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Graduation, and beyond
Alumni Tower is enjoying a late-semester afternoon on the Western Carolina University campus. Its clock keeps watch over students as…
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Cullowhee prepares for 2014 spring commencement ceremony
Western Carolina University will hold a trio of commencement ceremonies over a two-day period – Friday and Saturday, May 9-10…
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The Fund for Haywood announces $12,000 in grants
Three grants totaling $12,110 were recently awarded by The Fund for Haywood County. The grants include: • $5,000 to…
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Rabbit Creek Pottery wins Dillsboro business plan contest
As part of the Dillsboro Business Plan Competition, roughly a half dozen aspiring entrepreneurs and existing small business owners transformed…
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Quid pro quo, or just due?
Cashiers area property owners have long complained that they pay more than their fair share when it comes to property…
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The lowdown on the high end
The vibe in the Cashiers library was thick with polite tension as Jackson County Manager Chuck Wooten recently stood before…
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Enclosed pool coming to Highlands
A $1.1 million donation from residents Art and Angela Williams of the Old Edwards Inn will net the town of…
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Swain’s smart money: School officials approach budget with commissioners
Swain County Superintendent Sam Pattillo is taking a new approach this year. He’s requesting that county commissioners participate in the…
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Coffee shop owner launches farmers market sans permit
Justin Phillips narrowly avoided a stand-off with Maggie Valley town hall last week, but rest assured, he was ready to…
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Cost-of-living raise possible for Jackson County employees
Jackson County employees could be seeing a little extra in their paychecks next year if commissioners approve County Manager Chuck…
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Return to normal in sight for Macon Board of Elections
More than three months after the State Bureau of Investigation started looking into $50,000 worth of embezzlement from the Macon…
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Haywood taps compassionate thinker as new county manager
If there’s a word that precedes Ira Dove, it’s smart — really smart, very smart, even super smart. “He’s always…
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Not so fast: Counties struggle with new state social services computer system
It’s been over a year since North Carolina began the rollout of a new computer program called NC FAST, for…
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REACH aims for new shelter
For nearly a year, REACH of Macon County has been helping domestic abuse victims in Jackson County. The group has…
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The grass is always greener with a $28,000 irrigation system
Haywood County commissioners decided this week to install an irrigation system for the lawn of the historic courthouse to ensure…
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2014 Primary Election results
The primary election was held Tuesday, May 6, in counties throughout North Carolina. Here are the results from the local…
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Déjà vu in the woods
I was invited to help lead a bird walk focusing on wood warblers at this year’s 64th annual Spring Wildflower…
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Hike to wildflowers and waterfalls
Wildflower blaze expected on Highlands hike A wildflower hike will step off from the Jones Gap parking area near Highlands at…
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Plant sale, plant clinic
Plant sale planned for Franklin The 12th annual plant sale of the Macon County Master Gardener Association will be held 9…
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Cherokee language exhibit tours region
Cherokee language and culture is the focus of a touring exhibit slated to visit ten sites in the region throughout…
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Rule would limit dog hunting on some game land
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is accepting comments on a proposed temporary rule change that would prohibit using dogs to…
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Hike to take in rare pink shell azalea blooms
A hike to see the rare pink shell azalea on the slopes of Black Rock Mountain near Panthertown, scheduled for…
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Opportunity for Highlands birders
Free, weekly bird-watching trips from the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society will start up in Highlands beginning May 3. Walks leave…
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Fishing festival to take over
A deluge of fly fishermen will soon descend on Western Carolina University. It’s the annual Southeastern Fly Fishing Festival, and…
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Mastercast: The perfect cast is an elusive catch
When I finally roll up Pavilion Road for my casting lesson, I’m nearly half an hour late. A wrong turn…
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A story in which nothing is as it seems
Early in this novel, an old retired teacher with Alzheimer’s, mistaking a visitor for his son, gives the young man…
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Moscow Festival Ballet to hit Franklin stage
The Moscow Festival Ballet will perform “Sleeping Beauty” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, at the Smoky Mountain Center for…
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Art After Dark returns to Waynesville
Art After Dark continues from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 2, in downtown Waynesville.
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Blues, brews and BBQ
“Woofstock — Blues, Brews & BBQ” will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at McGuire Gardens…
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REO Speedwagon to play Harrah’s
Iconic rockers REO Speedwagon will play at 9 p.m. Feb. 14 at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center.
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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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