Local food guide now available
 

Local food guide now available

A new edition of Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s Local Food Guide is out in time for the spring growing season. …
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Grant brings real-life science to classrooms
 

Grant brings real-life science to classrooms

A $500 grant from the N.C. Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts’ Auxiliary will mean some hands-on science for…
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Paul Carlson honored for conservation work
 

Paul Carlson honored for conservation work

Paul Carlson of Land Trust for the Little Tennessee was named Outstanding Conservationist in the 2015 Roosevelt-Ashe awards given out…
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Survival skills conference to be held in Haywood
 

Survival skills conference to be held in Haywood

Heritage Life Skills, a fourth-year event featuring classes in survivalist cooking, self-defense and food production skills is coming up May…
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Pancakes popular with AT hikers
 

Pancakes popular with AT hikers

Appalachian Trail hikers in search of a satisfying meal found it at the First Baptist Church of Franklin this year…
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Jackson fifth graders get a conservation education
 

Jackson fifth graders get a conservation education

More than 200 fifth graders from Jackson County Schools spent two days learning about natural resources at East LaPorte Recreation…
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Fly-fishing museum opening delayed
 

Fly-fishing museum opening delayed

The grand opening of the Fly-Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians in Cherokee, originally intended for May 1, has been…
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Racing ahead: Successful athletic events bolster tourism
 

Racing ahead: Successful athletic events bolster tourism

From paved 5K routes to epic trail runs and triathlons, Western North Carolina is rife with outdoor races of all…
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Greening Up the Mountains: Through the Hills
 

Greening Up the Mountains: Through the Hills

3 p.m. • Signature Brew Stage The newest musical entity in Western North Carolina, the Haywood County quartet brings together…
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Greening Up the Mountains: Rye Baby
 

Greening Up the Mountains: Rye Baby

1:05 p.m. • Signature Brew Stage Hailing from Chattanooga, Rye Baby is a fiery duo, one that encompasses the honky-tonk…
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Dam politics and freedom of religion
 

Dam politics and freedom of religion

The growing threat of drought in the Southeast and the problems of “water politics” has prodded the memory of many…
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Controlled Chaos Film Festival at WCU
 

Controlled Chaos Film Festival at WCU

Films created by Western Carolina University students will be screened at the sixth annual Controlled Chaos Film Festival at 7…
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Folkmoot ‘May Day’ features antiques, music, craft beer
 

Folkmoot ‘May Day’ features antiques, music, craft beer

Folkmoot USA invites area collectors to its spring-cleaning fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the…
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‘American Idol’ winner to perform in Cherokee
 

‘American Idol’ winner to perform in Cherokee

American Idol Season 13 winner and Asheville native Caleb Johnson will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Harrah’s…
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This must be the place
 

This must be the place

It is the single most essential thing in my life. Running. The action of putting on jogging shorts, a comfortable…
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Soldiering on: Porch-n-soul act enters next chapter
 

Soldiering on: Porch-n-soul act enters next chapter

Caleb Burress sees a rebirth — in himself and his music. “2014 was an education for us on many levels…
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Criminals fear those who carry guns
 

Criminals fear those who carry guns

To the Editor: As a long-time N.R.A. member, I wish to respond to Publisher Scott McLeod about his recent gun…
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More rhetoric from the liberal press
 

More rhetoric from the liberal press

To the Editor: It appears the long arm of the liberal press has made it to your publication. Scott McLeod’s…
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Foy ranks among Waynesville’s most respected leaders
 

Foy ranks among Waynesville’s most respected leaders

“You bet I’m happy. I feel this was only right. My goal is to improve Waynesville and set it apart…
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Haywood Schools performance climbs high in tandem with county funding support
 

Haywood Schools performance climbs high in tandem with county funding support

Haywood County Schools will get a modest 2 percent increase each year for the next three years in its student…
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HCC enrollment dips as economy improves
 

HCC enrollment dips as economy improves

Marlowe Mager isn’t an economist by trade, but a little-known data set at his fingertips puts him on par with…
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Exchanging students, exchanging cultures
 

Exchanging students, exchanging cultures

When Donna Bell invited the first exchange student into her home seven years ago, she had no idea the lasting…
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Haywood man fatally shot trying to rob marijuana growers
 

Haywood man fatally shot trying to rob marijuana growers

A man attempting to rob alleged pot growers and dealers in the Bethel community of Haywood County was shot and…
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Terrace Hotel renovation reaches finish line in time for spring conference season
 

Terrace Hotel renovation reaches finish line in time for spring conference season

About 200 people gathered for the ribbon cutting of a $3.2-million renovation of the Terrace Hotel at Lake Junaluska, the…
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New apartment complex in the works for Sylva
 

New apartment complex in the works for Sylva

Plans are under way to build a new apartment complex near — but not in — the town of Sylva,…
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It takes a village: Habitat for Humanity to build new community in Waynesville
 

It takes a village: Habitat for Humanity to build new community in Waynesville

As the old saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child.
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Nibbling at the elephant: Plan to flip abandoned factory into community center inches forward
 

Nibbling at the elephant: Plan to flip abandoned factory into community center inches forward

The old Drexel furniture factory in Whittier isn’t producing much these days, unless you count bird nests and ivy vines…
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Is that a knuckleboom outside my window?
 

