Mission moving in: Haywood Regional facing battle over home turf
 

Mission moving in: Haywood Regional facing battle over home turf

Mission Health plans to expand its presence in Haywood County with a large medical complex housing doctors’ offices and a…
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Having a cow: PETA accuses local dairy of animal cruelty; inspectors say otherwise
 

Having a cow: PETA accuses local dairy of animal cruelty; inspectors say otherwise

Swarming flies. Cows trudging through knee-deep manure. Lame legs, an overgrown hoof, blood oozing from a nose. Bones protruding from…
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Cell tower proposals denied in Macon
 

Cell tower proposals denied in Macon

A pair of proposed 180-foot cell phone towers met some adamant opposition at the Aug. 20 Macon County Commissioners meeting.…
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Macon residents take sides on fracking
 

Macon residents take sides on fracking

Fracking flooded the public comments section of the Macon County commissioners’ most recent meeting. As the meeting opened, people unable…
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Fire hits downtown Sylva
 

Fire hits downtown Sylva

The downtown Sylva businesses housed in the Main Street buildings impacted by a weekend fire stand with blackened bricks and…
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Girls got game
 

Girls got game

The Lake Junaluska Girls Junior Golf Association enjoyed a special play day and celebration Saturday, Aug. 9. LJGJGA members and…
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Conservation closes out Tuckasegee Nature Series
 

Conservation closes out Tuckasegee Nature Series

Paul Carlson, director of Land Trust for the Little Tennessee, will close out the six-week Tuckasegee Nature Series with a…
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Paddle tour to explore Lake Logan
 

Paddle tour to explore Lake Logan

The public will get a chance to paddle Lake Logan at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Lake Logan…
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Wildflower authors share tips and talk
 

Wildflower authors share tips and talk

 The three authors of Seasons in a Wildflower Refuge will be at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville, 3 p.m. Aug.…
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Smokies telethon brings in $200K
 

Smokies telethon brings in $200K

The 20th annual Friends Across the Mountains telethon brought in $200,000 for Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park last…
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WCU students produce walking trail brochure
 

WCU students produce walking trail brochure

Students in Western Carolina University’s Introduction to Public History course will show off the fruits of their labor during the…
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Pro photographer to give inside look to the natural world
 

Pro photographer to give inside look to the natural world

A photography program featuring images by Clay Bolt will give an inside look to the small-scale world of plants and…
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Reclaiming the landscape: Greenhouse project to spur habitat restoration
 

Reclaiming the landscape: Greenhouse project to spur habitat restoration

Under a clear sky and afternoon sun, the winding road through Cherokee and out past Birdtown is a beautiful one.…
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Poems to honor the insatiable mystery of cats
 

Poems to honor the insatiable mystery of cats

By Michael Beadle • Contributing writer Anyone who’s spent serious time with a cat knows there are a myriad of ways…
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Unraveling the story of Horace Kephart’s ‘drying out’
 

Unraveling the story of Horace Kephart’s ‘drying out’

George Ellison’s response to Gwen Breese’s letter regarding his article on Horace Kephart and his condition when he arrived at…
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Is America’s future now the past?
 

Is America’s future now the past?

To the Editor: “Freedom, freedom is a hard won thing and every generation has to win it again.” This is…
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Why the raging war against fracking?
 

Why the raging war against fracking?

To the Editor: Have you wondered why worldwide the leftists, environmentalists, and most media are waging a war against that…
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Kindness can make difference between ‘waving’ and ‘drowning’
 

Kindness can make difference between ‘waving’ and ‘drowning’

The reason that the death of Robin Williams seemed so particularly shocking, so cruel, even so personal, very nearly like…
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Discounted Penland classes available for area residents
 

Discounted Penland classes available for area residents

Penland School of Crafts has open spaces in a number of workshops in two upcoming sessions available at half tuition…
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Open call for artists at Shining Rock Riverfest
 

Open call for artists at Shining Rock Riverfest

An open call for artisans is currently underway for the Shining Rock Riverfest that will be held from noon to…
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Local Food Crawl served up in Haywood
 

Local Food Crawl served up in Haywood

The Buy Haywood initiative will host the inaugural Uniquely Local Food Crawl around Haywood County Aug. 21-24 and 28-31.
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Bigfoot film to premier in Waynesville Aug. 23
 

Bigfoot film to premier in Waynesville Aug. 23

A red carpet release party to celebrate the release of “Bigfoot Wars,” a major motion picture based on the novel…
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Botanical watercolor class in Highlands
 

Botanical watercolor class in Highlands

A botanical watercolor workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at the Highlands Biological…
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Southern gospel to hit Franklin stage
 

Southern gospel to hit Franklin stage

Acclaimed southern gospel groups The Whisnants and The Old Paths will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the…
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This must be the place
 

