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COVID cluster found at Waynesville Police Department
The Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency has identified a COVID-19 cluster connected to the Waynesville Police Department. Six…
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Updated ways to register for vaccine in Macon
Macon County Public Health has established an additional Call Center with the assistance of Drake Enterprises and Macon County Administration…
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Resuming court proceedings now in local hands
Newly elected Chief Justice Paul Newby wants judicial districts, not state officials, deciding when and how to resume full court…
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Mountain BizWorks, Dogwood Partner to Provide PPP
Mountain BizWorks is once again partnering with Dogwood Health Trust in a targeted effort to provide increased access to another…
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Jackson revises vaccine distribution guidelines
The N.C. Division of Health and Human Services modified its guidelines for vaccine distribution today, and Jackson County has modified…
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Cherokee alcohol referendum proposal tabled
A trio of resolutions seeking to put three alcohol-related referendum questions before Cherokee voters this year was withdrawn in Tribal…
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Haywood closes government buildings to public
Haywood County has implemented the following proactive measures for its government buildings, effective 9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 15, to limit…
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The Swag annexed into Maggie Valley
At a Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday, Jan. 12, The Swag was voluntarily annexed into Maggie Valley.
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Jackson to hold vaccination clinic
Jackson County hopes to vaccinate 200 first responders and front-line emergency services staff with the first in a series of…
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Western to start semester remotely
Western Carolina University has shifted its spring semester schedule in response to record-high COVID-19 cases and a resulting strain in…
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Cullowhee Valley moves to remote-only instruction
Classes at Cullowhee Valley School will transition to remote-only instruction tomorrow due to a spike in COVID-19 cases among staff…
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Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce
When the world gets crazy, I often turn to food for comfort. Cooking is one of those spaces where my…
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A Day On, Not A Day Off
By Megan McLeod, AmeriCorps Program Officer and Training Coordinator for North Carolina
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Senior Prospers in Teaching Program Despite Pandemic
Jorden Rice, a graduating senior at Brevard College, is on the path to realizing her dream of becoming a teacher…
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Ways to Celebrate MLK Day
Did you know, MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all…
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Tips for hiking through the winter
I hiked 50 trails in 2020, a majority of them in Western North Carolina. It’s not an easy feat, and…
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Just remember, this too shall pass
I recently saw a funny political sign that said, “Presidents are temporary, Grateful Dead is forever.” Did you know that…
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Scrapping Electoral College could stop a tyrant
By Martin Dyckman • Guest Columnist | During the Spanish Civil War, which the Fascists won, one of their generals…
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Cawthorn is off to a bad start
To the Editor: As one of Mr. Madison Cawthorn’s constituents in the 11th District, I wish to inform him that…
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Are fixed-period pardons legal?
To the Editor: In 1974 Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he committed,…
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Uncertain season: ATC issues 2021 thru-hiking guidance as pandemic continues
Appalachian Trail thru-hiker season was already in full swing when coronavirus fears prompted widespread lockdowns in March, and the Appalachian…
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Panthertown marked milestones in 2020
As 2020 shifts to the rearview, Friends of Panthertown is celebrating a slew of accomplishments earned despite an ongoing pandemic.
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Parkway section closed for Linville bridge work
A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Linville Falls will be closed through summer for a bridge rehabilitation project…
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Bridge work prompts Greenbrier road closures
Two road sections in the Greenbrier area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed for bridge replacement through…
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Pisgah National Forest grows at Linville Gorge
More than 200 acres have been added to the Pisgah National Forest at Linville Gorge thanks to a recently completed…
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'Mortgage Mommy' offers advice to financial freedom
Amber Patterson, owner of Allied Mortgage Group here in Waynesville, shares her best advice for women who are striving toward…
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For what would you lay down your life?
Not everyone will enjoy Michael Walsh’s Last Stands: Why Men Fight When All Is Lost (St. Martin’s Press, 2020, 358…
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Franklin Chamber delays annual awards banquet
The Franklin Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet will be postponed until later in the year after a vote by…
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COVID-19 vaccine requests overwhelm phone system
Macon County Public Health was overrun with phone calls to schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments and testing appointments on Monday and…
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Haywood records 191 new cases
Haywood County Public Health has received notice of 191 new cases of COVID-19 in the last four days.
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Words matter: Rhetoric became rage in D.C. insurrection
Last week, as elected members of the House of Representatives and the Senate gathered in their respective chambers to certify…
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Cashiers Council prepares for development hearing
The future of a massive development proposed for the Cashiers crossroads is still up in the air following a Jan.…
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Student grades, retention slip at WCU
With the first full semester of pandemic instruction now in the books, preliminary numbers at Western Carolina University show dips…
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Haywood makes error in vaccine appointments
In the process of implementing new systems to create a fair and equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Haywood County Public Health recently…
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HHF trustees to discuss Presson’s views
A nonprofit health care foundation serving Haywood County is set to discuss whether one of its trustee’s anti-vaccine, anti-mask advocacy…
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Rehearsal studio opens in historic former Asheville motel
An internationally beloved musician, Claude Coleman, Jr. would often find himself in Asheville while on tour drumming with his band,…
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This must be the place: Sometimes the righteous win; most times, it’s a losing battle
Finishing up my second cup of coffee at Orchard in Waynesville, I gazed out the large bay window onto Depot…
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Insurrection: WNC leaders react
In the interest of transparency, all responses from local officials regarding the Jan. 6 insurrection have been published online, in…
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First responders vaccinated in Haywood County
Over 80 firefighters, EMS, and rescue squad personnel who are frontline care providers were vaccinated Wednesday afternoon at a drive-through…
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Haywood COVID deaths reach 71
Between Jan. 5 and Jan. 7, Haywood County Public Health has received notice of 155 new cases of COVID-19. As…
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Update on vaccine roll out in Haywood
Vaccinations are underway in Haywood County and currently, we are nearing completion on the first phase, known as 1A, which…
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Webster endorses Jackson County namesake change; county will discuss issue
With the Jackson County Board of Commissioners’ first public discussion about changing the county’s namesake scheduled for Jan. 12, the…
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Alcohol referendum proposed for Cherokee
Two years after tribal members voted down a similar referendum, the Tribal Alcohol Beverage Control Commission is seeking to place…
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Cawthorn: mob that breached capitol ‘disgusting and pathetic’
Newly-elected Western North Carolina Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn, R-Hendersonville, hadn’t yet been on the job for three whole days before…
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DA Welch Appointed to Innocence Commission
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch has been named prosecuting attorney commissioner for the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission.
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Lake Junaluska Begins Drawing Down Water Levels
Lake Junaluska began the drawdown of the lake on Dec. 30. The lake drawdown, which happens every few years, allows…
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COVID-19 cluster found at Macon Valley
Macon County Public Health has identified a COVID-19 outbreak at Macon Valley. Thirteen residents and four staff members have tested…
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Love Is Always A Risk, Do It Anyway
Am I the only one who is obsessed with the show “Married at First Sight?” I’m so intrigued by this…
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Finding Love After Divorce
My divorce happened one year after my mom’s death. Overwhelmed by grief and depleted of all emotional energy, I wasn’t…
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Kale & Brussel Sprout Salad
The holidays are over and we are one week into our new year. This is the exciting “honeymoon” phase of…
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