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New development gets the green light in Cullowhee
After receiving approval from two separate boards, a proposed 80-bedroom development along Little Savannah Road in Cullowhee has the green…
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Young business owner joins Bryson City board: Voters approve alcohol referendum
Ben King, the 28-year-old co-owner of Bryson City Outdoors, was not only elected to the Bryson City Board of Aldermen,…
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Franklin elects incumbents and one newcomer
Franklin residents kept two incumbents and elected one newcomer to the town council to represent them for the next four…
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Sylva mayor wins re-election
Sylva Mayor Lynda Sossamon took home an overwhelming share of the votes in her bid for re-election Nov. 6, easily…
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Haywood Schools superintendent Garrett to retire
Haywood County’s high-performing public schools will soon see a new leader after Dr. Anne Garrett announced Nov. 13 that she…
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Haywood governments show progress, stability, transition
Elections in Canton, Clyde and Maggie Valley resulted in some tight races and new faces falling into voters’ good graces,…
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Sense of wonder: Freeway Revival releases new album, looks ahead
They stick out. In a city like Asheville and in a region like Western North Carolina, world-renowned for bluegrass and…
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This must be the place: ‘Gonna see my picture on the cover, gonna buy five copies for my mother…’
It’s the carrot. For the better part of the last 12 years, Rolling Stone magazine has been a carrot dangling…
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New logo for Haywood Arts Council
In its 40th anniversary year, the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) received a $4,500 grant from the Fund for Haywood…
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Haywood Schools superintendent to retire
Dr. Anne Garrett has announced her retirement as superintendant of the Haywood County Schools effective March 1, 2018.
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Partnering with Asheville can only help Haywood
Asheville is red hot in more ways than I can list here. Pick up a travel magazine, visit an outdoor…
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Away with the rose-colored glasses
Over the past couple years, this column has been a sounding board for me. I’ve written about everything from coping…
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Libraries are economic engines
To the Editor: As I read this week’s (November 1-7) Smoky Mountain News and the article entitled “Swain library project…
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Phillip Price has common sense
To the Editor: If you elect Phillip Price to Congress, he will work toward some moderate, common-sense policy shifts that…
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Chamber director helping Haywood
To the Editor: Bravo to CeCe Hipps! As a former Haywood County Chamber of Commerce employee years ago, I have…
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Time to remove Trump from office
To the Editor: By whatever authority you use one thing is clear: Donald Trump’s presidency is unraveling and accelerating faster…
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Earning her place: Bryson City whitewater hall of famer reflects on lifetime on the water
Bunny Johns became a paddler mostly by accident. As a college freshman in the early 1960s, she’d lined up a…
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Effort underway to save the ash tree
MountainTrue and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy are partnering to ensure that the emerald ash borer doesn’t cause the majestic ash…
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Smokies emergency communications fundraiser gets help
Sunny Point Café in Asheville is joining forces with Friends of the Smokies to raise money for radio and emergency…
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Air quality improves in N.C.
North Carolina set a record low for number of unhealthy ozone days with the close of the 2017 season Oct.…
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First snow
Frosty temperatures Sunday night into Monday, Oct. 30, brought the first snow of the season to high elevations in the…
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The Naturalist's Corner: S.P.E.C.M.M.D.S.G.T.
Don’t you love the way it rolls off the tongue — “spec-mm-dsgt?” As in, “what time is it spec-mm-dsgt?”
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BCBS patients leave Mission after contract lapse
It’s been a month since Mission Health’s contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina expired, leaving thousands of…
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Mission tightlipped about negotiations with BCBS
It’s been a month since the contract between Mission Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina expired, leaving…
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Patient counts up at Harris, Swain
Mission Hospital’s decision to let its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield expire has resulted in increased business for Harris…
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Community forums scheduled
A slate of upcoming community forums in Bryson City, Cashiers and Sylva will give residents a chance to learn about…
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Harris opens new emergency department
A brand new emergency department at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva received its first patients Monday, Nov. 6, marking the…
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New Franklin hospital could move out to U.S. 441
Angel Medical Center has been located in downtown Franklin for 60 years, but hospital officials are looking into the possibility…
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Waynesville ‘nudged’ toward gambling zoning
When the Nudge City video gaming parlor popped up in an old auto dealer’s lot on Dellwood City Road earlier…
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Mobile home standards to be updated in Waynesville
New standards and stricter definitions for manufactured homes in Waynesville could make it easier to develop manufactured home parks, under…
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Transformation continues at Lake Junaluska
The Lake Junaluska Assembly prides itself on being a place of transformation and renewal for all people, but over the…
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Dorm renaming recognizes Cherokee history
Before white settlers corrupted the name to Cullowhee, the land along the Tuckasegee River south of Sylva was known to…
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FBI investigation of Cherokee BIA official extends beyond marriage fraud
The FBI’s investigation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Cherokee Agency’s deputy superintendent Ruth Marie Sequoyah McCoy goes far deeper…
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Tribal members oppose alcohol expansion
About 100 people piled into the exhibit hall at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds the evening of Monday, Nov. 6,…
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Franklin board shoots down festival idea
Franklin alderman candidate Jimbo Ledford had hoped his idea for a multi-day music and beer festival on the languishing Whitmire…
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Veteran portraits on display in Macon
By Kurt J. Volker • Contributing writer In recognition of Veterans Day 2017, the Macon County Art Association will conduct its…
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Walker will be missed, but life goes on in Clyde
The passing of Clyde Mayor Jerry Walker Oct. 30 has not only left a huge hole in the Clyde community,…
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Community mourns the loss of Franklin alderman
Just a couple of weeks ago, Billy Mashburn discussed with The Smoky Mountain News his continued goals and vision for…
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Masterful work by one of our great writers
A number of Mark Helprin’s works — Winter’s Tale, Memoir From Antproof Case, and more — have appeared on the…
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Only here for your love: Futurebirds to rock Highlands Food & Wine Fest
It’s about finding a balance between your creative soul and your sanity. “When you feel you’re doing what you’re supposed…
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This must be the place: ‘And it feels like heaven’s so far away’
Taken too soon. It’s the three words one person — let alone one family or one community — never wants…
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Will turnout turn around?
Thunder, lightning, fog and torrential downpours on an off-year municipal Election Day in Haywood County’s smallest municipalities doesn’t bode well…
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Election Day is here
Polls are open across the state and across Western North Carolina for balloting in this year’s municipal election cycle, which…
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EDC director Clasby announces retirement
After a career spanning more than 14 years as the executive director of Haywood County’s Economic Development Council, Mark Clasby…
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Welcome to a rising tide of young candidates
Local politics in Western North Carolina have long been dominated by the good ole boys. But like they say about…
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They’ve been dancing the whole time
The first time I met my stepfather I threatened to beat him up. My brother and I were both in…
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Brewing success: Two WNC craft breweries win national medals
With sunshine spilling into the taproom of Currahee Brewing Company in Franklin one recent afternoon, brewmaster Taylor Yates is all…
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New Sylva brewery opens
With its grand opening last Friday, Balsam Falls Brewing Company becomes the third business of its kind in Sylva.
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This must be the place: ‘Take me out to the ball game…’
My first love. Baseball. The quintessential American pastime. The thing of which childhood dreams are made. The playing grounds of…
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Local World War II vet honored
Paul Willis, 96, a World War II veteran from Canton, was awarded the French Legion of Honor by the French…
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