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Grants for farm diversification, local agriculture groups
Small farmers needing help might just find the financial boost they need through WNC Agricultural Options. The group this year…
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Program to showcase forest research
The experimental national forest service site, Coweeta Hydrologic Lab, will be the subject of the next League of Women Voters…
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Bikers dig in to give Tsali trails a hand
About 40 volunteers, some from as far away as Florida and Virginia, recently helped improve drainage on trails at Tsali…
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U.S. Wetlands losses are slowing
A recent report assessing wetland habitats in the U.S. shows a slight decline from 2004-2009, according to the federal Fish…
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Nabbed ‘sang poachers to serve jail time
Four Western North Carolina men have been sentenced in separate cases in Federal court for poaching ginseng from the Great…
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Foggy Tessentee
Last Saturday afternoon was a gorgeous autumn afternoon across Western North Carolina. Last Saturday morning, however, when Bob Olthoff and…
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Making Haywood more bike friendly
Haywood County is one step closer to getting a defined bike route traversing the county and improved cycling amenities. The…
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Haywood author, Nathan Tracy, to introduce new book
Blue Ridge Books will host local author Nathan B. Tracy at 3 p.m. on Nov. 12 as he introduces his…
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David Joy to read from new book
Cullowhee resident and staff writer for the Crossroads Chronicle David Joy will read from his new book, Growing Gills: A…
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A haunting look at Hemingway’s life with Pilar
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s death by suicide. He has remained, of course, an icon of…
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Tickets went on sale Nov. 1 for WCU radio broadcast production of ‘Dracula’
Western Carolina University’s original radio broadcast adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula” will be staged at the John W.…
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Roles of Sumter, Timberlake in Cherokee history topic of presentation
Canton library to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a program on Cherokee history and culture Haywood County native Charlie…
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Bob Plott to visit Liars Bench
“Legendary Hunters and Hounds of the Great Smokies” will be the subject of the next Liars Bench at 7 p.m.…
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WNC AIDS Project offers special screening of ‘Life, Above All’
The Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) will show the award-winning film “Life Above All” at 7 p.m. on Nov.…
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Ron Rash to receive NC’s civilian award
A group of distinguished North Carolinians — including WCU’s Ron Rash — will receive the North Carolina Award, the highest…
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Exhibit presents student experience as art
Students in Western Carolina University’s Creative Life Living-Learning Community will present an exhibit titled “Transitions” in Gallery 130 at the…
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Fine Art Museum to host Family Fun Day, handmade item sale
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will host a holiday sale of handmade items and a Fall Family…
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Glass artist to show work at Leapin’ Frog Gallery
Glass artist Rebecca Hellman will show her works in jewelry and fused glass at Leapin’ Frog Gallery in Waynesville on…
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Dinner and silent auction to benefit KARE
Haywood County’s Kids Advocacy Resource Effort will host its second annual Fall Festival of Trees fundraiser and live auction on…
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NEA recognizes Jackson’s Green Energy Park for environmentally-minded arts endeavors
The Jackson County Green Energy Park was featured on the Facebook page of the National Endowment for the Arts [NEA]…
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‘Ah, Wilderness!’: Eugene O’Neill’s comedic counterpart to ‘Long Day’s Journey’ stages at HART
Set in the Haywood Arts Regional Theater, the cast of “Ah, Wilderness!” spent a rainy evening preparing for its impending…
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Masks are mirrors looking back at us
A mask is a mechanism employed to cover the face as a protective screen or disguise. For protection, they have…
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Fishermen land first place in national tourney
Paul Bourcq of Franklin and Chris Lee of Bryson City won first place in the 26-team Rumble in the Rhododendron…
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NOC launches shop inside Grove Park
Nantahala Outdoor Center opened the doors late last month on a retail and outdoor activity concept shop, NOC Asheville, inside…
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Hit the Jack Rabbit on guided mountain bike trip
You can escape the confines of pavement for a fast-paced adventure along wooded trails and past lakes and mountains on…
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LTLT celebrates year of accomplishments
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee’s annual fall celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,…
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Hiking series to explore national forests
A series of hikes through next year will take hikers to each of the 41 areas identified as “Mountain Treasures”…
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Suffer crop losses? Farmers can get help
Sign-up for 2010 crop-year losses begins Monday, Nov. 14, through your local USDA Farm Service Agency. “Producers across North Carolina…
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Farming history of WNC boiled down to 90 minutes
The history of agriculture in these mountains will be explored at one of three upcoming programs by Curtis Wood, an…
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A picture's worth a thousand words
The seventh-annual Autumn Juried Group Exhibit of the Carolinas’ Nature Photographers Association has opened at the Biltmore Estate’s Deerpark Inn,…
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Call of the watershed
The annual fall hike in the Town of Waynesville’s 9,000-acre watershed took place on Saturday Oct. 29. Around 25 stalwart…
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Into The Wild: Canoeing the Mississippi, America’s most iconic river
Ryan Emerson’s pack was stolen and his cell phone now resides at the bottom of a river. His biggest hurdle…
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Dingwall introduces new series
Wendy Dingwall will introduce her new Yvonne Suarez mystery series with the first installment, Hera’s Revenge, at 1 p.m. on…
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White to read from collection
Charles Dodd White will read from his new short story collection, Sinners of Sanction County, at 7 p.m. on Friday,…
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WCU students collecting books for elementary school
Students living in Reynolds Residence Hall of Western Carolina University are seeking new or used books as part of a…
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This is delicious, fast-paced crime fiction
If you are one of those readers who has a grudging respect for outlaws, and if you find yourself sometimes…
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A golden literary opportunity is in my future, I’m sure
I missed a golden opportunity to see my name emblazoned on a book spine by not writing about Western North…
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No town money spent to purchase public art
To the Editor: Recent political ads by the Waynesville-Haywood Concerned Citizens contain materially false representations. There has never been any…
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WHCC claims skirt the truth
To the Editor: I appreciated your article “Meet the candidates: Who’s who in Waynesville’s race” (www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/5412) regarding the upcoming elections,…
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Political ad mis-stated several key facts
To the Editor: As a member of the Waynesville Public Art Commission from September 2006 to March 2011, I am…
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Facts matter and homework counts
To the Editor: Homework counts. I like to think that candidates running for the Waynesville Town Board would be interested…
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Once you cross the line, there’s no going back
I followed the Janet Moore controversy from the beginning to its conclusion, which was all of three days. The former…
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Bryson City — from sleeper race to write-in frenzy
Despite only having one candidate on its ballot, the Bryson City mayoral race has heated up, with two potential write-in…
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Man thieving election signs
Hide your posters; hide your signs. Somebody might sneak on your property and snatch all your election signs up. The…
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2011 Peace Conference addresses poverty
Registration is still open for the fourth annual Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, “Poverty, Abundance, and Peace: Seeking Economic Justice for…
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Speakers urge state to deny rate hike request
Economic times are simply too hard, and Duke Energy is being too greedy for the state utilities commission to allow…
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Surgeons support women’s right to choose
Newly released statistics compiled by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons show more than 79,000 breast reconstruction procedures were performed…
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WCU to hold Native American Heritage Expo
The third annual Native American Heritage Expo will be held at Western Carolina University beginning Nov. 7. All events held…
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AARP thanks veterans for service
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Driver Safety Program is offering a free, four-hour classroom course to all veterans…
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Catamount Legacy Walk fundraiser begins
With about half of the bricks for the first section of the Western Carolina University Catamount Legacy Walk commissioned, facilitators…
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