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Sheriff receives grant to hire four new deputies
The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a $480,963 grant that will allow the department to hire four full-time…
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Canton Confederate Christmas controversy quashed
When Canton Alderman Dr. Ralph Hamlett recently proposed a parade entry policy that would limit inappropriate speech during the town’s…
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Pride of a nation: Cherokee wins first-ever state football championship
Pride-filled pandemonium reigned in Cherokee Saturday night, Dec. 8, as the victorious Cherokee Braves football team returned to town. Police…
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Mission back in network for BCBS policyholders
After a months’ long battle, Mission Health hospitals and its affiliates will be back in Blue Cross Blue Shield’s network…
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Franklin council, mayor sworn into office
Franklin’s new and returning councilmembers were recently sworn into office and immediately started conducting business during the December regular meeting.
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Brunch Bill one step closer to reality in Maggie Valley
As the town’s former police chief and also as a woman of faith, Maggie Valley Mayor Saralyn Price said last…
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Freshman retention dips at WCU
After years of steady upward progress, the freshman-to-sophomore retention rate at Western Carolina University dipped slightly for students who enrolled…
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Admissions interest rises at Western
When Chancellor David Belcher asked Sam Miller, Western Carolina University’s vice chancellor for students success, to tell the Board of…
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Haywood School Board to fill vacancy
After submitting applications, one of three men will be selected to fill a vacancy on the Haywood County School board…
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New home for Nudge City?
The Town of Waynesville solved one problem Nov. 28 by deciding where, exactly, video gaming parlors may in the future…
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Tribal Council removes alcohol commissioner
In a split decision, the Cherokee Tribal Council voted Dec. 7 to remove a member of the Tribal Alcoholic Beverage…
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Embracing the season: Cross-state trek presents challenge and reward for Asheville hiking legend
At 34, Jennifer Pharr Davis has conquered her fair share of long-distance hikes, and then some. Her 2011 hike of…
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Disc golf tournament raises money for nonprofits
A recent disc golf tournament in Waynesville earned nearly $2,000 to support Haywood Waterways Association and Haywood County Special Olympics.
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Land protected at Highlands of Roan
Land conservation in the Highlands of Roan area got a boost with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s purchase of 142…
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New trail opens in Murphy
The first phase in construction of a new trail system is now complete with the opening of the Piney Knob…
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The Naturalist's Corner: A long time coming
Some time around mid-September I added tic number 207 to my 2017 bird list. It was a merlin I saw…
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Send lawyers and rubles
To the Editor: Special counsel Robert Mueller has uncovered more Russian characters mingling with Trump campaign officials than are found…
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Sexual violence and the workplace
By Buffy Queen • Guest Columnist “Sexual violence is a societal issue that requires systemic change. Sexual violence does not occur…
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Holiday traditions are worth their weight in gold
Growing up in Weaverville and living in Waynesville, I’m very comfortable with small town Christmases. I wouldn’t know how to…
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Homeless in Haywood for the holidays
I don’t really want to go into the domestic circumstances that led up to it, but even though I had…
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Beyond words: WCU community overflows with gratitude for Belcher’s leadership
Business as usual was a difficult thing to achieve at the Western Carolina University Board of Trustees meeting Friday, Dec.…
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Art of Music Festival gets boost from tourism agency
Balsam Range will be beefing up its annual Art of Music Festival next year thanks to a $35,000 grant from…
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TDA makes funding decisions for Haywood zip codes
After receiving recommendations from the 1 percent subcommittees, the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority has made final decisions on which…
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Term ends for TDA chairman
After leading the Jackson County Tourism Development Authority through what will likely become four of the most formative years in…
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Ramsey Center to get new skin
The black glass Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center is an iconic structure on the Western Carolina University campus, but…
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Looking beyond headlines to where news originates
Every once in a great while, I come away from a book like some near-sighted fourth-grader who has just put…
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All American Made: A conversation with Margo Price
Catch her if you can. In the last two or so years, the name “Margo Price” has overtaken brightly lit…
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This must be the place: ‘I been a workin’ man dang near all my life…’
“I think not having the estate tax recognizes the people that are investing. As opposed to those that are just…
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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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Vision for ‘Art of Music Festival’ is attainable
“It’s exciting to think about what Haywood County could be. The desire is there.” — Buddy Melton, fiddler/singer, Balsam Range…
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Remembering the quieter, essential aspects of a life
The day of my stepfather’s celebration of life service was a brisk, sunny Saturday morning, as good a day as…
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Consciences and consequences
Devin Patrick Kelley, a 26-year-old Texan, killed 26 people before apparently taking his own life on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017,…
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Senate budget harms children
To the Editor: I recently received a personal assurance from Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, that the CHIP/Health Choice program upon…
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Tax bill is payback to wealthy donors
To the Editor: Make no mistake about it. The so-called tax reform is first and foremost a payback to the…
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Keeping ash in the Smokies: Land managers, conservation groups work to protect ash from invasive pest
At some point roughly 20 years ago, a shipment from Asia arrived in the United States with a passel of…
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Hiker finishes fundraising Mountains-to-Sea hike
Record-breaking hiker Jennifer Pharr Davis completed her 1,175-mile adventure on the Mountains-to-Sea trail Saturday, Nov. 18, just in time for…
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Tremont gets $20,000
A $20,000 donation to the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont from Brookfield Renewable will give low-income kids in the…
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Forest restoration partnership wins award
A multi-year effort to restore forest landscapes in the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest has won the…
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Dry-cleaning cleanup program celebrates 20 years of success
North Carolina’s Dry-Cleaning Solvent Cleanup Act Program has hit its 20th anniversary, and since that time the program has handled…
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Fires Creek purchase completed
After raising more than half a million dollars to protect 50 pristine acres in the Fires Creek watershed, Mainspring Conservation…
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Rehabilitation almost done at Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome Tower reopened from a closure for rehabilitation work on Wednesday, Nov. 15, but access will be short-lived —…
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Blue jays arouse mixed feelings among humans
Everyone knows what a blue jay looks and sounds like in a general sort of way. Their incandescent blue plumage…
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Plott hounds hold unique place in WNC history
I had my first encounter with a prize-winning Plott hound several years ago when I was hosting a Liars Bench…
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New book chronicles African American history in WNC
An oral history project documenting African American history in the far western reaches of North Carolina is now a book,…
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Every Day is Veterans Day at the Pigeon Center
Although honoring veterans each Nov. 11 is a substantial gesture by the grateful citizens of this country, a new program…
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Season of Light celebration comes to Pigeon Center
The Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center will host an inclusive holiday celebration complete with music, snacks and desserts from 5…
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Lake Junaluska decorates for Christmas
A crew of more than 50 volunteers from the community decorated Lake Junaluska for the holiday season, including the Rose…
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Bridge across Lake Junaluska Dam could reopen in 2018
Ka-chunk, ka-chunk … Ka-chunk, ka-chunk…. For over a century the sound of wheels on wood have greeted residents of and…
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Jackson ponders pool repairs
The Sylva pool saw $100,000 in repairs before opening this summer, but more work is on the way to get…
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Shooting range sound spurs complaint
Located behind the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority treatment plant off North River Road, Southwestern Community College’s shooting range is…
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