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Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:46

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

Chaske Spencer, more widely known as werewolf Sam Uley from the “Twilight” saga series, drew on his Native American roots during an appearance in Cherokee last week, hoping to transcend his star appeal to bring home a broader message.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:46

Fairground auction seeking donations

Second annual benefit auction for the Haywood County Fairgrounds will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at the fairgrounds. Donated items for the auction will be accepted beginning at 1 p.m., with the auction scheduled to begin at 6…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:45

Motorcycle toy run, to roll through Haywood

21st annual Haywood County Motorcycle Parade and Toy Run will take place at noon Saturday, Nov. 10, starting at Canton’s Town Hall. This year’s route will take riders up N.C. 110 to Bethel and then turns toward Waynesville on U.S.…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:40

Sales tax on the ballot in Swain: If passed, money would go toward school construction

Swain County voters are being asked this election whether they want a quarter-cent sales tax increase to help pay for school construction. The quarter-cent sales tax would bring in roughly $250,000 a year and would pay for a $2 million…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:40

Volunteers needed in Franklin

Kids Against Hunger will host a 30,000-meal packing event starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at First Christian Church of Franklin on Bellview Park Road. Volunteers will package food for hungry families. The items include a nutritious mixture of…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:38

Macon pool to get major improvements by next summer

Macon County is poised to begin major renovations to its pool at Veterans Memorial Recreation Park, including extensive upgrades to the locker rooms and the addition of water play features in the kiddy pool. The $600,000 project will consist of…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:37

Cashiers and sweepstakes parlors don’t mix

The upscale tourism and second-home community of Cashiers hopes to ban sweepstakes parlors, making it one of the first in the region to outright prohibit the pseudo video-gambling businesses that have cropped up in staggering numbers over the past year.…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:33

Jackson commissioners declare time’s up on wrangling over new tourism structure

A festering disagreement over how to overhaul Jackson County’s tourism agency is coming to an end, but some lodging owners who have resisted the changes aren’t happy about it.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:27

Face-off on stage at WCU covers full spectrum of political talking points

In a debate that focused on everything from Iran and health care to equal pay for women and earmarks, Congressional candidates Republican Mark Meadows and Democrat Hayden Rogers pushed back from the similarities that people draw between the two conservatives.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:24

Meadows touts rise as self-made businessman

Looking at Mark Meadows today, it is difficult to imagine him as a self-described “fat nerd” wandering the high school halls in Tampa Bay, Fla. The Republican candidate for the 11th U.S. Congressional District has come a long way during…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:21

Rogers keeps his roots close on campaign trail

Hayden Rogers grew up hunting, fishing and playing the chasing game ‘Fox and the Hound’ in Robbinsville. Touting himself as the all-around Western North Carolinian, Rogers reminisced about his childhood in rural Graham County, just a short jaunt from his…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:17

The final days

Both considered conservatives within their own political parties, Republican Mark Meadows and Democrat Hayden Rogers have more in common than just a handful of political similarities. Both are Christian, came out of humble beginnings to find success, married their high…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:17

NCDOT to work on tunnel drainage

North Carolina Department of Transportation will perform work on two tunnels in the Pigeon River Gorge on Interstate 40 in Haywood County starting next week.  From Monday, Oct. 29 until Friday, Nov. 2, work will be performed on the tunnel…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:15

School back in session on Saturday

To make up for school being cancelled on Tuesday, Oct. 30, Haywood County schools will have class from 8 a.m. until noon, Saturday, Nov. 3 if weather is permitting. According to Bill Nolte, associate superintendent, the school district misses about…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:12

Do-over on Haywood Community College president search raises questions

Haywood Community College employees earlier this month presented the board of trustees with a list of concerns about the college’s protracted search for a new president. The community college began looking for a president after retiring president Rose Johnson announced…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Poker tournament to benefit art council

A Texas hold’em tournament will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at The Classic Wineseller in downtown Waynesville. All proceeds from the event go to support Haywood County Arts Council programming. First-place winner receives a donation tax credit letter.…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Tourism workshop to be offered

