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N.C. efforts aid Texas turkey population
A trap-and-release effort based in North Carolina is helping to boost wild turkey populations in Texas.
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Water champions honored
Three water champions were recognized for their work to improve Haywood County’s rivers, streams and reservoirs during 2018 at Haywood…
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Disaster payments go out to farmers
The federal government shutdown created some delays in getting applications processed for the Agriculture Disaster Relief Program of 2018, but…
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Land trust celebrates 100 properties conserved
Conservation of six new places last year brought Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust to a landmark total of 100 conservation projects completed,…
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‘Effort like they’ve never had to give’: Farmers get older and fewer, but hope remains for ag’s future
Zac Guy grew up on the back of a tractor. His father worked in sales and his mother was a…
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Macon leaders attend legislative goals conference
Macon County Commissioners Jim Tate and Ronnie Beale and County Manager Derek Roland recently joined voting delegates from counties throughout…
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Cherokee approves early gaming disbursements for housing
Young Cherokee tribal members could soon be able to use their gaming allocations to pay for housing following a unanimous…
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Major new Haywood schools facility proposed
It’s $13 million now, or $40 million later, according to a presentation by Haywood Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bill Nolte…
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Fresh eyes, fresh ideas: Haywood budget process begins
It’s not Haywood County Manager Bryant Morehead’s first budget, but it is his first budget in Haywood County.
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Dogwood Health Trust now in operation
With the completion of Mission Health System’s sale of assets to HCA Healthcare, Dogwood Health Trust is now officially operating…
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Domestic violence organization forming in Jackson
Seven years have passed since REACH of Jackson County suddenly shut down operations due to financial issues, leaving the county…
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Face to face: Local homeless remain elusive
Huddled together in the dark near an old wood stove beneath an elaborate rigging of tarps and tents on a…
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Meth, not bear attack, caused death in park, autopsy says
An autopsy recently completed on a man who died in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last September determined that…
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HCA completes purchase of Mission Health
HCA Healthcare, a leading healthcare provider with 185 hospitals and approximately 1,800 sites of care in 21 states and the…
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The tide is turning on marijuana
The libertarian in me believes in the “live and let live” mantra, which when it comes to legalizing pot means…
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First the boots, then the heavy lifting
“It is a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own…
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Rational conclusion: shutdown was all Trump
To the Editor: In last week’s guest opinion column, Isaac Herrin invited us to think rationally about the government shutdown and…
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We need the wall for our security
To the Editor: Cannot the “Resisters of the Wall” and Democrats who suggest we don’t need a wall because it’s…
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Stricter laws will solve problem
To the Editor: For the last 19 years I’ve been reading (frequently) how semi-trucks are a hazard on Highlands Road…
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Back to work: Shutdown ends, but effects likely to linger through 2019 season
After 35 days of furlough, National Park Service staff are back to work at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Lake Junaluska eagles – do over?
It appears the eagles that nested unsuccessfully last year at Lake Junaluska are back for another go at it. There…
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A poet offers thoughts on life and death
When someone dies, we look for words to assuage our grief and the grief of others. We deliver eulogies, we…
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In pursuit of the moment: Greg Ormont of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
In a day and age where everything that glistens and captures society’s short attention span is seemingly a smoke screen…
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This must be the place
Meandering down the desolate Route 8 in the southern Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York last weekend, my truck came…
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Women’s March embarks on third year; Organizers strive for inclusivity for all women
This year marked the third annual Women’s March on Asheville — part of a national movement to rally for equal rights…
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Halfway home: pink hat marchers soldier on
A little over two years ago, I woke up in Alexandria, Virginia, less than 24 hours after the inauguration of…
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Habitual felons convicted in Haywood
According to the District Attorney's Office, it’s gotten quieter in the Dutch Cove community near Canton since Matthew Dillon Smathers,…
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Run, Forest, run: Lt. Dan declares for governor
An architect by training, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest became only the second Republican in the last 120 years…
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Ice rink in Maggie Valley opens next week
It’s a perplexing dichotomy. Maggie Valley has been portrayed as a town that rolls up the sidewalks once the leaf-lookers…
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Tuscola sports classification not all fun and games
Grumblings about Tuscola High School’s athletic reclassification from 2A to 3A seem to have fallen on deaf ears, but administrators…
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EBT funds for March still up in the air
The federal shutdown didn’t have as much of an effect on Haywood County’s social services as one might think, but…
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Downtown Waynesville Association sets ambitious plan
The organization charged with maintaining and revitalizing Waynesville’s downtown core is setting an ambitious plan of work for 2019, to…
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Author with Bryson City roots publishes RBG biography
Born of the same generation but in different parts of the country, Jane Sherron De Hart and Ruth Bader Ginsburg…
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Jackson will not buy Pepsi property
Following a series of closed session discussions, Jackson County has opted to cancel its $500,000 contract to buy a 5.61-acre…
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SBI investigating Jackson jail death
The recent death of a Jackson County Detention Center inmate has spurred a probe from the N.C. State Bureau of…
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Plan presented for Green Energy Park makeover
Jackson County got its first glimpse at what a reinvigorated Green Energy Park campus might look like when a preliminary…
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Untreated sewage discharged in Clyde
The Junaluska Sanitary District experienced a discharge of untreated sewage from a blockage in a manhole due to mop heads,…
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N.C. 107 meeting postponed
A meeting to discuss possible solutions to the N.C. 107 issue in Sylva scheduled for today was postponed due to…
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Smokies closed for winter weather
Normal operations at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park resumed for the first time since Dec. 22 on Saturday, Jan.…
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WCU's MLK speaker promotes inclusion through effort
Diversity and inclusivity are easy goals for a university to set, inclusion educator Aminata Cairo said during her keynote address…
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Habitual felons convicted in Haywood
According to the District Attorny's Office, it’s gotten quieter in the Dutch Cove community near Canton since Matthew Dillon Smathers,…
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HRMC to host emergency drill
Haywood Regional Medical Center will host a public service training and emergency response simulation with local law enforcement and emergency…
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Jackson will not buy Pepsi property
Following a series of closed session discussions, Jackson County has opted to cancel its $500,000 contract to purchase a 5.61-acre…
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The inherent flaw of a rush to judgment
His is the face that provoked untold millions of posts on social media, the teenage boy from Kentucky face-to-face with…
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Let’s think rationally about the government shutdown
By Isaac Herrin • Guest Columnist OK, let’s get the opposing comments out of the way: “Rationally, Trump should open…
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Rep. Meadows stands for national security
To the Editor: “Government shutdown is not really about a wall.” Correct. It is the Democrat “resist, resist, resist” philosophy.…
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Are we acting Christ-like?
To the Editor: The other night I dreamed I talked with Jesus. That’s right! Jesus! Jesus Christ! The same Jesus…
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When the fault lies in ourselves
I used to teach seminars in composition, history, literature, and Latin to homeschool students. One day a bright young man…
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