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Sales tax to increase in Swain
Swain County voters have typically been adamantly opposed to any sort of tax hike, whether it’s a property tax or a sales tax, which is why many were pleasantly surprised to see a quarter-cent sales tax increase approved following the Nov. 6 election.
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Susan Belcher receives WCU service award
Susan Brummell Belcher, wife of late Western Carolina University Chancellor David O. Belcher, received one of the top honors bestowed…
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Jackson to purchase old Pepsi-Cola plant for $500K
If all goes as planned, Jackson County will spend $550,000 to buy the old Pepsi-Cola plant in Whittier, following a…
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Sylva to choose new TWSA board member
The Sylva Town Board is considering who it should choose to replace Commissioner Harold Hensley on the Tuckaseigee Water and…
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Macon to analyze county space needs
Now that the election is over and three incumbents have reclaimed their seats on the Macon County Board of Commissioners,…
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Swain schools earn ‘C’ average
Unchanged over last year, all four Swain County Schools earned a ‘C’ on their 2017-18 annual report card handed down…
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Majority of Macon schools meet growth goals
Eight of the 11 schools in Macon County either met or exceeded their academic growth expectations for the 2017-18 school…
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A fresh look at Haywood school capacity
As the pace of growth and development begins to pick up across Haywood County, demand for basic services like sewer,…
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Amazing Grace makes a full recovery
Beth Cline-Stroud, the executive director of PAWS in Bryson City, was on her way to an important event when a…
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Sessions firing triggers protests
It didn’t take long for protests to spring up across the country, state and region as soon as President Trump…
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Court of Appeals hearing Cherokee cases
On Thursday, Nov. 15, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will make history by holding oral…
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‘Any old road will take you there’: Balsam Range reflects on successful past, a bright future
In 12 years together, Haywood County-based Balsam Range have played some of the biggest stages in the music industry, and…
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This must be the place: ‘The air was just electric. The air was quivering.’
I was handed a telephone number and told good luck. In the fall of 2007, I was 22 years old.…
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Regional Artist Project grantees announced
The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC), administrator of this year’s Regional Artist Project Grant (RAPG), is pleased to announce grantees…
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Grassroots Arts Program subgrants awarded
The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC), serving as a Designated County Partner of the North Carolina Arts Council, is pleased…
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‘Hyper-partisan’ moves threaten UNC’s future
The sudden resignation of Margaret Spellings as president of the UNC system should be a wake-up call to every North…
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‘When did we see you, a stranger, and welcome you?’
By Autumn Woodward • Guest Columnist The Irish morning was cool. I’d tumbled over a stone wall into the park to…
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Learning to connect with the other world
The night after my mom died, my dad stepped out on the front porch with my brother-in-law, whose father had…
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Making tracks: Kids trails program earns recognition after decade of growth
In 2008, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation launched a new program aiming to get kids and families out exploring the…
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Bote Mountain Trail partially reopen
A 2.9-mile section of the Bote Mountain Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now open to hikers…
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N.C. governor signs climate change order
Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an executive order directed at “North Carolina’s commitment to fight climate change and lead transition…
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Haywood agricultural leader awarded state’s highest honor
Longtime Haywood County farmer and agricultural community leader Bill Yarborough has been recognized with the highest honor the state has…
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Walk the ‘Missing Link’ of the Foothills Parkway
A celebration of the completed Foothills Parkway section known as the “Missing Link” will be held Thursday, Nov. 8, with…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Flashback
It wasn’t long after we crossed the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, headed west into Louisiana, that we began to see…
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Cookbooks make nice holiday gifts
So there I was on a Wednesday afternoon in October in one of my favorite spots in town: the public…
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Local physician honored with scholarship
The Haywood Healthcare Foundation, Haywood Regional Medical Center, and Haywood Community College recently held a presentation ceremony for Dr. Bennie…
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Interim UNC System president selected
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected the man who could well be charged with nominating the…
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Mediation valuable service in criminal justice system
Mountain Mediation Services has been providing an invaluable service to Western North Carolina’s criminal justice system for more than 20…
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Cherokee leaders speak out against Texas adoption ruling
A recent court ruling in Texas has Native American tribes across the country — including the Eastern Band of Cherokee…
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WCU to commemorate WWI
Back before incessant war became a hallmark of American foreign policy, U.S. involvement in global affairs was but a shadow…
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Never give up: Franklin native survived years of torture in Vietnam POW camp
Just west of the town of Franklin, along a winding back road heading into the mountains surrounding Wayah Bald, sits…
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Legal troubles mount for Ghost Town, developers
A pair of legal actions filed in Haywood courts during the month of October suggest efforts to redevelop Maggie Valley’s…
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Jackson TDA begins visitor study
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority, whose mission it is to promote and market the county, is conducting its first…
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Haywood hospice patients to move to hospital
A press release issued by Haywood Regional Medical Center on Oct. 26 touted renovations to an existing facility that will…
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Republicans take majority on Haywood commission
With the retirement of Democratic Commissioner Bill Upton, one commission seat was up for grabs, with two more being defended by their Democratic occupants, Commissioner Mike Sorrells and Commission Chairman Kirk Kirkpatrick.
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Regional roundup of election returns shows mixed results
Any notion of a red tide or blue wave ebbed quickly Nov. 6, as both Republicans and Democrats celebrated victories, mourned defeats, said goodbye to some incumbents, and hello to new ones.
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Jackson Dems win county commission
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will flip to a Democratic majority following a hotly contested election in which three of the five seats appeared on the ballot.
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Jackson sheriff wins second term
Jackson County Sheriff Chip Hall will keep his job for another four years following a decisive victory on Election Day.
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Incumbents get another term on Macon commission
Despite challengers’ loud cries for change in Macon County leadership, voters have given incumbents Ronnie Beale (Democrat) and Gary Shields (Republican) another four-year term on the board of commissioners.
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Incumbent wins another term as Macon’s sheriff
Republican Robert Holland will serve a fifth term as Macon County sheriff after a clear victory Tuesday night.
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Close race in Swain County commission race
With six candidates running for three seats on the Swain County Board of Commissioners, it was a close call Tuesday night as election results began to roll in.
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Cochran to continue as Swain sheriff
Incumbent Republican Curtis Cochran has secured his fourth term as sheriff of Swain County after facing off against Democratic challenger Rocky Sampson.
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Tapping into the past, present of Appalachia
In the six or so years I’ve lived and worked in Western North Carolina, the amount of craft breweries in…
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We are but a moment’s sunlight, fading in the grass
I was born in the wrong decade. Or so I often hear from others. Some are musicians or artists, dreamers…
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Late surge in Dem fundraising for WNC General Assembly races
Third quarter fundraising reports submitted by candidates to the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement last week show most Democratic challengers in Western North Carolina with substantial fundraising advantages over their Republican incumbent opponents.
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Put Schandevel In state House
To the Editor: “Meet the real Rhonda Schandevel” was what I read on the latest inaccurate ad I received in…
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Please vote and save democracy
To the Editor: We have been battered with a drumbeat of name calling and blaming over the last two years. It…
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Oppose voter photo ID amendment
To the Editor: The amendment on the ballot reads “Constitutional amendment to require voters to provide photo identification before voting…
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This is the Rhonda that I know
To the Editor: John Wooden once said, “ … the true test of a man’s character is what he does…
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Meadows lives in echo chamber
To the Editor: Republican Mark Meadows held an impromptu rally in front of the Macon County Courthouse on October 24,…
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