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Maggie property owners oppose waterfall project
Maggie Valley Country Club Estates Property Owners Association has communicated intense opposition to the proposed Waterfall Park on 8 acres…
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Mountain Heritage Day returns
Mountain Heritage Day, the festival of cultural traditions presented by Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, is again being planned as…
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Rivers, rains and runaway trains: Tim Surrett of Balsam Range
In its 14 years together, Haywood County’s own Balsam Range has risen into the upper echelon as one of the…
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This must be the place: Ode to Mr. P, ode to never sacrificing the gift
It is with an extremely heavy heart that I share the news of the passing last Friday morning of Brian…
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Haywood Arts director retires
Leigh Forrester, who served as executive director of the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) for four years has announced her…
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Court rules in favor of Catawba casino
In a 55-page opinion filed Friday, April 16, U.S. District Court Judge James A. Boasberg gave a green light in…
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State Superintendent visits WNC schools
North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Schools, Catherine Truitt, ended a tour of Western North Carolina Schools today, April 16,…
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Parkway gets new superintendent
Tracy Swartout will take over as superintendent for the Blue Ridge Parkway on May 23 following the departure of former…
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Candidates announced for tribal elections
With less than two months to go before the Primary Election Thursday, June 4, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians…
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Commissioners discuss changes to Sylva statue
Eight months after voting to revamp the pedestal of the county’s controversial Civil War monument, Jackson County commissioners got their…
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Pisgah Legal Offers Free Tax Services
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the…
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Steele pleads guilty to drug charges
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Franklin man will spend 70 to 96 months in prison for his role…
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Organization Builds on its Veteran Programs
FRANKLIN – For the first time in its five-year history, the national veteran and Gold Star organization Special Liberty Project, which…
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Upcoming Live Music
For up-to-date info on local brewery and restaurant shows, be sure to check the A&E section of the SMN Calendar…
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Why Do Women Still Earn Less Than Men?
Women have made slow progress in attaining corporate executive roles, but once reaching that level, their pay is typically less…
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SPONSORED: Set Milestones On Road To Financial Security
The road to financial security, like many long journeys toward important goals, can be filled with ups and downs. The…
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'Ladies Level Up' To Build Affordable Housing
Habitat for Humanity of Haywood County plays a major part in helping people toward financial freedom, and many of these…
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Violet Gimlet
Gathering violets for this Violet Gimlet will be the most time consuming part of the recipe, but it’s well worth…
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Weigh in on Canton’s paper mill permit
An online public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, will take input on terms of a proposed wastewater permit…
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Outdoor-rooted veteran therapy program accepting applications
Equinox Ranch will welcome combat veterans to its inaugural program this June.
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Important Roan Mountain tract now in public ownership
A 91-acre area known as the Roan Mountain Gateway is now in U.S. Forest Service ownership after the Southern Appalachians…
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Sculpture showcase comes to arboretum gardens
An outdoor sculpture showcase now up in the N.C. Arboretum’s gardens will showcase the work of 17 local and national…
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Pick up a book and travel
If you are like me and have been more than somewhat stranded by the pandemic for the past year or…
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Sometimes, the urge to just go is irresistible
They didn’t know where they were going, their only waypoint the “S” on the compass rose. They were both from…
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Corridor K a model for future highway projects
WaysSouth, a regional nonprofit organization working to protect the unique heritage and environment of the Southern Appalachians by promoting sustainable…
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Biden’s gun control proposal a good one
To the Editor: President Joe Biden has recently made very appropriate reference to the need for strengthened gun control legislation.
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Corbin should vote for Medicaid expansion
To the Editor: I read the March 30 article “Senator Corbin again leads health care push.” The article makes clear…
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Cleveland County casino coverage great
To the Editor: Although I am not a resident of your area, I am very grateful for your articles on…
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The people your God created?
To the Editor: Calling Ken Burns! Calling Ken Burns! We need you to get busy on a new documentary. It…
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Put an end to the filibuster
To the Editor: I’m a citizen and voter from Sylva, and we all know it’s time to put an end…
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Swain hospital earns blue ribbon
Staff caring for patients at Swain Community Hospital have won the Blue-Ribbon Award presented to departments receiving the highest scores…
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Former SCC Trustee receives state’s honor
The Order of the Long Leaf Pine is the highest award the state of North Carolina can bestow upon an…
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Prosperity brings expansion, incentives for Haywood businesses
Things are going so well at two of Haywood County’s best-known industrial employers that they’re both hiring and expanding, making…
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Increased benefits for pregnant women focus of Sen. Corbin bill
When Republican Sen. Kevin Corbin, R-Franklin, announced during a March 25 listening session at Southwestern Community College that he intended…
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Sylva ponders tax increase
Sales tax receipts are booming in Sylva and a newly completed property revaluation will bump real estate values by about…
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What is the deal with COVID vaccines? Dr. Jernigan addresses SMN readers’ concerns
The COVID-19 vaccination rollout is in full swing, and while many people rushed to get their shot at the first…
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Signups slow for vaccine appointments
After months of working breakneck speed to clear an ever-expanding backlog of people waiting to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, local…
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Concerns go unanswered during HCA monitor meeting
The public had a lot of questions during an April 7 virtual meeting regarding Mission Health’s services and operations since…
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Western Republicans elect new congressional district chair
As North Carolina Republicans seek to maintain dominance across the state and in the 11th Congressional District, they’ll do so…
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Cherokee considers decriminalizing marijuana
Tribal Council voted unanimously April 1 to table an ordinance aiming to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. However, discussion preceding…
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An ounce of prevention: Stopping emergencies before they start
For every 116,732 people visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one experiences an emergency and calls the park’s Search…
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Rowdy heart, broken wing: A conversation with Drew Holcomb
If there ever was a 21st century musical ambassador for the state of Tennessee, it would be Drew Holcomb. Born…
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This must be the place: Driving down a corduroy road, Ferris wheel is rusting off in the distance
Yesterday, at the corner of Brown Avenue and Hazelview Drive in Waynesville, this weird feeling washed over me. The thought…
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Jackson County pauses J&J vaccine distribution
The Jackson County Department of Public Health will pause its use of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine following…
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Cawthorn’s first Republican challenger appears
There’s been lots of speculation since very early in Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s tenure in Congress that he’d face a Republican…
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Canton town manager suspended
Effective immediately Canton Town Manager Jason Burrell has been suspended indefinitely without pay pending further board action, Mayor Zeb Smathers…
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Haywood reports 95th COVID-19 death
Haywood County Health and Human Services have received notice of another COVID-19 death, bringing the total number now to 95.
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Loftis pleads guilty to sexual assault
A Franklin man admitted in Macon County Superior Court to forcing his way into a woman’s house and sexually assaulting…
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Franklin man pleads guilty to child abuse
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Franklin man admitted this week in court to sexually abusing a child. He…
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Mushroom Ravioli
Pasta is a very important part of life. It’s one of those necessities that lies alongside love, good conversation, music,…
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