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Hospital foundations find new mission
Following HCA Healthcare’s purchase of the Mission Health System, the nonprofit foundations that have supported Mission’s hospitals for so long…
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Dogwood hires search firm to find director
As all of Mission’s legacy foundations establish their new mission and board of directors, Dogwood Health Trust is in the…
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Macon, Franklin work on greenway connection
Macon County and the town of Franklin are working on a collaborative project to create a new greenway connection on…
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Jackson County chews on $12 million Green Energy Park campus proposal
Last week Jackson County commissioners got their first look at what a re-imagined Green Energy Park campus might cost, with…
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Spate of new downtown Waynesville businesses emerges
With his thick Brooklyn accent, Danny Mannlein isn’t exactly the type of “local” most Haywood County residents are used to…
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Room price, capacity drive TDA revenues
As the Great Recession recedes further and further into the rear-view mirror, most local economic indicators in Western North Carolina…
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HCC offers free tuition to needy Haywood students
Financial aid and scholarships are a great way to pay for college, but not everyone qualifies. For those who do,…
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Race against time for Waynesville homeless camp
The longstanding brouhaha over a makeshift dwelling near Frog Level has escalated to the point where enforcement action is likely…
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Cell tower proposed for Sylva
A proposal to build a new cell tower off of Skyland Drive in Sylva will go before the Jackson County…
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Constitution proposed for Cherokee
Cherokee voters will have the chance to give their nation a long-awaited constitution if Tribal Council approves a referendum question…
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Medicaid on their minds at Rep. Queen’s town hall
Four-time freshman legislator and recently re-elected Rep. Joe Sam Queen, D-Waynesville, launched into this year’s legislative session by hosting a…
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The table is set: Pancake Day is free to community this year
The table is set — all you have to do is come sit down and be served.
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Coming down the mountain: Whiteside Brewing impacts Cashiers culture
It’s just after 5 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 64 and N.C. 107 in the village of Cashiers. Otherwise…
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Coming down the mountain: Whiteside Brewing impacts Cashiers culture
It’s just after 5 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 64 and N.C. 107 in the village of Cashiers. Otherwise…
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This must be the place: If I ever loved once, you know I never loved right by you
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Upstate New York in the late 1990s. Middle school and Valentine’s Day dances in that a-typical gymnasium.…
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Shelton House receives honor, call for crafters
The Shelton House in Waynesville is proud to announce that it has been awarded an anchor position on the new…
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Waynesville woman, child reported missing
UPDATE: The missing woman and child have been located and are safe. Detectives with the Haywood County Sheriff’s office are…
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Grandfather Mountain sets new wind speed record
LINVILLE, N.C. — On Grandfather Mountain, breaking records is a breeze. Around 4 a.m. on Feb. 13, the nonprofit nature park’s…
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Careers can wait; it’s time for some adventuring
When the text came letting us know that our daughter Hannah had arrived safely in Costa Rica, a sense of…
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Sandburg’s words are needed now more than ever
When my mom was living, she owned a tour company called Southern Comfort Tours. She opened the business in her…
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We need CLEAN Medicaid Expansion
To the Editor: When it comes to health insurance, North Carolina has the sixth largest uninsured population in the nation.…
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Cat Museum will promote Jackson County
To the Editor: I am opening The American Museum of the House Cat at a new location in April. I…
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Video series celebrates wetlands
The Dogwood Alliance released a new video series on wetlands for World Wetlands Day, which was Feb. 2.
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Elk fest coming to Maggie: Event will celebrate elk, wildlife and the outdoors
A new extravaganza will prance into the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds this year — the Smoky Mountain Elk Fest, an…
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Pigeon Forge recognized for wildfire risk reduction
The city of Pigeon Forge is gaining national attention for its work to safeguard the community against wildfires, having recently…
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The Naturalist's Corner: How can somethingthat doesn’t exist be declared extinct?
I believe it was around Jan. 22 of this year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern cougar…
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A worthwhile book on raising children
Much is made these days of “snowflakes,” slang for some of our young people. One online source defines snowflakes as…
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Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet celebrates 25 years
The Sylva-based Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet will present a concert celebrating 25 years of music, travel and fun together on…
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This must be the place: Call it living the dream, call it kicking the ladder
Why does it seem we’re all so unhappy these days? Is it that we’re just more aware of our emotions…
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Haywood schools again ask for calendar flexibility
North Carolina’s rigid school calendar law has been in place since 2004, but over the past few weeks, a pair…
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Cherokee artifacts at Plott Creek? Maybe so, maybe not
During the protracted approval process of a proposed development that would bring around 200 new apartments to a 41-acre parcel…
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HCC president announces her retirement
Haywood Community College President Dr. Barbara Parker announced her intent to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2019, at the college board…
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Budget talks get underway in Macon
It’s likely to be another tough budget year as Macon County commissioners are faced with a growing list of capital…
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Tribe votes for Plott Balsam conservation
An effort to conserve 912 acres along the Plott Balsam ridge in Jackson County cleared the final hurdle of a…
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Déjà vu: N.C. 107 planners struggle to find solutions to road dilemma
After taking input from the more than 100 people who attended a Jan. 14 public forum and carefully combing their…
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Records shed light on Jackson jail death
While unanswered questions remain in the recent death of 49-year-old Franklin resident Melissa Middleton Rice, which occurred on Jan. 18…
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‘She just slipped through our fingers’
Editor's note: some names in this story have been changed to honor a request from the family of the deceased. At…
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Woman from the west, for the west: Hipps remembered for her passion, commitment
On the campaign trail, Jane Hipps of Waynesville was often called the “woman from the west, for the west.” With…
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Sylva man arrested following stabbing
A Sylva man has been charged with assault after Jackson County deputies responded to a Feb. 7 call and found…
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Threat prompts Canton Middle evacuation
Haywood County Schools officials at Canton Middle School learned that a threatening message (bomb threat) was written on a restroom…
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HCC president announces her retirement
Haywood Community College President Dr. Barbara Parker announced her intent to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2019, at the college board…
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Columns and newspapers can change views
By John Hood • Guest Columnist I have written a syndicated column on politics and public policy for North Carolina…
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Finally, my wife is living the dream
When Tammy and I met almost exactly 15 years ago, there were a few adjustments we had to make, like…
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Will our democracy survive this test?
To the Editor: Safe roads. Safe airports. Safe air travel. Clean water. Clean air. Safe streets. Consumer protection. Safe waste…
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Meadows is leader of obstruction, shutdown
To the Editor: The “Meadows stands for national security” letter written by Ted Carr clearly linked the word “resist” with…
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Outside the bounds of time: Longtime WNC songwriter releases debut album
Tucked up along a hillside overlooking Richland Creek and the Frog Level district of Waynesville is a cozy bungalow. The…
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Don’t you know that God is Pooh Bear?
Standing in front of the ancient waterfall, I watched the lagoon sparkle like some long-lost stash of emeralds and sapphires.…
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Falling in love with a writer
Valentine’s Day is almost here, and I have fallen in love. Again. Three years ago, Nina George entranced me with…
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Junaluska’s story as told through historians
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in a February 2002 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. Every reader of this column…
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