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Canton explores wastewater treatment options
For years, the town of Canton’s municipal wastewater has been treated, free of charge, by the various operators of the…
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Working the watershed: Forest Stewards lays out plans for Waynesville watershed’s future
Nearly four decades ago, vast swathes of the 8,600-acre Waynesville watershed were laid bare, the trees timbered for profit and…
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Man dies following cardiac event in park
A man died in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week following a cardiac event near the Greenbrier Ranger…
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Cradle Association gets new director
The Cradle of Forestry in America Interpretive Association has a new executive director in Natalie Britt.
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Work will soon begin on I-26
Widening work will begin on Interstate 26 in Buncombe County this fall, a project that will include replacing the Blue…
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A reminder: leave something good behind
Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly won my admiration long ago. I purchased my copy from Asheville’s…
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Teachers just don’t get enough credit
Summer is ending and schools are opening. It’s the time year when I remember the teachers. These days, teachers are…
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She comes with the hummingbirds
Wed., Aug.14, marks the third anniversary of my mom’s passing. During those early weeks and months after she slipped into…
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Correction: Mistaken identity
The column that appeared in this space last week, “Death, violence and too many guns,” was not written by John…
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Pleasantly surprised by quality newspaper
To the Editor: On a visit to Bryson City this past weekend, I picked up the most recent copy of…
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Please, just respect choice
To the Editor: I am an registered nurse, and have been for more years than I’ll admit. Understanding my HIPAA…
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Background checks are a must
To the Editor: Actually, this letter is especially to Republican and Republican-leaning unaffiliated voters.
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Indian Health Service examines issues at Unity Healing Center
The Unity Healing Center in Cherokee has become the subject of intense focus from the U.S. Indian Health Service’s regional…
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Haywood lands tax credits for historic hospital redevelopment
After narrowly losing out in each of the past three years, developers have finally been awarded tax credits that will…
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Fair time for future farmers
For many people the county fair conjures up images of Ferris wheels, carnival games and cotton candy, but here in…
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Forced to Fight: Addicts long for life beyond heroin
Editor’s note: Names have been changed to protect the identity of those interviewed for this story. Five miles down an…
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Dogwood Health Trust hires CEO
Following a national search, Dogwood Health Trust, a private, non-operating foundation whose sole purpose is to improve the health and…
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KARE child advocacy center helps the county’s most vulnerable
Just off Waynesville’s North Main Street, in one of the town’s most blighted areas, on top of a small hill…
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Public protests N.C. 107 plans at town meeting
Nearly a year to the day since a standing-room-only crowd filled Sylva Town Hall for a forum on the proposed…
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Shining Rock refuses to discuss building project
Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of stories on Haywood County’s public charter school, Shining Rock Classical Academy,…
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The living melodic bridge: ‘David Holt’s State of Music’
Now syndicated on PBS stations from coast to coast, “David Holt’s State of Music” has become a beacon of traditional…
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This must be the place: ‘Cause no one knows me like you anymore, as long forgotten as a debt I owe
It’s around midnight, early Tuesday morning. Just sitting here, thinking. Finally getting around to drinking a cold beer on a…
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Death, violence and too many guns
By John Beckman • Guest Columnist It is time that we honestly faced up to the basic issues concerning gun…
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A great teacher is like a poem: inspirational, direct
My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Pattyrae Busic, used to say, “Why, Chris, you’ve got your teeth in your mouth and your…
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Fight for Medicaid expansion
To the Editor: Mr. Patrick Gleason, we agree with part of your guest column that appeared in The Smoky Mountain…
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Let’s focus on real problems
To the Editor: I recently heard someone refer to Western North Carolina as a political backwater, populated with paranoid conspiracy…
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Immunization rates are huge concern
To the Editor: I just received the July 24 issue of The Smoky Mountain News, which gave the immunization records…
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Man found alive after four days lost in the Smokies
After spending four nights lost in the backcountry of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, searchers found 58-year-old Kevin Mark…
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Rainstorm causes death in the Smokies
Extremely heavy rainfall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park caused rockslides, downed trees, flash flooding and a fatality on…
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Girl Scouts complete Smokies service
A group of Girl Scouts recently completed 80 hours of service in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as part…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Speak up
If you want the opportunity to have knowledge about and input on actions, policies and/or decisions affecting property you own,…
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Through Spain, frame by frame: Camino de Santiago offers a long-distance walk steeped in history
The more you know about the Camino de Santiago, the harder it is to define. The simple explanation is that…
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The Great Escape? Read a book
July had come and gone, a month filled with obligations, all of them good, but exhaustion walked hand in hand…
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Libraries on Tap begins
Fontana Regional Library is stepping out of the stacks to bring “Libraries on Tap: Brewing Scavenger Hunt” to Jackson, Macon…
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Large meth seizure in Cherokee
The Cherokee Indian Police Department, Swain County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration…
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New health foundation hires director
The Nantahala Health Foundation, a newly formed, public 501(c)(3) organization, has hired its inaugural executive director, Lori Bailey.
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If these stones could talk: Friends work to restore Bryson City Cemetery
It’s quiet and peaceful on the hillside of Bryson City Cemetery. Overlooking the hustle and bustle of downtown, all you…
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Chief candidates speak on the issues
Over the last four years, Richard Sneed and Teresa McCoy have found themselves on the opposite side of many an…
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Shining Rock Classical Academy timeline
July 2015: Shining Rock Classical Academy, a brand-new taxpayer-funded public charter school governed by an unelected public board, violates closed-session…
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Shining Rock enrollment drops dramatically
Back-to-school time is here again, and at Shining Rock Classical Academy — Haywood County’s only public charter school — it…
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Shining Rock continues to struggle with transparency
Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of stories on Haywood County’s public charter school, Shining Rock Classical Academy,…
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Forced to Fight: Law enforcement grapples with opioids in Appalachia
After a routine surgery, Haywood County native Clayton Suggs ended up hooked on opioids until on the first day alone…
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N.C. 107 relocation list still includes 55 businesses
Based on information presented at a joint government meeting in Jackson County July 23, The Smoky Mountain News reported in…
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Council gives $50 million to tribal LLC
The Cherokee Tribal Council voted to allocate an additional $50 million to Kituwah LLC, the tribe’s economic development arm, during…
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The rebel and the rose: Becky Buller to play ‘An Appalachian Evening’
In bluegrass, there are pioneers and there are pillars — Becky Buller is both. A beloved singer/fiddler, the Minnesota native…
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This must be the place: Never for money, always for love
Please allow me to reintroduce myself. I started this column back around Memorial Day of 2013. So, by the calendar…
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Heavy rain causes rock slides, fatality on Spur
At approximately 3:00 p.m., the northern area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Gatlinburg, TN, experienced extremely heavy rainfall…
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Jackson County residents sought for Citizens Academy
Jackson County residents will have the chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at how county government works during the third…
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Search teams finds lost hiker near Cataloochee
After spending four nights lost in the backcountry of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Kevin Mark Lynch was found by…
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