The battle for blood: Mission Health changes blood supplier
Loyal blood donors will no longer see the iconic red cross on the side of the blood mobile next time…
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Haywood Schools think outside the box to bring pre-K to more kids
More kids will get a critical early start in education thanks to an expansion of the pre kindergarten program offered…
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Lake Junaluska pins hopes on total Terrace overhaul to win next generation of visitors
Jack Ewing stepped over a pail of drywall mud, dodged electrical wires dangling from the ceiling and picked his way…
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Inside immunizations: Parents weigh the risks and benefits
Lana Quinn of Waynesville has lost friends, been called crazy and was turned away from a pediatrician’s office because of…
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Cashiers library volunteers to get more elbow room
Jackson County commissioners will spend $100,000 on a storage room at the Cashiers library for the Friends of the Cashiers…
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Haywood to offer some teachers signing bonuses
Haywood County Schools will be offering signing bonuses for teachers in hard-to-get fields starting next school year.
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Jackson planning asks if WCU should be subject to county development rules
When Jackson County’s subdivision ordinance was revised last year, it included some changes that would apply to development at Western…
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Cullowhee land-use plan on the move
A land-use plan to guide growth in Cullowhee will take a detour past the planning board en route to Jackson…
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Rumors of giant cross on the ridgeline above Maggie prompts debate
Maggie Valley leaders could land in the middle of a controversy in coming months about whether the owner of Ghost…
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Jackson deputy fired
The investigation is ongoing following a Halloween party at Dillard Excavating in Sylva that allegedly involved underage drinking and allegedly…
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Bottleneck concerns prompt bigger courthouse foyer design
Call it a foyer, an atrium, a lobby, a cattle call — an addition is being planned for the Jackson…
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Fire burns 400 acres near Cherokee
A blaze in Cherokee has been fully contained, but not before burning up 400 acres of forest in the Qualla…
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Smokers could become scourge of downtown sidewalks
Downtown Waynesville could feel the not-so-pleasant trickle-down effects if a proposed smoking ban on Haywood County property goes through. The…
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Sylva citizenry sounds off about noise dispute
Conflict surrounding noise complaints at No Name Sports Pub — and the Sylva town ordinance that addresses how those complaints…
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Canton considers extensive special event policy
Event organizers may have to go through a more thorough application process if the Canton Board of Aldermen adopts a…
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Canton considers Labor Day overhaul
Canton’s annual Labor Day Celebration has been a beloved community tradition for more than 100 years. As attendance and excitement…
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Charting a new course: Haywood’s first charter school gets set to open in Waynesville
Anna Eason has nothing but good things to say about Haywood County Public Schools. It’s a “good school system,” doing…
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Love the Locals: Downtown businesses offer local discounts
More than 30 downtown Waynesville businesses are offering discounts for local residents throughout the month of February. Look for the…
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Sheriffs cope with exploding costs of involuntary committals
Law enforcement officers in Western North Carolina have been spending too much time and money driving all across the state…
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A spoonful of reality helps Macon property values go down
It’s been two weeks since new property values hit the mailboxes in Macon County, but there’s nary a line to…
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Macon planning board drafts noise ordinance
Macon County Planning Board members are still hashing out the details of a proposed noise ordinance. The board held two…
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Counties facing animal control inadequacies
Commissioners in Western North Carolina counties have been discussing the growing need for better animal control services. While Jackson and…
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Nonprofit employer set to expand in Sylva
Webster Enterprises is growing, and a newly leased building on Harold Street in Sylva is expected to allow the nonprofit…
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Sylva to get an earful over bar noise dispute
A showdown over noise at No Name Sports Pub is on tap for the Sylva Town Board meeting Feb. 5. …
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Dead dog drama
There’s no doubt that No Name has neighbors who are upset about noise. Next-door neighbor James Lupo had approached the…
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Jackson extends county attorney contract, considers creating staff position
Jay Coward will keep his job as Jackson County attorney — for five more months, at least. When a new…
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Year-round homeless shelter could be in Sylva’s future
If all goes according to plan, Jackson County could have a permanent homeless shelter up and running by April. That…
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HCC rolls out rebranded products
Trying to create a small logo that encompasses everything Haywood Community College stands for is no easy task. But with…
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Haywood concedes to tune up — and tone down — emergency playbook
Overbearing language in Haywood County’s emergency management protocols is being revised to make it more palatable to civil liberty watchdogs.…
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Church gets permit to solicit donations from middle of road
The town of Franklin recently passed a Charitable Solicitations ordinance in order to have more control over groups who stand…
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Chick-fil-A in the cards for Waynesville as Ingles expansion plans crystalize
There’s been a new turn in the much-anticipated redevelopment of Ingles’ super market site in Waynesville: Chick-fil-A has joined the…
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Haywood GOP members draw the line over inflammatory emails
Monroe Miller is no stranger to the inbox. Hundreds of emails from Miller have peppered the email accounts of people…
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Schools establish criminal justice articulation agreement
Southwestern Community College students who earn an associate’s degree in criminal justice technology have a new transfer option thanks to…
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CCC honors groups, individuals for community work
The Commission for a Clean County (CCC) has announced the 2014 winners of its annual Community Pride Awards program. This…
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Broadband survey needs more rural responses
Haywood County leaders are still in the process of collecting data on broadband Internet service, but they need help from…
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Cherokee navigate the business side of Internet for all
It’s been more than eight years since the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians made its first move toward creating a…
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Judge tells Jackson County to get moving with courthouse security
The exploration of inadequacies at the Jackson County Justice Center has been years in the making, but it’s looking like…
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Sylva pub launches petition to amend town noise ordinance
A pair of dueling petitions dealing with the question of noise at No Name Sports Pub will likely spar at…
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Swain schools crack the code
“When will I ever use this in real life?” is often the question students have when faced with difficult subjects…
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Faircloth’s lead finding lands him state award
Harold Faircloth was recently named Environmental Specialist of the Year in North Carolina after uncovering widespread lead contamination in private…
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Ghost Town not for sale
Ghost Town owner Alaska Presley was willing to sacrifice a piece of the theme park property to generate some cash…
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To snag a cyberstalker
For most Americans, the Internet has moved from novelty to normal, but translating that shift in norms into law has…
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NC commissioners set legislative priorities
After wading through more than 300 legislative goals presented by more than 500 commissioners throughout the state, the North Carolina…
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Maggie Valley: ‘It’s been a good year’
Maggie Valley officials are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel after experiencing several tumultuous years.…
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Back from rock bottom: Macon Realtors reflect on the past, present and future
June Tassillo loves real estate, but she never knew how exciting it could be until she worked her first all-or-nothing,…
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What you really want to know when new property values arrive in the mail
Mailboxes across Macon County were blanketed with new property value notices this week, the first countywide appraisal since 2007. As…
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Meet Richard Lightner, the eagle eye of Macon’s reval
Richard Lightner isn’t one for nostalgia. For nearly 30 years, he’s been running the property reval show in Macon County.…
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Macon’s reval: unplugged and uncensored
The time of reckoning is finally here. Macon County’s first countywide assessment of real estate values since the bust came…
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The quest for the perfect comp
Some weeks Tommey Allen spends more time behind the wheel than a long-haul trucker. It’s not all driving time though.…
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Walmart Awards $1,500 to The Arc of Haywood County
Jerry Pressley, Walmart manager, presented $1,500 to The Arc of Haywood County for holiday presents and clothes to the individuals…
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