Blue Ridge Parkway
Growing up in Columbia, South Carolina, Tracy Swartout made some of her favorite childhood memories traveling the 469-mile ridge road…
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Pisgah Center will not reopen after flood damage
The Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education in Brevard won’t reopen following extensive damage from Tropical Storm Fred, the N.C. Wildlife…
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New MST director named
Brent Laurenz, deputy director for the voting rights nonprofit Common Cause in North Carolina, will be the next leader of…
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Expanded bear hunting proposed for WNC
UPDATE: Since this piece was originally published, the Wildlife Commission announced cancellation of the planned in-person hearings. The Wildlife Resources…
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Pigeon River Fund awards grants
Nine grants totaling $326,348 will help environmental groups support area waterways in a variety of ways following the announcement of…
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Meadows an embarrassment to his former state, district
The recent revelations regarding Mark Meadows and his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the events…
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Creating the holiday meant for me
Glennon Doyle is a favorite writer of mine and currently hosts a powerful podcast called “We Can Do Hard Things.”…
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Peace on earth, good will toward men?
To the Editor: Every faith tradition has special occasions to honor God’s goodness and mankind’s desire for peace on earth.
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Don’t abandon freedom of religion
To the Editor: I see where Michael Flynn, former President Trump’s National Security Advisor, is calling for us to have…
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Can you hear Johnny Cash?
To the Editor: The late, great Johnny Cash wrote: “Don’t take your guns to town, son.” In the song, Billy…
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Operation Medicine Drop
North Carolina created Operation Medicine Drop to help people safely dispose of medications and prescription drugs. A series of locations…
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Herrons offer home to family that lost everything
By Bill Graham • Special to SMN | For Ed Herron, childhood at Lake Junaluska in the 1960s was idyllic.…
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Cherokee passes casino smoking ban
Casinos in Cherokee and Murphy will be permanently smoke-free following a majority vote from Tribal Council Dec. 9, codifying a…
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Ghost Town developer pleads his case
Ghost Town developer Frankie Wood made his case to members of the Maggie Valley business community during a presentation at…
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Jackson declares Darrell Woodard Day of Service
Jackson County and the Town of Sylva have officially declared Dec. 10 as Darrell Woodard Day of Service.
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Plea agreement delayed in Sylva man’s Jan. 6 case
Lewis Easton Cantwell, a Sylva resident facing charges related to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol Building, was…
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Cashiers-Glenville recreation plan approved
Jackson County commissioners have approved a Cashiers-Glenville Recreation Center Master Plan that will include the construction of a splash pad…
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Nikwasi story told in traveling Smithsonian exhibit
The history of the Nikwasi Mound in Franklin will soon be part of a Smithsonian Museum traveling exhibit that will…
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Cherokee supports Nikwasi grant effort
Tribal Council voted Dec. 9 to support the Nikwasi Initiative’s efforts to land $5 million in grant funds for a…
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