Hand-made history for the Christmas tree: Local potter helps Waynesville museum through sale of ornaments
By Michael Beadle
Terry Painter and his wife Anita love collecting ornaments for their Christmas tree each year, but they found that fewer and fewer ornaments bore any connection to the actual holiday.
Our secret places: Phenomena exhibit honors personal stories and Lee Smith novel
By Michael Beadle
So many of us have what Waynesville librarian Kathy Olsen calls “thing stories.”
Sarge’s scraps plans for Hall Top shelter
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer
Sarge’s Animal Rescue has scrapped its plans to build a no-kill animal shelter in a location that was fiercely opposed by nearby residents.
The Haywood County non-profit originally won approval to build the shelter on Oct. 9 by asking the board of aldermen for a text amendment that would allow for animal shelters to be a permitted use in the Hall Top Road Rural District, a residential area located off Russ Avenue near K-Mart in Waynesville.
Shelter plan irks Hall Top residents
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer
It’s a typical neighborhood with houses, trees, bikes in the yard, a basketball goal and — an animal shelter?
Who’ll pay the price?
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer
It’s lunchtime in downtown Hazelwood, and the small area’s only parking lot of roughly 30 spaces is jam-packed. People jump out of their cars to grab a bite to eat, a haircut, medications, or a cup of coffee from the various businesses in this section of Waynesville.
Watershed logging remains election issue
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer
An issue that caused a firestorm of controversy for Waynesville’s current town board is rearing its head in this election cycle — and may prove to be a defining factor in how voters cast their ballots.
Angling for attention: New fly-fishing shop hopes to fill void in Waynesville
When Matt Rosenthal opened the doors of a new fly-fishing shop in Waynesville last week, word spread quickly among the fishing community. All week, fishermen moseyed through the new Waynesville Fly Shop, sizing up the owner Matt Rosenthal as much as his wares.
The Super Wal-Mart land rush: Discount retail giant brings rising property prices
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer
Roger Winge knew a good deal when he spotted one.
Before Super Wal-Mart had announced plans to set foot in Waynesville, Winge, a local realtor, took one look at the 30-acre former industrial site once occupied by the Dayco rubber plant and saw dollar signs.
Waynesville PD net 6 arrests in Internet sex sting
When Crystal Shuler posted an ad on Craig’s List this summer offering a full-service massage in Waynesville, she was flooded with email responses, more than 70 to be exact.
Shuler, a Waynesville police detective, wasn’t actually surfing for action but instead was launching a sting operation on a growing outlet for prostitution. Craig’s List, an on-line classified section for people buying and selling stuff from cars to baby clothes, has seen an explosion of entries under one category in particular — “erotic services.”
Waynesville seeks solutions to Russ traffic problems
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer
Nearly two years after receiving a grant to study traffic issues on Russ Avenue, Waynesville is finally moving forward with the project.
Town planner Paul Benson said the proposal for the study has morphed in recent weeks amid growing concerns about traffic problems.