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New Macon library to become Fontana system’s showcase
It’s no small task moving a library.
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Improving the science of development
When Bob Brannon saw a newspaper announcement last spring seeking developers to participate in a pilot mapping project, he already…
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Accounts of a horned serpent
I have on more than one occasion written about Uktenas, the giant horned serpents modeled on timber rattlesnakes that appear…
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Easley’s budget goes wrong way on lottery
Gov. Mike Easley’s proposed budget would decrease the portion of lottery proceeds going to education — before legislators have a…
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Tax policy can help save rural land
By Susan Ervin • Guest Columnist The recent tax revaluations in Macon County have many people worried — not just…
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Fire on the mountain
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer A forest fire burned nearly 40 acres in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park…
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Getting jiggy at the vernal pool
It’s March 1, the night is black and soggy. It’s around 50 degrees and “pourin the rain” as natives say.
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Simple living: Up from grassroots
By Kathleen Lamont There are lots of examples today of what a few determined and focused people can do.…
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At the starting line: New running group gathers momentum in Haywood County
By Michael Beadle Running can be a lonely sport. It’s hard finding someone who has a similar pace, someone who…
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Newly formed Balsam Range features some of the finest
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Balsam Range, a newly formed group of all-star pickers, will play a free concert…
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Chocolate sensation
By Michael Beadle Come March 24, sink your teeth into blueberry truffles, fudge cookies, and mocha cheesecake.
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Food of the Gods
By Michael Beadle Call it a Kiss. A sweet treat. A bonbon. A decadent delight.
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Air skillfully paints a delicate soundscape
What exactly do you say about these guys? There’s certainly something nostalgic in just how painfully arty what they’re doing…
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Recommended diversions
Lucinda Williams, West If you don’t already know her, go back to the beginning and catch up, because you’ve missed…
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Fascinating as Lewis himself
Among Christians, C.S. Lewis has a reputation that runs in several directions. As the author of The Chronicles of Narnia,…
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So you want to be a beekeeper?
If you want to keep bees, the best thing you can do is join a local beekeeping club. Here you’ll…
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Keeping of the bees: The changing face of apiculture
Hugh Gibby knows a little something about honeybees. He’s kept them for 63 of his 78 years, following in the…
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What commissioners said
Chairman Brian McMahan, lone “no” vote “I’ve thought long and hard about this process. I thought about what will the…
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Compromise eases moratorium’s chill
Jackson County commissioners approved a five-month moratorium on new subdivisions in a 4 to 1 vote last week, but not…
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Countdown to killer bees
With the Africanized honeybee now established in Florida, experts say it is only a matter of time before the so-called…
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Ghost Town begins selling tickets on-line
Ghost Town amusement park in Maggie Valley — slated to re-open on May 25 after five years — began selling…
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Haywood likely to hike room tax, change tourism board make-up
A proposed 1-cent increase in Haywood County’s tax on overnight lodging and a completely new make-up of its tourism board…
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Planning office, advisory board to decide who keeps working
Jackson County planner Linda Cable has more than 60 applications on her desk from developers who hope the moratorium won’t…
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Swain tourism leaders want to kill tax hike request
Tourism leaders in Swain County want county commissioners to withdraw state legislation requesting a 1 percent increase in the room…
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Two studies, two takes on moratorium’s effects
When County Commissioner Will Shelton gave up time on his farm and with his four young children to run for…
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Tradition of the cockfight
As most everyone knows, a cockfight is a match between two specially trained roosters traditionally held in a ring called…
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Upper Chattooga River will suffer from boating
By James Costa • Guest Columnist There has been much discussion in recent weeks regarding the notion of opening the…
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High time for a new morning ritual
I don’t wear a watch. Why should I? Everywhere I look, I see the time of day. In fact, no…
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Protecting the best of mountain culture
“The highest form of morality is not to feel at home in one’s own home.” “What has become alien to…
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A new approach to smart growth
“What we’re trying to do here is reduce the impact of development. That’s really what conservation is, the wise use…
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Why the Easter bunny brings eggs
Did you ever wonder why this big, furry, long-eared mammal was hoping around with eggs in its basket?
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Consultant will lead public planning process for library
What would you like to see in your new library?
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Franklin may move administrative offices to other end of Main Street
Franklin’s elected leaders will review how much it would cost to replace the siding on a town-owned building in downtown…
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Haywood looking for best way to recycle glass
Haywood County’s new solid waste director intends for the county to dump the dubious distinction of being the only one…
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Massie: Library site still to be decided
The best location for a new library in Jackson County appears to be up for discussion once more — with…
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire: Commissioners send meal deal to DA for investigation
The Swain County Board of Commissioners has formally asked the district attorney to investigate spending practices by former sheriff Bob…
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Planners nearly done with subdivision ordinance: Steep slope draft expected to take longer
The moratorium on new subdivisions in Jackson County might be over before the five-month time period originally estimated if the…
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Neufeld’s book on Appalachia
There is a newly published collection of essays that deserves the full attention of any reader interested in this region’s…
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Contacting my hirsute love
Back in the early 1950s when Western Carolina University was still Western Carolina Teachers College, I got a crush on…
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A mother’s remedy for shark attacks
By Stephanie Wampler It was one of those days .... One of those days when an unnecessarily shrill alarm clock…
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Giving up too much for fear
There’s been a lot of discussion about the attack on the student in the cafeteria of Tuscola High School a…
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Initiative puts a new face on an important issue
Being environmentally conscious has become mainstream, but we still have a long way to go before mankind figures out how…
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Importance of N.C. Wildlife Federation Endangered funding
Chris North might not wile away his work week scaling trees in search of endangered Carolina Northern Flying Squirrels, but…
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Ice age relics
Chris Kelly didn’t seem fazed by the frigid February temperatures as she rock-hopped an icy stream and plunged down a…
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The great salamander adventure
Twelve of the world’s foremost salamander authorities converged on Balsam Mountain Preserve Sunday March 11 for an informal survey. The…
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Honoring the lost voices
By Michael Beadle Iranian-born author Farnoosh Moshiri writes about people who are enemies of the state, those who have disappeared,…
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For a swinging sound, look no further than downtown
By Chris Cooper If you’ve wandered down Main Street in the early part of a summer evening over the years,…
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From Waynesville to the Big Apple
By Michael Beadle Nick Taylor’s career in journalism has spanned four decades and several cities, but it all began in…
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Recommended diversions
“300” OK, to be perfectly honest, this is a “qualified recommendation.” “300” is currently in the theatres, but the original…
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War can be murder
Recently, a distressing bit of information surfaced on CNN about the war in Iraq. There has been a significant increase…
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