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Start seeds with confidence
Learn how to grow plants from seed with a program slated for 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Haywood…
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Documentary starring Haywood SAR Team now online
“Safe and Found,” a documentary featuring the Haywood County Search and Rescue Team, is now available to stream online after…
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Get ready for Base Camp
Parent interest meetings for Basecamp Summer Camp in Waynesville will be held nightly at 6 p.m. Feb. 14-16 at the…
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Explore Fontana Dam
Take an easy 5-mile hike along Lakeshore Trail at Fontana Dam Thursday, Feb. 22, with the Partners of Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock…
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Go birding
Catch a sight of migratory birds at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at Lake Junaluska.
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Talk trout at BearWaters
Justin Pilat of Tuckaseegee Fly Shop will discuss the shop, waters they fish and hosted travel trips at 6 p.m.…
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‘What ... shortage?’: Waynesville zoning member’s opposition to subdividing lot delays final vote
A relatively straightforward request to subdivide a single lot and build an affordably priced long-term rental duplex on it was withdrawn…
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Dodging the honeypot: Local beekeepers feel the sting of counterfeit honey
At a time when natural foods and medicines are becoming more prevalent, the popularity of honey has soared to record…
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Sylva passes panhandling ordinance
The Town of Sylva passed an ordinance addressing panhandling last week by a narrow margin after extensive and contentious discussion…
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Canton glimpses the future of fire, police, town hall buildings
Architects selected by Canton’s governing board to plan renovations on a pair of buildings purchased to replace those damaged in…
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Swain commission primary nears; lone unaffiliated candidate seeks spot on ballot
Two seats are open on the Swain County Board of Commissioners in 2024, and while three Republicans squaring off in…
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Trial term set in police shooting lawsuit
A man who was severely injured in a 2022 police shooting at his home in Cherokee County won’t see a resolution…
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High bacterial concentrations prompt two new violations for Canton mill
A pair of new environmental violations issued this month brings the total for Canton’s shuttered paper mill up to seven since…
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King named Jackson County manager
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners has hired Kevin King as the new manager for Jackson County.
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In-person early voting begins Feb. 15
Thursday, Feb. 15 marks the start of North Carolina’s 13-day early voting period, when voters can appear at local polling…
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Main Street Sylva Association creates Mill Street revitalization plan
Every five years, the Main Street Sylva Association’s Board of Directors creates an economic development plan, and this year, the…
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Blackberry Smoke returns to Harrah’s
Southern rock juggernaut Blackberry Smoke will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.
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Peacock presents ‘Scribes on Stage’
Featuring four plays, the “Scribes on Stage” series will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the…
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Conservation groups file suit over Plateau timber project
In a newly filed lawsuit, a coalition of conservation organizations is alleging that a controversial U.S. Forest Service logging project…
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Endangered Species Act decisions reached for hellbender, green salamander
The eastern hellbender does not deserve listing under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided,…
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GSMA announces name change
After completing its 70th year supporting preservation in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Great Smoky Mountains Association has…
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SNAP customers to have more choices at WNC farmers markets
Over the next three years, 40 sites across Western North Carolina are expected to be part of the WNC Double…
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Join the Great Backyard Bird Count
Birders and bird lovers worldwide are encouraged to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 16-19, with several local…
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N.C. declared drought-free
For the first time since August, North Carolina is now drought-free. Some areas of Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon and Dare…
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Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation appoints new board members
New board officers, trustees and advisors have been appointed to the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, which partners with the National…
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Buy plants, support horticulture education
The annual Haywood County Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale is now underway, with orders due pre-paid by Friday, March 8.
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Paddle the Glacier Breaker
Start off the year with an early-season slalom race Saturday, Feb. 17, on the Nantahala River at the Nantahala Outdoor…
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Sign up for volleyball clinics
Registration is open for youth volleyball clinics slated to begin the week of March 11 at the Cullowhee Recreation Center…
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Join the Sylva Naturalist Club
The Sylva Naturalist Club will meet 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva.
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Wander through winter
Experience the backcountry during wintertime with a pair of hikes offered over the next week with Haywood Recreation and Parks.
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State parks to standardize camping check-in times
Camping check-in times will be standardized throughout N.C. State Parks starting June 15.
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Wildlife advocates eligible for award
Nominations are wanted for people who have led the way in conserving nongame animals in North Carolina.
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Allens Creek Park reopens
After being closed for cleanup since Jan. 11, Allens Creek Park in Waynesville is open again.
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Women and westerners rare on North Carolina’s statewide ballots
North Carolina’s Primary Election season is underway, and nearly five dozen candidates have filed to run for statewide offices from…
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State of the schools: JCPS studies health of schools as it plans for the future
A facilities study for Jackson County Schools that will help inform capital improvements for years to come found several schools in…
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Macon schools approve naloxone policy
The Macon County School Board has approved a policy for emergency use of naloxone, an opioid inhibitor, within the school…
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Downtown Waynesville Commission tunes up for ‘24
The Downtown Waynesville Commission has had two years to get on its feet since its predecessor organization imploded.
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Opposition to Haywood jail project, although minor, still lingers
Haywood County commissioners took another step toward their multi-million dollar jail expansion last week, and although much has changed since…
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EBCI approves applications to expand trust lands
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will ask the federal government to take 38.2 acres in Graham and Swain counties…
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Massage program clinic opens for spring semester
The Therapeutic Massage program at Southwestern Community College has opened its learning clinic for the spring semester to allow its…
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Canton mill earns two new water quality violations
Despite being closed for months, the Evergreen Packaging paper mill in Canton continues to rack up environmental violations, with two…
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Haywood Sheriff: No foul play in Clyde crawlspace death
A Clyde man who'd been missing since Oct. 29 of last year and was found dead in a crawl space…
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Haywood selected for Teaching Fellows pilot program
Students in Haywood County who want to be educators will have a new opportunity that could help pay for college…
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Reggae, soul at Frog Level
The Natti Love Joys will perform during the “Bob Marley Birthday Celebration” at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Frog…
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Boojum goes Pleasantly Wild
Asheville-based rock/funk trio Pleasantly Wild will hit the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at The Gem downstairs taproom…
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Ecological opportunity: Ela Dam owner asks to let go of its hydropower license
The owner of Ela Dam, a 99-year-old structure that sits about half a mile above the confluence of the Tuckasegee…
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Parkway visitation grows in 2023
In 2023, the Blue Ridge Parkway saw its highest visitation since 2007, according to preliminary figures from the National Park…
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Calling all forest landowners
A forest landowner workshop coming 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Haywood Agricultural Center in Waynesville…
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Land trust surpasses 70,000 acres of permanent conservation
The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina has now permanently protected more than 70,000 acres in the South Mountains after a…
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Learn now to recycle better
Up your recycling know-how during a program at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the University of North Carolina Asheville’s…
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