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Trail work resumes on Rainbow Falls Trail
The second phase of a two-year trail rehabilitation project in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will begin Monday, April…
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‘Death Race’ raises money for students
In a 68-mile fundraising run through the mountains of Northern Georgia, Matt Kirby conquered the terrain in 20 hours and…
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Team up for the planet
In a month-long celebration of Earth Day, the #WNCforthePlanet initiative invites businesses, civic groups and community organizations to take part…
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The sacred animal that walks like a man
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in an April 2003 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. Bears have always held…
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Sage advice from a clutter of books
Spring cleaning. When we hear those words, we think of washing windows and dusting neglected baseboards, de-cluttering closets, going through…
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Make the most of every day
When I was a student at Appalachian State University, I could have made the walk from Anne Belk Library to…
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Ingraham is like a temple Pharisee
To the Editor: Trump TV, aka Fox News, has scored another low mark thanks to its sneering cross-bearer, Laura Ingraham.…
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Our Christian USA is slowly disappearing
To the Editor: I have read many good articles from Smoky Mountain News Editor Scott McLeod, but the editorial on…
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It’s OK to tie instead of winning
To the Editor: I don’t understand how we are supposed to be human in modern life. We want social change…
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Waynesville needs to do some paving
To the Editor: I am pretty sure I am not alone in wondering every time I drive around in Waynesville,…
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Trump era should end
To the Editor: Is it possible that the beginning of the end of the Trump presidency has begun? That, in…
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Illegals pay into benefit programs
To the Editor: I am responding to the reader who wrote regarding Fox News and illegal immigrants. I have no…
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Six candidates compete in Swain commissioner primary
Six candidates for Swain County commissioner — three Republicans and three Democrats — will appear on the May 8 Primary Election ballot.
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Primary will decide Jackson clerk race
For the two Democrats running to serve as Jackson County’s next clerk of Superior Court, the results of the May…
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Jackson commissioner candidates to face off in primary
During the May 8 Primary Election in Jackson County, two Republican candidates for county commissioner will race for the right…
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Haywood Commission primary could be first step to GOP majority
Three Democratic seats on the Haywood County Board of Commissioners are up for election this year, but only two of…
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Brunch Bill fails in Jackson
In a 3-2 vote that followed hours of public comment spread over three different meetings, a measure that would have…
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Tribe added to council of governments
For the first time in the Southwestern Commission’s 53-year history, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has a seat at…
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Cherokee councilmember receives North Carolina’s highest honor
Longtime Cherokee Councilmember Tommye Saunooke, of Painttown, became the latest recipient of North Carolina’s highest honor when she was presented…
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Bogged down: Jonathan Creek project getting messy
Problems with moist soil are mucking up what seemed at the time to be a quick, cheap and easy accouterment…
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Overlapping leases complicate Frog Level parking
A legal snafu has halted work on the Frog Level parking lot paving project as well as delayed action on…
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Former Waynesville priest indicted by grand jury
Howard “Howdy” White Jr., a former episcopal priest who served in Waynesville until 2006, was indicted last week by a…
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A hard life makes a good song: Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters
Hopping up on my truck tailgate one recent afternoon, fiddler/singer Jeremy Garrett gazed around the Spirit of the Suwannee Music…
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Roads that we abandon, and others that we take
A slight breeze awoke me from my slumber this past Saturday morning. Swaying in the hammock, I looked upward while…
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WCU marching band invited to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will be enjoying one of the best things about Thanksgiving Day…
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Brunch Bill is about better business, not religion
It’s one of those issues that garner headlines and controversy but really shouldn’t. I’m talking about the Brunch Bill, the…
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An unexpected triathlon journey
When life turns upside down, we have options. We can sink into the darkness and find comfort in substances and…
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Missed chance for civics lesson
To the Editor: I am a product of Haywood County Schools and have two now-grown daughters who were educated in…
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Vote Phillip Price into Congress
To the Editor: We, as North Carolinians, have entered an era of restrictive practices centered around limiting our ability to…
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Civic engagement should be encouraged
To the Editor: On March 12, 2018, at the Haywood County School Board meeting, Dr. Bill Nolte, interim superintendent, spoke…
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Database boosts plant research in Toxaway
The Southern Highlands Reserve has launched a digital database to advance its ability to research native plants from its perch…
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‘Enjoy yourself’: WNC duo runs with outdoors-inspired sunglasses brand
For Nick Provost and Peter Moyle, co-owners of the startup outdoors brand Gnarcissist Gear, it all started with granola bars…
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Outdoor 76 to join Motion Makers in Cherokee
Franklin-based outfitter Outdoor 76 has announced that it will open a second store, joining Motion Makers Bicycle Shop at a…
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Clean up the Tuck
The nation’s largest single-day effort to remove trash from a river will return to Western Carolina University with the 34th…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Puc Puggy’s digs
One of Western North Carolina’s most celebrated visitors acquired his love of — and curiosity about — nature at his…
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Where local and global meet
Do I have one for you! Elaine Neil Orr’s Swimming Between Worlds was recommended to me by Wayne Caldwell and…
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Halfway where: Ol’ Dirty Bathtub releases debut album
What started out simply as a creative outlet has now taken on a life of its own. Based out of…
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This must be the place: Every soul has a story, every story has a face
You can’t help but smile. Watching old clips of “On The Road” with Charles Kuralt, you find yourself in a…
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New Haywood Arts director
The Haywood County Arts Council Board of Directors unanimously elected Leigh Forrester as the new executive director. She will assume…
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TWSA debates policy changes in Cashiers
As planning proceeds for a new sewer treatment plant in Cashiers, the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority will soon be…
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Jackson to hold second Brunch Bill hearing
A second public hearing on whether to allow Sunday morning alcohol sales in Jackson County will be held at 5:30…
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Sylva forecasts a tight budget year
Two years after the Sylva town board enacted a 42 percent increase in the city’s property tax rate, budget time…
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Tribal transparency on shaky ground after media ban
Allegations made by a member of Cherokee Tribal Council against a Smoky Mountain News reporter have resulted in a ban…
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Brewery controversy prompts tribe to examine naming rules
After a contentious three-hour back-and-forth that followed an already full day at the Cherokee Council House, the Cherokee Tribal Council…
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Challenge against Swain sheriff dismissed
The packed Swain County courtroom broke into thunderous applause as the newly seated board of elections unanimously dismissed a candidate…
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Red, Wight and blue: campaign signs cause a stir
A spate of unusual campaign signs began popping up in Maggie Valley about a week ago and although the message…
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Report: minorities, poor in N.C. blame Trump, Congress
A recent report published by nonprofit advocacy group Down Home North Carolina says that changing demographics and their accompanying shifts…
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Primary election will determine next Haywood Clerk of Court
While some Haywood County voters will head to the polls May 8 asking themselves who they’re going to vote for,…
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NRA grants help local students learn safety
Recent efforts to enhance student safety by placing armed volunteers in the nation’s schools have resulted in predictable blowback from…
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