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Cherokee looks to increase retirement vesting period
Pension plan double-dipping is prompting the Cherokee Tribal Council to consider tripling the number of years required to draw from…
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SCC’s health building aims for fall groundbreaking
Southwestern Community College is moving forward with plans for a $20 million health sciences building, having accepted applications from 11…
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Missing the mark: protestors, congressman differ on VA reform
Last August, three-term Asheville Republican Congressman Mark Meadows held his fourth Veterans Solutions Seminar in Waynesville. Last week, he held…
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You’ve got a way all yours: A conversation with Jim Lauderdale
Legendary troubadour Jim Lauderdale is a longtime pillar of the fiercely independent singer-songwriter scene in Nashville. He’s always gone his…
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This must be the place: Tomorrow’s gonna be a brighter day
Back to square one. Dammit. You’d think that after existing on this earth for 33 years, and being a legal…
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DEVO frontman to appear at WCU
The Western Carolina University School of Art and Design and WCU Bardo Arts Center present a special evening with Mark…
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Renaissance on South Main Street
Near the end of 2016, the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced plans for an $18 million makeover of Russ…
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Boating access improvements coming to the Chattooga
Restoration and recreation work has begun on the Chattooga River in the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest thanks to funding from the…
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Grants awarded for farmland preservation
Farmland in several Western North Carolina counties will now be protected thanks to funding from the Agricultural Development and Farmland…
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Counting the bears: UTK conducts largest-ever black bear survey
Barbed wire and hundreds of pounds of donuts are the key ingredients in a University of Tennessee Knoxville effort to…
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Champions crowned in Haywood
The 2018 Haywood County Recreation and Parks Summer Soccer Tournament concluded Monday, July 30, with a victory for the team…
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MST now complete in the mountains
The longest continuous section of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail is now complete in Western North Carolina thanks to Carolina Mountain Club…
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Cherokee thought buzzards possessed powers
The recent heavy rains here in the Smokies region have been a blessing, especially to those of us who like…
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In this case, the choice is obvious
“Take the high road.” It’s a simple code for life, but one too few take to heart and even fewer…
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No hazy nostalgia with my first car
Some people’s memories of their first car are glazed with sugar, like candy apples at the county fair. It is…
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Apartment complex pleas ignored
To the Editor: On 30 July, the Waynesville Planning Board met once again concerning the proposed apartment complex on Plott…
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Some agency should have saved turkeys
To the Editor: I would like to know why the animal rescue agencies in the Waynesville area, which there are…
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Trump should reveal tax information
To the Editor: Donald Trump can bellow out from the tallest building in New York that he is an innocent…
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Trump is full of bad ideas
To the Editor: It is always amusing to hear supporters of President Trump claim that others are uninformed and vicious.…
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This must be the place: Pebbles and marbles like things on my mind
Well, 15 years ago this past weekend, I spontaneously bolted from Upstate New York straight to northern Maine to attend…
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Nantahala Brewing to open Asheville outpost
Following the announcement of its upcoming Sylva outpost, aimed at a fall opening, Bryson City-based Nantahala Brewing will launch an…
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An endearing coming of age teaching story
When we are in school, we consider ourselves fortunate when we find ourselves in the company of inspiring teachers. We…
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Catch him if you can: David Joy releases highly-anticipated third novel
If you didn’t know him, you wouldn’t even notice him. Sitting by himself at the counter of the Innovation Station…
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Tribal member sues over alleged workplace hostility, harassment
A Cherokee woman who successfully fought off disorderly conduct charges earlier this year has filed suit against nine parties in…
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Tribe to expand casino parking
New parking is coming to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino following the Cherokee Tribal Council’s unanimous vote Aug. 2 to transfer a…
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Regulations on use of cultural terms discussed in Cherokee
A brief conversation in Tribal Council Wednesday, Aug. 1, was the first public discussion on how the Eastern Band of…
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Sylva community turns out in force to oppose N.C. 107 plans
Sylva Town Hall was filled beyond capacity as Mayor Lynda Sossamon called a public forum on the redevelopment of N.C.…
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No mystery behind hotel incentives
As first reported in The Smoky Mountain News more than four months ago, Waynesville’s getting a new hotel, and that…
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Funding the fight
With a net pickup of four seats in the House or six in the Senate, North Carolina Democrats could break…
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WNC employers — Haywood Chamber wants to hear from you
As Haywood County’s economic development efforts ensue, one oft-overlooked aspect of the area’s offerings — like land development opportunities and…
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Macon deputy cleared in Knibbs shooting
Macon County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Wade Momphard Jr. will not face any criminal charges after he shot and killed Scott…
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No sight required: Summer camp spurs blind youth to outdoor adventure
When Sam Chandler heard that the summer camp he’d been attending for years planned to launch an adventure camp, he…
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Students explore natural resources fields in Raleigh
A trio of local high school students recently represented Haywood County at a weeklong environmental workshop, the Resource Conservation Workshop,…
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Sunburst Trout celebrates 70 years
Sunburst Trout Farms in Waynesville will celebrate its 70th anniversary on Thursday, Aug. 2, coinciding with the first-ever National Rainbow…
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Shooting range gets upgrades
The Dirty John Shooting Range in the Nantahala National Forest near Franklin will be closed for upgrades Thursday, Aug. 2,…
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Dance raises $60K for the Smokies
The inaugural Smokies Stomp Barn Party hosted by Friends of the Smokies raised more than $60,000 to support the Great…
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Key land tract conserved in Macon
Two adjoining properties that Mainspring Conservation Trust bought in July now link previously unconnected pieces of national forest and state…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Best possible science discarded
Studying the red wolf fiasco taking place in eastern North Carolina takes me far away in time and distance —…
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A rapid series of comical noises: A conversation with comedy genius David Cross
If there was a single voice of reason amid the bombardment of deafening noise in the digital age — of…
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This must be the place: With a little help from my friends
Bolting up Interstate 95, just outside of Portland, Maine, this past Monday, I finally could smell that smell that conjures…
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A new writer with an old heart
In a prologue that will make you cry — bringing hackles of guilt to your eyes — Tommy Orange has…
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Politics and the search for WCU’s chancellor
As the yoke of political influence grows ever heavier around the neck of the UNC Board of Governors, Western Carolina…
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Coming full circle as a cat owner
Growing up, my family had an abundance of cats running amok. These were the days before spaying and neutering were…
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President Trump, stop the obstruction
To the Editor: Donald Trump has already obstructed justice in the Russian election interference investigation. Number one, he has failed/refused…
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Conservatives harming our infrastructure
To the Editor: The conservative right has controlled Western North Carolina politics for decades with an ideology of lower taxes…
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Let’s restore checks and balances
To the Editor: In 2016 the Fourth Circuit of Appeals declared the 2013 N.C. Voter ID Act to be unconstitutional on…
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Lawmakers fail to protect our vote
To the Editor: Western North Carolina’s federal representatives have failed their leadership report card on Russia’s interference in our elections. Rep.…
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N.C. 107 safety issues ignored
To the Editor: The stated reason for the N.C. 107 project in Sylva is to reduce traffic problems and increase…
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Trump is for a better America
To the Editor: It always amazes me that folks don’t seem to get it. Economic growth is at 4.1 percent,…
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Plott Creek site plan OK’d
The site plan submitted by developers for a controversial 200-unit apartment complex off Plott Creek Road was approved by the…
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