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Cradle of Forestry looks for help
With the 2022 season around the corner, the Cradle of Forestry in America is looking for help to make it…
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Wild and free: two books, two approaches
A friend who was a fan of the Lee Child’s novels used to wear a T-shirt reading, “What would Jack…
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Connecting the human ties that bind
It is mind-boggling that in the year 2022 a barbaric, nonsensical war rages in Ukraine. It’s an example that no…
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New leadership a plus for downtown Waynesville
I have not attended any of the meetings of the new Downtown Waynesville Advisory Committee, but I sense an energy,…
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Trump enabled Putin, and this is the result
To the Editor: Vladimir Putin has been conducting a hacking and disinformation war against the U.S. for years (China, Iran,…
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Remembering Lake Logan
One of the most beautiful settings in Western North Carolina is Lake Logan, a sizable body of water captured between…
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Lake Logan addresses challenges, looks toward future
Lake Logan has come a long way since the Episcopal Church purchased the property in 2000.
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Swimmer sentenced for 2018 murder
A Cherokee man was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder by…
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Needs-based capital fund grants expanded for schools
The Needs-Based Public Schools Capital Fund Grant Program was established as part of the education lottery in the 2017-18 state…
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Temporary home for Central Haywood High School
Due to the flooding that ravaged the Canton, Cruso and Clyde areas in the wake of Tropical Storm Fred last…
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Commissioners will expand EMS staffing in Haywood
A month ago, Haywood Emergency Medical Services Director Travis Donaldson pleaded with Haywood County commissioners to adjust schedules and raise…
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DWAC will hold downtown Waynesville events – except for one
A subcommittee of the new Downtown Waynesville Advisory Committee (DWAC) met last week to kick-start a full slate of summer,…
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Cherokee exploring dorm housing for casino workers
As the labor shortage at Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos continues to worsen, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is considering dormitory-style…
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WCU sets new legislative goals
Following November’s passage of the “best budget in a decade” for the University of North Carolina System, Western Carolina University…
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Ballot challenge to Cawthorn candidacy fails
With a troublesome lawsuit challenge to his candidacy finally out of the way, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-Henderson) can now focus…
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This must be the place: Can’t you feel the whole world’s a-turnin’? We are real and we are a-burnin’
It was the sound of a fire truck roaring through downtown Knoxville Monday morning that woke me up. The window…
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HCAC ‘Artist of the Month’
The Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville has announced that painter Laura Parker is the “Artist of the Month” for…
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Cherokee man receives 30 years for 2018 murder
A Cherokee man was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison after being found guilty of second-degree murder by…
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Candidate filing period ends with some surprises
While much of the field has been set for weeks in many of the races that will appear on Western…
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Remillard will run for Haywood’s House seat
In a viral video he released last fall, Army veteran Josh Remillard explained the concept of a “ruck” as carrying…
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Gash drops NC-11 congressional bid
After spending nearly a year campaigning for the Democratic nomination in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, Hendersonville educator Eric Gash…
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Cherokee man faces homicide charge
A Cherokee man is being held without bond after allegedly shooting two people outside McDonald’s in Cherokee on Friday, Feb.…
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Federal funding fuels rehab of two popular trails
Funding from the Great American Outdoors Act has allowed the U.S. Forest Service to wrap up a decade of deferred…
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Smokies document 77 new-to-park species
Visitors armed only with a free app and love of nature have documented more than 4,000 species in the Great…
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Cable Cove Campground will not reopen in 2022
Cable Cove Campground in the Nantahala National Forest near Robbinsville will not reopen this year due to extensive deferred maintenance…
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Bear hunting approved for sanctuary areas
In a unanimous vote Feb. 24, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission approved a controversial rule change that will rename the…
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Paving starts on Foothills Parkway
Funding from the Great American Outdoors Act will cover the $31 million cost to repave the 17-mile Foothills Parkway West…
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Blue Ridge Parkway nonprofits welcome new leadership
New leadership is now in place at two of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s official nonprofit partners.
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‘Just Maria’ a good read for all ages
What’s up with me? In my old age, am I regressing backwards to my teenage days? Or is Jay Hardwig’s…
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Learning to live with the mess
Maybe it was one more box of Cheez-Its left open on the table, the box surrounded by crumbs, that pushed…
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Missing: Transparency and listening skills
To the Editor: The February 10 Sylva Town Board meeting invited public comment regarding a new zoning drdinance and a…
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Don’t generalize about race issues
To the Editor: It’s appalling that you only include a singular view by Michael Boatwright about the current reality involving…
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Lent offers chance to abstain from meat
To the Editor: In Western churches, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, six and a half weeks before Easter, and provides…
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Put social districts to a referendum
To the Editor: On Thursday night, February 10, the Sylva Board of Commissioners, on a split vote of three to…
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DOR begins mailing recovery checks
The N.C. Department of Revenue today began mailing one-time Business Recovery Grant payments to approved North Carolina businesses that applied to…
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Man dead, second injured in Cherokee shooting
One man died and another was critically injured during a shooting that occurred at 11:22 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, in…
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Rooted in home: Cherokee’s newest Beloved Woman reflects on life of service, learning and tribal identity
Carmaleta Littlejohn Monteith has taken countless flights to innumerable destinations during her 86 years on Earth, so she no longer…
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A labor of love: After 20 years, Petty walks away from MDCS
Mountain Discovery Charter School in Swain County is celebrating its 20th year serving students in Western North Carolina. The school…
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Maps set, candidates file, Cawthorn returns
After months of back-and-forth between the General Assembly, the Wake County Superior Court and the North Carolina Supreme Court, state…
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Jackson begins budget talks with education capital needs
Jackson County Commissioners began the process of hammering out a budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year during a work session…
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Advisory panel offers direction for growth in Cashiers
After a week of research and interviews with over 100 stakeholders in Cashiers, the Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Panel…
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Downtown Waynesville Advisory Committee holds first meeting
With festival season rapidly approaching and a long list of items needing attention, members of the new Downtown Waynesville Advisory…
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Jackson TDA hires digital media specialist
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority (JCTDA) has hired Jon Moore as its new social media and digital content specialist.
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Flirtin’ with disaster: Upcoming Haywood rock festival sparks controversy
Musicians, promoters and supposed sponsors are all upset about the marketing associated with an upcoming performance at the Smoky Mountain…
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This must be the place: Sipping an old fashioned like a divorcee in Vegas, I’m too young to be feeling this way
I forgot to pull down the window shade and awoke to the early morning light on Saturday. There was a…
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Press release says Cawthorn’s made his decision on where to run
Rep. Madison Cawthorn drew mixed reactions when he announced on Nov. 11, 2021 that he’d run in the newly drawn…
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WCU lifts mask mandate
In a campuswide email sent this afternoon, Western Carolina University announced that its mask mandate will expire on Saturday, Feb.…
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Kayaker dies on Oconaluftee
A kayaker died yesterday while paddling the Oconaluftee River near Smokemont Campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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N.C. to supply 2022 Capitol Christmas tree
When Christmas 2022 rolls around, a tree from North Carolina’s national forests will adorn the U.S. Capitol building.
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