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This must be the place
What does a washboard, a bucket and a beard have in common? They make up the melodic magic that is…
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Balancing Act: The Greater Waynesville Wine Race
Running downhill with a tray of wine glasses, Janelle Trevino had a simple objective: she didn’t want to drop any.…
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Americans not stupid, just complacent, about Congress
By Don Livingston • Guest Columnist Congress is not our most popular branch of government, not by a long shot.…
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Same-old, same-old just won’t work
To the Editor: I read with interest the article regarding Western Carolina University and the regional tourism conference with hopes…
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The Republicans are right
To the Editor: This may be liberal heresy, but it is true. Republicans are right about many things: “Family Values,”…
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Don’t let anyone buy your vote
To the Editor: Rumor has it that once again vote buying may be taking place in Swain County and on…
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Making adjustments for mom’s new job
Friday afternoon on the deck. The kids are home from school, and the three of us are enjoying another beautiful…
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Cullowhee’s vision
A public input session regarding the future growth in Cullowhee is scheduled for 6 p.m. May 6 at the Cullowhee…
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Jackson steep slope rewrite on hold until after election
A controversial proposal to roll back Jackson County’s steep slope rules has become politically charged in the countdown to county…
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Folkmoot and Haywood tourism authority do annual tango over grant funding
Folkmoot USA International Dance Festival once again saw its grant funding cut by the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority. The…
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In pursuit of tourism dollars, Haywood festivals asked to prove their mettle
It’s an unenviable task, but one Haywood County tourism leaders face every year: weighing dozens of festivals and niche marketing…
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Bridge Park is public place finalist
Whatever qualities make for an ideal public space, Sylva’s Bridge Park seems to have them. At least Sarah Graham thinks…
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Remembrance, respects and Southern goodbyes: Confederate veteran receives ceremony in Swain
The cemetery is up a dirt road, past an old barn and its bygone basketball hoop. A tread-worn path leads…
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Maggie Valley shop offers organic beans and conversation
By Jake Flannick • Correspondent He had gained enough wealth as a young marketing executive to fulfill almost any of his…
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Parsing out a position in party primaries
Next week is decision time for voters who disagree with the new conservative tack of North Carolina’s policy makers and…
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SCC looks at options to remove 60 tons of lead from shooting range
It’s been three decades since the shooting range now operated by Southwestern Community College first opened, and the college is…
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Church Shoes: ‘No catch’ with shoe giveaway in Macon schools
Not everyone was happy about the free shoes. Betty Cloer Wallace was more concerned about the “holy war.”
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A fire that lasts: Cherokee culture grows in new museum director’s life, community
Give a museum director an open opportunity to tout his facility’s newest this, unique that and state-of-the-art these, and no…
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A serendipitous tale: ‘Catching Tadpoles’ finds home in Frog Level
A life-sized bronze sculpture of three children catching tadpoles will soon have a new pad in the Frog Level district…
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Students get hands-on with science
Rocky Peebler’s wearing waders and a white T-shirt as he kneels on the shore of the Oconaluftee River. His boots…
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Greening Up the Mountains 2014
The 17th annual Greening Up the Mountains Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26,…
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Behind the ballad of Kidder Cole
Judge Felix E. Alley (1873-1957) was a native of Whiteside Cove, near Cashiers and Highlands. During most of his legal…
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Spring celebration planned for Parkway
Live raptors, green building and spring flowers will all be part of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Greening of the Parkway…
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Wildflower Whimsy kicks off in Highlands
The Wildflower Whimsy event, May 2-3, at the Highlands Biological Foundation, will feature guided garden tours, a live plant auction…
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Farmers market kicks off in Waynesville
Another season is underway for Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market, which starts up again at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 26. The…
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Rain barrels available in Haywood County
Rain barrels made from recycled food-grade containers are available for purchase at the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce and the…
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A boon for bears
Bear management will get a boost in the Smokies with $4,000 in Appalachian Trail license plate sales to go toward…
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Volunteers to naturalize Richland Creek banks
Volunteers are needed to help Haywood Waterways root the invasive plants out of Richland Creek’s banks at Vance Street Park…
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Skatepark closed for repairs
The Waynesville Skate Park will be closed from April 28 to May 2 for repairs. The park will reopen May…
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Smokies celebrate Junior Ranger Day
National Junior Ranger Day will spur festivities in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April…
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Working for play: Trail groups pass forest stewardship to the next generation
The woods are quiet on a cool Saturday morning in late March. There’s no wind swaying the still-bare trees or…
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Curmudgeon offers words of wisdom
May is fast approaching, and with May comes the season of graduations. Daughters and sons, nephews and nieces, young people…
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Pigs in a Poke
To the editor: The election season is here. Several candidates are promising to cut government costs or taxes, but they…
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Make your vote count this election
To the editor: Children are our future and as a former educator, I’ve been concerned about the cutbacks in spending…
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Cheerios are clean, but what about other foods?
By Doug Wingeier • Columnist Good news! General Mills has recently announced that — in response to consumer pressure —…
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ABC merger agreed to by town and county
Jackson County and the town of Sylva agreed this month to merge the entities’ separate Alcoholic Beverage Control boards. The…
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Sex abuse case to be retried in tribal court following federal dismissal
Nine months ago, a federal sex abuse case against Harland Squirrel, of Cherokee, ended in dismissal after the jury failed…
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Franklin to get new bridge over the Little Tennessee
The bridge carrying eastbound Main Street traffic across the Little Tennessee River in Franklin will be close to 90 years…
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Jackson justice center squeezed for space
The verdict is in, and Jackson County Justice Center is a little too small. To be exact, it’s 35,807 square…
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The same, the change and ‘the machine’
Swain County’s clerk of court race is an early-season affair. With no challengers looming on November’s general election horizon, the…
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Wearing it on their sleeves
When cyclists roll through Jackson County during the Tour de Cashiers May 3, some of them will be sporting new…
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Jackson tourism board considers possibility of executive director
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority may be ready to start thinking about hiring an executive director. Board members of…
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Mountain Merry Makers spread ‘a little touch of happiness’
By Jake Flannick • Correspondent If wardrobes are a form of self-expression, then Gloria Stockton has a whimsical flair. She would…
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Wrestling the ‘sleeping giant’: Local GOP deals with divide
A leadership upheaval within the Haywood County GOP is far from settled, but some members are calling for a reconciliation…
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Purple Heart petition: Swain veterans push for Dockie Brendle bridge
The breakfast crowd in Bryson City’s Bojangles’ seems to know Dockie Brendle. “Hello, Doc,” says a man at a nearby…
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Get out: Waynesville and Jackson county look to the mountains for parks programming
Mountains and rivers shape the landscape of Western North Carolina, but when it comes to recreation programming, counties and municipalities…
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Alice in Chains comes to Harrah’s
Grunge rockers Alice in Chains will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Harrah’s Cherokee.
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WCU to launch 125th anniversary celebration game
As part of Western Carolina University’s yearlong observance of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the institution, a game…
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This must be the place
Mary Harper was quite possibly the first real friend I made when I moved to Western North Carolina. With my…
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Refill your creative well with writer retreat at Lake Logan
A retreat for writers and artists will be held at Lake Logan Retreat Center May 18-23 by Cullowhee Mountain ARTS,…
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