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State Treasurer job important, overlooked
Sure, your local civic organization, athletic club or hobbyist group probably has a treasurer — the person with the checkbook…
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Candidates work for Labor post
After a long career in public service, North Carolina’s current Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry — who you probably know…
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Baseball field improvements move forward at SMHS
It will cost nearly half a million dollars to upgrade facilities at the Smoky Mountain High School baseball fields to…
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Cherokee retail project moves forward
A new retail complex featuring a mix of local and national chains is expected to break ground in Cherokee this…
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Twinkle Patel appointed as Maggie alderman
After interviewing five applicants that applied to serve out an unexpired term on the Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen, the…
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Retired teachers ask state for a raise
When teachers were starting their careers in North Carolina some 30 years ago, they did so with the understanding that…
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SMN launches digital newsletter
The Smoky Mountain News has lauched a digital newsletter that will publish every Friday morning to give you the latest…
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Macon considers Second Amendment proposal
On Monday, Jan. 20, as many people were off work to honor the memory of the late Martin Luther King…
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Maggie Chamber honors dedicated volunteers
The Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce recognized the hard work of its many volunteers Tuesday night during its annual banquet…
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Catholic church identifies 'credibly accused' in WNC
On Monday, Dec. 30, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte published a list of several clergy the diocese found to…
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Waynesville’s cemetery policy revamp begins
Proposed changes to and clarifications of cemetery ordinances prompted by public outcry in Waynesville will undergo a period of public…
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Runaway teen sought in Jackson County
UPDATE: Ward was found in Tennessee Jan. 18 thanks to help from a citizen and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations.…
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Becoming mindful in a chaotic world
Last October, I turned 40. It made me evaluate where I was physically, emotionally and personally. About a month after…
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WCU band trip is once in a lifetime opportunity
In the early hours of the morning on Saturday, Nov. 30, slightly more than 500 students at Western Carolina University…
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Franklin to honor Robert Burns, his work
Robert Burns is credited with saving the folk music of Scotland. He was born just a few years after England…
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Trump is doing a great job
To the Editor: The impeachment of President Donald Trump, the most partisan political witch hunt in our American history, is fraudulent,…
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Budget impasse harms retirees, taxpayers
To the Editor: It is my understanding that the state legislature and the governor are at an impasse over the…
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Rich rewards: a review of The Enchanted Hour
Though I read aloud with my children and do so now with my grandchildren, I have rarely done so with…
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Possums are the ultimate survivalist
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in a January 2005 issue of The Smoky Mountain News | I became acquainted…
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Committed to the slopes: Waynesville snowboarder to appear in international competition
Zeb Powell was 7 years old the first time he tried a snowboard. That initial ride wasn’t great — Powell, a…
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Following the gleam: Gilchrist named Regional Teacher of the Year
Something Dawn Gilchrist’s father-in-law, a retired Methodist minister, once said has stuck with her throughout her career as an educator…
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Tribal Council passes term limits for casino board members
After nearly an hour of debate, Tribal Council voted unanimously last week to place term limits on members of the…
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Regional hospitals look back on 2019 growth
Western North Carolina hospitals under the Duke LifePoint umbrella are celebrating several milestones in making communities healthier as a new…
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Sylva planning board gets two new members
The Town of Sylva has two new members on its planning board following a pair of unanimous votes from town…
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Search for new Waynesville police chief nears end
Almost seven months after the retirement of its longtime police chief, the Town of Waynesville is getting closer to naming…
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Waynesville homelessness task force takes shape
Despite the urgency of the area’s homelessness problem and the cacophony of citizens clamoring for a task force to begin…
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Cherokee angles for Virginia casino project
Casino gaming is under serious discussion in the Virginia legislature this year, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is…
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Pisgah teacher under investigation resigns
A Pisgah High School teacher who had been under investigation by Haywood County Schools since late last year is no…
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State superintendent candidates sound off
As Primary Election season sets in, a number of statewide races will have voters making some serious decisions at the…
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Gathering of the souls: Beloved Sylva restaurant closes doors
Last Thursday evening, three days of celebration commenced within the walls of Soul Infusion Tea House & Bistro on the…
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This must be the place: Sunlight wakes me just to say let’s go to sleep now
The moment the song came onto my stereo, I was immediately transported to a time and a place somewhat foggy…
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Duke Energy asks for rate increase
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, filed an application with the North Carolina Utilities Commission Sept. 30, 2019, requesting authority to increase…
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Lake Junaluska to draw down water levels
Lake Junaluska to draw down water levelsLake Junaluska has opened its dam to draw down the lake. The lake drawdown,…
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Hunting, fishing and trapping license changes take effect
Several changes to hunting, inland fishing and trapping licenses structures and fees went into effect with the start of the…
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Land trusts surpass land conservation goal
Eight area land trusts protected a collective 8,598 acres in 2019, equivalent to 13.43 square miles, bringing the total protected…
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The Naturalist's Corner: CBC vagaries
This year’s Balsam Christmas Bird Count was record setting — but maybe not in a good way. The 63 species…
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Petrea to leave Waynesville Parks and Rec
Tim Petrea, program supervisor for the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department since 2013, will be leaving North Carolina for a…
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Swain tourism authority requests aquarium expansion
The Swain County Tourism Development Authority has approached the county about expanding the Appalachian Rivers Aquarium that just opened its…
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Bog protected in Burke County
A 17-acre bog in Burke County is now protected for consesrvation folowing a Dec. 16 purchase by the Foothills Conservancy…
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Settlement reached in coal ash case
Duke Energy will move forward with excavating nearly 80 million tons of coal ash at sites in North Carolina following…
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Beating back the January Blues
Ugh. The skies are gray, the wind’s a knife, the dank cold crawls into your very bones, and spring seems…
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Grave consequences to follow assassination
The assassination of Iranian Major General Qasem Suleimani is the latest in a string of incoherent, dangerous foreign policy decisions…
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Coffee grounds for breakfast no more
I’m not that big on New Year’s resolutions, but one thing I do want to do in 2020 is practice…
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Bumper stickers can divide us
To the Editor: On a recent ride into town, I found myself behind a car with a bumper sticker that…
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Four more years for Trump
To the Editor: Recently, a prolific contributor of letters to editors asked how much longer we could stand to have…
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Only slightly mad: A conversation with David Bromberg
David Bromberg doesn’t have time to wax poetic about life. But, more so he doesn’t have time to talk about…
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Trend in party registration could sink Democrats
Only twice since 1972 has the state of North Carolina supported a Democratic candidate for president. But if a years-long…
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House approves bill to grant Cherokee land in Tennessee
For the second year running, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would return 76 culturally significant…
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Jackson County to purchase fire training trailer
Fire education in Jackson County will soon get a leg up following county commissioners’ vote Dec. 17 to appropriate $169,434…
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