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Meditation: Why Time & Place Matter
By Sabrina Matheny • Rumble Contributor | How we feel in a space makes a big difference in our ability to…
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New landslide mapping tool available
A new website uses GIS, aerial imagery and field work data to create a landslide mapping tool that provides critical…
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Local conservationists earn statewide recognition
Conservation leaders from Asheville and Brevard were among the 16 people and organizations to earn recognition during the N.C. Wildlife…
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Staying alive: MountainTrue protects A.T. ash trees as research progresses against invasive threat
For millions of years, ash trees have grown tall and strong across the landscape today known as the United States…
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Conservancy marks land protection achievements
The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina celebrated a pair of conservation achievements in recent months that together protect more than…
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GMHG women’s heavy athletics bolstered by tough competition
In just over a span of five years, the women’s heavy athletic division at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games has…
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Ken Follett’s tribute to Notre Dame
On April 15, 2019, Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the world’s most beloved architectural landmarks, caught fire. The blaze started…
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Rep. Cawthorn’s rhetoric is dangerous
To the Editor: As a former Public Health Director in his district with over 30 years of public health experience,…
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Real data about the job market
To the Editor: The letter by Ms. Subic “Stop the checks, get to work” in the July 14 issue of…
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Letter’s claims illustrate our current problems
To the Editor: As I read the letter about unemployment insurance in last week’s edition of The Smoky Mountain News…
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Chickens make a stand despite our efforts
Five chickens appeared one bright summer morning in our driveway. I was still half asleep, stumbling through my morning routine…
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Folkmoot USA: Celebrating diversity of the United States
Folkmoot USA, North Carolina’s Official International Festival, returns with Folkmoot Summerfest July 22-25. The theme of this year’s festival is…
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Opioid settlement could result in drug treatment facility
Millions in opioid settlement money is coming to the state, to most counties and even to some municipalities.
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Maggie Valley residents concerned for safety
Last week’s Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen meeting was riddled with complaints from residents of a development on Jonathan Creek…
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COVID cases surge: Haywood reports two nursing home outbreaks
New coronavirus cases were down to nearly nothing in Western North Carolina by the close of June, but in the…
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Jackson approves $7 million for school security
Jackson County will spend $7 million to convert four public school campuses to a single-point-of-entry system after commissioners voted unanimously…
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Jam on: Hillbilly Jam returns to Maggie Valley
If you think it’s hard to sum up what, exactly, Hillbilly Jam is, you’re not alone.
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Karl Rove talks Trump, Cawthorn, NC11
Known mostly to the current generation as a political pundit and frequent television/radio/newspaper commentator, Karl Rove has roots in Republican…
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Filing period closes for 2021 municipal elections
While there aren’t any state or federal elections being held this year, there are a number of municipal governing board…
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Parents oppose Pride Month display at Macon library
The Macon County Public Library provides a number of diverse educational opportunities for youth, but a book display promoting Pride…
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You’re Invited! BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.” – William Wordsworth, 1798 This month is Plastic Free July, a…
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We could leave them behind in the sparkle and fade: A conversation with Art Alexakis
If the old adage, “obstacles are opportunities,” rings true, then Art Alexakis might just be the definition of an opportunist.
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This must be the place: The heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own
Stepping into the lobby of the Days Inn just north of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, last Wednesday evening, I was immediately hit…
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Three arrested on meth trafficking charges
Two Canton man and one Asheville man are being held on six-figure bonds after the Jackson County deputies arrested them…
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Gas leak at Hazelwood Elementary
Before noon on Monday, July 19, school employees smelled propane. Summer school students, summer childcare students, and staff were evacuated…
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General Assembly names new WCU trustees
A former state representative from Matthews and a retired charitable trust director from Winston-Salem will replace former Principal Chief Joyce…
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Summer Recipe Ideas
The dog days of summer are here (officially July 3 - Aug. 11 according to the Farmer’s Almanac) and although…
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Best Summer Movies
Rumble Team | Summer is for adventure, for getting outside, exploring and having fun. But, the rainy afternoons come. So to…
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Century Farm applicants wanted
A reunion for families who have continuously operated a farm for 100 years or more is coming up this fall…
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Highlands Biological Foundation Board elects new president
Jennie Stowers has been elected as the new president of the Highlands Biological Foundation Board after Julia Grumbles wrapped up…
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Zaila Avant-garde Makes History
On July 8, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde made history as the first Black winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in…
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The way love goes: A conversation with Brian McKnight
For the last 25 years, few R&B/soul performers have risen to height of success and level of mainstream talent as…
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This must be the place: By now you took what was to take, tear it apart and start again
Emerging from the beer line along the top of the hill with a Fiddlehead IPA, I heard the slight sound…
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A shiner’s tale, a woman’s perspective
In a literary genre (Appalachian noir) dominated by men, Amy Jo Burns’ new novel Shiner breaks through barriers and the…
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2 Most Common Design Mistakes
By Sabrina Matheny • Rumble Contributor | My intuitive design work is based on the principles of Feng Shui. I started…
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Stop the checks, get to work
To the Editor: In response to the article, “Where Are the Workers?” Well, you can thank your President Biden for…
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A House Plant For Every Type of Home
No matter where your house is located, how much sun it gets or how inept you think you are at…
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Let’s talk about all the visitors
In the middle of the tourism season, is there any way to politely state the obvious: this region is being…
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Proceed with caution: Data details deaths in national parks
On May 21, 2000, a beloved Sevier County elementary school teacher named Glenda Ann Bradley took a walk on the…
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SCC offering free tuition
Through a one-time program, Southwestern Community College will not charge tuition or fees to students for the 2021-22 academic year.
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HCC holds ‘Peak Week’
Haywood Community College is holding Peak Week July 12 through July 16.
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SCC’s Health Science Center ready this fall
As workers apply the last few coats of paint and other finishing touches this summer, Southwestern Community College officials are…
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Harrah’s chips away at job vacancies
Now carrying double the vacancies it had in the summer of 2019, Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos is feeling the effects of…
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Developers tee off on Waynesville Inn rehab
With some demolition work currently underway and a membership drive event held on July 12, the new owners of The…
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Alcohol referenda to appear on Cherokee’s September ballot
Cherokee voters will decide whether to loosen alcohol regulations on the Qualla Boundary this September by answering three referendum questions…
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After uproar, DOT relents on bridge replacement project
A controversial bridge replacement project that would have snarled Haywood County traffic for up to four years will likely get…
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Task force issues draft recommendations on homelessness
More than 18 months after its creation and just over 12 months since its first meeting, Waynesville’s Task Force on…
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Haywood among top school districts nationwide
Haywood County Schools has made the list of National Board Accomplished Districts recognized by the National Board for Professional Teaching…
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