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership is sponsoring a workshop, “The ABC’s of Group Tours,” in two locations to support tourism partners and other businesses that want to develop more group tour business. On Nov. 6, the workshop will be…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

S.C. band wins WCU marching band contest

White Knoll High School marching band from Lexington, S.C. was named grand champion at the 12th annual Tournament of Champions, an invitational competition held at Western Carolina University on Oct. 20. Hickory Ridge High School of Harrisburg won the North…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

WCU falls short in quest for jug

Western Carolina University quarterback Troy Mitchell (#10) rushes in for a successful two-point conversion during the fourth quarter of the Oct. 27 match against Appalachian State University.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Mountain music news

Singer/songwriters series continues The next “Songwriters in the Round” event will take place Nov. 3 at the Balsam Mountain Inn. Renowned southern songwriters Steve Williams, Wil Nance and Wood Newton will be taking the stage, intimately performing alongside a gourmet…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

More A&E briefs

Carvers to hold show on parkway Western North Carolina Carvers will hold its annual show Nov. 3/4 at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway (Milepost 385) in Asheville. Registration for competitors will be form 8:30-10:30 a.m. Nov.…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Album release party and benefit

In conjunction with the choral music department of Tuscola High School, singer/songwriter Mackenzie Leigh Wilson will hold an album release party for her debut record, “The Start” at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Tuscola High School Auditorium.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Music notes

‘Beethoven Project’ series continues The second performance in Western Carolina University’s “Beethoven Project” will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Coulter Building Recital Hall. The concert will feature Beethoven Sonata Nos. 2 and 7 and “Theme and Variations”…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Parade updates for Franklin, Waynesville

Franklin parade seeking applicants The Franklin Chamber of Commerce has entry forms available for the 2012 Christmas Parade. With “A Country Christmas” as this year’s theme, the parade is scheduled for 3 p.m. Nov. 25. Judging of the floats will…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Family movie at Bryson City library

Nickelodeon’s favorite characters celebrate autumn and going back to school on the big screen during family movie at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Dora embarks on an expedition to rescue her class’s hamster;…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

WCU director named to state art council

Denise Drury, interim director of the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum, was recently named to the North Carolina Museums Council board of directors and will serve as arts section chair. As chair, Drury is charged with taking the pulse…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Tae Kwon Do Expo planned in Waynesville

The Blue Dragon Tae Kwon Do Expo will be held at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the MedWest Health and Fitness Center in Waynesville.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Album perfectly interprets ‘songs’ of Blake

Apart from the fact that this is a remarkable recording, in terms of Martha Redbone’s liquid vocals and the harmonious blend of John McEuen’s instruments (banjo, guitar, dubro, fiddle, mandolin, autoharp and dulcimer), the combining of music with William Blake’s…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

K.A.R.E. to hold Festival of Trees fundraiser

Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (K.A.R.E.) will host its 3rd annual Festival of Trees fundraiser and live auction at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Laurel Ridge Country Club. The event will begin with a cocktail hour and live music by Marc…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Silent auction to benefit K.A.R.E. House

The newly formed Haywood Area Wholistic Integrative Practitioners group (known as HAWIP) is throwing a silent auction and reception at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Where Angels Gather, a holistic retail store and education center at 124 Miller St. in…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Garden club to make wreaths, visit tree farm

The November meeting of The Sylva Garden Club will be held at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 6 at The Tuckasegee Trading Company in Sylva. Refreshments will be served, and the meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The program will be “Create…
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

WCU presents Hollywood satire

“Once in a Lifetime,” a satiric look back at the Golden Age of Hollywood will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8-10 in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center at Western Carolina University.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012 00:00

Come on, let's twist — again

We’ve all done it. At a middle school dance, high school prom, college formal, wedding reception, anniversary celebration, New Year’s Eve or perhaps on your kitchen floor during a lazy Saturday morning. It’s “The Twist,” and Western North Carolina better…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:50

