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Cruising the Smokies under shutdown
It’s just after 11 a.m. on a weekday, and while a road sign at the Cherokee entrance to the Great…
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The lowdown on the shutdown
There are plenty of misconceptions about the federal government shutdown — what it is, who it affects, how it happens,…
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SBI investigates threats to Swain sheriff, deputies
Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran recently called upon the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to investigate alleged threats against…
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Clyde trailer park without water for a month
The residents at M&M Trailer Park in Clyde were without water for nearly a month after the Junaluska Sanitary District…
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Haywood swears in first new county attorney since Nixon administration
Not for nearly half a century has anyone been able to say, “Haywood County has a new county attorney,” but…
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Commissioners wrestle with Haywood Schools’ office dilemma
After a minor delay due to the concerns of a newly-elected commissioner, Haywood County has again decided to move forward…
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Financing decisions finalized for SCC health building
Quarter-cent sales tax money in Jackson County will be available sooner and in greater quantities than previously planned due to…
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Tribe considers ginseng regulations
An alarming decrease in the population of ginseng on Cherokee tribal land is prompting the tribe to look at cracking…
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WCU athletics on the upswing
Randy Eaton isn’t a fortune teller, but the Western Carolina University athletic director sees a winning future for WCU teams.
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It’s election season again, already
That’s right. It may seem like election season just ended, but it’s also just beginning, and in less than 300…
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Boojum, Evergreen seek county development incentives
A pair of public hearings for a pair of local businesses — one old, one new, one small and one…
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Harris hospital welcomes first 2019 baby
Harris Regional Hospital is ringing in 2019 with the year’s first bundle of joy. Weighing 8 pounds and measuring 19.5…
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Out in the open: Steep Canyon Rangers to play homecoming show
Adjusting his baseball cap, Graham Sharp leans forward and takes another sip of coffee. It’s late morning at the Tastee…
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This must be the place: That time the trees all came falling down
This week marks just over 20 years since The Great Ice Storm of 1998. In early January of that year,…
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A writer’s retreat: GSMA offers writing residency in the Smokies
Steve Kemp moved to the Great Smoky Mountains in 1987 for what would become a 30-year career with the Great…
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Road closures to begin in Pisgah
Seasonal road closures are underway in the Pisgah National Forest. Certain roads are closed each winter to help protect wildlife…
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Brevard gear manufacturer to expand
SylvanSport is expanding its operations with an upcoming move to a new factory in Transylvania County.
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Waynesville Parks and Rec wants opinions
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department is looking for feedback on its programs through a survey now online.
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The Naturalist's Corner: Flocking together
Birding buddy and former subcontractor for my Forest Service point-count survey, Kirk Gardner, was in town for the holidays and…
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The unbelievable kindness of Mr. Rogers
My online dictionary defines hagiography as “the writing of the lives of the saints, adulatory writing about another person, or…
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How we got here, nobody knows: The best albums of 2018
In a year of turmoil, trepidation and tragedy, thankfully we can retreat into the one thing that can shift any…
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This must be the place: 'So, I’d give this world, just to dream a dream with you’
For someone as sentimental as I am, New Year’s Eve always seems to resonate the deepest. The idea of leaving…
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At the Uptown Gallery
Free classes and open studio times are being offered at The Uptown Gallery in Franklin.
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My personal happiness project for 2019
What is a New Year’s resolution anyway? Just a statement we make aloud while toasting friends and family with a…
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Government shutdown is not really about a wall
By Norm Hoffman • Guest Columnist Now we have yet another federal government shutdown. We have to ask if there…
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Working 9 to 5 (plus nights and weekends)
Unemployment rates are about as low as they’re going to get in Western North Carolina and there are jobs to…
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TWSA to wait on forming N.C. 107 policies
Developing policies to help business owners affected by the upcoming N.C. 107 road project will go on the Tuckaseigee Water…
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10 transformations at Lake Junaluska in 2018
In 2018, Lake Junaluska invested more than $5 million into transforming its facilities and grounds. These improvements will help thousands…
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Cherokee debates ability to protest Council decisions
An ordinance seeking to broaden the ability to protest decisions of Tribal Council is under discussion, with Tribal Council narrowly…
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Nurse family program provides resources
How does someone prepare for one of the most important jobs of their life, the job of being a mother?…
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Hospitals still in negotiations with UnitedHealth
UnitedHealthCare and local Duke LifePoint affiliated hospitals have not yet worked out a new contract agreement, which could mean higher…
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Cherokee passes election ordinance
After months of work sessions, tabled votes and debate, Cherokee has an updated election law.
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Partial government shutdown continues; National parks still accessible to visitors
Congress’s failure to approve a discretionary spending budget led to another partial government shutdown beginning Dec. 21, and Western North…
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Limestone ‘sink’ is just over the mountain
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in a January 2005 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. “If it form the…
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Outdoors 2018: The year in quotes
From the depths of winter to the height of summer, valley agriculture to mountain exploration, longtime mountain dwellers to new…
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Fire tower restoration complete
The historic Rich Mountain Fire Lookout Tower has been restored, thanks to a collaborative effort from the Carolina Mountain Club,…
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Road closures to begin in the Nantahala
Seasonal road closures will soon begin in the Nantahala National Forest. Certain roads are closed each winter to help protect…
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Chronic wasting disease found in Tennessee
Chronic wasting disease has been preliminarily detected in western Tennessee, increasing the threat to deer and elk in Western North…
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Invasive found in Deep River
Hydrilla, a highly invasive nonnative plant, has been found in the Deep River, covering a 90-acre area in Moore, Chatham…
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Graham Greene, redemption, and us
Let’s start the new year with some old books. We begin with two suppositions. First, you are a good person…
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Serving ‘something larger than themselves’
“Stray from the truth, and whoever corrects you can be dismissed as ‘the other side.’ The strategy runs on a…
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Basking in the comfort of holiday traditions
They grow up so fast. Of all the clichés in the parenting handbook, this is the oldest and the truest.…
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Elf Parade provided help for seniors
To the Editor: Last Saturday, a group of merry elves paraded down the sidewalks of Main Street in Waynesville to…
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Graveyard tours are disrespectful
To the Editor: I have somewhat followed the issues surrounding the Green Hill Cemetery. I have stayed out of…
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This must be the place: ‘Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away’
This year has been quite the whirlwind. It felt like 2018 was a rollercoaster I either didn’t buy a ticket…
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Fake News FREAKOUT!! Part Three
This is my third Christmas as a member of The Smoky Mountain News staff, and this is also the third…
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2018: A look back
Before we ring in the New Year, The Smoky Mountain News likes to look back and reflect on the last…
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Let my life be a light: After banner year, Balsam Range release ‘Aeonic’
Following a second “Entertainer of the Year” award from the International Bluegrass Music Association this past September in Raleigh, the…
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HART receives N.C. Community Theatre Award
Located in Waynesville, the renowned Haywood Arts Regional Theatre received an early Christmas present when the organization was awarded the…
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