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Jackson not eager to pony up new deputies in wake of alcohol vote
A request by Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe for eight additional deputies now that the sale of alcoholic beverages has…
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Recount results in: Queen wins House race by a hair
Two weeks after the primary election, an official winner has finally been declared following a recount in an insanely tight…
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Creative arts building back for more contingency funds
A feeling of déjà vu swept over the Haywood County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday as they reviewed more than…
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Model HCC childcare center to get model playground
It might be a day late, but it’s certainly not a dollar short. A $235,000 playground is coming to the…
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Business community lends a hand with start-up grants
Two businesses — Copper Pot and Wooden Spoon, and Belle on Main Salon and Spa — came out winners during the…
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Maggie Valley wants to know: what should its future hold?
Business owners needs to put aside their bickering and resentments for the good of Maggie Valley, Mayor Ron DeSimone emphasized…
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The calling card of tourism pays off in the mountains
In addition to the obvious benefits of tourism — jobs and revenue for the county — tourism dollars save Haywood County…
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Fate of live dealers hinges on state House
The quest to bring live table games to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino faces a final political hurdle. Both the Governor and…
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Annexation and fracking and voter ID, oh my! A look at the General Assembly’s short session
While arguments over the state budget are likely to dominate everything in Raleigh as the General Assembly convenes for the…
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Mountain Garden Club to hold yearly plant sale
The Mountain Garden Club will host its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to noon on May 26. The sale…
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New belly dance troupe to offer classes in Bryson City
Belly dancing group Smoky Mountain Shimmy will teach its first “Introduction to Belly Dance” class from 10 a.m. to noon,…
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Cashier bookstore to hold fund-raiser for military families
The Chapter 2 Books in Cashiers will host a Memorial Day fund-raising event to benefit the Special Operations Adventure Race…
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Pisgah student receives Bryson scholarship
The Annie Lee Bryson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Skylar Clark from Pisgah High School. The scholarship provides $500 to…
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Highlands Cashiers Players hosting auditions
Auditions for “The Fox on the Fairway” by the Highlands Cashiers Players will be held at 3 p.m. on June…
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HART to preview musical for REACH fundraiser
The Haywood Regional Arts Theater will preview its next musical production, The Marvelous Wonderettes, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24,…
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‘Twelfth Night’ comes to Bryson City
Smoky Mountain Community Theatre in Bryson City is hosting “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare at 7:30 p.m., May 25-28. Tickets…
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Concert to benefit children’s programs
A gala concert will be held to benefit the summer program at Pigeon Community Multi-Cultural Development Center at 7 p.m.…
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Mainstreet co-op adds three new artists
Three new artists — Crystal Allen from Canton, Hank Shuler from Franklin and Janice Swanger from Waynesville — will now exhibit…
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Green Energy Park to offer paperweight-making class
Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro is offering a class that will teach students how to create a glass…
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Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert
The instructors of Stecoah Junior Appalachian Musicians will host a Spring Bluegrass Celebration at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on…
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Sheryl Crow hits the stage at Harrah’s
Sheryl Crow will be performing at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center at 7:30 p.m. June 24. Crow has sold 16 million…
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Shady Ladies Quilt Show to debut in Haywood
The Shady Ladies Quilting Group is selling tickets for a chance to win a unique quilt made by the entire…
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Covered up in quilts: Quilting fanatics eagerly await dazzling array coming to WCU
Noreen Gay doesn’t have a moment to spare these days. She’s busily finishing the final stitches of a quilt she…
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The beetles beneath the ground
“Ere the bat hath flown His cloister’d flight … to black Hecate’s summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums…
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Students help build exhibit on historic Cherokee life
Anthropology students at Western Carolina University are experiencing hands-on learning in Clay County through archaeological digs and participation in the…
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New guidebook promotes “family fun”
A new 196-page guidebook titled Family Fun in the Smokies: A Family-friendly Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains by Katy…
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Cycle and camp on three-day trip
A three-day cycling and camping trip around Bryson City is set for Friday, May 18, through Sunday, May 20, under…
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National “bike to work day” ride set for Friday
The second annual “bike to work day” ride in Haywood County will be held beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday,…
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Fishing guide to lead seminar, casting clinic
Nathan Chapman, guide and flyrod builder, will be the speaker at the 7 p.m. June 5 meeting of the Plateau…
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Running seminar to be held at MedWest in Sylva
A free running seminar will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at MedWest Rehabilitation Services on…
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Mountain bike group meets weekly
The Nantahala Area Sorba (Southern off-road biking association) has started a weekly mountain bike ride 6:15 p.m. every Thursday at…
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Arboretum to host annual rose exhibition
Visitors to The North Carolina Arboretum will be encouraged to stop and smell the roses when the Asheville Blue Ridge…
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Conservancy group celebrates 50,000 protected acres
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is celebrating its protection of more than 50,000 acres across Western North Carolina and East…
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Medicinal botany class offered at HCC
An eight-week medicinal botany class will be held at Haywood Community College beginning May 19 through July 14. The class…
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Go birding on the Bartram Trail
An outing along the Bartram Trail near Jones Gap and the nearby Fishhawk Mountains is set for Saturday, May 19.…
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Night hunting of coyotes and feral swine looked at
Hunters might soon be hunting coyote and wild swine at night with a light on private lands. The new regulations…
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Another deadly exotic
Experiments conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers from the U.S., Canada and Germany strongly suggest that the fungus, Geomyces…
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Bartram Trail: Mystery tract with no heirs provides critical link for long-distance hiking trail
It took more than a decade, a lot of detective work and a protracted legal case to clear the way…
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UNC Asheville to host writing program in Waynesville
Local writers will have the opportunity to hone their skills with UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program summer workshops in…
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Friends of the Library to host annual meeting
Friends of the Haywood Public Library will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. on May 24 at First United…
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George R.R. Martin’s world captures readers
Readers, be forewarned. If you willingly enter the fanciful world of George R. R. Martin’s Songs of Ice and Fire:…
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Letter was wonderful declaration of dedication
To the Editor: I thought that the letter by Dr. Laci Jamison (www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/6931) in the May 2 edition was a…
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Privatizing marriage would settle issue
To the Editor: Statistics claim that the purpose of licensure laws is to protect people and produce quality results. They…
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Amendment One sends wrong message
To the Editor: The passage of Amendment One by a majority of North Carolinians this week adds fuel to a…
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Shouldn’t tolerance go both ways
To the Editor: If you have listened to TV news or seen the national print media since Tuesday, May 8,…
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We still deliver quality health care west of Asheville
By Gwang S. Han • Guest Columnist Simply put, I question if there is a problem with the current system…
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‘Wild West’ chamber drive saddles up
The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce has launched its 2012 membership campaign, which will run through June 14. The campaign…
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Hospice house now open in Haywood
MedWest Health System opened its new $3.4 million inpatient hospice unit in Haywood County, The Homestead, with an open house…
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BizWorks offers merchandising course
Mountain BizWorks will host Merchandising WOW, a new merchandising course, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for three consecutive Wednesdays…
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SCC Employment lab to coach job seekers
Southwestern Community College is offering a free Employability Lab designed to help unemployed people obtain jobs. It will be held…
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