Nantahala Hiking Club to celebrate year of stewardship

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Wednesday, 22/11/2023

The Nantahala Hiking Club will recognize outstanding volunteers during its annual awards banquet 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. 

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Smoky Mountain News nets 38 NCPA awards

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Wednesday, 30/08/2023

The staff of the Smoky Mountain News won 18 advertising awards, including three first-place honors, as well as 16 editorial awards, including five first places, at this year’s North Carolina Press Association awards banquet. Awards were won in Division C, the largest division for nondaily publications.

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WNC represented in conservation awards

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Tuesday, 04/07/2023

Two Western North Carolina people and organizations were recognized in this year’s Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards, presented by the N.C. Wildlife Federation.

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SMN wins prestigious honors at Press Association conference

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Wednesday, 31/08/2022

The Smoky Mountain News won 16 advertising awards and 20 editorial awards from the N.C. Press Association in a ceremony last week, including the prestigious Public Service Award for its coverage of the flooding from Tropical Storm Fred.

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SMN brings home 26 N.C. Press Awards

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Tuesday, 02/03/2021

The Smoky Mountain News team won 26 editorial awards in the 2020 North Carolina Press Association News and Editorial Contest. 

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Cherokee Center presents Jerry Wolfe 'Gadugi' Award

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Thursday, 11/06/2020
By Aaliyah Swimmer
WCU Cherokee Center intern
 
Western Carolina University's Cherokee Center recently selected Class of 2020 Cherokee High School graduates Tierney Bradley and Brandon Wolfe to receive the Dr. Jerry Wolfe "Gadugi" Award as part of its efforts to connect with the community.
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