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Dancing in the streets
The “Mountain Street Dance” will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, in front of the historic courthouse in…
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Macon Library art display, fundraiser
There will be a special showcase of the Grace Johnson art collection and a fundraiser reception for the Friends of…
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‘All Summer Long’ at Lake J
The Haywood Community Band (HCB) will host its “All Summer Long” concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at Stuart…
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The wisdom of the First Amendment
To the Editor: Famous songwriter Paul Simon wrote, “… a man he hears what he wants to hear and disregards…
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On the surface it seems so simple
To the Editor: On the one hand we have a president who is guilty of being old and frail. On…
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Diversity ‘passport’ seeks to boost Haywood businesses
A “community passport” program with the goal of increasing tourist visits and overnight stays by spotlighting businesses that pledge to fight…
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Recreational marijuana coming next month: Cherokee announces adult-use cannabis date
Beginning, Sept. 7, anyone over the age of 21 will be able to purcha se and use marijuana on the…
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Pactiv doesn’t want to pay back grant
Since unceremoniously announcing its exit from Canton early in 2023, Pactiv Evergreen, owner of the now-shuttered 115-year-old paper mill, has…
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Stein visits Cherokee as part of gubernatorial campaign
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein spoke to members of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council Monday, during which…
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Strategic plan approved for Macon County Schools
Macon County Schools has spent the better part of a year undergoing a strategic planning process that charts a course…
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Macon maintains no for-profit use of school facilities
Macon County Schools decided last month to maintain a policy that had been in place — but until now had…
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New river gauge installation begins in Haywood County
The first of eight planned new river gauges will be installed in Haywood County this week. When complete the project…
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Asheville VA, Pardee, AdventHealth get top grades in latest Medicare hospital ratings
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual hospital ratings July 31, awarding top five-star ratings…
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Bethel Rural Community Organization rededicates historic marker
Nearly three years after a historic marker on Haywood County’s oldest continuously operating farm was damaged by Tropical Storm Fred,…
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Film looks at the disappearing American Chestnut
On Monday, Aug. 19, the series “Where We Live: History, Nature, and Culture,” will present a screening of the film,…
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WCU School of Nursing receives UNC System grant
To help address the critical workforce shortage in health care, nursing in particular, the University of North Carolina System initiated…
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Man sentenced to 15 years for extreme child abuse
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced that a Cherokee County man pleaded guilty to intentional child abuse inflicting serious bodily…
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Pisgah View State Park comes into focus
Buncombe County’s first state park, near the eastern gateway to Haywood County, remains on track for a 2025 opening after…
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Word from the Smokies: Shedding light on the nature of venomous snakes
Summer in Southern Appalachia affords many opportunities to watch and learn more about our diverse species of wildlife. Near the…
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Tillis' funding request for Canton fire station moves forward
The effects of deadly flooding in 2021 are still being felt in the town of Canton, but thanks to a…
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Swain County's Leibfarth medals at Paris Olympics
Bryson City’s Evy Leibfarth is now an Olympic medalist after finishing in third place and taking home the bronze medal…
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‘Conversations with Storytellers Series’
As part of the “Pigeon Community Conversations with Storytellers Series,” Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug.…
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Want to learn contra dancing?
There will be a contra dance class offered from 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Macon County Public Library…
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Franklin community art gathering
The ArtFest community event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Macon County…
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Women’s rights are slipping away
To the Editor: I was in my 20s in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Legislative and legal decisions this…
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I won’t force my beliefs on you
To the Editor: One of the things I find baffling about those on the other side of the political divide…
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Regarding the Nikwasi Initiative’s promises
Is anyone questioning Cherokee's Chief Hicks who demanded the town turn over the deed to the mound to the Nikwasi…
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Democrats hit the campaign trail in rural North Carolina
Old-school campaigning is back in rural North Carolina, and this time it’s the Democrats leading the charge. In the 2020…
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‘Bridging the gap’: Macon school board to request county funding for school meals
In the face of rising prices for school lunches, the Macon County Board of Education is set to request funding…
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Franklin High School cracks down on attendance, tardiness, vaping
The Macon County Board of Education approved revisions to student and staff handbooks for several schools at its July 22…
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Swain mulls what to do with opioid settlement funds
As fiscal year 2024-2025 begins, North Carolina’s county governments are receiving their third installment of the Opioid Settlement Fund. This…
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KidzCare partners with WNC Farm to Table to provide food to families in need
KidzCare Pediatrics Sylva announced a partnership with WNC Farm to Table to provide weekly food bags for patients and their…
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Building back from the brink
After twin tragedies in 2021 and 2023, the town of Canton still has a substantial list of ongoing projects in…
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Macon County Schools to increase pre-K, after school costs
After the sunset of COVID-era child care stabilization grants, Macon County Schools will have to increase costs for both Pre-K…
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Staff shakeup in Canton
Just months after a staff realignment meant to free up then-Town Manager Nick Scheuer to focus on recovery and resiliency…
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Canton lowers restrictions on outdoor special event requests
In the past, Canton required that a request to use public spaces for events be submitted four months in advance.…
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Jackson TDA announces quarterly cycle for Tourism Capital Project Fund
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority (JCTDA) has announced a new quarterly cycle for the Tourism Capital Project Fund (TCPF),…
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Haywood TDA to Host Community Input Session
Have your say in the future of the county’s tourism industry by attending a community input session for the Haywood…
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Angling for the podium: How Michael Bradley has taken the fly fishing world by storm
Most folks who get into fly fishing do it despite the fish, which seldom cooperate and sometimes get in the…
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Sylva Garden Club hosts its annual picnic
The Sylva Garden Club will be hosting its annual picnic 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, in Bicentennial…
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Friends of the Lake 5K
The Friends of the Lake 5K Road Race & Walk will take place at Lake Junaluska on Saturday, Aug. 31. Those…
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NCDEQ recognizes WNC institutes for energy reductions
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s State Energy Office recognized thirteen state agencies, universities and community colleges for their…
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Benton MacKaye Trail proposal heard in Congress
A hearing before the House Subcommittee on Federal Lands was held July 24 for H.R. 8403 — a bipartisan bill in…
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North Carolina free from extreme drought
North Carolina is free from extreme drought in the latest advisory issued by the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) on Thursday.
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Snorkeling event offers river education opportunity
On Aug. 3, join Haywood Waterways Association on the Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail to discover the fish and other wildlife…
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Input sought on environmental justice initiative
People can soon comment on an environmental justice initiative outlined in Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 292. The order reestablished an…
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Public comment period open for Foothills Parkway environmental assessment
National Park Service (NPS) posted the Foothills Parkway Section 8D Environmental Assessment (EA) today for a 30-day public comment period…
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Haywood master gardeners host information session
People interested in gardening will have the chance to join a network of like-minded folks across the state dedicated to…
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Cowee School welcomes Buncombe Turnpike
Americana/bluegrass ensemble Buncombe Turnpike will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Cowee School Arts & Heritage Center…
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Cashiers to host JarrettFest
A nationally recognized touring and recording artist of children’s music, Timmy Abell will perform at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 27,…
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