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Blue Ridge Breakaway registration open
Early registration is open for the Blue Ridge Breakaway, a multi-distance bike ride based in Haywood County.
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Grants awarded to fight hemlock adelgid
The battle against the hemlock wooly adelgid in North Carolina will continue with help from a bevy of grants from…
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Sales strong for Smokies plates
Friends of the Smokies got its largest-ever fourth-quarter check from sales of the Smokies bear license plate, accruing $105,080 for…
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WNC teens strut environmental know-how
Teams of middle and high school students from across Western North Carolina went head-to-head over their knowledge of environmental science…
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Grit and wonder: 2015’s thru-hikers reflect on trail hardships and thrills
If the stack of boxes piling up on the counter of the outfitter store at Nantahala Outdoor Center is any…
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A story that makes one look differently at life
Like some other readers I know, my taste in books these last 20 years or so has shifted from fiction…
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Progress made on new HART theatre
The roof trusses went up on the new Daniel and Belle Fangmeyer Theater on March 21 at the Haywood Arts…
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Easter in Western North Carolina
With the celebration of Easter around the corner, below are several events in communities around our region, from church gathering…
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Conference focuses on fermentation sciences
A conference with a special focus on fermentation science will be held by the Western Office of the North Carolina…
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Acclaimed gospel act to hit Franklin stage
Gospel singers Jeff & Sheri Easter will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 3, at the Smoky Mountain Center for…
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This must be the place
As I took the first sip of my second cup of coffee, my shoulders began to relax.
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All in the family
Louis Perrone loves being part of an Italian family. “I come from a big family — always a reason to…
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SCC to give scholarships at open house
Free food, giveaways and the opportunity to win scholarships and other prizes will be a part of Southwestern Community College’s…
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Brett Woods named SCC Foundation director
Brett Woods has been hired to serve as director of the Southwestern Community College Foundation. Woods brings more than 15…
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Highlands-Cashiers Hospital receives new beds
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital has received a generous contribution to purchase five state-of-the-art beds that improve the care for patients at the…
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Waynesville to drop back and punt on no-smoking zones
A public hearing on whether to ban smoking in public spaces in Waynesville — including outdoors — was held Tuesday…
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Former Swain County clerk charged with embezzlement
Former Swain County Clerk of Court employee Rita Robinson Walls has been charged with embezzling $33,283 from the state in…
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School fundraiser gets family hiking
Nancy East, a member of Shining Rock Classical Academy’s board, has rallied her family to an experience-full fundraiser to gather…
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Charter school finds a home
After signing a five-year lease for a 29-acre property on Ratcliffe Cove Road, just past the traffic circle in Waynesville,…
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Front-door security coming to Jackson Justice Center
Security upgrades are on the way at the Jackson County Justice Center, but commissioners have decided to hold off on…
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Sylva parking rules land in the Legislature
A parking enforcement ordinance in Sylva is making an appearance in the state Legislature.
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Jackson County residents gear up for assault against unsightly roadsides
If Lisa Muscillo has a superpower, it’s probably her ability to zero in on roadside litter, no matter how well…
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Sidelined rewrite of steep slope rules not going anywhere fast
A stalled rewrite of Jackson County’s steep slope development rules will remain stalled for months, or even longer.
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Public gets chance to weigh in on noise proposal
Macon County commissioners appear to be amenable to the planning board’s proposed plan to deal with nuisance noise, but the…
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Macon to purchase additional landfill property
Macon County is taking the final steps to expand its landfill life expectancy by 60 years, likely the last expansion…
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Critics be damned, I’m watching it anyway
There are plenty of Ron Rash fans who have been waiting — and waiting — for “Serena” the movie to…
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Hollywood take on novel a flop?
Just because something looks good on paper doesn’t mean it’ll work in method. Case in point, the new Hollywood film…
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Serena a thrilling mix of history and fiction for locals in the know
Little bits of local lore riddle the pages of Ron Rash’s Serena. “As a fiction writer I know I am…
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The logging legacy unchained: In Serena, Rash lays bare the real story of the Smokies timber boom
It’s been nearly a century since the logging boom swept across Appalachia, but the story is timeless, forever engraved on…
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Evergreen clinic, pharmacy open for another month
Evergreen Packaging Family Pharmacy and Family Medical Center in Canton announced that it has received an extension to stay open…
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Haywood’s paper mill emerges as the blue-collar mainstay
There’s good news in the marketplace for Evergreen Packaging paper mill in Canton.
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Constitution protects people, not corporations
To the Editor: On behalf of the Western Carolina Affiliate of the National Move To Amend and We the People…
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Fracking potential leads to need for education
To the Editor: Last week I attended a really good workshop in Swain County on landowner rights that was sponsored…
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Too many weighing in on annexation issue
To the Editor: I was disturbed by the article by Becky Johnson regarding the annexation of Lake Junaluska into the town…
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I don’t want to smell smoke on Main Street
To the Editor: Regarding the letter titled, “Waynesville smoking ban just a bad idea” printed in the March 18-24 issue…
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New leaders of Haywood GOP must prove their mettle
Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is…
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Freakwater offers up steely South
Every now and then a disc arrives that I have absolutely no idea what to do with. Freakwater’s latest, Thinking…
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Hurray for a Day of Clay: Dillsboro hosts inaugural Western North Carolina Pottery Festival Nov. 5
By Michael Beadle • Staff Writer As the retail industry gears up for another busy holiday season of sales, some…
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Art for fun and profit: Study finds cultural travelers spend more
A study released earlier this month by the North Carolina Arts Council shows that cultural travelers to the state spend…
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Recommended diversions
Wild animal sightings I was driving in Francis Cove near Waynesville before sunrise one day last week.
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Planning, affordable housing are issues in Highlands
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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Harvey turns a supernatural eye to modern technology
Something is out of joint in the little fishing village of Bareneed on the coast of Newfoundland. The rules that…
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Smart growth, Main Street are hot issues in Franklin
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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Crowded Dillsboro race includes write-in campaigns
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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Challengers say changes are needed
Mayor running unopposed • Jerry Walker, 69, retired from Blue Ridge Paper Products engineering and maintenance. Part-time security at Blue…
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Sylva to get newcomers on board
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Some might call Sylva’s upcoming town board and mayoral races an election of attrition.
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More than armchair historians
Every regular reader of this column has an interest in this region’s history. But most of us are, more or…
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We are amusing ourselves to death
When I am at home, the TV is usually on. I like the company, and since I am almost deaf,…
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