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Catch film with WCU ties
The feature film “Wesley” will be screened at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, at the Smoky Mountain Center for…
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Sign up for 10th Annual Wine for the Arts
Two FUNd Parties will be held in August to help raise money for the Haywood County Arts Council’s Arts in…
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Digital Camera Basics offered at SCC-Cashiers
Registration for fall personal enrichment classes is beginning at Southwestern Community College. The first course offering at SCC-Cashiers Center (217…
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Relax to jazz classics in Waynesville
If you love the mellow, romantic songs of the oldies jazz big band era, check out Oldies Night with the…
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Liquid Ginger brings free concert to Fontana
The Liquid Ginger Band — featuring former Graham County resident Ginger Edwards Fawcett on lead vocals — will perform from…
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Celebrate mountain heritage at Railfest
Every year, railroad enthusiasts and history buffs gather in Bryson City for the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad’s Railfest. This year,…
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Dehlia Low & Kruger Brothers to play Stecoah
Dehlia Low will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center. The Asheville-based…
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Josh Fields Band to perform at Materfest
The Josh Fields Band will perform a free concert at Materfest at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 6, in Canton. From…
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Angela Faye Martin and the Scarlet Oak Sway to play final summer concert
Angela Faye Martin and the Scarlet Oak Sway will showcase its unique rock-and-roll sound when the band performs from 7…
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Annual fashion show takes knitting to another level
Every category of knitted items imaginable will be represented at The Smoky Mountain Knitting Guild’s 2nd Annual Benefit Fashion Show…
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Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival offers something for everyone
The two-day Mountain High BBQ & Music Festival is back for its second year at the Wayne Proffitt Agricultural Center,…
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Season tickets on sale for WCU plays
Tickets for Western Carolina University’s 2010-10 University Theatre Mainstage season, which is packed with popular Broadway musicals and smaller experimental…
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Asheville Quilt Guild holds annual show
Western North Carolina’s rich cultural heritage comes to life on Aug. 6 through during the Asheville Quilt Guild’s 28th Annual…
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Tales of alienation and horror
For the past few years, internet literary critics of fantasy/supernatural novels have been raving about about a writer of “punk…
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Outdoor Mission Camp englightens and empowers city youth through wilderness adventure
Ruffin Shackelford led a group of boys, referred to his program by a juvenile court judge, deep into the Shining…
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Program to ponder the mystery of Masa
George Masa was one of the greatest landscape photographers of Western North Carolina, but where he came from and what…
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Talk to highlight convergence of art and nature
George and Elizabeth Ellison, the artist and naturalist husband-wife team from Bryson City, will give a talk called “Blue Ridge…
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Lake Logan offers cool venue for hot race
Triathletes from across the country will descend on Lake Logan in Haywood County Aug. 7 and 8. The weekend line-up…
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Park ranger programs offer window on Smokies
Before summer slips by, take in one of the many ranger guided programs in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,…
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Missing section of Mountains to Sea Trail gets shorter
Volunteers continue knocking out a new section of the Mountains to Sea Trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waterrock…
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Blooms in the southern mountains
Each July since 1991, I’ve led field trips along the Blue Ridge Parkway offered as part of the Native Plants…
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Bird’s the word
Are you a fledgling birder? Would you like to learn more about the feathered flocks that visit your feeder and…
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Poll shows Shuler curries support from right as well as left
While national pundits predict Republican challengers will steal seats from Democrats in Washington come November, Congressman Heath Shuler likely has…
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Haywood Garden Tour was a great success
To the Editor: We are writing to express our gratitude for your excellent coverage of the 2010 Haywood County Garden…
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Energy industry is not all bad
To the Editor: I wish the article written by Thomas Crowe (“The terrorists are right here among us,” July 23…
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WATR hosts walk ‘n talk
The Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River will host a “Walk ‘n Talk” in the Deep Creek area of the…
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Expanded casino unveiled in vibrant ‘Mountain Breeze’ zone
Creating a youthful, energetic mood, the new 175-seat Entertainment Lounge at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel is the focal point…
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Latin aerobics class shakes things up
Local residents of all ages are exploring one of the newest and hottest fitness classes: Latin Aerobics. This upbeat class…
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Penland workshops cover professional development for artists
Penland School of Crafts will host a professional development workshop for artists living in Western North Carolina from Oct. 1…
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David Arms showcases artwork
A special art showing of David Arms’ works will run July 30 through Aug. 1 as part of Old Edwards…
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Sign up your team for Downtown Dog Walk
For the first time, Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation invites teams as well as individuals to sign up for the 5th…
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Ongoing issues foil Ghost Town reopening plans
Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park in Maggie Valley will not open this summer, contrary to previous assertions by…
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Lawmakers close loophole in video poker ban
Owners of video sweepstakes parlors in North Carolina are out of luck for now. Governor Bev Perdue is expected to…
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Haywood hops farmer sets the bar high
Haywood County hops farmer Scott Grahl is a dreamer with his feet planted firmly on the ground. “One day a…
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Parents urge commissioners to build skateboard park in Jackson
On Tuesday evening, 11-year-old Ronnie Patterson said goodbye to his home away from home. Patterson is a skateboarder, and for…
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WNC schools hooked up with fiber
By the end of this year, nearly every student in the six westernmost counties will have unprecedented access to technology…
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Marker to be installed honoring George Plott
A ceremony marking the installation of a marker honoring Capt. George Ellis Plott, who was killed in action on Dec.…
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Quarry must improve sediment control measures
A large rock quarry in Waynesville has been cited with a water quality violation for sending mud into nearby Allens…
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Opponents win concessions in first round of quarry permit fight
Neighbors concerned about the expansion of a rock quarry in Waynesville have won a partial victory in a early stage…
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Surge in meth labs traced to new small-batch production
Four years ago, new laws regulating the sale of pseudoephedrine in pharmacies slowed the illegal production of methamphetamine. The chemical…
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Elder abuse training available to public
The 30th Judicial District Domestic Violence-Sexual Assault Alliance is working to end elder abuse by offering training sessions across the…
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Volunteers invaluable at Folkmoot
Last year, Folkmoot USA relied on about 4,000 hours of community service to pull off the festival. Volunteers hosted BBQs,…
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Taking the pulse of a region
We in the news business provide historians with some of the crucial data necessary to write the story of any…
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Thanks to all who helped with July 4 in Franklin
To the Editor: On behalf of the Franklin Chamber of Commerce, I would like to thank those who helped to…
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Poll improper, but results will be revealed
To the Editor: Last week I announced that I would be conducting an online poll seeking input about public sentiment…
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Small is not only beautiful, but necessary
There are books that get your attention, and then there are books that GRAB your attention. The new book by…
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Bryson City craft brewers keep it small and personal
The very beginning of the Nantahala Brewing Company story began — appropriately — at a local bar. Mike Marsden had…
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International Festival Day brings a world of craft to downtown Waynesville
On International Festival Day, Main Street in Waynesville will transform into a world bazaar where more than one hundred artists,…
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America’s Great Outdoors Initiative
Not even the looming shadow of the nation’s worst environmental disaster in two decades could spoil the mood at the…
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Goats who stare at trees
They not only stare at them, they eat them. Well, maybe not all trees, but woody browse in general. Hopefully,…
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