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Over and out: a Southern Loop retrospective
With a redesign of N.C. 107 officially in the works, the controversial Southern Loop appears to be toast.
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A windshield tour of the new 107
Years in the making, design options for a new N.C. 107 in Sylva were recently unveiled by the North Carolina…
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Death of the five lane, birth of the boulevard
Waynesville, Sylva and Franklin’s main commercial thoroughfares are getting a makeover, reshaping the fabric of these communities for decades to…
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DOT spares part of Walnut Street, for now
A message sent by opponents of the Russ Avenue widening project’s Walnut Street segment appears to have been received loud…
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Canton businesses rebound from crash
A lot is going right in Canton these days, but a driver going left — right into a downtown building…
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Economic diversification continues in Canton
Canton is the archetype of a small southern mill village: the river running through it helps churn the gears of…
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Early college is Haywood’s ‘hidden gem’
A collaborative program designed to help students overcome the familial, financial and social obstructions of attending college lacks room to…
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Cherokee impeachment efforts will continue
Some tribal members are saying their rights were violated after three pieces of legislation that would curtail impeachment proceedings against…
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Calvary Street lots to become Waynesville park
A new park in Waynesville’s Pigeon Street community can finally move forward thanks to an agreement reached between Haywood County…
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Possible shots fired near Haywood school
At approximately 11:40 a.m., Haywood County Schools Superintendent Anne Garrett received a call from the Haywood Community Learning Center in…
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Cherokee council overturns impeachment veto
Tribal Council will proceed with its efforts to impeach Principal Chief Patrick Lambert following votes to overturn Lambert’s veto of…
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Let’s keep a little separation between God and politics
He’s a respected member of the community, a physician, and we ran into each other unexpectedly. “I really have to…
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For me, there is real joy in solitude
My favorite time of day is quiet time. Every morning before the hustle and bustle of the day begins, before…
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Time to solve problems
To the Editor: Obviously, the GOP has won control of government for a brief while. The use of such language…
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The big lie about immigration
To the Editor: Everyone wants to feel safe. We want to protect our lives, our property and our jobs. When…
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Let’s just get people back to work
To the Editor: People do not appear to understand how important it is that Obamacare be repealed with no replacement.…
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Rep. Mark Meadows has gone missing
To the Editor: As a constituent of Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, I am disappointed that he did not use this…
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How the mountain towns died
To the Editor: Once there was once a busy, thriving community nestled in beautiful mountains that surrounded the town on…
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Protecting privacy in two steps
To the Editor: North Carolina state Sen. Jim Davis, Franklin, in a recent newspaper interview indicated he opposes the repeal…
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In rural Scotland, lessons on the power of books
Readers of this column know I am a sucker for books about books. Novels like The Little Paris Bookshop, collections…
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The race is on: Police investigate Pinnacle trail spiking as Assault on Blackrock sees record registration
News spread fast last week after the Sylva Police Department removed more than 50 spikes from hiking trails at Pinnacle…
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Prescribed burns planned for national forests
Over the next few months, prescribed burns will be conducted on all four of North Carolina’s national forests.
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Grant dollars will help WNC farms grow
A total of $201,000 has been awarded to 35 farm businesses in Western North Carolina as part of this year’s…
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Drought increases in Western N.C.
Drought is creeping back into the area, with the number of counties designated as experiencing severe drought growing from four…
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WNC bike shops get national recognition
Of 4,000 U.S. bike shops, Motion Makers Bicycles and Bryson City Bicycles were selected as two of the 253 listed…
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Restoration and demolition planned at Elkmont
Work is underway to demolish some buildings and restore others in the Elkmont Historic District of the Great Smoky Mountains…
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Solar eclipse viewing tickets on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the Great American Solar Eclipse in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, available on…
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What me chase?
Regular readers of “The Naturalist’s Corner” may remember that I’ve decided to keep a 2017 year-list of birds. I noted,…
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The weight of desire: David Joy releases second book
What would you do? A pile of drugs. A stack of cash. More money than you’ve ever seen in your…
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This must be the place: It’s midnight, do you know where you life is?
I finally had a moment of silence. After a raucous Saturday night attending the Perpetual Groove show at The Salvage…
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HCAC elects new members
The Haywood County Arts Council has elected three new members to its Board of Directors. The new members, who will…
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Triple Threat wins in Asheville
The Competition Teams of Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy in Sylva traveled to Asheville recently to compete in the regional…
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Swain Specialty Clinic opens new space
Swain Specialty Clinic, the longstanding group of specialty physician practices at Swain Community Hospital, has expanded to a new space…
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Reynolds Community Center to be a ‘safe haven’
Canton native William McDowell and his wife, celebrity songstress Gladys Knight, have big plans for McDowell’s old alma mater, Reynolds…
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Gladys Knight, husband announce Canton community center
A dilapidated segregation-era high school in Canton purchased by a former student will become a $5 million community center by…
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National Register possible for Pigeon Street
Special recognition could be coming to an overlooked quarter of Waynesville if a recently submitted grant application receives funding.
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Faces and places from Pigeon Street’s past
Standing in the parking lot of the Jones Temple AME Zion Church on Pigeon Street in Waynesville, Phillip Gibbs doesn’t…
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Jackson leaders debate whether utility hookup fees are too high
An unusual number of building vacancies has peppered downtown Sylva this winter, and as town leaders have scratched their heads…
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Haywood school board settles Central lawsuit
The Haywood County Board of Education and local attorney Mark R. Melrose have agreed to a settlement that brings an…
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Franklin prioritizes 2017 projects
Every year before budget time, the Franklin Board of Aldermen likes to get together and figure out what the town’s…
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Chief vetoes impeachment resolution
Principal Chief Patrick Lambert has issued a veto against Tribal Council’s Feb. 2 resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against him.
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A new day for N.C. 107
The congested, five-lane drag through Sylva will soon meet its maker. A $36 million project to re-do the commercial thoroughfare…
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ConMet closes in Bryson City: Canton plant to absorb many employees
Consolidated Metco, a designer and manufacturer of commercial vehicle truck components, has announced that it will close its Bryson City…
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Jackson homeless shelter receives $23,400 in emergency funding
The population of folks in need of overnight housing has been increasing in Jackson County, prompting Jackson Neighbors in Need…
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Former assistant principal will lead Sylva school
The newly hired principal of the newly formed Catamount School in Sylva won’t be new to the environment at Smoky…
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Clampitt’s constituents walk away without answers
Newly elected Rep. Mike Clampitt was asked some tough questions during his first constituent meeting in Haywood County last Friday,…
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ConMet plant in Bryson City to close
Consolidated Metco, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of commercial vehicle truck components, will close its Bryson City plant by February…
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Opinions sought for Sylva improvements
State Transportation officials will host a public meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, on upgrading N.C. 107 through Sylva.
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The cracks are beginning to deepen
There has never been a president like Donald Trump. There has never been a campaign like the campaign that Trump…
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Tax collector likely too easy on too many
We reported last week that Haywood County Tax Collector Mike Matthews may have been showing favoritism to some local Republican…
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