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Wednesday, 17 November 2010 20:07

Waynesville adopts conditional zoning at Ingles’ request

Ingles is now one step closer to giving their Waynesville store a revamp, thanks to a decision taken by the town’s aldermen last week. The board granted Ingles request for a conditional zoning district, which would allow the supermarket chain…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:14

Where the buffalo roam

Buffalo Branch ... Buffalo Creek ... Buffalo Cove ... all are common place names that indicate the prior residence of that mammal here in Western North Carolina. Whenever I conduct workshops on the region’s natural history or Cherokee lore, the…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:13

Appalachian Trail undergoes repair

A collaborative effort between public and private entities was responsible for repair work on a section of the Appalachian Trail that was damaged by a landslide in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The landslide was 10 miles from the…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:12

Burning scheduled at Cade’s Cove

Fire managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park plan to conduct a series of prescribed burns of fields in Cades Cove on Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 9-12, if weather conditions permit. Park managers plan to burn several tracts totaling about…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:12

Agricultural incentives offered in Haywood

Haywood County landowners can apply for cost-share grants to install practices that improve water quality on agricultural operations. Practices eligible for funding include watering tanks, fencing, streambank stabilization, pastureland improvement, sediment control on agriculture lands, agri-chemical buildings, forest stand…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:11

Cataloochee opens for the season

Cataloochee Ski Area opened for the season on Saturday, Nov. 6, making it one of the first resorts in the east to start skiing for the fifth year in a row. The resort will open on Saturday and Sundays only…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:10

Ogburn recognized for education work

The Environmental Educators of North Carolina are pleased to announce that Blair Ogburn, senior naturalist and education coordinator at the Balsam Mountain Trust at Balsam Preserve in Jackson County, is the winner of the 2010 Outstanding Newcomer Award from The…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:08

Land Trust to hold fall celebration

The Land Trust for Little Tennessee will hold its annual Fall Celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Mission Farm in the Hiawassee Basin. The day includes live music, activities for kids, a hayride, a…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:05

The Naturalist's Corner

East Fork Headwaters Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy is still hoping for a Christmas present from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Most folk who follow conservation issues across the region are probably aware that CMLC and its partner, The Conservation…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:03

SCC offers new program in wilderness therapy

Southwestern Community College has started a new degree program whose graduates will likely become the leaders in the growing field of wilderness therapy. The course work was designed in collaboration with area wilderness therapy providers such as Woodson Wilderness Challenge,…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:02

Readings at City Lights

City Lights will host several authors this weekend for a diverse selection of book readings. At 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, retired WCU English professor Marilyn Jody will read from her new memoir titled Letter to Emily. The book,…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:02

Magendie releases third novel

Kathryn Magendie will celebrate the release of her new novel, Sweetie, at Blue Ridge Books at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13. To add to the celebration, Kathryn’s husband, Roger, will be serving his home cooked jambalaya. The food is…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 21:00

Book explores the value of silence

The sound of silence. Silence is a rare commodity in our world today. Of course, perfect silence doesn’t exist. The adventurer alone in some Arctic waste will hear the crunching of her footsteps on the ice and snow. The man…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:48

Does working for the government give workers a free pass to carry a gun?

Chances are, the identity of your garbage truck driver doesn’t always cross your mind. You probably give him a friendly smile if you happen to meet over the remnants of last night’s macaroni, but the odds on knowing his life…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:48

Wild South is no friend to mountain hunters

To the Editor: I was surprised to see the letter from John Edwards of Wild South proposing the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, hunters, and his organization work together for wildlife habitat. Wild South is primarily responsible for the current lack…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:47

Remember to honor the veterans

To the Editor: Veteran’s Day may just seem to be any other day to some, or maybe an extra day off work for others. However, as I think about Veteran’s Day, I feel an overwhelming sense of heartfelt gratitude for…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:47

Thankful for support during sheriff election

To the Editor: First, let me say that it has been an honor and privilege to meet, inform, and represent nearly half of the voting population in Haywood County. I would like to extend congratulations to Sheriff Bobby Suttles…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:46

