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The drive-in brings back memories
I’m as nostalgic as the next guy. I mean, I don’t get choked up over the thought of bell bottoms…
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Thanks for offering diverse perspectives
To the Editor: Even though I do not agree with everything Franklin Graham said in the interview that appeared two…
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GOP grandstanding is an embarrassment
To the Editor: On Wednesday, Oct. 23 — the day after William Taylor gave damning testimony about the Trump Administration’s quid…
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Good Samaritans in Dillsboro
To the Editor: My husband and I were traveling through Jackson County headed home to Florida when we had a…
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Who wins from U.S. betrayal?
To the Editor: With the whirlwind of horrors in Syria, perhaps we should remind ourselves of basics: • The Kurds…
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Voter ID required in 2020 elections
To the Editor: North Carolina law now requires that everyone voting in 2020 must have an approved form of voter…
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A saint among us: a new Thomas Berry biography
I was one of the lucky ones. I met and befriended Thomas Berry on Earth Day in the late 1980s…
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The poetry of freedom
One of the most alluring and enduring qualities of the art of poetry is the vast spectrum of forms it…
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This must be the place: Drifting back down to earth at the peak of beauty
It was right around 3 p.m. when I knew I had to escape. Sitting in the Panacea Coffeehouse in the…
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HCAC Studio Tour, logo winner
The Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) is pleased to announce the winner of the Haywood County Open Studio Tour logo…
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WCU professor in Appalachian music, migration film
Musicians, not actors, propel a recently-released movie about hard times in Depression-era Appalachia that is gaining recognition and awards on…
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Cherokee to revisit election ordinance
With a new Tribal Council seated and a year of reprieve in place before the election cycle begins again, the…
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Dillsboro opposes recycling relocation
In August, Jackson County commissioners voted unanimously to buy 3.67 acres along Haywood Road in Dillsboro to use as the…
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Sylva to revisit food truck rules
With two years elapsed since Sylva passed its first-ever food truck ordinance in July 2017, the town board is circling…
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Second Dem hopes to oppose Meadows
The landscape of the 11th Congressional District is about to change literally and figuratively — a ruling in a gerrymandering…
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NC’s 2020 Congressional Districts thrown out
One month and one day after a lawsuit was filed alleging partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina’s congressional districts, a three-judge…
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McRae challenges Scott for Franklin mayor
After running unopposed for his last two terms in office, Franklin Mayor Bob Scott is being challenged for his seat…
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Next Maggie Valley mayor must manage growth
Maggie Valley may be a small town, but its economic impact on and importance to Haywood County can’t be understated. …
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Waynesville mayoral candidates speak on the issues
They’re both longtime board members — one’s a longtime mayor and the other a longtime mayor pro tem. One of…
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Wozniak no longer Pisgah District Ranger
After filling the position for nearly a year and a half without the ability to perform law enforcement duties, Greg…
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Kephart Prong Trail has a unique story
I like visiting those sites here in the Smokies region where there is what I think of as an “overlay.”…
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Federal, state agencies to collaborate on land management
North Carolina and federal agriculture agencies will be better able to collaborate on land management following establishment of a new…
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Help hellbenders
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission wants to hear about hellbender sightings, part of agency biologists’ ongoing effort to learn more…
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Wildlife students earn scholarship
Haywood Community College fish and wildlife management technology students Parker Grandy and Andrew Jones have won the 2019 Dave Dudek…
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Clean Water money to conserve WNC land
The latest round of awards from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund totals $14.3 million, with nearly $3 million of…
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Foothills Parkway bridge dedicated
A bridge on the Foothills Parkway between Walland and Wears Valley, Tennessee, has been newly dedicated as Dean Stone Bridge,…
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Gardening shot a win for Lake J
The Lake Junaluska landscaping department finished third in a national gardening photography contest sponsored by the gardening supply company Kinsman…
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Riding the wave: Hemp testing begins in Asheville
Though just barely off the ground, a new hemp testing service launched in Asheville is receiving a markedly positive response…
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Franklin Graham is too partisan
To the Editor: The Rev. Franklin Graham (whose father, Billy Graham, my family and I saw in The Boston Gardens…
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Ban assault-style weapons
To the Editor: U.S. taxpayers buy rapid-fire weapons for qualified military personnel, which is a vital part of the “common…
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Gavin Brown is best bet for mayor
To the Editor: I’m writing to acknowledge my support for the re-election of Gavin Brown as mayor of Waynesville. I…
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So this is 40
I turn 40 years old this week. The idea has not been settling well, and I’m not sure why. I’m…
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Wide-ranging coverage, spirited opinions
These days, too many Americans refuse to concede that a point-of-view other than their own has any validity. I’m afraid…
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Another casualty: A review of A Boy Who Mattered
In January 2019, the National Institute on Drug Abuse issued an updated report on the use of opioids in the…
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Mountain of pain: Beloved Missouri blues-rock act to play Water’n Hole
Cutting through the onslaught of monotonous bar bands and diluted midnight hour showcases like a buzz saw gone haywire, The…
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This must be the place: What came first, the anger or the words?
In my 12 years as a professional journalist, I’ve seen and heard the good, the bad, and the ugly of…
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Homeless in Haywood: Facts, fantasies, half-truths and hogwash
When she showed up at Haywood Pathways Center, the woman and her young daughter had been homeless for three years.…
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Commissioner’s absence prompts questions about residency, ability to hold office
Commissioner Mickey Luker’s lack of attendance at county board meetings in recent months has spurred southern Jackson County residents to…
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Cherokee passes new budget
After a narrow vote and a delayed ratification, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has a new budget for the…
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Eight candidates run for Franklin board
Voters will be faced with a long list of candidates when they go to vote in the Franklin Town Council…
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Waynesville aldermen candidates step up
Like much of the United States in 2015, the Town of Waynesville was still straining to stand up straight after…
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No contested races in Bryson City
The mayor of Bryson City and two aldermen seats are up for election this year but all three seats will…
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Two launch write-in campaigns for Sylva board
With early voting already underway and the Nov. 5 election just around the corner, two Sylva residents have declared their…
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Fire ban lifted in the Smokies
After being banned since Sept. 26, backcountry campfires are once more allowed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as…
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Suspect arrested in Waynesville stabbing incident
The Waynesville Police Department was called to the area of The Open Door Ministry on Commerce Street around 11:31 a.m.…
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The facts are known, the outcome is not
People can disagree on whether or not Donald Trump should be removed from office. That is our right. But there…
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Next season, I’ve got some new mojo in mind
I am supposed to be watching a Dodgers game tonight. At this very moment, I should be pushing one of…
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GOP should stand up to Trump
To the Editor: Last week, the White House Counsel sent a letter to the House leadership that claims Trump is…
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