Is that a knuckleboom outside my window?

A new addition will soon be added to the town of Waynesville’s street fleet.
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Greening Up welcomes spring
 

Greening Up welcomes spring

The 18th annual Greening Up the Mountains spring kickoff street festival will be held Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m.…
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Turning through the years: Community invited to Carolina Wood Turning Company reunion
 

Turning through the years: Community invited to Carolina Wood Turning Company reunion

The furniture manufacturer remembered as Carolina Wood Turning Company has been closed for more than 30 years, yet the smell…
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House bill could make Cherokee a little less dry
 

House bill could make Cherokee a little less dry

Breweries could be built and alcohol served at special events in Cherokee, if a House bill currently awaiting hearing in…
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Haywood farmers to lawmakers: enough with the regulations
 

Haywood farmers to lawmakers: enough with the regulations

Haywood County farmers caught some face time with elected leaders this week over heaping plates of bacon, eggs, grits, biscuits…
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The swamp a ghost saved
 

The swamp a ghost saved

Yay! Spring break! That special time to be sequestered with adolescents and/or pre-adolescents in about 50 square feet while hurtling…
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Swain students illustrate wetlands
 

Swain students illustrate wetlands

Swain County students got creative on the theme “Wetlands are Wonderful” this spring, sending in their bookmark designs for a…
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Water ordinance nabs Jackson state award
 

Water ordinance nabs Jackson state award

Jackson County snagged one of eight statewide awards given to individuals and organizations that protect public drinking water sources.  The…
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WNC towns snag grants for bike route, pedestrian planning
 

WNC towns snag grants for bike route, pedestrian planning

The towns of Franklin and Canton were among 10 municipalities across the state to win a grant for bicycle and…
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Joyce Kilmer reroute planned for Benton McKaye Trail
 

Joyce Kilmer reroute planned for Benton McKaye Trail

The Benton McKaye Trail Association recently completed a major reroute of the trail’s path through the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness.
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Mapping project brings natural landmarks
 

Mapping project brings natural landmarks

Virtual views of some of America’s most iconic places are now online, with Chimney Rock, Grandfather Mountain and DuPont State…
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School partners with land trust for wetland conservation
 

School partners with land trust for wetland conservation

Though the wetland bordering U.S. 441 on the North Carolina-Georgia line isn’t that noteworthy on first glance, it’s an ecological…
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NOC rings in spring
 

NOC rings in spring

A celebration of spring and its waterborne joys will be held April 24-26 at Nantahala Outdoor Center with a Spring…
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Foundation pledges $600,000 for Parkway projects
 

Foundation pledges $600,000 for Parkway projects

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will spend $600,000 in 2015 on projects to benefit the Parkway and the plant and…
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Soaking in the sun: Solar energy movement comes to WNC
 

Soaking in the sun: Solar energy movement comes to WNC

Solar power is on the rise across the U.S., and a campaign recently launched in Western North Carolina is urging…
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Fate and fortune sing in new novel
 

Fate and fortune sing in new novel

Spartanburg poet and nonfiction writer John Lane has broken out of his comfort zone and journeyed into the netherworld of…
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A big thank you to Sen. Jim Davis
 

A big thank you to Sen. Jim Davis

To the Editor: Thank you Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, for raising my taxes. As with the majority of North Carolina…
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Time to get re-acquainted with an old friend
 

Time to get re-acquainted with an old friend

It is just mid-April and already too hot to sleep, but too early in the year to resort to air…
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Pseudo police force would lead to bigger problems
 

Pseudo police force would lead to bigger problems

Nothing would reflect better on this country than to have a rational, reasoned debate on gun violence and what steps…
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Friends of the Arts benefit, concert
 

Friends of the Arts benefit, concert

A special performance by WCU alumna and recording artist Jeanne Jolly will take place as part of the Friends of…
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WCU drummer tapped for  U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
 

WCU drummer tapped for U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps

Western Carolina University Pride of the Mountains Marching Band drummer Seth Estes, who graduates in May with a bachelor’s degree…
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Vaudeville at The Strand
 

Vaudeville at The Strand

An intricate mix of artistic performance, The Moon Show will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at The…
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It's all about the chocolate
 

It's all about the chocolate

Bryson City chocolate cook-off Cooks of all things chocolate will square off at the 8th annual Chocolate Cook-Off from 2:30…
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