HCC hosts inaugural Charity disc golf event

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Tuesday, 04/06/2024

The Haywood Community College Foundation is hosting the inaugural Charity Disc Golf Tournament, Discs in the Dogwoods, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, June 13, on the campus of Haywood Community College in Clyde. 

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HCC holds charity disc golf tournament

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Tuesday, 28/05/2024

The Haywood Community College Foundation is hosting the inaugural charity disc golf tournament, Discs in the Dogwoods, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, on the campus of Haywood Community College. 

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Cherokee hosts fishing tournament: Registration deadline May 24

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Tuesday, 21/05/2024

Cherokee is hosting a fishing tournament this weekend that offers competitors the chance to vie for $10,000 in tagged fish. 

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Enter the cornhole tournament

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Wednesday, 15/11/2023

Earn your place as a cornhole champion during a tournament at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Cullowhee Recreation Center in Cullowhee. 

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Sponsored: Hit the Links to Alleviate Hunger in Haywood County

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Wednesday, 23/08/2023

Funds raised at the Haywood Healthcare Foundation’s annual golf tournament will go toward food insecurity among children and the elderly in Haywood County.

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Fish Qualla country

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Wednesday, 16/08/2023

A trout tournament offering $20,000 in prizes will hit Cherokee’s pristine streams Aug. 26-27.

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