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Mountain Senate race once more in the state political spotlight
Two candidates battling for the state Senate seat representing the seven western counties are heading into the homestretch of what…
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More on the meeting of Kephart and Calhoun
The story of the initial meeting between Horace Kephart and Granville Calhoun has as many twists and turns as a…
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The red wolf saga continues
The next step for the endangered red wolf in Eastern North Carolina is an evaluation commissioned by U.S. Fish and…
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Used outdoor gear sought to fund clinic in rural Kenya
MedicForce, a nonprofit that provides medical care and clinics in remote, third-world areas, is looking for donations of used outdoor…
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Ginseng poacher caught for fourth time, and behind bars again
A Bryson City man will serve five months and 15 days in jail for illegally harvesting 83 American ginseng roots…
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Farm tour features gardens, ranches, orchards, and homesteads
A self-guided tour of 37 farms in a several-county region of the mountains will be held Sept. 20-21, giving locavores…
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Party with PARI
The Friends of Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute’s will unveil a new outdoor amphitheater planetarium with an adjoining nature center on…
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Cherokee help sicklefin redhorse make a comeback
A new fisheries program on the Cherokee Reservation aims to restore the imperiled sicklefin redhorse fish to its native habitat…
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Hemlock Initiative looks for solution to adelgid tragedy
A trio of projects will launch renewed efforts to save the eastern hemlock following awards of $75,000 under the Hemlock…
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Sunburst’s trout jerky, caviar gets boost
Sunburst Trout Farms in Haywood County has received a $150,000 matching fund USDA Value Added Producers Grant.
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On the way to Trout City: Bryson City trout waters to get some cred
Bryson City will soon have another feather in the cap proving its worth as an outdoors Mecca. If all goes…
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Time to clear the desk of books waiting for review
For many reasons, this summer in particular afforded many opportunities for reading. During a 60-hour stay at Figure Eight Island,…
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Galaxy of Stars back in the saddle with Riders in the Sky
With a mix of Western song classics and zany send-ups, Riders in the Sky will return to the Western Carolina…
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RailFest rolls into Bryson City
The 13th annual RailFest will be held Sept. 12-14 at the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad depot in Bryson City.
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Youth Arts Festival coming to Dillsboro
The 6th annual Youth Arts Festival will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Jackson…
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Phillips, Craig and Dean to play Franklin
Christian music group Phillips, Craig and Dean will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, at the Smoky Mountain Center…
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This must be the place
How do you do it? I get asked this question quite often. Folks, whether friends, family or strangers, approach me and…
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Never giving up Hope
Tracy O’Neil has a lot less weight on his shoulders these days. “We never accepted that we could lose the…
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Tillis out of step on birth control issue
To the Editor: Thom Tillis is one slick fellow. During his debate with Sen. Kay Hagan last Wednesday, he slithered…
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Evergreen paper and the fracking debate
By Avram Friedman Last year Becky Johnson of The Smoky Mountain News interviewed me about Evergreen Packaging’s plans to convert…
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Beer town bragging rights go west of Asheville
I heard about this story from the Facebook crowd, so I imagine some of you have already read it. There…
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Pisgah Inn contract renewed
Bruce O’Connell was pretty surprised to see Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Mark Woods appear at his door Sept. 8. The…
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Interim CEO of Haywood Regional Medical Center shares take-away impression after first few weeks
It hasn’t take long for the interim CEO of Haywood Regional Medical Center to pick up on the hospital’s biggest…
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Cash mobs Sylva
More than 100 shoppers flocked to downtown Sylva on Sept. 5, dollars in hand, to flood the fire-damaged district with…
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Haywood candidates take sides on emergency management ordinance
Six candidates are vying for three seats in the Haywood County commissioners race. They fall in two tidy camps when…
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Sylva extends reach, approves ETJ expansion
In an effort to assure aesthetic uniformity beyond town borders, Sylva’s commissioners have begun expanding the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. The…
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Clash of the titans: The race for Jackson’s big chair
This year’s race for Jackson County commissioner chairman is a rematch between two familiar figures. Each have claimed the title…
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New HCC complex to offer a gamut of response training
A $4 million public safety facility will be constructed at Haywood Community College over the next two years, providing police,…
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Fracking opponents prepare for battle
It was back to school for a group of staunch fracking opponents on Friday, Sept. 5. The corner conference room…
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Fracking panel draws crowd in Franklin
A walk through the parking lot was all that was necessary to see that a diverse crowd had gathered to…
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WNC shale gas study cancelled
Western North Carolina is no longer on State Geologist Ken Taylor’s schedule for this fall’s tour de hydrocarbons in North…
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Peeling back the layers: A closer look at proposed fracking regulations
Anyone who’s read a newspaper, turned on a TV or listened to chitchat in a grocery store sometime over the…
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U.S. House candidates square off at WCU
Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Cashiers, went head-to-head with Tom Hill, D-Zirconia, his challenger for the 11th District Congressional seat, in a…
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Cherokee wants Franklin leaders to turn over historic site
Cherokee leaders have formally asked the town of Franklin to turn over Nikwasi Mound, the latest turn of events in…
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Sylva ETJ public hearing tomorrow
Sylva commissioners will hold a public hearing tomorrow, Sept. 4, on expanding its extraterritorial jurisdiction, or ETJ. An expanded ETJ…
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And then there were none
“As I traveled on, the air was literally filled with pigeons. The light of noon-day was obscured as by an…
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Reliving the Plott Hound legacy
A program titled “Touching the Face of History: The Story of the Plott Hound” will be held at 6:30 p.m.…
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Cashiers adventure race kicks off second year
Runners looking for a wilderness challenge will get their chance with the Second Annual Cashiers Trail Mix Mountain Run Experience…
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Bryson City Bicycles snags national honor
Bryson City Bicycles has been named one of America’s Best Bike Shops of 2014. Awarded by the National Bike Dealers…
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Nantahala Kids Club introduces youth to paddling
Nantahala Kids Club, a program designed to engage kids in paddling, will kickoff a six-week outdoor recreation program Sept. 8.
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Waynesville mom takes on Iron Man
Waynesville resident Jennifer Jacobsen recently crossed the finish line of the Ironman Louisville, a challenging race that involves a total…
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Fracking debate heats up in WNC
The fracking issue is exploding in Western North Carolina as a public hearing on proposed oil and gas rules in…
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Fish food: Aquaponics offers full-circle farming
Tucked away along a squirrely offshoot of Jonathan Creek Road, Dennis “Bear” Forsythe’s 15-by-15-foot greenhouse is like his own private…
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A dark world explored by a gifted writer
In case you haven’t noticed, let me call your attention to a disturbing fact regarding current Appalachian literature: some critics have been…
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ArtShare returns to Haywood
Because of its success last year, the Haywood County Arts Council is bringing back its planned giving exhibition, ArtShare, from…
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Art Talk welcomes Hardin Sept. 12
The Jackson County Arts Council will be sponsoring an Art Talk by local artist and board member Clint Hardin that…
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‘The Odd Couple’ to hit HART stage
A production of Neil Simon’s Broadway hit “The Odd Couple” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5-6 and at…
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This must be the place
They were stuck. Sitting around the bar at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva, the members of rockabilly band Rumble Seat…
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Rester brings horn talents to WCU
Guest artist James Rester, principal horn player with the Reading Symphony Orchestra and Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, will perform a recital…
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Crafting the future — Dillsboro at 125
Joe Frank McKee knows what Dillsboro is capable of. “It’s a fighting town,” he said. “There are more craftsmen involved…
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