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Buncombe Commissioner Jasmine Beach-Ferrara wants Madison Cawthorn’s seat
Some people will say a gay woman who’s a Christian minister just can’t get elected in the South.
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COVID cases plunge as vaccine availability increases
Coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations are falling sharply around the region as vaccine coverage improves, providing a longed-for surge of…
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Pandemic exposes fragile childcare system
On average, it costs parents $9,480 a year for infant childcare in North Carolina, which is $2,126 more than they’ll…
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Jackson approves economic development strategy
A plan that will guide the county’s economic development strategy for the next five years received unanimous support Feb. 16…
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AT&T boosts network speeds for Cherokee
AT&T customers and FirstNet subscribers in Cherokee got a big boost in wireless connectivity. AT&T added a new cell tower…
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SMN brings home 26 N.C. Press Awards
The Smoky Mountain News team won 26 editorial awards in the 2020 North Carolina Press Association News and Editorial Contest.
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Jackson man to serve 18 months for EBCI embezzlement
A Jackson County man who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $95,000 from an enterprise of the Eastern Band of…
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Cawthorn defends proxy vote from CPAC
As if last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) wasn’t controversial enough — the stage resembled a rune with Nazi…
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Health care foundation won’t remove anti-vax, anti-mask trustee
Despite calls to do so, a nonprofit health care foundation charged with managing more than $13 million of Haywood County…
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Major increase in property values coming for Haywood
Although the results of Haywood County’s comprehensive revaluation process haven’t yet been mailed out, county administrators and elected officials want…
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Hillbilly Jammers get high on the mountain
Attendees of this year’s Hillbilly Winter Jam kicked off the annual fest with a special treat — a private visit…
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Plans for Ghost Town property begin to emerge
There is perhaps no parcel of land in Haywood County that generates as much interest as the one that’s home…
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Been a long time since I rock and rolled: Facing uncertainty amid the shutdown, WNC bands aim even higher
In the depths of The One Stop in downtown Asheville on Saturday, members of the Travers Brothership and Abby Bryant…
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This must be the place: Ode to ‘Big Jack,’ ode to $100 felines
Rest easy, “Big Jack” (aka: “Jack Kerouac”). Goodbye to my beloved cat, who passed away this week back in my…
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Five more COVID deaths recorded in Haywood
Haywood County Health and Human Services has received notice of five more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total number now to…
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Rep. Cawthorn Tours Western Counties
NC-11 Congressional Rep. Madison Cawthorn spent last week engaging with his constituents in the western reaches of the district.
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Haywood EMS partners with HVO on COVID pod production
Expanding on an existing partnership, Haywood County Emergency Services has contracted Haywood Vocational Opportunities, Inc. to manufacture COVID pod covers…
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Highlights from Smokies' Hikes for Healing Program
Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced the release of a video highlighting the Smokies Hikes for Healing program. In response to social…
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Black Home Ownership and the Promise of Reparations
By Barbara Durr, Asheville Watchdog — Priscilla Ndiaye Robinson looked across the empty fields where her Southside neighborhood once thrived. “It’s…
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Invite Some Magic Into Your Life
In a somewhat dismissive tone, you’ve probably heard someone use the word “woo” in describing beliefs or practices that aren’t…
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Eating for the world around us
Eating, whether you’re food obsessed like me or not, is a huge part of our lives. At least three times…
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How Essential Oils Changed My Life
I’ve always dabbled in essential oils and homeopathic remedies, but it wasn’t until the birth of my second son that…
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NC Gov. Cooper eases some coronavirus restrictions
As vaccination of North Carolinians continues and positive coronavirus case reports decline, today Gov. Roy Cooper announced changes to a…
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Haywood scores touchdown on stadium capacity limits
It’s not something that happens all that often, but a late fourth-quarter drive by Western North Carolina’s state and local…
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Enneagram: A Path To Deeper Understanding
By Megan Trawick — I should start by saying that I really enjoy personality tests. I always have. I remember first…
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Astrology - How To Align Your Life With The Universe
I've known Lori Randall since 2004 when we met at Gainesville College in Georgia and worked on the student newspaper…
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The importance of ritual and solitude
We wanted to tell you about how to start your own ritual but also wanted to share with you the…
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HCC grad wins military honors
A 1995 Haywood Community College graduate has received seven awards for his distinguished assistance to the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
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‘A trail for everybody’: YouTuber raises funds for Canton bike park
The first trails at Canton’s Chestnut Mountain Park will be ready to ride before the leaves drop this fall thanks…
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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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