Good job, but real work has just started

To the Editor: Thank you to the candidates, the many volunteers and the voters in the mid-term elections. Macon County voters turned out in record numbers and Republicans did well here and across Western North Carolina. Well done. But, we…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:45

Sorry to see Sen. Snow lose in this way

To the Editor: Sen. Snow, I am so sorry that people voted based on advertisements rather than on a candidate’s positions. I was appalled to learn of the very misleading mailing saying that you “wanted to give convicted rapists a…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:43

Davis sold his soul to get to Raleigh

To the Editor: Jim Davis, who beat Sen. John Snow in the election, ran one of the filthiest campaigns I’ve ever witnessed in my 40 years of voting. He, or people and organizations working on his behalf, sent several deceptive…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:42

Logging watershed is just a bad idea

To the Editor: In the early 20th century, the Waynesville Town Board purchased the Allens Creek Watershed to assure that the town would have a high quality drinking water supply for future growth and development. Unfortunately, the people considered the…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:41

All of it – glory, honor, M&Ms – just one hit away

It was a perfect day for baseball: blue sky, a crisp breeze, the sun still hanging like a pop fly above the horizon. There were ducks on the pond. Runners on first and second, and just one away. Two runs…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:40

Dillsboro Cat-Dash, Nov. 18

Guided by tweets and freshly made maps, Western Carolina University students will race against the clock, and each other, in a Twitter-based scavenger hunt Thursday, Nov. 18, as part of Destination: Dillsboro!, an appreciation event hosted by town merchants. The…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:39

Dillsboro puts out welcome mat for WCU

The town of Dillsboro will host Western Carolina University faculty, staff and students during a special event called “Destination: Dillsboro!” on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 5 to 8 p.m. Designed to show Dillsboro’s appreciation for WCU, the event will feature…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:39

Festival of Trees to be held Monday, Nov.. 22

The Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (KARE) is holding its first Festival of Trees beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 22, at the Gateway Club in downtown Waynesville. Festivities begin with a dinner buffet followed by a live auction of…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:38

Haywood schools chart course for future

This fall, while Haywood County students are focused on homework, football, the opposite sex and the many other preoccupations of youth, their teachers and administrators are mapping a plan to make them more successful and competitive when they leave Haywood’s…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:37

WCU to hold Nov. 20 Open House for prospective students

Prospective college students can get a taste of what campus life is all about as Western Carolina University holds Open House on Saturday, Nov. 20. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Open House gives students and their families a…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:37

Oratorial scholarship available in Haywood

Haywood County High School students can compete in the a oratorical scholarship program, sponsored by Waynesville American Legion Post 47. All students, grades 9-12, are eligible to participate. This includes public, parochial, military, private or homeschool students. The American…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:26

Beale might not fit the bill following election; Macon board swings right

Ronnie Beale is an amiable chap, and for the past few years he’s injected a bit of humor into what is often the tediously dull process of overseeing county government. “If you want to stay and see the rest of…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:26

NC tourism official to address travel trends at Nov. 19 meeting

Wit Tuttell, director of Tourism Marketing for the N.C. Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development will discuss projected travel trends and visitor profiles at the annual meeting of Smoky Mountain Host on Nov. 19 in Maggie Valley. Tuttell will…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:24

Haywood rolls back price of Wal-Mart renovation

Haywood County commissioners are reining in their grand plans for Waynesville’s old Wal-Mart, working with designers and almost everyone else involved in the project to try and get it close to the projected budget. At a work session last week,…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:22

JobsNOW Reverse Job Fair showcases student talent

Haywood Community College’s JobsNOW program will hold a Reverse Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, in the Student Services building. Employers for the Automotive, Green Building Construction and Health Care Professions are invited to…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:22

Additional resources offered to seniors

Haywoood Community Connections, an advocacy organization for senior citizens in Haywood County, has updated its website. Visit and check out the following: • Resource directory for seniors, caregivers, and persons with disablities. The directory can be accessed in two different formats. Clicking…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:21

Meals on Wheels seeks volunteers

Haywood County Meals on Wheels needs help — there is a shortage of volunteers. People are needed to deliver hot, nutritious meals to qualifying elderly, homebound and/or disabled adults who cannot prepare their own meals, or do not have someone…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:20

