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Get ready for motorcycle season
Hit the open road virtually at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, for author Hawk Hagebak’s humorous take on motorcycling up…
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Groups praise reversal of Trump administration conservation funding policy
Conservation groups are applauding a Feb. 11 order from Acting Secretary of the Interior Scott de la Vega that rescinds…
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More land conserved in Hickory Nut Gap
A recently completed conservation project in Hickory Nut Gap connects to an existing 1,500 acres of conserved land in southwestern…
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An excellent history lesson
Having recently read and reviewed for the Smoky Mountain Living magazine Vicki Lane’s And The Crows Took Their Eyes, a…
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Who can you trust to tell the truth?
Another poll, another reality check for the media: Americans don’t trust us. The question that comes to mind, for me,…
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Falling hard for pandemic puppy love
I’d always heard having a puppy was a little like having a baby. I’ve learned over the past two months…
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Cawthorn cares only about Cawthorn
To the Editor: In the six weeks since being sworn in as North Carolina’s new 11th District representative in Congress,…
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Media gives lies too much power
To the Editor: America has failed to punish Trump, the ex-president who has done so much harm to our country.
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Trump deserved to be impeached
To the Editor: Senator Patrick Leahy (eight-term Democratic senator from Vermont) recently wrote a column charging former President Trump with…
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Drug sting wraps up in Macon County
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Macon County woman who was arrested as part of a multiple-person drug sting…
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International equity firm invests in Drake Software
International private equity firm Cinven recently announced that it has agreed to make a significant investment into Drake Software, a…
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Foxfire and BPR team up for COVID-19 oral history project
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Foxfire has been collecting stories, memories, photographs and artifacts related to the experiences of…
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Developer withdraws Cashiers Hillside application
When it was first scheduled, the Feb. 22 meeting of the Cashiers Area Community Planning Council was expected to be…
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The things you don't hear
Weary and sore they came upon a small copse of Loblolly pines swaying high above a sea of softly undulating…
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Winter storms slow down vaccine progress
Widespread winter storms last week drastically slowed down vaccination efforts in Jackson County, which still has the lowest percentage of…
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The human canvas: Sylva artist channels creative spirit through tattooing
It’s Monday evening. A heavy rain is soaking Sylva and greater Jackson County. Passing by the Sylva Shopping Area, the…
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This must be the place: Turn my head into sound, I don’t know when I lay down on the ground
When the trail bends sharply to the right, I know the waterfall is just behind the brush. I can’t see…
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Macon man guilty of sex offender violations
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Macon County man who went on school property in violation of his sex…
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Sylva man arrested in connection with Capitol riots
The world watched with bated breath Jan. 6 as what is normally a perfunctory proceeding — the Senatorial certification of…
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Jackson to pause vaccine registration Feb. 26
Jackson County will close its phone-based vaccine appointment registration system on Friday, Feb. 26, as the county prepares to offer…
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Night Work Redirecting Traffic Exiting U.S. 74
CLYDE – A late-night operation at the interchange of U.S. 74 West and U.S. 19 South in Haywood County requires…
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Changes, upgrades coming to Maggie festival grounds
The Town of Maggie Valley recently decided on several upgrades and changes to the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds this month.…
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Share your pandemic stories with SMN
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the past year’s likely been topsy-turvy in all kinds of unexpected ways. With…
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Weather prompts changes for Lake Junaluska cleanup
Due to the forecast for windy, cold weather, the Annual Lake Cleanup at Lake Junaluska, originally scheduled to take place…
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Macon man gets 19-year sentence for drug trafficking
Daniel “Danny” Steven Lucas will spend a minimum of almost 19 years in prison for operating a substantial opiate and…
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Vaccine shipment delays push back WCU clinic start date
Western Carolina University is one of four University of North Carolina System campuses that has opened or will soon open…
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Small Business Success — Waynesville Soda Jerks
As we highlight some resources for small businesses at Haywood Community College this week, we also wanted to highlight a…
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Q&A with President of HCC Dr. Shelley White
Haywood Community College is excited to offer a new online resource for small business owners and those hoping to start…
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5 Ways to Protect Teens From Online Dating Dangers
Online dating is an absolute minefield. When our parents were being raised, gentleman callers either had to ring the home…
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NAACP task force to mentor teachers on equity work
NAACP chapters in Jackson and Haywood counties have created a joint task force to help mentor public school teachers who…
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The Power Of Pause
How many pauses do you take throughout your day? Do you pause before deciding what to eat for breakfast? Do…
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Gladys Knight, William McDowell vaccinated in Haywood
Gladys Knight, “Empress of Soul,” and her husband William McDowell recently received their COVID-19 vaccinations in Haywood County. The couple,…
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Buy national forest passes online
A new online platform now allows visitors to the Nantahala, Pisgah and Croatan National Forests to pay day-use and annual…
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Bonsai Expo, Orchid Festival canceled
Two popular springtime events at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville won’t take place this year due to ongoing virus-related safety…
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Vehicle-free Wednesdays will continue at Cades Cove
A pilot project that last year kept Cades Cove Loop Road vehicle-free on Wednesdays will continue this year.
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Cub Scouts seeking new members
Despite the pandemic, Sylva’s Cub Scout Pack 999 has been staying active and is currently seeking new members to join…
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Introducing triple-win climate solutions
By Mary Jane Curry • Guest Columnist “Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.” — William Wordsworth, 1798…
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Jail spending doesn’t solve problems
To the Editor: Budgets, it has been said, are moral documents. This is because how a community chooses to spend…
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Defer to sheriff on need for jail
To the Editor: There has been a bit of discussion and controversy over the proposal for Haywood County to spend…
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N.C. should pass ERA
To the Editor: Thank you for your February 3 primer on the history of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as well as…
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Lit-bits: a wild week with books and words
Sometimes I feel waist deep not in flood waters, troubles, quandaries, or even grandchildren, but in books, literature, literary classics,…
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Leading the way: Love for nature spurred HCC’s Black forestry grads to barrier-breaking lives
Ron Davis Sr. was just 17 years old when he arrived in the tiny town of Clyde, completely alone. It…
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Vaccination coverage improves in WNC
Vaccination coverage is picking up in Western North Carolina, with the percentage of the population receiving at least one dose…
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Local Methodist churches form Justice and Reconciliation Team
The Smoky Mountain District of the First United Methodist Church has created a Justice and Reconciliation Team to take on…
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Top to bottom, prognosis for NC economic recovery is good
North Carolina’s fiscal and economic health, along with years of budgetary discipline and a commitment to economic freedom, bode well…
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Bit by bit, major investments bring broadband to the mountains
After years of pecking away at Western North Carolina’s broadband problem at the state level, a large-scale federal investment in…
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Nikwasi Initiative changes plans for Franklin property
Nikwasi Initiative, the nonprofit that took over ownership of the Nikwasi Mound in Franklin two years ago, recently announced some…
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