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Mill Town Farmers Market
More than two dozen vendors will take part in the fifth season of the Mill Town Farmers Market, which opens…
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Cosby Area reopened, park completes major culvert replacement
Visitors should plan for single lane closures on Cosby Entrance Road through June. Great Smoky Mountains National Park has reopened…
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Earthquake rattles WNC
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake with an epicenter south of Knoxville was felt throughout the region last weekend. The quake hit…
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Climate speaker comes to Haywood
The Environmental Action Community of Western North Carolina (EAC) will host renowned speaker Andrew Jones, at the Terrace Hotel Auditorium…
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Paddleboard with Jackson County Rec
Jackson County Recreation is offering opportunities for people to enjoy a stand-up paddleboarding session for anyone age 14 or older.…
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Going with the flow: Canton, developer ink interim deal to maintain wastewater service
Canton’s toilets will continue to flush thanks to an agreement born of urgency but put on paper with cooperation and…
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Full circle: Astro Record Store opens in Waynesville
One recent afternoon, while wandering the Historic Frog Level District in Waynesville, the sounds of hard rock act AC/DC drifted…
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The brief history of the Sylva Collegiate Institute
Back in the 1940s, while World War II was still raging in Europe and the Philippines, Charlie Kilpatrick and I…
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Vincent van Gogh from a female perspective
I was gifted the book “The Secret Life of Sunflowers” (by Marta Molnar, 2022, 399 pages) and told I would like…
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Troxler encourages horse owners to vaccinate against mosquito-borne diseases and rabies
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is encouraging equine owners to have their animals vaccinated against Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis and West Nile…
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Haywood County offers warning amid tick season
Spring and summer mean more time outdoors, but they also mean tick season. Ticks can carry serious diseases like Lyme…
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DEQ selects Cherokee project to receive funds to enhance electric-grid resiliency
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) State Energy Office has selected seven projects to receive more than $20…
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Lake Junaluska Golf Course offers seasonal discount
Full-time residents of Haywood, Jackson and Buncombe counties can save money playing golf at Lake Junaluska Golf Course with a…
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Haywood Master Gardeners host plant clinic
Do you have a gardening question? NC State Extension Master Gardener volunteers are available to answer your questions about lawns, vegetables, flowers,…
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Join Franklin Bird club for Macon County walks
The Franklin Bird Club leads walks along the Greenway on Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. through September. Walks start at…
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Jackson County Rec hosts youth ‘Archery 101’ course
Kids ages 10-14 in Jackson County will have the chance to learn the ins and out of archery. The course…
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Managing the visitor experience is no easy task
I’m sitting alone in the cockpit of the boat anchored at Cape Lookout National Seashore off the coast of North…
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We are watching futures be ruined
To The Editor: Taking the long view of life, I love my God, my country, my family and friends, and…
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The benefits of 19th century living
To The Editor: Donald Trump has adjusted his spiel from “I’ll reduce the price of eggs, bacon and lettuce on…
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Standing up for our country
To The Editor: On April 5 over 1,000 American citizens showed up at the Haywood County historic courthouse to stand…
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Surprised at writer’s naivete
To The Editor: I am really surprised at the innocence of the letter writer in the issue of April 23-29.…
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Mill site master plan coming within six months
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson visited Canton last week, meeting with local officials and new mill…
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May Day mayday: Translating Democratic enthusiasm into election wins
Prior to its appropriation by communist regimes, International Workers Day — May Day — was first commemorated in honor of Chicago…
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Eastern Band votes to allow for homegrown cannabis, again
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians who live on tribal land and possess a medical marijuana card will…
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Moe Davis enters NC-11 congressional race
Retired Air Force Col. Moe Davis is stepping back into familiar turf — running for Congress in North Carolina’s 11th…
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‘Paradise will be some kind of library’: Carden cements legacy with historic library donation
Gary Carden has accomplished a great deal in his life. But by his own estimation, none of it compares to…
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KARE calls attention to child abuse in the community
Members of the community, including numerous people from several law enforcement agencies, gathered on the lawn in front of Haywood…
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Free lunch eligibility trending downward in Macon
For the second year in a row, Macon County Schools will request funding from county commissioners to bridge the gap…
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United Way of Haywood County receives grant
Duke Energy Foundation has awarded United Way of Haywood County a $25,000 grant to expand its post-Helene efforts in western…
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Governor announces grants distributed to WNC businesses
Gov. Josh Stein announced that the Dogwood Health Trust, the Duke Endowment and the State of North Carolina have distributed…
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A whole lot of heart: WCU softball bat boy defies odds, cheers on Catamounts
Drake Barlow walks up to home plate with the most swagger out of anyone on game days. He sports a…
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Word from the Smokies: ‘Wildflowering’ with long-time enthusiast Tom Harrington
It’s wildflower season in the Great Smoky Mountains, and beneath the long morning shadows at Chestnut Tops Trail near Townsend,…
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Moe Davis enters NC-11 congressional race
Retired Air Force Col. Moe Davis is stepping back into familiar turf — running for Congress in North Carolina’s 11th…
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Highlands couple pledges estate legacy gift in excess of $10M to WCU
David Moore and Darren Whatley place a lot of value on public education, having both attended public universities. Moore is…
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What remains: Following Helene flooding, MANNA FoodBank releases benefit album
In the seven months since Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains and valleys of Western North Carolina, there’s been one constant…
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Asheville poet focuses on the ‘Now’
As a practitioner and student of poetry all my life, I’ve noticed that while there is a lot of poetry…
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Whole Bloomin’ Thing Festival
The 22nd annual Whole Bloomin’ Thing Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in…
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Lessons learned from garden gnomes
The garden gnomes stared at me from our cluttered carport, dirty and bored, no blooming flowers to observe or tomato…
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Unite and fight for the republic
To the Editor: Acknowledging the fact that, yes, all Americans have a right to have and express an opinion, and…
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We’re watching you, Chuck
To the Editor: Dear Rep. Chuck Edwards. It's been a little while, and your defense of the tariffs still has…
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Jackson needs more transparency
To the Editor: I would like to thank the local author David Joy for speaking out about the removal of…
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Tell the truth about immigrants
To the Editor: I am 91 years old. For close to 50 of those years we lived at 116 Cowan…
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SCC provides support for wildfire response teams
Shortly after a wildfire broke out in the Lower Alarka region of Swain County, Southwestern Community College’s Megan Nicholson made…
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Get ready for summer with an activity pass to Lake Junaluska
People can get their Lake Junaluska Summer Activity Passes now. Enjoy admission to the lakeside pool all summer long as…
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Smokies begins multi-year rehabilitation of Bullhead Trail to Mount LeConte
The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with Friends of the Smokies, is beginning a multi-year rehabilitation of the iconic…
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North Shore Cemetery Association hosts cemetery decoration day
On Sunday, May 4 with the cooperation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the North Shore Cemetery Association will…
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Smokies announces selection of park concessioner to operate LeConte Lodge
The National Park Service has selected LeConte Lodge L.P. as the concessioner for the new contract to provide services at…
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Jackson County hosts bike rodeo
Join Jackson County Recreation from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Cullowhee Valley School for a bike rodeo. This is…
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HRMC to offer free sports physicals to students
Haywood Regional Medical Center is offering free sports physicals for local student athletes on Tuesday, May 13, at the Haywood…
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Master gardeners to answer questions at Haywood farmers market
Master gardener volunteers will be on hand at a booth on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month, May through August,…
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