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Chief candidates square off in debate
Principal Chief Richard Sneed and challenger Teresa McCoy will face off at the ballot box this September as Cherokee voters…
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Shining Rock remains shrouded in secrecy
Transparency and accountability have long been concerns at Shining Rock Classical Academy — since before the troubled taxpayer-funded school even…
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Shining Rock hires new head of school
Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of stories on Haywood County’s public charter school, Shining Rock Classical…
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Canton board seat will remain open, for now
The three remaining members of the Canton Board of Aldermen/women have decided not to appoint anyone to a board seat…
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Budget standoff hinges on Medicaid expansion
Calling the $24 billion state budget passed by North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature “an astonishing failure,” Gov. Roy Cooper, D-Rocky Mount,…
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Teacher resigns following alleged sexual activity with student
UPDATED 1/24/2020: Following several meetings with the alleged victim and family, the District Attorney's Office declined to file charges in…
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Gerrymandering ruling leaves NC districts in place
A June 27 Supreme Court decision not to get involved with politically gerrymandered congressional districts in Maryland and North Carolina…
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Small-town sequel: Waynesville’s Smoky Mountain Cinema reopens
Standing in the lobby of the Smoky Mountain Cinema in Waynesville this past Monday morning, owner Greg Israel is putting…
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This must be the place: Ode to Jeff Austin, ode to the power of music
The hardest part of being a journalist, and especially one whose core focus is music, is seeing those you were…
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Cherokee recognized for leadership in healthcare
In a ceremony held at the Cherokee Indian Hospital today, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was awarded the Redefining…
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Shining Rock hires new head of school
More than seven weeks after a series of grievances were filed against Shining Rock Classical Academy’s interim head of school,…
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Trillium Gap Trail Temporarily Closed Due to Trail Conditions
Trillium Gap Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be temporarily closed through Thursday, July 11, due to…
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The dog’s eating our daughter’s college fund
I think our chihuahua has an eating disorder. He’s a rescue, and since we rescued him, he’s twice the dog…
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Leveraging the best requires better broadband
By Bob Scott • Guest Columnist Those of us fortunate enough to live in communities where natural amenities abound know…
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Impeachment is worth the risks
To the Editor: To impeach or not to impeach, that is the question on the minds of many Americans and…
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Right-wingers spread fake news
To the Editor: FAKE NEWS! While I don’t make a habit of using Trump terms, it’s the best way to…
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Lumberjack ‘family’ to get a home: Construction underway on new HCC timbersports building
After more than 20 years of wood chopping and log sawing and award winning, the Haywood Community College Lumberjacks —…
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Waynesville Judo Club brings home awards
The Waynesville Judo Club recently competed in the South Carolina State Championship, coming away with 11 medals.
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The Naturalist's Corner: Windy City peregrines
My bride and I spent a few days in Chicago last week. She was there for a business seminar and…
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Writing to heal the wounds of war
June 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of The Smoky Mountain News. At the party celebrating this landmark in the paper’s…
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Public comment open for new voting rules
The N.C. State Board of Elections is seeking public comments through July 12 on proposed rules changes related to the…
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Waynesville chief calls it a career
As a 28-year veteran of the Waynesville Police Department, Captain Brian Beck — soon to be interim chief of police…
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Distillery reform bill could soon advance
A regulatory reform bill intended to bring parity for North Carolina’s distillers with its craft brewers continues to make its…
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State budget coming down to the wire
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has a budget. The N.C. House of Representatives has a budget. The N.C. Senate has…
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Hemp Farm expands operations in Macon
An industrial hemp farm will be expanding its operations into the Macon County Business Development Center after commissioners approved a…
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Recovery community looks for new meeting space
Many have probably passed by the Triangle Club on Miller Street in Waynesville without realizing what it was, but those…
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N.C. Senator, Cherokee chief spar in opposing op-eds
In his first public statement on a bill he cosponsored in March, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., wrote an op-ed published…
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DA declines to prosecute SRCA interim director
Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of stories on Haywood County’s public charter school, Shining Rock Classical…
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Shining Rock projects lower enrollment for 2019-20
Shining Rock Classical Academy’s 2019-20 budget, passed by the board on June 19, will shrink slightly, due to lower projected…
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Oconaluftee Job Corps saved from closure
The nine Job Corps CCC centers slated for closure this September, including the Oconaluftee center in Cherokee, will remain open…
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Cherokee constitution resolution withdrawn
An effort to get a proposed constitution on the Cherokee ballot as a referendum question this September will not come…
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Closer now and you will see what I mean: Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits
The history of rock-n-roll music is as wide and deep as an ocean, each drop of water a band, song…
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This must be the place: Scribbled notebooks and wild typewritten pages for your own joy
Sliding into the booth at Waffle House, I cracked open Larry McMurtry’s novel All My Friends Are Going to Be…
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Still no hire for Shining Rock school director position
Six weeks after a set of grievances were filed against a Shining Rock Classical Academy administrator who appeared to be…
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Let’s encourage young adults to engage
Many readers know or suspect that Hannah McLeod, who has been publishing columns semi-regularly in The Smoky Mountain News since…
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Potential life lessons of burlesque dancing
Burlesque dancing may be in my future. Some of us gals at The Smoky Mountain News have been invited to…
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‘Reasons’ for war?
To the Editor: In the summer of 1964, I was a 20 year old boiler-man aboard the U.S.S. Preston (DD-795),…
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OWM built the nation
To the Editor: In a recent issue of The Smoky Mountain News, Ms. Hannah McLeod expressed her disdain for evangelical…
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Baseball for autistic youth planned in WNC
The fresh cut grass, the din of the crowd, the white chalk lines on the dusty dirt infield — every…
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Tennis courts get makeover at Lake Junaluska
Renovated tennis courts will greet Lake Junaluska visitors this summer season.
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Better access to Bartram Trail
A relatively new trailhead now has a brand new parking lot that’s sure to make accessing the Bartram Trail in…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Birding daze
The six weeks from May 1 to June 15 are always a busy time for me. That is the window…
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Which way is the wilderness?
The theme of Brent Martin’s new book of essays — The Changing Blue Ridge Mountains — is “It’s a good…
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Books helps us understand our own history
“We need to know what kind of firm ground other men, belonging to generations before us, have found to stand…
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Global market for recyclables is down in the dumps
Local governments try to do their best in keeping recyclables out of local landfills, in part because it extends the…
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Local waste management resources expensive, finite
Most people don’t give a lot of thought to what happens when they throw something away, but the ecological and…
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Market is down, but Macon County recycling continues
While the global market for recyclable materials can fluctuate month to month, Macon County residents are encouraged to continue utilizing…
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Single stream increases recycling in Swain
Swain County has had a recycling program in place since the 1990s, but a recent change over to a single-stream…
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‘Zero Waste’ group forms in Haywood
Recycling is great but there is more people can do if they want to keep trash out of the landfill…
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WOW donates $10,000 to Sharin Care
Women of Waynesville recently donated $10,000 to Sharin Care, a fund designated to help relieve the financial burdens associated with…
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