Waterfalls have a near mystical attraction

We are attracted to water. Mountain paths always wind down to water ... down to springs, creeks and rivers. Water is the essence of our very being. Old-time mountaineers picked home sites according to the location and purity of springs.…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:49

WCU group sets record in 175 mile relay run

Students and faculty members from Western Carolina University’s athletic training program finished the 2012 Mountain Jug Run for Research in record time, completing the 175-mile relay run from Boone to Cullowhee in 29 hours, nine minutes and 17 seconds.
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:48

Farmers market says goodbye to summer

It is time to pack up and move indoors. Saturday Nov. 27 marks the last weekend of the season that the Jackson County Farmers Market will be held outdoors. The market is located in the Bridge Park parking lot from…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:47

Jump on board the growing Farm to School program

An all-day workshop put on by the Growing Minds Farm to School program will help schools connect with local farmers and teach children the importance of healthy, locally grown food Nov. 10 at University of North Carolina Asheville’s Sherrill Center.
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:46

Symposium brings together outdoor educators from the region in Cullowhee

Students and professionals in outdoor education fields will partake in the annual Adventure Education Conference, Nov. 2 at Western Carolina University. The conference, hosted by the WCU parks and recreation management program, will offer interaction through presentations and networking opportunities.…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:45

Hike to Waynesville’s watershed

A birder, ecologist and forester will lead a guided fall hike through Waynesville’s 8,600-acre preserved watershed from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3. Naturalist and birder Don Hendershot and Blair Ogburn of Balsam Mountain Trust will talk about…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:43

Safety courses mark start of fall hunting

Free hunter safety courses will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7 on the Haywood Community College campus. Participants must attend the three consecutive evenings to receive their certification. The HCC’s Natural Resources Division and the North Carolina…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:43

HCC Woodsmen team rocks the Cradle at Timbersports meet

Haywood Community College’s Timbersports Team took first place by a landslide at the John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet held at the Cradle of Forestry earlier this month.
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:43

Bike Haywood honored for Haywood County master plan

Bicycle Haywood NC and Haywood County both received top awards from a national planning organization for their bicycle advocacy work. The creation of Haywood County’s Comprehensive Bicycle Plan and Health Impact Assessment helped Bicycle Haywood clinch top honors in the…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:42

Celebrate fall with the LTLT

The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee will host its fall celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Rainbow Springs along the Upper Nantahala River in Macon County. The day includes music, activities for kids, an…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:40

The sounds of silence

This morning when I had coffee on my deck, I did not hear the hooded warbler that nests in the tangles in the young woods below my yard. I did not hear a northern parula singing from the tops of…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:36

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

A series of close bear encounters in the Pisgah National Forest have prompted a temporary ban on overnight camping in the Shining Rock Wilderness, Graveyard Fields and Black Balsam areas in Haywood County. The restrictions took effect last Wednesday (Oct.…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:09

All’s fair in love and politics

Western North Carolina found itself in an unflattering national media spotlight a year ago when a reporter from The New Yorker picked the state Senate race between Jim Davis and John Snow to illustrate a masterful takeover of national politics…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:03

Money, flyers steal the show in Davis-Snow rematch

John Snow dreads his daily trip to the post office these days. It’s just two blocks from his home outside Murphy, but the whole way there he wonders what will be waiting for him this time. Once inside, he heads…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 12:01

News in brief for readers and writers

Library showcases author for book discussion  Kimberly Brock will do a presentation based on her novel, The River Witch, at 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Jackson County Public Library in Sylva. Brock will read selections from the book and…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 11:58

A flawed story that is still worthwhile

Mark Helprin drives me crazy. Helprin’s novels — he is the author of A Soldier of the Great War, Freddy and Fredericka, and a half-dozen other works of fiction — remind me of my great-grandmother’s engagement ring, which I took…
Wednesday, 24 October 2012 00:00

Climate change is real, must be confronted

To the Editor: First, I want to thank The Smoky Mountain News for co-sponsoring the political candidate forum held at the Jackson County Public Library on Oct. 15. It was perhaps the most meaningful forum of its type I’ve seen,…
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