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Cherokee considers Tennessee resort investment
Cherokee leaders are hoping to establish a lucrative business on a portion of the 300-plus acres of Interstate 40 frontage…
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Donations needed for Cops for Kids
Martin M. Sohovich, financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial, will once again be helping children in Haywood County at Christmas time.
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Eveland, both Wights win in Maggie Valley
Although the race between two incumbent alderman for the Maggie Valley mayor’s gavel was an important one, the bigger story…
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Waynesville mayor, board reshuffled
On Election Day, Waynesville voters could have chosen to send almost every single incumbent back to their seats, but when…
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No surprises in Bryson City election
The town of Bryson City didn’t have any contested races this year, which means no big surprises on election night.
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Voter turnout doubles in Franklin
The town of Franklin will keep its incumbent mayor while welcoming two new faces to the town board.
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Sylva election results up in the air
The General Election has been over for a week, but in Sylva the results won’t be certain until provisional ballots…
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Folkmoot ‘Mountain Memories’ series
Folkmoot is proud to partner with the Mountain Memories organization and Waynesville’s own Bob Plott to launch the Mountain Memories…
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This must be the place: Don’t ever let life pass you by
With over 2,000 folks piling into the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in downtown Asheville for Incubus on Thursday evening, those in…
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Don’t ever let life pass you by: Incubus roars through Asheville
With over 2,000 folks piling into the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in downtown Asheville for Incubus on Thursday evening, those in…
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Contract awarded includes I-40 West closure
SYLVA – N.C. Department of Transportation officials have awarded an emergency repair contract to Buckeye Bridge to repair a bridge…
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Can you put a value on what we provide?
Does the information we provide each week — information that we have been producing free for the last 20 years…
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A sweet reminder of fate
My two boys are children of divorce. That’s a phrase I never thought I’d say. But then again, life never…
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Compassion needed for homelessness
By Jesse-lee Dunlap • Guest Columnist After last Tuesday’s town hall forum at Frog Level Brewing, I found myself shocked and…
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Moving Open Door won’t solve anything
To the Editor: I keep trying to grasp how a brewery can be the voice for a community battling addiction.
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Mission accomplished: Waynesville woman sets record, raises trail rehab money with LeConte hike
The first time Nancy East visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it was the 1990s and she was in…
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Drought weakens statewide
A new drought map released Thursday, Oct. 31, shows conditions normalizing throughout the state for the first time since an…
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Celebration of life planned for NOC co-founder
A celebration of life for Aurelia Turpin Kennedy, co-founder of the Nantahala Outdoor Center, will be held at 2 p.m.…
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Stay safe during hunting season
It’s hunting season in Western North Carolina, and non-hunters are encouraged to be proactive about ensuring their safety while in…
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Slopes open at Cataloochee
Cataloochee Ski Area became the first ski resort on the East Coast — and one of 11 nationwide — to…
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It’s time for hog jowls and greens
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in a November 2003 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. When I was a boy,…
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A look at The Best Loved Poems of the American People
Two years ago in December, I vowed to read the 11-volume set of Will and Ariel Durant’s The Story of…
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This must be the place: Roads that we abandon and others that we take
When I lace up my running shoes lately, I’ve found that I usually need to add a windbreaker on top…
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Don’t sweat the small stuff – just play: A conversation with Jimmy Herring
Longtime guitarist for legendary rock act Widespread Panic, Jimmy Herring’s sole focus as a musician is — and has always…
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Abundant Labs now operating in Canton
Abundant Labs CEO Chip Miller looked like a college chemistry professor as he started drawing diagrams and compound percentages on…
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Legislature to ban smokable hemp in N.C.
Hemp has only been legal in North Carolina for a couple of years, but already the plant is presenting an…
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N.C. Chief Justice Beasley speaks in Haywood
The small room of the Democratic headquarters for Haywood County was packed Oct. 31 for a speech by the Chief…
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Republican seeks N.C. Chief Justice seat
His name is Newby, but he’s far from new — Justice Paul Newby was first elected to the North Carolina…
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Animal shelter estimates within budget
It could cost less than originally anticipated to build a new 10,000-square-foot animal shelter facility in Jackson County, according to…
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Security upgrades underway at Jackson Schools
After 2018’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, county and school system officials in Jackson County put their heads together…
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Annual Council focuses on language preservation
In the wake of a June 27 joint resolution from the three Cherokee tribes that declared the native language to…
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Shining Rock demands illegal payment for public records
Editor’s note: This is the ninth in a series of stories on Haywood County’s public charter school, Shining Rock Classical Academy,…
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Community searches for homelessness solutions
A wide-ranging forum held last week at Frog Level Brewing to discuss Haywood’s homeless population revealed deep divisions about how…
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It's Eveland in Maggie, both Wights win alderman seats
Alderman Mike Eveland will be Maggie Valley's next mayor, after a convincing 191-145 victory over Alderman and Mayor Pro Tem…
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Caldwell cruises, Dickson, Sutton join Waynesville board, Feichter, Freeman return
With all eight Waynesville precincts reporting, it appears as though there will be some major changes in the Town of…
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Scott wins Franklin mayoral election
Incumbent Mayor Bob Scott has won his fourth term in office against challenger Barbara McRae.
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Sylva board race ends in a tie
Sylva residents gave incumbent commissioners David Nestler and Greg McPherson a vote of confidence by granting them another four years…
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Early voting results released
Just after the polls close but before Election Day results are compiled, candidate totals from North Carolina’s early voting period…
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Waynesville vote totals suggest sluggish morning
It’s still early, but judging by Election Day vote totals at Waynesville’s four largest precincts, it’s going to be a…
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High winds cause Smokies road closures
High winds ahead of a cold front expected to move in later today have caused the Great Smoky Mountains National…
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Community searches for homelessness solutions
Frog Level Brewing Co. was packed to capacity Tuesday night as community members came together for some good old tavern…
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High stakes in municipal elections
Voters across Western North Carolina will be making important local decisions at the polls this election season, including choosing who…
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New Friends of the Parkway chapter to form in WNC
A new Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway chapter is forming in Western North Carolina, and everyone interested in learning…
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Ride on: Kids mountain biking park opens in Jackson
More than a year of planning, collaboration and plain old-fashioned hard work has resulted in a new kids bike park…
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Horace Kephart biography wins literary award
Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography has been named the winner of the 2019 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award,…
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The Naturalist's Corner: And then it happened
My wife, daughter Maddie, a friend of hers and I took a short hike out to Pickens Nose last Monday,…
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You don’t turn your back on friends
By Hannah McLeod • Guest Columnist The raid that led to the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was…
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The drive-in brings back memories
I’m as nostalgic as the next guy. I mean, I don’t get choked up over the thought of bell bottoms…
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Thanks for offering diverse perspectives
To the Editor: Even though I do not agree with everything Franklin Graham said in the interview that appeared two…
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