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Audience chastised for applauding nonprofit leader’s mishap

Members of Waynesville’s Board of Aldermen responded harshly to applause from the audience after payments to a nonprofit contractor were suspended because the group didn’t furnish paperwork requested by the town after its executive director was severely injured in an alleged DWI crash.

Waynesville funds emergency overnight stays for unsheltered individuals

Just days after a local nonprofit asked the Town of Waynesville to help fund emergency overnight stays for the unsheltered, aldermen gave them an answer.

Group asks for funds to fight homelessness

A local nonprofit group has its eyes set on funding that will be distributed to the Town of Waynesville as part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan .

Q&A With Helping Hands Of Haywood

Helping Hands of Haywood is a new nonprofit that is making a tremendous difference in the community by reaching out to help those most in need. For Mental Health Awareness Month, Director Nicole Kott shares more about the organization's mission and how experiencing homelessness impacts people's mental health.

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Partner content: Persimmons

Did you know that there are 2 different types of persimmons?

There are astringent and non-astringent persimmons.

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Partner content: On Vitamin/Mineral/Herbal Supplements

Have you been advised by your MD or PCP to take a vitamin or mineral or herbal supplement?

“Dietary supplements are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before they reach the market.

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Partner content: Cross-contact or Cross-contamination – What’s the Difference?

Cross-contamination is the term used when pathogens (bacteria, viruses, parasites) that may result in food borne illnesses (food poisoning) are transferred from:

1. a surface to another surface - e.g. using the same cutting board to prepare raw meat and cooked meat

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Partner content: Sensationalism and Seed Oils

These days there’s a lot of negativity about “seed oils”. According to some of the social media “influencers”, seed oils are ones made from: canola, corn, cottonseed, soybeans, sunflower, safflower, grapeseed, flaxseed, and sesame seeds.

Audience chastised for applauding nonprofit leader’s mishap

Waynesville funds emergency overnight stays for unsheltered individuals

Group asks for funds to fight homelessness

Q&A With Helping Hands Of Haywood

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