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Cherokee group aims for 2021 constitution referendum
An effort to adopt a constitution for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians through a referendum question failed to come…
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Waynesville waste treatment vote postponed
Waynesville’s new mayor and aldermen haven’t even been sworn in yet, but based on how the board’s most recent regular…
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Shining Rock charter renewal ignores transparency concerns
A consultant with the North Carolina Office of Charter Schools recommended that Shining Rock Classical Academy’s charter should be renewed…
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TWSA fees covered for road relocatees, DOT says
The N.C. Department of Transportation will pay water and sewer hookup fees for businesses displaced by the N.C. 107 project,…
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New jail, justice center top needs in Macon
In an effort to prioritize its long list of infrastructure needs, Macon County Board of Commissioners approved spending up to…
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Commercial kitchen could be boon for Haywood entrepreneurs
A recent property donation to the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministries could help create jobs, add value to agricultural products…
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VRBO changes the way it remits taxes
The explosion of online vacation rental booking options like VRBO and Airbnb has completely changed the tourism industry, and while…
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Mau to challenge Queen in 2020
Jackson County Commissioner Ron Mau hopes to unseat Rep. Joe Sam Queen in the 2020 election, announcing before a gathering…
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Guiney joins Sylva board with a coin flip
For the second time in three election cycles, a coin flip decided the outcome of a Sylva town board race.
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BBB Warning: ‘Secret Sister’ gift exchange is illegal
Better Business Bureau is reminding consumers that the online “Secret Sister” gift exchange and similar invitations are illegal and should…
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Four uncounted ballots could break Sylva election tie
Unofficial tallies show a total of four uncounted ballots at play in the Sylva town elections going into the final…
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Mudslides prompt concern over construction
The mud problems at Catamount Homes began early on Thursday, Oct. 31.
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Legacy for education: Waynesville couple donates land for natural resource education
Haywood County has seen its share of change over the past century, and nobody knows that better than Joe Morrow. …
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Mainspring purchases lot next to Franklin office
Mainspring Conservation Trust has expanded its physical presence in the Franklin river district by purchasing half of an acre adjacent…
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Grant awards support water quality projects
Environmental groups working for the benefit of waterways and watersheds in Haywood, Buncombe and Madison counties were awarded $262,000 in…
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Grant funds Smokies bear cable repairs
A grant from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy will allow Friends of the Smokies to improve bear safety infrastructure at A.T.…
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Panthertown selected for recreation impact intervention
Panthertown Valley is one of 14 locations nationwide to be selected as a 2020 Leave No Trace Hot Spot.
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Lake J greenhouse renovated
Lake Junaluska’s greenhouse is heading into the winter fully renovated, thanks to a charitable gift Dale Stanton-Hoyle made in honor…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Louisiana solitude
I recently made a semi-regular sojourn to the northeast Louisiana Delta, a stone’s throw from where I grew up. Friends…
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Rethinking school: book offers sage suggestions
If you have school-age children, by now they are two months or more into their routine of classes, books, extracurricular…
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Learning to relish the meaningful moments
As fall draws to a close, and the leaves turn brown to pile up on the sidewalk instead of in…
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Grocery store is stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey
Mushrooms. I needed mushrooms, and mushrooms were all I needed. It was my night to cook, and I wanted to…
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Trump echoes Joseph McCarthy
To the Editor: In the 1930s FDR’s administration passed the New Deal. The centerpiece of this legislation was Social Security.…
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Words matter, and this is extortion
To the Editor: We need to be clear that the impeachment inquiry is about extortion and not quid pro quo.…
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Why Corbin should not be our senator
To the Editor: In the stifling summer humidity of Philadelphia a couple of centuries ago, a group of men put…
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Mountain Projects tackles housing crisis
Social services Agency Mountain Projects continues to be at the forefront of solving the affordable housing crisis in Haywood and…
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Public, private projects needed to improve housing shortage
The issue of homelessness has been a growing concern among Haywood County residents, businesses, law enforcement and government officials for…
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Housing project moving ahead in Sylva
Five working families in Jackson County will have the chance to move into brand new homes once a project currently…
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Rep. Queen announces reelection bid
For the tenth time in his long history of public service, Waynesville Democrat Joe Sam Queen announced his intent to…
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Macon commissioner hopes to succeed Rep. Corbin
Although Franklin Republican Rep. Kevin Corbin has decided to run for the state Senate in 2020, Western North Carolina Republicans…
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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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