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The TEA Party is who is making change
To the Editor: Recent elections in Haywood County have seen Republicans getting elected. Some of this activity is due in…
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Fracking firms don’t care about rights
To the Editor: Here are just a couple thoughts about fracking. My home water supply is spring fed, and I’ve…
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Pat the polluter is helping old friends
To the Editor: The old cliché of follow the money continues to be true, and now it’s close to home.…
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GOP pulls a fast one on ‘tax cuts’
To the Editor: I hate paying taxes. So when someone promises to lower my taxes, they have my attention. Most…
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Don’t fix what isn’t broken
To the Editor: We have heard much from GOP Gov. Pat McCrory and some leaders in the state legislature about…
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Nothing wrong with teacher pay plan
To the Editor: Regarding the plan to give some teaches a pay raise: I cannot for the life of me…
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My family will miss the Shoney’s on the hill
If someone had told me 30 years ago that someday I’d be sentimental about a Shoney’s restaurant closing down, I…
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Macon County requests auditing assistance
As the State Bureau of Investigations continues to probe embezzlement allegations in Macon County, the county is calling in the…
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Hospital sale pushes foundations into new territory
The clock is ticking for the fundraising foundations of Haywood Regional Medical Center and Harris Regional Hospital to spend earmarked…
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Jackson eyes courthouse expansion
Just shy of a decade after county offices moved into a brand-spankin’ new Haywood County Justice Center, Jackson County is…
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New NAACP chapters spawned by protests against Raleigh legislation
Political backlash against the new conservative policies of state lawmakers has given rise to two local chapters of the National…
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Will we extinguish another beautiful light?
A river of burnt umber flows every year from southern Canada through the U.S. to the oyamel fir forests in…
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Sapphire knows how to throw a ‘potty’
Sitting on a toilet, Kyle Iezzi is ready for victory. “The main thing is that I hope we go straight,”…
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Group hatches a plan for local products co-op in Sylva
A group of Jackson County locavores is hoping to bring the Ramp-Berry Community Market Co-op, a store that will sell…
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Jane Hipps officially kicks off Senate campaign
Jane Hipps of Waynesville will officially kick off her campaign to run against Sen. Jim Davis at an “Announcement Celebration”…
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Macon sheriff wants more money for drug buys
Sheriff Robert Holland is looking to ramp-up his department’s crackdown on drug dealers in Macon County, requesting that the county…
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CCC gives out annual Community Pride Awards
The Commission for a Clean County (CCC) has announced the winners of its annual Community Pride Awards program, who will…
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Maggie businessman charged with child sexual abuse
A Maggie Valley restaurant owner who was also a figure in town politics has been charged with sexually abusing two…
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Pisgah student persists, forms secular club
A club for non-religious students is being formed at Pisgah High School after a freshman enlisted the help of a…
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Jackson sheriff’s race shapes up
With campaign season barely off the ground, the Jackson County sheriff’s race has already drawn a hefty list of candidates…
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Born to care: Olson looks back on 40 years of nursing
When Becky Olson first began making house calls, she was barely old enough to walk. She spent her childhood following…
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Robin Thicke comes to Harrah’s
Pop sensation Robin Thicke will perform at 8 p.m. March 14 at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center. Born in Los Angeles,…
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Chili competition heats up in Maggie Valley
The Maggie Valley Chamber “Chili Challenge” will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Maggie Valley…
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Penland School plans open house
The Penland School of Crafts Community Open House will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1.
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WCU exhibit of artwork by local students
An exhibit of artwork by local students in kindergarten through 12th grade will run Feb. 28 through March 21 in…
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Chocolate Drops to perform at WCU
Grammy Award-winning black string band Carolina Chocolate Drops will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, in the John W.…
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Squirm Burpee Circus to perform at WCU
The Squirm Burpee Circus will perform at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 2, in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing…
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This must be the place
I ski in jeans. There, I said it. And I’ve been doing it for years — as far back as I…
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Bridging faith, music and Appalachia — Mountain Faith
Summer McMahan remembers the exact moment her life changed. “Mountain Heritage Day [at Western Carolina University], 14 years ago,” she…
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Let it snow! Area photographers capture winter beauty in WNC
For every degree of cold or inconvenience, wintry weather adds two of beauty. Members of Waynesville’s Lens Luggers photography club…
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Jackson and Macon poised to lose their cash cow in wake of second-home real estate crash
When inflated real estate values in the second-home market came back down to earth, the touchdown wasn’t gentle. It was…
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Remembering the glory of sports radio
Let’s talk some sports radio. I began thinking about this piece the afternoon before the Super Bowl. The Panthers were…
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HCC Wildlife Club to host wild game dinner fundraiser
The Wildlife Club at Haywood Community College is hosting the 8th annual Wild Game Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, March…
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Sports for youth
Girls volleyball prep league at Waynesville Recreation Center A volleyball development league for girls in fourth through sixth grade will…
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Learn to grow mushrooms in a log
Learn to grow shiitake mushrooms from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Macon County Environmental Resource…
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Teaching farmers to be businessmen
Boosting sales at farmers’ markets, marketing to restaurants, finding farmland and tapping agritourism are just a few of the topics…
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Commissions wants input on how to manage Needmore game land
A public meeting on management plans for the Needmore game land in Macon and Swain counties will be held from…
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New reference book on Unicoi and Snowbird mountains available
Owen Link McConnell liked the Unicoi and Snowbird mountains so much, he wrote a book about them. And not just…
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Mailer — a man of his time and shaper of it
In the Prologue to Norman Mailer: A Double Life (978-1-4391-5019-1, 2013, $40), biographer J. Michael Lennon writes that “Mailer’s desire…
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Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival wants artists
The Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association is currently looking for artisans for the 6th annual Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival, which…
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Waldroop family benefit in Franklin
A benefit for Sam Waldroop will be at 4 p.m. Feb 15 at South Macon Elementary School in Franklin. On…
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Celtic dance troupe steps into Franklin
The National Dance Company of Ireland’s “Rhythm of the Dance” hits the stage 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the…
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Exhibit of rare pottery at WCU
Pottery from the private collection of Joan Byrd and George Rector will be on display Feb. 17 through May 9…
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The Drifters to bring doo-wop to Franklin
Bennie Anderson and The Drifters will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, at the Smoky Mountain Center for…
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‘Sunday Concert Series’ in Waynesville, Canton
The Sunday Concert Series continues at 3 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Waynesville and Canton libraries.
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This must be the place
My first time was in a navy blue 1991 Toyota Camry. My first time hearing The Beatles, that is. Like…
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Country boys can survive
Zach Haney looks at obstacles as opportunities. “I wasn’t even supposed to walk, but here I am,” he said. Guitarist…
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Visualizing the options for growth
By Ben Brown • Guest Columnist Think of it as a starter kit for a comprehensive business plan for North Carolina’s…
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Democratic whining ignores progress
To the Editor: Some parts of Western North Carolina are loaded with socialist agenda people, especially in Asheville and Cullowhee. …
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Article misstated my views on slope rewrite
To the Editor: I want to thank The Smoky Mountain News for the article in the Feb 5 edition (www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/12419)…
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