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Mean Mary returns to Classic Wineseller
Americana/indie singer-songwriter Mean Mary will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Classic Wineseller in Waynesville.
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When history really does repeat itself
Recently someone described me as a “longtime columnist for the Smoky Mountain News,” which made me realize I’ve been sharing…
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To be a moderate takes real courage
One good thing about being skeptical of your own opinions is that if the wrong candidate wins you can reassure…
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We should support individual freedom
To the Editor: This writing is not the product of extensive research. It is an opinion. The opinion of an…
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Trump masterfully uses false fears
To the Editor: I’m writing in response to the “Democrats try to scare voters” letter in the May 8 edition…
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Once heart beats, life begins
To the Editor: I’ve never written a letter to an editor but I cannot sit silent after reading Mr. Hoffman’s…
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Community Action conference comes to WNC: The annual conference paid special homage to several regional leaders
True freedom isn’t attainable without economic freedom. This was the central theme of the 2024 North Carolina Community Action Association’s…
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Western Dems sense an opportunity on abortion
It’s been just over two years since a leaked draft opinion suggested the U.S. Supreme Court would vote to overturn…
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EBCI inches toward adult marijuana use
Adults may soon be able to purchase marijuana for recreational use from Cherokee’s new dispensary. At a work session last…
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Trans person filmed in WCU bathroom
In its final week of classes, Western Carolina University became the subject of a video that went viral on social…
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Jackson, Swain refuse proposed FRL agreement changes
Neither Jackson County nor Swain County commissions have agreed to approve the changes Macon County proposed to the Fontana Regional…
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WCU Call Me MiSTER program graduates its first cohort
When Andrue Smith walks across the stage this spring after earning his bachelor’s degree in middle grades education and history,…
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Sylva budgets for future uncertainty
The Town of Sylva will not see a tax increase for the coming budget cycle, but with work looming on…
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WOW to host country karaoke fundraiser
Women of Waynesville will host a “Queens of Country” themed karaoke party starting at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24, at…
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U.S. Attorney’s office announces action against Money Mules
The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of North Carolina announced the completion of the Money Mule Initiative, an…
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Discounted preorder for Gary Carden’s memoir now available
Legendary Western North Carolina storyteller Gary Carden is at it again, this time, with a new memoir due out from…
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Shannon Swimmer named director of WCU Cherokee Center
Shannon Swimmer received a master’s degree in human resource management from Western Carolina University in 2007. After several years working…
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Smoky Mountain Host celebrates 36 years
The Smoky Mountain Host held its annual meeting on May 1 at Harrah’s Conference Ballroom, bringing together businesses from across the seven…
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Third-grader names new bike park mascot
Donovan, a spirited third-grade student from Junaluska Elementary School, is the winner of the mascot naming contest for the upcoming…
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Haywood Extension composting class
Bonnie Refinski-Knight, an N.C. State Extension Master Gardner volunteer, will host a presentation on composting. The class will include an…
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Hazardous waste collection event
The Haywood County Solid Waste Department will be holding a spring household hazardous waste collection event from 9 a.m. to…
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SAHC marks 50 years
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) is celebrating 50 years of conserving clean water, plant and wildlife habitat, farmland and scenic…
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Macon Master Gardeners to host plant sale
Come out to the Macon County Master Gardener Association’s plant sale.
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North Carolina migratory bird seasons released
Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission have announced the approved season dates, bag limits and applicable regulations for the…
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EBCI wins award for outstanding water protection
The N.C. Source Water Collaborative — a statewide drinking water protection group — has announced the winners of the Source…
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Managing invasive species: Plant removal begins in Pinnacle Park
After a botanical survey identified the location of several invasive species in Jackson County’s Pinnacle Park, work has begun to…
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Canton leaders make ‘big stink’ over big stink
Festering frustration with nearly every aspect of Pactiv Evergreen’s actions taken in closing its Canton paper mill a year ago…
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Sure feels good anyway: A conversation with Amy Ray
A true mark of an artist is how well they age. Not simply by the passing years on the calendar,…
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Steve Sutton Memorial Festival
There will be a special concert in memory of late Haywood County banjo great Steve Sutton kicking off at 2…
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Good medicine and Mother’s Day — a book, a poem
All of us, to one extent or another, make our way through a world of unexamined phenomena. It’s a complex…
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Whole Bloomin’ Thing Festival
The 21st annual Whole Bloomin’ Thing Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, in…
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Do you like strawberries?
The 22nd annual Strawberry Jam festival will be held May 18-19 at Darnell Farms in Bryson City.
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Mother’s Day piano concert
Leonidas Lagrimas will present “Musical Storytellers: A Piano Recital” at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 12, at the First Presbyterian Church…
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HART presents ‘The Secret Garden’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will open its 40th season with the enchanting Tony Award-winning musical “The Secret Garden,” which…
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Indie, folk at Innovation
Singer-songwriter Andrew Wakefield will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Innovation Brewing in Sylva.
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Ready for the ‘May Gemboree’?
The “May Gemboree” will be held May 17-19 at the Robert C. Carpenter Community Building in Franklin.
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‘And So I Run’ reading in Franklin
Author Anne Jobe will be hosting a special reading at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the Macon County Public…
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Change is coming, and things will change
What happens when the those with the most chips in the game only have a partial stake in it? In…
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Sorry, fertilized eggs are not living beings
It is time to have a fact-based discussion about the biology and history of our knowledge about human reproduction. Much…
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Religious tolerance should be celebrated
To the Editor: “In the beginning God created ….” Do you recognize those famous words? Many people do. They are…
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Democrats try to scare voters
To the Editor: In a letter in SMN’s April 10 edition, a former official of the Haywood County Democratic Party…
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Bringing in the feds: EPA agreement mandates elements of Canton mill cleanup
Pactiv Evergreen, owner of the shuttered papermill in Canton, has been working to clean up two separate seeps leaking toxic…
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Paying the price: Pactiv passed up millions in revenue to close Canton paper mill
Amid ongoing restructuring, Pactiv Evergreen presented its first quarter earnings report on May 2, missing earnings targets and revealing flagging…
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Catamount School will move to WCU campus
The Catamount School, a laboratory school operating on the campus of Smoky Mountain High School, will relocate to the campus…
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WCU nursing school receives grant: $2.1 million will launch 'Conway Scholars' initiative
The Western Carolina University School of Nursing in Cullowhee is the recipient of a $2 million contribution from the Bedford…
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With Superior Court seat filled, steps taken to address District Court vacancy
There have been a lot of questions regarding the future of Western North Carolina’s judges over the last year or…
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No tax increase proposed in Haywood budget
With jail expansion debt payments coming on the books and lingering questions about one of the county’s biggest taxpayers, Haywood…
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HCC construction technology students support the Waynesville Housing Authority
Haywood Community College Construction Technology students recently helped the Waynesville Housing Authority add much-needed storage behind several homes in the…
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Haywood County Schools to bring back middle school academy
The Academy, an alternative service for middle grades students, will return to Haywood County Schools in the coming year as…
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Cherokee man sentenced for assaults, firearms offense
Martin Medina, 32, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been sentenced to 14 years in…
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