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Andrew Kasper

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Holiday gear guide to the rescue: SMN serves up goods bets for the outdoors person on your shopping list

Professors struggle with increased class sizes

New dental clinic should bring a smile to WNC

Scouting a Smokies Blueway Trail: Recreation abounds, but knowing where and how to tap it can be a mystery

Nonprofits getting creative for funds

Struggle to afford heating costs hits new high

Sweet single-track coming to WCU

WCU has its fair share of misdemeanors, but thankfully devoid of violent crime

Billboard ban could stymie scenic byway in Jackson

Jackson County seeks input in crafting a recreation wish list

As Black Friday morphs into Grey Thursday, shoppers trade in the turkey in hopes of huge savings

Macon eyes 50-acre site for league-caliber softball complex

Flying club trying to takeoff again

Fatal heart defect passed down in one family plagues a fourth generation — and counting

Snow guns get ski season off with a bang

Take only pictures, leave only footsteps: Outdoor photographers hone the craft of capturing the Smokies

Weight-loss program tries to change lifestyles

Breaking barriers: Female Swain student wishes injury had not kept her from participating

Parrying continues over Cowee School

Queen slips by Clampitt in House race

Ray Rapp out of N.C. House

Cherokee hopes bounty will help rein in pesky coyote population

Online database holds the key to reining in stolen goods black market

College music scene at Sylva’s No Name Pub clashes with neighbors

Sylva town board forces auto dealer to keep sidewalk promise

WCU eyes long-term infrastructure needs

The fading glory of Burley: Once a staple cash crop, only a handful of tobacco fields are still hanging on

County landfills grapple with fluorescent bulb conundrum

‘Twilight’ saga teen idol brings positive message to Cherokee youth

Macon pool to get major improvements by next summer

Cashiers and sweepstakes parlors don’t mix

Bear alert: Forays against backpackers’ food prompts camping ban in the Pisgah Forest

Sylva auto dealer locked in sidewalk stand-off with town

Early voting numbers continue to rise

Business owners lobby for train at every turn

A push for planning in Cullowhee gets lukewarm reception from county for now

Camping’s golden era: Short on gadgets, but flush with style

Commissioners quietly opt not to rein in protestors

Survey says … Business poll sets the stage for new day in Jackson economic strategy

Forum attracts diverse audience, engaged candidates

Macon faces five-year countdown to ready more landfill space

‘Last of the Main Street merchants’ Hometown department store owner calls it quits at 93

Leap of faith by NOC bus driver saves paddler from watery death

State candidates wrangle over 1-cent sales tax

Inch-by-inch, Jackson County plods toward vision of Tuckasegee greenway

Uncovering the past before it’s too late: Old Smokies’ homesites slowly succumbing to time and elements

Up-and-coming: Gorges State Park unveils new visitor center

Rash of house fires hits Macon County

Changes in store for rural post offices

A (temporary) pass for children of undocumented immigrants

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