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Haywood commissioners hear opioid update
It appears that some progress is being made in the fight against drug addiction in Haywood County, but a recent…
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State releases 2020 economic tier rankings
The North Carolina Department of Commerce released the county tier designations for 2020 this week. The designations, which are mandated…
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Sylva reaches temporary parking agreement with Baptist church
The quarter-acre parking lot on the corner of Main and Landis streets in Sylva is officially town parking following a…
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New hires to speed child custody cases in Cherokee
Tribal Council voted unanimously last month to expand the tribe’s roster of attorneys in hopes of moving child custody cases…
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Pretrial program nears end of pilot year
Haywood and Jackson counties have been participating in an important pilot program this year in hopes of creating a more…
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Sisters form Pretrial Justice Project of Macon County
Dawn Todd manages a humane society in Franklin. With a full plate at work, she isn’t someone who would usually…
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Not so super? Out-of-state money influences small-town elections
Super PACs are starting to make a big-time impact on small-town Western North Carolina politics, and not everyone thinks that’s…
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Presnell out, Pless steps up as filing period begins
If you think seems a bit early for candidates to be filing for the 2020 elections, you’re right — a…
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New maps and a new candidate in N.C.’s 11th Congressional District
After months and years of litigation, a Wake County court decided Dec. 2 that North Carolina could proceed with the…
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Arnold Hill releases new album, offers holiday shows
Amid the plethora of talented bluegrass, Americana and string acts in Western North Carolina, the idea of a rock trio…
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This must be the place: And what it all comes down to, is that everything’s gonna be fine
My eyelids fluttered open and it took me a couple moments to realize that I was in my apartment and…
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Rep. Presnell won’t seek reelection
After four terms in the N.C. House of Representatives, incumbent Rep. Michele Presnell (R-Burnsville) announced earlier today that she would…
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Celebrating family, longevity and all that’s possible
Lillie is my dad’s big sister. He’s been gone for nineteen years — from a heart attack, in bed, while…
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Politics too often beats our morality
The past few weeks have demonstrated the dark direction the United States is taking in foreign policy. Our country declared…
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Do us a favor, Meadows: retire
To the Editor: Our NC 11th Dist. Rep. Mark Meadows suggested that he is bored with his job when he stated…
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Facts learned from impeachment hearings
To the Editor: Those of us who watched the impeachment inquiry testimony and some of the factual news reports afterward…
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Rallying around the red wolf: Haywood man works to save N.C.’s native wolf
Christopher Lile, 23, was just months away from graduating to begin a career in wildlife conservation when he first learned…
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Project proposed to aid bog turtle
A plan to cut down encroaching trees and shrubs in the White Oak Bottoms bog near Standing Indian Campground in…
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Committee advances conservation bills
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted on Nov. 19 to advance two key conservation bills.
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The Naturalist's Corner: The A, B, C and Ds of chickadees
All birders, backyard feeders and most other people know chickadees. These small, noisy, gregarious black and gray fluff balls are…
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Learning to listen: A review of Chris Arnade’s Dignity
Back in the mid-1970s, I was working as a receiving clerk at the Old Corner Bookstore in Boston. I was…
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This must be the place: Often I have thoughts and dreams, lying silent on my tongue
With the recent “10-year challenge” on Facebook — where folks compare photos of themselves from 2009, as a way to…
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Haywood Arts calendar now available
The Haywood County Arts Council has announced the eight local photographers who have been selected for publication in the 2020…
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Since I laid my burden down
In just seven years together, the members of Sister Sadie have risen into the upper echelon of the modern bluegrass…
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Haywood NAACP hosts diversity training day for educators
A new kind of professional development training session hosted by the Haywood County Chapter of the NAACP left local educators…
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Rain quells Cold Mountain Fire at 200 acres
A fire in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area burned about 200 acres last week after a 911 call at 3…
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Peer support inside jail helps inmates have hope
CJ Deering sat at her desk inside the Haywood County Detention Center when she got a surprise phone call from…
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Haywood jail reaches capacity
Haywood County commissioners may have to start seriously considering expanding the detention center now that the average daily inmate population…
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Student homelessness high in WNC
For most kids, this is the season of anticipation, a magical time of year marked by stuffed turkeys, Christmas cookies,…
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Opportunity knocks: Western takes on ‘Bama
For nearly all of its 128-year history, the University of Alabama’s football program has been synonymous with gridiron excellence. Thousands…
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Cold Mountain fire grows, rain predicted
The Cold Mountain Fire is still burning in Haywood County, with a helicopter flight measuring it at approximately 126 acres…
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Fire at Cold Mountain exceeds 100 acres
A wildfire near Cold Mountain in Haywood County was reported at 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, and as of…
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Interstate 40 reopens in Pigeon River Gorge
Westbound drivers are once again good to go through the Pigeon River Gorge on Interstate 40.
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Horse Cove is worth a visit
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in a November 2003 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. Horse Cove is one…
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MountainTrue award winners
MountainTrue is recognizing six people for their work to preserve Western North Carolina’s natural heritage through its annual awards.
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Learning in the real world: Smokies outdoor education center turns 50, plans expansion
As it nears the end of its 50th anniversary year, the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has its eyes…
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Lifetime achievement award honors former HCC instructor
Retired Haywood Community College forestry instructor John Palmer has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement award in the annual EcoForesters’…
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Space camp programs announced
The recently released summer camp schedule for The Learning Center at PARI includes two residential camp programs, each offering the…
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Smokies volunteer earns regional recognition
Jim Goddard, a volunteer in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has received the National Park Service Southeast Regional Hartzog…
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Finding the beauty within: Green Orchid Soap
Tucked in the depths of Wall Street in Waynesville, the Green Orchid Soap Co. is meant to be found by…
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This must be the place: No fear or shame in the dignity of your experience, language and knowledge
When I was a kid, my parents would talk to anybody. Literally anybody. Though my little sister was somewhat embarrassed…
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Passionate about print: a review of A Literate South
For many years, most of us who read histories and biographies about America between 1800 and 1865 assumed the seat…
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It’s all about the journey
It’s called Blue Ridge Motorcycling Magazine, and it’s become part of our family. Let me explain. At almost 60 years…
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A winding plot to a published children’s book
Tattoos often follow times of darkness or transition. When my mom’s cancer got to a point of no return, I…
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Budget vote was for my district
To the Editor: In response to Kevin Brock’s letter to the editor regarding my vote on the North Carolina budget…
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Regional honors to Haywood communities
Haywood County took home top three honors and prestigious Calico Cat award for 2019. The WNC Honors Awards is built…
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Western North Carolina’s children are increasingly poor and hungry
For most, childhood is a time of growth, learning and stability nurtured by fertile environmental and economic conditions that ultimately…
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Sylva street to become one-way
Railroad Avenue in Sylva will soon be converted to a one-way street following a unanimous vote from the town board…
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