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Golf tourney a win for charity
The Maggie Valley Lions Club raised more than $10,000 for local charities with its 10th annual Golf Tournament and Silent…
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This must be the place: I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and the earth began
It will mark 1,000 days straight. This past Tuesday, I will have gone for a run 1,000 days in-a-row. “The…
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Woman injured in bear encounter
A Swannanoa woman sustained serious, though non-life-threatening, injuries Tuesday, Sept. 18, after an encounter with a black bear.
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Haywood Schools wants you to help plan future
When Dr. Bill Nolte was promoted to superintendent of Haywood County Schools this past summer, one of the first things…
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Elders and Woody vie for Jackson County Commission seat
Jackson County Commissioner Charles Elders is seeking a fourth term in office this campaign season, but challenger Gayle Woody is hoping election results will instead seat her for a first term.
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A mile-high view: State-level squabble stalls Jackson County conservation project
To call the view stretching out below the 5,462-foot bald “spectacular,” “impressive” or even “jaw-dropping” would be an understatement. It…
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Man found dead in Smokies after two-day search
A man and a bear are dead following an ill-fated ginseng hunt in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Mis-identifying mushrooms is a risky mistake
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in The Smoky Mountain News in September 2004. The cool and humid forests and…
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God’s broadcasting station — the great outdoors
When I taught homeschool seminars in Latin, history, and literature in Asheville, I would wait for a cold spell in…
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A love so full it could send us all ways: A conversation with Gavin Rossdale
In the mid-1990s, just as the raucous nature of the grunge scene in the United States was hitting its peak,…
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In my life, I’ve loved them all
With the massive rainfall from Tropical Storm Florence on Sunday, my truck carefully navigated its way through deep puddles and…
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SCC grad receives prestigious award
Although Yesenia Navarro grew up with few material possessions, she always believed one catalyst for change was within her grasp…
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It’s OK to not be OK: Suicide prevention takes center stage at Folkmoot
Imagine this — you’re atop a hundred-story building, and it’s on fire. As the flames and smoke close in, you…
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Tax cut has not trickled down
To the Editor: Today the American economy is strong. The percentage of American unemployed is down, the Dow Jones industrial…
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It is too late for Kavanaugh
By Hannah McLeod • Guest Columnist The vote to approve Brett Kavanaugh for a seat on the Supreme Court of…
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Acknowledging differences and embracing brotherhood
For many years, I thought of myself as one of Flannery O’Connor’s “Christ-haunted” characters, living my life in a kind…
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Florence’s gas gouging passes WNC
While Hurricane Florence spared much of The Smoky Mountain News coverage area when it rolled through the region last week,…
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Haywood detective fired for theft
The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office has requested the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to conduct a…
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Political or not, Haywood tax collector issue won’t go away
More than a year after a contentious public comment session during which the Haywood County Board of Commissioners weighed the…
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WCU chancellor search resumes
While the University of North Carolina’s Board of Governors has yet to release a revised search process for Western Carolina…
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Housing shuffle planned at WCU
Student housing at Western Carolina University will see a massive shuffle over the coming years as university leadership looks to…
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Allegations of fraud, failure haunt Ghost Town developer
For months, Valerie Oberle has been the public face of the three-person partnership supposedly taking shape at the long-shuttered Ghost…
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We need to know more about HCA’s plans
By Bob Scott • Guest Columnist The proposed Mission/HCA sale could be the most significant event — negative or positive…
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Macon sheriff candidate gets Giglio order
Accusations of dishonesty and inappropriate behavior lodged against Macon County sheriff candidate Eric Giles have led the district attorney’s office…
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Cherokee from the heart: Beloved Woman reflects on a wandering life rooted in Cherokee language
If anyone ever had an excuse to leave her hometown and never return, it would be Myrtle Driver Johnson. Born…
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State of emergency in Haywood, Canton, Maggie Valley
Early on Sept. 14, a flurry of press releases from Haywood County, the Town of Maggie Valley and the Town…
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Hurricane Florence resources for Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina may not be over-“Flo”-ing with water just yet, but the region is awash in information about available…
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As the buckeyes fall, I await my old friend
The sounds, the feel of the coming fall is always comforting, like reconnecting with an old and dear friend. It…
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My mission: outer order, inner calm
My name is Susanna and I am terribly unorganized. I’m not a messy person or a hoarder, just disorganized. My…
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Why waste money repaving a good road?
To the Editor: Repaving a perfectly good Smoky Mountain Expressway appears to be another classic example of government wasteful spending.…
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Op-ed needs to be read by all Americans
To the Editor: This letter will by definition have to be somewhat brief to avoid backlash from those seeking bias…
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Why you should vote in all elections
To the Editor: Decisions made at all levels of government (president and Congress in Washington, D.C., General Assembly in Raleigh…
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Vote to save the country
To the Editor: There has been a coup unfolding in the White House. Our Republic is in imminent danger of…
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Nine years yields new state forest: Headwaters State Forest will offer landowner education and primitive recreation
North Carolina got a new slice of public land last week when Headwaters State Forest was opened to the public…
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Chimney Rock hike-in only
Chimney Rock State Park is now hike-in only following the start of work to stabilize its upper parking lot Sept.…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Hearts are a-bursting
I started out the front door, in the early morning light the other day, to check on the whereabouts of…
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Tyler delivers another delightful novel
Years ago, my wife and I belonged to a Waynesville book club in which a couple would act as host…
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This must be the place: In pitch dark, I go walking in your landscape
With a slight jog around an empty basketball court at the Waynesville Rec Center last Monday evening, I dribbled the…
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‘Women Songwriters Showcase'
There will be a “Women Songwriters Showcase” held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the Macon County Public Library…
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How do you define ‘America’?
The Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center is pleased to announce a year-long exhibition inspired by…
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For the love of the arts: Macon County Art Association
Following the passing of her husband last year, after a lengthy illness, Betsey Sloan was looking for an outlet, something…
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WCU breaks enrollment records — again
Western Carolina University’s enrollment hit an all-time high this fall for the seventh out of the past eight years, with…
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Franklin board holds off on hospital purchase input
Franklin Town Council members decided to hold off on providing input to the attorney general regarding HCA Healthcare’s impending $1.5…
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Hurricane prep begins in Western North Carolina
As The Smoky Mountain News went to print Tuesday, a potentially catastrophic storm was barreling down on the Carolinas, with…
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LEADing the way: Jail diversion program aims to address opioid crisis
Between 1999 and 2016, more than 12,000 people in North Carolina died from opioid overdoses. Not only are families losing…
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Peer specialists go inside jail to assist inmates
Being incarcerated and not knowing what your future may hold is a terrifying experience, but being released from jail and…
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Cherokee strengthens free press law
Free press law in Cherokee got a little more free following Tribal Council’s passage of amendments to the tribe’s Free…
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McCoy alleges political motivation in marriage fraud prosecution
While the federal marriage fraud case that’s been the topic of much discussion on the Qualla Boundary over the past…
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Ghost Town sale still not final
Slow progress and a string of broken promises from new Ghost Town operator and former Disney exec Valeria Oberle haven’t…
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