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North Carolina GOP celebrates inauguration
Inaugurations make for early mornings. Getting into or out of the tangle of security and Humvees blocking the streets of…
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WNC supporters, opponents mark Trump inauguration
• North Carolina GOP celebrates inauguration• Congressman Meadows optimistic about Trump• The pink hats are coming• WNC marches for women’s rights• The art and activism…
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Jackson Health Department project to cost less than expected
Upgrading the Jackson County Health Department could prove a much less expensive undertaking than originally anticipated, if estimates contained in…
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Sylva considers reduced-size residential lots
The town of Sylva took a tentative first step this month toward easing residential zoning restrictions that some credit with…
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Sanitary district policy remains suspended
After listening to the concerns of property managers in its service area, the Junaluska Sanitary District board has decided to…
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Verizon proposes new tower at Lake Junaluska
Verizon Wireless has approached Haywood County commissioners once again about installing a new cell tower near Lake Junaluska to improve…
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Warm weather forces Cataloochee Ski closure
Unseasonably warm weather and the drought have combined to temporarily close Cataloochee Ski Area.
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Casino announces expansion: $250 million project will add fourth hotel tower, event space
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort is stepping into its 20th year of operation with plans for a massive expansion that will…
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Public survey could make or break Haywood library expansion
Hopes for a major renovation and expansion of the Waynesville library were temporarily shelved by county commissioners last year and…
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Inaugural Photo Gallery
Photos from the inaugural week's ceremonies in Washington D.C., Jan 18-21, 2017. All photos by Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News. …
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DC dispatch: Saturday, Jan. 21
What a difference a day makes. After a Friday that left both protestors and police bruised and bloodied – and…
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DC dispatch: Friday, Jan. 20
Hillary Clinton emerged from the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building this morning, clad in white and looking out…
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DC dispatch: Thursday, Jan. 19
Amidst heavy security and a conspicuous law enforcement presence, Washington, D.C. is hoping for the best but preparing for the…
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The probably not so — Big Year
The 2011 movie “The Big Year” — a comedy starring Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson — didn’t ruffle…
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Braving the storm: Backcountry rescuers save lost hikers in snow, frigid temps
It was around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, when the two hikers stepped out of their red Ford Edge and…
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Smokies sets new visitation record
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park reeled in 11.3 million visitors in 2016, a 5.6 percent increase over the previous…
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Haywood Gleaners logs 30,000 pounds of produce donations
Fifteen tons of food that would otherwise have gone to waste found their way to hungry mouths in 2016, thanks…
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A vow to open a few more books
New Year’s resolutions and I make for poor company. Like many reading this column, I have in the past made…
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A song for young love: The Lettermen roll into Franklin
It was a 1963 station wagon with six musicians and their equipment. When Tony Butala reminisces about the beginning of…
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This must be the place: Five years ain’t nothing, darling
Has it really been that long? When I looked at the calendar this week, I realized it said 2017, which…
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What’s the value of a mural?
The Appalachian Mural Trail has developed a long-range plan to include these priceless murals and all future murals into a…
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Parenting nostalgia during a big birthday week
It’s birthday week for the Barbee boys. Our two boys are exactly three years and one day apart, one born…
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Celebrating the wit of Robert Burns
Although many poets and musicians have won awards, there is only one person who has a world-wide celebration every year…
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We all need to get informed
To the Editor: Scott McLeod’s recent editorial “Looking more for ideology, less politics” (www.smokymountainnews.com/opinion/item/19140) truly resonated for me and I…
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Why are white males left out?
To the Editor: When you write “Looking for more ideology, less politics,” what exactly does that imply? And when you…
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Please keep your dogs leashed
To the Editor: I am writing this letter in hopes that people walking their pets will be more considerate to…
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Appreciate the opinion
To the Editor: Mr. McLeod, am writing to commend your timely Opinion piece. You made a number of excellent points.…
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Sylva shoe duo upholds the last of a dying trade
Mike Fitzgerald rarely skipped a beat as he darted spryly between his cobbler’s bench and the vintage, grime-coated machines anchoring…
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Missing Clyde man found deceased
A Clyde man who has been missing since Jan. 3 has been found deceased.
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Macon urges proper disposal of used needles
Sanitation workers in Macon County are worried about dangerous items that could be lurking in the household trash bags being…
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Increased density coming to Howell Mill Road?
An oft-repeated concern expressed during meetings of the Haywood County Affordable Housing Task Force is the scarcity of buildable land…
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Bryson City removes trees on Everett Street
Many Bryson City business owners were caught off guard last week when they noticed massive holes all along Everett Street…
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Street trees replaced in Sylva
The streets of downtown Sylva are newly treeless after town crews excavated the red maples earlier this month, but the…
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Town to pursue Calvary Street purchase
The town of Waynesville will move forward with plans to purchase three vacant, blighted lots straddling Calvary Street, despite interest…
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Russ fuss prompts resolution
After holding two public hearings that drew large crowds of opposition, Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown and the board of aldermen…
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Painting helps Swain County artist heal
Barbara Robinson can find artistic inspiration wherever she may be. Sometimes it’s looking out over Frye Mountain from her art…
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Illegal dumping plagues Swain
Swain County recently spent more than $350,000 in order to better secure its trash site and cut down on sanitation…
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Former gaming enterprise chairwoman to rejoin board
The Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise’s newest member will be anything but new to the business of casino management when she…
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Cherokee hospital will see funding cut due to infection rates
According to a recent ranking from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority is one…
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Board member removed from TWSA mid-term
Joe Ward’s term on the Tuckasegee Water and Sewer Authority board came to an abrupt end last week when newly…
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SMN reporter to cover Presidential Inauguration
Starting this week, The Smoky Mountain News will begin issuing a steady stream of coverage from the nation’s capital as…
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Still time to sign up for ACA insurance policy
The planned repeal of the Affordable Healthcare Act doesn’t seem to be impacting the numbers of people in Western North…
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Rally to ‘save health care’ draws crowd to downtown Sylva
A crowd of more than 150 people took to the streets of downtown Sylva Sunday joining protestors in cities across…
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Haywood struggling to retain teachers
For months now, a committee created by the Haywood County Board of Education has been looking for ways to entice…
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Central Elementary generating interest from buyers
The building that once housed Central Elementary School may soon find new life in the private sector, if and when…
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Nothing like old-time boardinghouses
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in The Smoky Mountain News in January 2011. Are there boardinghouses still operating here…
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Looking for more ideology, less politics
As the holidays drew to a close, I began preparing for the reporting we will do on the upcoming session…
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Waiting in a winter wonderland
My wife was stranded in Mississippi. She was supposed to get home late on Friday night, but then the big…
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Trump just too ignorant for the job
To the Editor: Is it just me? Or are any of your readers just a wee bit concerned about (this…
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Rep. Meadows should have recused himself
To the Editor: The Oxford Dictionary of the English Language defines ethics as: “moral principles or code.” The Office of…
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