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Folkmoot is about more than dancing, watching
By Hannah McLeod • Guest Columnist We all have those memories that lurk in the back of our brain, the hazy,…
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Our Edisto story is still being written
EDISTO ISLAND, SC — Whether it is a time-honored family tradition or simply the very real possibility that, as a…
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Folkmoot USA 2015: A guide to this year's festival
• Meet the performers• The 'glorious chaos' that is Folkmoot• Folkmoot redefines mission as 2015 festival gets underway• 2015 festival highlights•…
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Folkmoot redefines mission as 2015 festival gets underway
With just days until the 32nd annual Folkmoot USA international dance and music festival is set to kick off, the…
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The ‘glorious chaos’ that is Folkmoot
Q&A with new Folkmoot Executive Director Angie Schwab, who took the reins in March from former director Karen Babcock.
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WCU’s Fine Art Museum opens gift shop
A new art museum gift shop, FAMShop, has opened in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center on…
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Haywood Chamber doles out awards
Several individuals and business owners were recently recognized during the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner and awards ceremony.…
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Shaw donates lumber for restoration project
Shaw Industries recently donated more than 2,700 board feet of lumber to The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee that…
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Bryson City’s paving priorities get questioned
With so many roads needing to be repaved in Bryson City and so little money to do it with, the…
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Sylva merchants against two-way Main Street
Based on public input and survey results, it appears the overwhelming majority of folks in Sylva are opposed to creating…
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Franklin officers return to work after deadly shooting
Two officers with the Franklin Police Department are back on duty while the N.C. State Bureau of Investigations continues to…
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Second candidate files for Sylva mayor
There’s one more in the race to become Sylva’s next mayor following Alderman Danny Allen’s decision to run for the…
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Program addresses primary doctor shortage
By Katie Reeder • SMN Intern Primary care physicians play a key role in the health care system, often addressing patients’…
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$11 million allocated for new Sylva emergency department
It’s official: Harris Regional Hospital is getting a new emergency department.
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Jackson commissioners hold off on cell tower vote following public comment
Though commissioners were scheduled to vote on whether to adopt a new set of rules for cell towers in the…
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With grant for cattle facility landed, group scrambles to find site
Landing the grant is turning out to be far from the end of the road in an effort to bring…
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Franklin businesses celebrate heritage without Folk Festival
Linda McKay, owner of N.C. Mountain Made in downtown Franklin, said her business couldn’t afford to lose another summer festival,…
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When the going gets tough, bring in the bomb dog
A new K9 skilled in bomb and explosive detection will soon be joining the ranks of the Waynesville Police Department.
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Road closure coming for Howell Mill Road
Howell Mill Road won’t be an option for those planning to drive the length of the Waynesville route for the…
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Waynesville wades into dumpster war
A dumpster war in Waynesville is heating up, and the town is firing back.
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Not waffle fries, just a sinkhole: Towering mound of dirt go back in once construction finished
Work continues on repairs to a massive sinkhole that collapsed suddenly near Ingles grocery store in Waynesville several weeks ago.
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‘Ingles on the Hill’ poised for $7.5 million construction project
A major expansion and renovation of the Ingles grocery store on Russ Avenue in Waynesville is finally imminent.
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Morning closures for I-40 start Friday
Starting Friday, July 10, blasting operations will cause temporary morning closures on a rural stretch of Interstate 40 in Haywood…
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The real meaning of religious freedom
To the Editor: The news of the last couple of weeks brings into sharp focus the divided world we live…
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The reality of the Confederate flag legacy
I have seen more Confederate flags flying in the past couple of weeks than I have seen in years. A…
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State should leave well enough alone at the local level
The North Carolina Senate has become emboldened in its partisanship over the last couple of years, and there appears to…
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A voice from the past leads to new adventure
Well, it wasn’t really a voice — it was an email. I received an email from Bruce Lampright back in…
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Lake Junaluska shoreline to become more stable
A $3,360 grant from The Fund for Haywood County will allow Haywood Waterways Association to do some work on the…
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Man dies in kayaking accident
A man paddling in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last Wednesday (July 1) died after his kayak capsized. Kenneth…
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Cherokee welcomes four-legged athletes
DockDogs to be held in Cherokee July 10-12, will showcase three days of leaping dogs doing tricks in mid-air while…
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Hazel Creek area reopen following bear attack
Backcountry trails and campsites are open again in the Hazel Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for…
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Bee photographer to share images and stories; Bee conference at Lake J
A program titled “4,000 Reasons to Love (and Protect) Native Bees” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16,…
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Wildlife to sweep Sapphire
Mountain Wildlife Days will return to Sapphire Valley Resort outside Cashiers July 17-18 this year, bringing plenty of opportunity to…
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To each his own: Nature week allows age-stratified exploration for families
It’s day four of the Family Nature Summit, and the troops are working hard on a wooded piece of land…
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Keats’ Roman home honors one of our great poets
It is not yet ten o’clock on this Saturday morning in late June, and already Rome’s Spanish Steps and the…
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Oklahoma! blows into HART
The classic stage production Oklahoma! will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. July 16-18, 23-25, 30-31 and Aug. 1 and…
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History tour in Glenville
The Glenville Area Historical Society “History Tour” will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 18.
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New film with Haywood roots to screen at The Strand
“Chasing Grace,” a faith-based, family thriller filmed in Haywood County, will make its premier at 8 and 10 p.m. July…
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Pottery tour at Dillsboro Arts & Crafts Market
There will be a pottery studio tour during the inaugural Dillsboro Arts & Crafts Market from 10 a.m. to 4…
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Stecoah welcomes Town Mountain, Snyder Family
Acclaimed bluegrass acts Town Mountain and The Snyder Family Band will perform July 18 at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts…
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This must be the place
Standing on the edge of the cliff, I knew what I had to do. Fifty feet above Fort Loudoun Lake in…
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Cherokee bonfires, 'Unto These Hills' open for the season
Unto These Hills bridges past, present The Unto These Hills outdoor drama will run at 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday…
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Cherokee Friends — Teaching new visitors old traditions
By Wil Shelton • SMN intern Visitors of the Qualla Boundary now have the opportunity to experience Cherokee culture in a…
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Swain residents want common sense animal control
Swain County is one of only two counties in North Carolina that doesn’t have any type of animal control ordinance,…
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Jackson NAACP holds vigil for victims of Charleston massacre
Nearly 100 people gathered on June 24 below the steps of the old Jackson County courthouse in Sylva for a…
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Mini-park comes to Mill Street
Begonias are blooming and umbrella-shadowed tables awaiting lunchtime as the finishing touches go into the newly renovated Depot Park in…
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Jackson tourism agency considers director hire
Jackson County’s getting closer to having a director in place to handle the day-to-day needs of its tourism agency with…
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Cost continues to rise for Jackson greenway bridge
Building a footbridge over the Tuckasegee River will likely wind up costing more than twice the $641,000 it was originally…
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