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Eviction moratorium expires
The federal moratorium on evictions was allowed to expire on July 31, bringing an end to protections enjoyed by tenants…
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Time machines, remembered scenes: Dave Schools of Widespread Panic
What started out 35 years ago as a handful of students at the University of Georgia getting together for the…
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Fine Art Museum receives national honor
The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center in Cullowhee has achieved accreditation by the American Alliance…
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This must be the place: It all comes back to you, you’re bound to get what you deserve
Opening up my email inbox last Friday morning, there was a press release from an entertainment publicist making note of…
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The melodic bridge of that ‘high, lonesome sound’: A conversation with Del McCoury
When it comes to the preservation and perpetuation of bluegrass music in the 21st century, Del McCoury is the leading…
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Republican field for Cawthorn’s seat grows to five
On the heels of “ Gungate ” and a shouting match with a West Virginia congressman on the house floor,…
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Recording reveals Cawthorn's gun gaffe
Congressman Madison Cawthorn attempted to bring a firearm though airport security this past February, but the freshman Western North Carolina…
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Jackson schools will begin with mask mandate
Jackson County Schools will begin the 2021-22 school year with a mask mandate for all students, staff and visitors, with…
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Mask mandate back in Cherokee; Masking encouraged but not required in N.C.
The indoor mask mandate is back on the Qualla Boundary following a July 29 executive order from Eastern Band of…
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Masks will be optional in Haywood schools
Following contentious public input, and relatively little board discussion, Haywood County Schools will begin the 2021-22 school year without a…
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Top Tips to Help Women Enjoy Sex Again
The female body is a complicated organism, and the reproductive system is perhaps the most complicated of all. Sex can…
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The Truth About Aphrodisiacs
Aphrodisiacs have a long and sexy history. Named for the Greek Goddess of love and beauty (associated with Venus in…
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Why You Should Host A Passion Party
It’s come to my attention that there are still some women out there who’ve never been to a passion party…
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When Physical and Mental Arousal Don't Align
Naema Pierce • Rumble Contributor | Somewhere in the many messages that we have received about sex, most of us have…
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EXCLUSIVE: Gash will unveil education policy at candidate forum tomorrow
All six Democratic congressional candidates in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District will appear at a candidate forum in Marshall on…
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Tree seedlings for sale
Seedlings are available for sale from the N.C. Forest Service Nursery Program, with specimens offering superior growth, form and disease…
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Friend your farmer
Empowering Mountain Food Systems will be highlighting the stories, personalities and passions of Western North Carolina farmers through its new…
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Ticket, please: Smokies to explore paid parking, shuttle service as crowd control tools
As visitor use in the already-crowded Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues to climb, for the first time ever the…
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Bills aim to fund wildlife conservation
Bipartisan legislation aiming to fund local efforts to support struggling wildlife is now under consideration in both houses of Congress…
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Mountain Wildlife Days director to step down
More than 450 people participated in the 17th annual Mountain Wildlife Days this month, but it will be the last…
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Worlds apart: a look at two very different books
The last four months of 1862 brought blood and slaughter to the armies of the South and the North. Earlier…
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What Covid taught us about infrastructure
By Peter Nieckarz • Guest Columnist | We seem to be collectively breathing a sigh of relief as the COVID-19…
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Our epic RV adventure
This week’s column comes to you from a campground picnic table in Hershey, Pennsylvania. My boyfriend and I are on…
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Cawthorn’s hypocrisy is maddening
To the Editor: Representative Madison Cawthorn’s latest newsletter is a case study in hypocrisy and misinformation. While extolling the anniversary…
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Thanks for the quality journalism
To the Editor: I would like to thank The Smoky Mountain News for the article “Back to the Blue” (July 14-20, 2021).
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Police chase leads to one death, multiple injured
On Wednesday, July 21, a Haywood County Deputy observed Dalton Suttles driving on U.S. 209 in Haywood County.
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Riggs pleads to felony charges
Last August, Jackson County deputies responded to reports of a vehicle fire on Parris Branch. They arrived to find a…
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Haney convicted of sexual assault
Following a two-week trial, a Graham County jury on Friday returned a guilty verdict in 45 minutes against Casey Haney,…
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No smoke without buyers: Research explores cigar wrapper tobacco as cash crop for mountain farmers
On a perfectly sunny and gloriously cool July morning, Tucker Worley starts up the John Deere golf cart and takes…
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Tobacco’s Haywood County heyday
Slowly meandering through Haywood County’s tranquil farmlands, the winding two-lane mountain road rises and falls as behind each bend it…
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Local school boards now responsible for mask mandate
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced new health guidelines for North Carolina public schools on Wednesday. School districts should require…
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Macon Schools plan to start year without masks
After North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced new health guidelines for North Carolina Public Schools, giving local school boards the…
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COVID-19 cases continue to rise
After months of decline, North Carolina is experiencing a rapid increase in COVID-19 spread among those who are unvaccinated.
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Searching for gold: Bryson City Olympian misses kayaking finals, aims for canoe medal
Bryson City Olympian Evy Leibfarth , 17, came up short in her quest for an Olympic kayaking medal but will…
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Candidate visits show senate race is heating up
With the U.S. Senate under razor-thin Democratic control and a rare open seat in North Carolina, candidates on both sides…
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Full circle: Cherokee’s new museum director seeks to bring tribe’s story to the present
Throughout her 20-year museum career, Shana Bushyhead Condill had wondered what it might be like to work on the Qualla…
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Final beam placed at new hospital
With an eye on the future and supporting healthcare throughout the Western North Carolina region, the final beam was placed…
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Macon approves emergency funds for KIDS Place
Macon County commissioners recently approved $55,000 worth of emergency funds to KIDS Place Child Advocacy Center to ensure the nonprofit…
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Vaya Health awarded health plan by N.C. DHHS
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services selected Vaya Health to operate a health care plan for North Carolina…
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Swain to support Medicaid expansion
Swain County Board of Commissioners plans to pass a resolution showing the county’s support for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina…
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What Can Dis-ease in the Physical Body Tell Us?
By Sabrina Matheny • Rumble Contributor | All energy connects. We like to compartmentalize issues in our lives, but from an…
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Cosmopolitan country: Sylva restaurant combines fine Italian, Appalachian culinary delights
For several years, the small building at the corner of Main and Mill streets in downtown Sylva has sat dormant.…
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This must be the place: Rolling on from town to town, been so many places, still don’t know where I’m bound
With my feet dangling out of the back window of the truck, a cool morning breeze rolled through the Tacoma…
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Summer at Lake J
Lake Junaluska’s Summer Activities Program, which offers free and low-cost activities that celebrate faith, recreation, arts and education, is now…
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Local school boards now responsible for mask mandate
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced new health guidelines for North Carolina public schools on Wednesday. School districts should require…
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Bryson City paddler to appear in Olympic semifinals
Bryson City Olympian Evy Leibfarth, 17, will advance to the semifinal women’s kayak slalom competition following her performance in the…
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Pilot program will bring shuttles, paid parking to Laurel Falls
In a virtual public meeting this evening, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials unveiled a pilot plan to manage congestion…
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Don't Let Fear Win the Battle
What you don’t know won’t scare you. That was the lesson I learned during my first triathlon.
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Women Fight for Olympic Rights
There were no women at the first modern Olympics in 1896. According to its founder Pierre de Coubertin, women were “not…
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