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Local woman opens music lessons studio
Deborah Horn, from Lake Junaluska, is now teaching music lessons out of her home studio. Horn has taught music lessons…
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Larger classes, higher fees, fewer professors: what the WCU budget cuts really mean
Laurie Oxford’s department is getting smaller; some of her former co-worker’s offices sit empty. Oxford, an assistant Spanish professor at…
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Getting ready: Growing number of preppers work to ensure survival in case of societal collapse
At Carolina Readiness Supply in Waynesville you can buy freeze-dried macaroni and cheese by the 20-ounce can and a solar…
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New 911 technology could save critical seconds in emergency dispatch
Emergency agencies throughout Haywood County expect to be clocking in quicker response times soon. Fire, police and EMS divisions within…
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Haywood threatens lawsuits against lodging owners over room tax
Businesses skirting Haywood County’s room tax laws should pay up or they could soon find themselves slapped with a lawsuit.…
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Furor prompts re-think over TDA funding in Haywood
The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority board backed down from plans to cut grant funding for long-celebrated events such as…
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Civic Orchestra plans holiday caroling, concert, and open house in Sylva
Join in holiday caroling and a concert by the strings section of the Western Carolina Civic Orchestra on Dec. 15.…
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Dust off your dancing shoes
The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will take place on Dec. 11 in the Community Room on the second floor…
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Musician and folklorist Lee Knight to perform in Sylva Dec. 13
Lee Knight, a folklorist and musician, will perform holiday folk music in the community room of the Jackson County Public…
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WCU School of Music to present Christmas portion of ‘Messiah’
The Western Carolina University School of Music will present the Christmas portion of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Messiah” at 3…
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Join the Oconaluftee Old-Time Music Jam
A monthly old-time music jam in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is bringing together musicians from across the region.…
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A festive celebration at the Rickman Store
The T.M. Rickman Store in Cowee will host a full day of arts events on Dec. 9 with crafters and…
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T’was the night before Christmas in Downtown Waynesville
Take a trip to downtown Waynesville for its “A Night Before Christmas” celebration from 6-9 p.m. on Dec. 10. “This…
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‘Season To Be Green’ open house to feature local artists, local gifts
The Jackson County’s Green Energy Park will hold its holiday open house on Dec. 11, inviting the public to visit…
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Local singer/songwriter gives concert for a cause Dec. 21
Local songwriter Mackenzie Leigh Wilson, fresh off of performances at the Curb Café and the Hard Rock Café in Nashville,…
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Spring pottery classes planned at SCC
Southwestern Community College’s Heritage Arts Program is pleased to announce clay classes for spring 2012. Students taking these classes have…
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Annie Moses Band to present Christmas show
The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin has added another show to its holiday lineup. The Annie…
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A ‘free atmosphere to create’: Cherokee art school doubles its enrollment
Brian Kane used to teach someone else’s curriculum in someone else’s department at some other college. Unsatisfied with his situation,…
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Mountain Heritage Center jams continue
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series will continue at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center on Thursday, Dec.…
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Feeling sprightlier on an early winter day
Sometimes I find myself walking without having made a conscious decision to do so. My body seems to feel the…
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Stronger, safer ladders installed on trails at Grandfather Mountain
Hikers taking the trek across Grandfather Mountain’s ridgeline can now enjoy five new ladders on the Grandfather Trail. The new…
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An astronomical look at the Star of Bethlehem
Get a different view of the Star of Bethlehem Friday, Dec. 9, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Pisgah Astronomical…
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Historic photos now online
More than 1,800 high-resolution images of U.S. Forest Service history in the region are now available online for public viewing.…
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Enjoy special tour of state trout hatchery
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will host a free, guided tour of its Bobby N. Setzer State Fish Hatchery in…
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Pigeon and Cheoah welcome back long-lost fish and mussels
Encouraged by the success of experimental stockings during the last three years, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are…
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Commission for a Clean County seeks award nominees
The Commission For a Clean County in Haywood County wants to recognize those individuals and organizations that made an outstanding…
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Medicinal plants to furniture, video highlights forest-products businesses
Land-of-Sky Regional Council has released “Stimulus Stories of Western North Carolina,” a video highlighting the success of the WNC Forest…
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Smokies extends elk an invitation to stay
Ten years after the first elk touched down in Cataloochee Valley, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has made the…
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Live in Haywood? Think local when buying
Haywood County farmers are offering a variety of products this holiday season, including standards such as Christmas trees and wreaths,…
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Farmers invited to visit with Ag commissioner
Steve Troxler, the state’s agriculture commissioner, will be the speaker for the Haywood County’s Friends of Agriculture Breakfast from 7-8…
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Lend an eye in national Audubon count
The Highlands Plateau Audubon Society will participate in the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count on Friday, Dec. 16.…
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Intensive forest farming workshop set for this weekend
Permaculture has become something of a catchword in farming and homesteading circles, a grand concept — but one usually unfulfilled…
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‘First Creation’ available Dec. 3
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust’s acclaimed coffee table book, First Creation, will be available at Shakespeare & Co. bookstore in Cashiers…
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Disturbing crime novel covers some dark ground
Deer hunters call it “field dressing.” The dead deer is suspended head down from a sturdy tree limb and the…
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Serving up a heaping helping of internal turmoil
I helped raise three turkeys this year. They were named Thanksgiving, Christmas and Extras. These turkeys were intended as the…
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Poppies beneficial to VFW projects
To the Editor: On behalf of Veterans Of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5202 in Waynesville, I would like to thank…
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With rights come responsibilities
To the Editor: I believe I can answer the question used as a headline for Quintin Ellison’s story in the…
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Why the deficit supercommittee failed
To the Editor: The deficit reduction supercommittee failed for two reasons. A deficit results when expenditures exceed revenues. The Republicans…
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Could we bring Shangri-La back to the mountains?
One fall when I was 9 years old, just about the time WWII ended, the Jackson County Elementary School was…
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Fired up over Devil’s championship run
If you want to talk high school football in Swain County there’s plenty of options. But one of the most…
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Maggie Park to get facelift
The Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen approved the construction drawings for a pavilion and restrooms to be located at Parham…
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WCU Talent Search wins grant, becomes Project Discovery
The Educational Talent Search program at Western Carolina University recently was awarded a five-year, $1.7 million grant to serve 780…
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Maggie festival grounds line up five events in 2012
The Town of Maggie Valley approved a five-year contract for five events to be held at the Maggie Valley Festival…
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WCU hosts ‘Cuts Hurt’ forum Dec. 5
A discussion titled “The Western Carolina University Cuts Hurt Education Forum: Collaborating Toward the Success of North Carolina Education” will…
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Well-known festivals may lose TDA funding
More than two dozen popular festivals in Haywood County are at risk of losing funding from the county’s tourism agency,…
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Sylva’s WRGC could get bigger, cover from Haywood to Swain
Sylva might hear its local AM radio station WRGC back on the air — but the company involved wants a…
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GOP set to pick McClellan substitute
The 36-member executive committee of the Macon County Republican Party will meet next week to nominate a replacement for county…
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Alcohol referendum in Cherokee raises questions about who could sell
Joe Bock, an Indiana resident passing through this area on his way to Florida, was on a bit of a…
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Cherokee vote on alcohol sales a go next April
Businesses in Cherokee are gearing up for a campaign aimed at convincing members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians…
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