HCC offers parliamentary procedures seminar

Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Department is offering a Basic Parliamentary Procedures seminar on Wednesday, November 17 with UNC School of Government faculty member A. Fleming Bell, II. The seminar will be held from 5 until 8 p.m. in the…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:20

Parking concerns in Sylva never-ending

Sheryl Rudd, just that morning, said she had fussed at her husband, Dieter Kuhn, for leaving a vehicle parked for too long outside their Sylva business. The loading of 150-pound kegs was finished, and Rudd wanted him to move the…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:18

New Jackson commissioners, new county agenda

Jack Debnam says he’s simply trying to get his feet on the ground and figure out what needs to be done first before he and two other newly elected commissioners take control next month. Debnam, running as an unaffiliated candidate,…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:17

Haywood county manager Cotton steps down

After four years in its service, the man who has stood at the helm of Haywood County will be moving on in December. In a Nov. 3 letter to county commissioners, County Manager David Cotton tendered his resignation, effective the…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:11

Budget woes leave higher education institutions with tough choices

Up to 1,700 jobs, perhaps a whole campus eliminated — the dire picture painted this month by Erskine Bowles, president of the University of North Carolina system, on the state of higher education during these tough economic times isn’t pretty.…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:10

Mirari Brass Quintet to perform Nov. 12 at WCU

The Mirari Brass Quintet will present a concert at Western Carolina University on Friday, Nov. 12, as part of the group’s tour of the Southeast. The quintet will perform at 8 p.m. in the recital hall of WCU’s Coulter Building.…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:10

Haywood Community Chorus presents fall concert Nov. 14

The Haywood Community Chorus will hold its fall concert at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14, at First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. For the major choral selection, the 60-voice chorus has prepared the much-acclaimed “Messa di Gloria” by Giacomo Puccini.…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:09

WCU musicians gear up for ‘Sounds of the Season’

The leftover Halloween goodies might be still sitting in the candy bowl, but at Western Carolina University it’s already beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. That’s because WCU’s music students and faculty are getting ready for their annual “Sounds…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:08

Forum emphasizes challenges for basketmakers

The Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources is presenting a symposium Nov. 12-14, called “Gathering Places: Traditional Basketmaking and the Environment.” Gathering Places seeks to bring together basketmakers from diverse tribal and traditional origins to discuss ways of maintaining access…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:07

Fine Art Museum hosts family fun, holiday shopping, reception

The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will host a number of events in November. The museum is in the Fine and Performing Arts Center on the WCU campus. All events are free and the public is invited to…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:06

Contra dance fundraiser is Nov. 14

The Second Sunday Contra Dance will be held from 2:30-5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, at the new Senior Center in Sylva. This dance will be a fundraiser for the Community Table. Dancers are encouraged to get sponsors to pledge…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:05

HCC hosts regional competition

Haywood Community College recently hosted a regional cosmetology competition on the Clyde campus. In addition to HCC, Blue Ridge Community College and Tri-County Community College also participated. HCC student Haley Walls was the overall student winner. Following are the top…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:04

SCC exhibit highlights Native American art

The November art display at Southwestern Community College’s Balsam Lobby on the Jackson Campus celebrates Native American Month. Students from SCC’s Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts will display their recent work through Dec. 1. The work includes examples from the…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:03

Childrens’ collage workshop offered in Macon Nov. 13

The Macon County Art Association will hold a collage workshop for children from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Nov. 13 at the Upton Gallery in Franklin. Materials will be furnished by the Macon County Art Association and a Community Foundation…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:03

Cancer art exhibit to be displayed at Carolina Cancer Specialists

“Lilly Oncology On Canvas,” an art exhibition honoring the physical and emotional journey people face when confronted by a cancer diagnosis, will be on display at Carolina Cancer Specialists Nov. 15 through 30. This free public exhibit, which is touring…

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 20:02

Carden play, ARTSaturday planned at Rickman Store

The Rickman Store in the Cullasaja community of Macon County will host two upcoming arts events. Sylva writer Gary Carden’s play “Bright Forever” will be performed at 7 p.m. on Nov. 19. Carden will attend the show to share and chat with…

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