This must be the place

This sucks.  One of the finest actors, comedians and pop culture icons of our lifetime, Robin Williams, gone, just like…
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The trick to achieving your dreams
 

The trick to achieving your dreams

When he was just five years old, Michael Turco knew what he wanted to do with his life “All I…
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GALLERY: Emergency work session scheduled in wake of Sylva fire
 
An impressive collection from a bluegrass veteran
 

An impressive collection from a bluegrass veteran

By Chris Cooper It’s not unusual in music circles for one’s sound to be recognizable but the name to be…
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Recommended diversions
 

Recommended diversions

King of the Hill I picked up a nasty rumor that Fox is planning to terminate my favorite cartoon show,…
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The groveling underside of therapy
 

The groveling underside of therapy

In One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance (ISBN 0-312-30443-9, $23.95), Christina Hoff Sommers, author of…
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Atlanta Ballet’s 14-year run in Haywood County is over
 

Atlanta Ballet’s 14-year run in Haywood County is over

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Following a re-evaluation of Haywood County Arts Council programming, two of the organization’s mainstays…
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Drive safely, arrive alive
 

Drive safely, arrive alive

By Michael Beadle Even with the holidays over, traffic safety is still a major priority for public safety agencies and…
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Horton resigns-fired after taking heat for incubator vote
 

Horton resigns-fired after taking heat for incubator vote

Haywood County Manager Jack Horton resigned today following a ?-hour closed door meeting with the Haywood County Commissioners on Tuesday…
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Incubator episode may have long-term consequences
 

Incubator episode may have long-term consequences

A business incubator building in Waynesville has become the epicenter for a political firestorm among Haywood County officials looking to…
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Incubator snapshots
 

Incubator snapshots

A snapshot of other incubators across the state offer models of how the incubator in Waynesville could be revamped.
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Incubator failed to help entrepreneurs
 

Incubator failed to help entrepreneurs

A small business incubator in Waynesville has failed in it mission to nurture entrepreneurs and start-up companies, and instead has…
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Time to think about gardening in ‘06
 

Time to think about gardening in ‘06

Have you started making your 2006 gardening plans yet? It’s time. The garden catalogs started arriving in the mail several…
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Empowered by Dr. Phil to entertain Jack
 

Empowered by Dr. Phil to entertain Jack

I’ve become hooked on Dr. Phil. Don’t ask me how it happened because I don’t know. He caught me unawares,…
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The goose won’t keep laying golden eggs without proper care
 

The goose won’t keep laying golden eggs without proper care

By Lee Shelton The town limits of Maggie Valley encompass only 1.8 square miles, and there is only one commercial…
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Ladies first: Cataloochee Ranch hosts skiing and snowboarding classes tailored to women
 

Ladies first: Cataloochee Ranch hosts skiing and snowboarding classes tailored to women

By Michael Beadle Once again Cataloochee Ski Area will be hosting a series of once-a-week skiing and snowboarding classes this…
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A wintry mix
 

A wintry mix

Christmas Day brought showers interrupted by buckets full of sleet. Sometime late Christmas night or before dawn the next morning,…
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Work in process: In life as in art, glass artist John Nickerson is a student of methodology
 

Work in process: In life as in art, glass artist John Nickerson is a student of methodology

By Sarah Kucharski John Nickerson is a very exacting man. Tall and solidly built, he moves with efficiency, his speech…
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Recommended diversions
 

Recommended diversions

“Firefly” As a proud member of the Star Wars generation, I enjoy a healthy dose of otherworldly sci-fi plots and…
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Adam’s 29 falls short of past achievements
 

Adam’s 29 falls short of past achievements

By Joe Hooten When it seems like you’ve heard all there is to hear from our Carolina troubadour Mr. Ryan…
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Ishiguro’s novel raises troubling questions for modern humanity
 

Ishiguro’s novel raises troubling questions for modern humanity

“And so we stood together like that, at the top of that field for what seemed ages, not saying anything,…
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Casino alcohol proposal galvanizes conservative Cherokees
 

Casino alcohol proposal galvanizes conservative Cherokees

A debate over whether to sell alcohol at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino has pitted conservative tribal members against the economic interests…
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Fairview takes personal approach
 

Fairview takes personal approach

By Sarah Kucharski Students at Fairview Elementary School in Sylva have a unique opportunity to experience the benefits of reading…
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At storytime, it’s llamas and pajamas
 

At storytime, it’s llamas and pajamas

It’s 11 a.m. on Friday at the Haywood County Public Library in Waynesville, and that means Story Time, a regular…
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Getting kids to read
 

Getting kids to read

By Michael Beadle Remember when Mom or Dad read you your favorite bedtime story? Maybe it was a book like…
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How can parents encourage their children to read?
 

How can parents encourage their children to read?

• Read with your child everyday. Make it part of the daily routine.
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