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Teachers concerned for school safety
The start of this school year has been a topic fraught with debate about student needs, logistical hurdles and funding…
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Colleges, universities announce plans for fall 2020
In less than three weeks, classes will resume at Western North Carolina’s institutions of higher learning, and while instruction won’t…
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Schools balance safety, learning
Public schools and colleges are being forced to develop plans, contingency plans and worst-case scenarios as they prepare for the…
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‘We’ve got your back’: Large Franklin gathering shows support for law enforcement
A rally hosted by Macon County Sheriff Robert Holland in downtown Franklin July 25 drew hundreds of law enforcement officers…
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Public records laws complicate law enforcement transparency
Despite the complexity of discussions surrounding reform and accountability in American law enforcement, it’s likely that many issues would disappear…
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‘Zoom bomb’ shows shortcomings of virtual meetings
Since the Coronavirus Pandemic began, Zoom meetings have become a commonplace replacement for government meetings that would otherwise take place…
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Nursing home outbreak: ‘What we really feared’
Despite seemingly doing everything right, a long-term care facility in Haywood County is now reporting 36 cases of COVID-19, spread…
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Cawthorn: Davis, Democrats are ‘racist’
Two congressional candidates vying to represent a district where one municipality has already passed a resolution exploring reparations for its…
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‘Save Our Stages Act’ now in the hands of Congress
Standing in front of a microphone on Sunday evening, singer-songwriter Jane Kramer looked out onto the small, socially-distant crowd inside…
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This must be the place: Cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it
It was odd and surreal feeling to be watching live music this past weekend. As you probably read on the…
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Special meeting called in Maggie Valley for protest ordinance
In response to an adversarial demonstration that took place on July 18 and in anticipation of a repeat on Aug.…
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COVID-19 cluster found in Waynesville
A COVID-19 cluster at Waynesville Pharmacy has been identified after five current or former employees there tested positive for the…
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Officer-involved shooting occurs in Canton
A Haywood County deputy is recovering from surgery and a suspect is dead following an incident July 28 in which…
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Sylva asks county to remove Confederate monument
A final decision is likely on the fate of the Confederate statue looking out over downtown Sylva after the town…
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COVID-19 cluster identified at Cashiers church
The Jackson County Department of Public Health has identified a COVID-19 cluster in a local church. Eight individuals who attended…
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Haywood County reports two COVID-19 related deaths
Haywood County Health and Human Services is reporting the first two COVID-19 associated deaths in Haywood County. Both individuals died…
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Congress passes legislation to fund parks, conservation
The environmental community has been celebrating since the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great American Outdoors Act July 22,…
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Respected WNC journalist, advocate dies at 92
Alfred Douglas “Doug” Reed, one of Western North Carolina’s most respected journalists and community advocates and a key leader through…
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Zoom bombers halt Sylva town meeting
A Town of Sylva meeting in which commissioners intended to discuss a resolution regarding the Confederate monument ended abruptly this…
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Haywood superintendent reinstated after investigation into controversial post
After being temporarily relieved of his day-to-day duties on July 13 following a controversial July 10 Facebook post, Haywood County…
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Sen. Tillis disappointed his opponent turned down debate
Opinion from U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC | The people of Western North Carolina are traditionally denied a front-row seat to…
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Charlies Bunion one of best views in Smokies
Are you by chance looking for a high-elevation day-hike that embodies quite a bit of the region’s human history? If…
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‘Part of history’: Canary Coalition dissolves after 20 years
After 20 years at the forefront of clean air efforts in Western North Carolina, The Canary Coalition is no more. …
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New Kids in Parks Trails created in Robbinsville
The Cheoah Ranger District on the Nantahala National Forest has two new Kids in Parks TRACK Trails, designed to turn…
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Environmental organizations sue over NEPA changes
The Southern Environmental Law Center is representing 16 environmental organizations in a lawsuit claiming that the Trump administration illegally cut…
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Fires Creek inholding conserved
Mainspring Conservation Trust has sold 49 acres of land at the headwaters of Laurel Creek to the U.S. Forest Service.
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Franklin butterfly garden’s honors long-time volunteer
Kay Coriell, a longtime supporter of Franklin’s greenway along the Little Tennessee River, has been honored for her efforts by…
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Outdoor Leadership alum honored at SCC
A graduate of Southwestern Community College’s Outdoor Leadership Program who now holds the title of outdoor recreation planner with the…
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Parkway Foundation welcomes new Trails & Views manager
Audrey Pearson is the new Trails & Views Forever Program manager at the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation.
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A feast for readers: A Poor Man’s Supper
The years following the Civil War brought great changes to Western North Carolina. The railroads penetrated these coves and mountains,…
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Let’s try to avoid pitfalls when school reopens
By Dale Carpenter • Guest Columnist | North Carolina public schools will reopen while the COVID-19 Pandemic is still with…
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As consultants, beach week is a bit calmer these days
Edisto Beach, SC — As if this year weren’t already weird enough, my son is in the bathroom of our…
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Moe Davis qualified to serve in Congress
To the Editor: As a long-time resident of Haywood County and former contributor to your paper now residing in an…
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Superintendent Nolte should resign
To the Editor: Haywood County’s School Superintendent Dr. Bill Nolte sent shock waves through a decent percentage of the community…
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Political opinion, not common sense
To the Editor: The Oxford dictionary has a couple of different definitions of common sense; my favorite being “good judgment…
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COVID-19: County cases continue to increase
Jackson County has seen a steady growth in active COVID-19 cases in the last week as an outbreak was reported…
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Haywood redirects economic development funding
After more than two years of funding an economic development partnership between the Haywood and Asheville chambers of commerce that’s…
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Candidates file for Haywood school board race
Up until last week, the nonpartisan races for four school board seats — plus the chairman’s position — looked to…
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WNC real estate rebounding quickly
According to the Beverly-Hanks Q2 2020 Real Estate Market Report, Western North Carolina’s real estate markets have undergone rapid and…
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Law enforcement training — a constant job interview
By Boyd Allsbrook • Contributing writer | In light of the recent national uproar over police brutality, law enforcement training…
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The conversation to defund the police
Innocent people murdered in their own homes, police departments equipped with military-grade weapons, students with school resource officers but not…
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Defund the police or back the badge — either way, prepare to pay
Competing theories as to the nature of proposed police reform have emerged, with one being that law enforcement budgets should…
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Backing the badge
The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers less than two months ago has added new…
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A tale of two rallies: Americans on all sides want change, but don’t want to change
Black lives matter. All lives matter. Defund the police. Back the badge. Take it down. Leave it up. Heritage. Hate.…
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Ground breaks on Catawba casino
Four months after the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians filed suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior’s decision to…
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Indoor pool question will appear on Jackson ballot
In November, Jackson County voters will weigh in on a proposal to borrow $20 million for an indoor pool complex…
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Nonprofit to offer support dogs to first responders
When Asheville Fireman Mark Jameson returned to the fire station after responding to a particularly difficult call, the only thing…
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Bringing down the ghosts: A conversation with Eleanor Underhill
One of the most versatile and intriguing musicians in Asheville and greater Western North Carolina, singer-songwriter Eleanor Underhill chases the…
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This must be the place: Not where but what you think that really matters
Stepping out of the pickup truck in my little sister’s driveway last Saturday, I was immediately greeted with the sounds…
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Coronavirus cluster found at Cherokee casino
Five employees at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee have tested positive for COVID-19, and the investigation is ongoing, according…
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