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The Open Door’s ‘next season’
One memorable afternoon several years ago, Perry Hines was sitting in the dining room of the Open Door after it…
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Unofficial Primary Election results are in
The unofficial results of the May 8 Primary Election are now in with all precincts reporting.
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Mid-day voter totals in Haywood typical
It’s Primary Election Day in North Carolina, and in Haywood County, there are a number of important races on both…
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Owen Gibby calls roll for the last time
The first time I met Owen Gibby, he immediately reminded me of my favorite television character of all time, Deputy…
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Tourism now the top industry in the region
By Nick Breedlove • Guest Columnist On May 6-12 we celebrate National Tourism Week, and this year’s theme from the…
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Zen and the art of trash removal
By Evan Boyer • Guest Columnist A few months ago, some legal trouble loomed over me, and I was told…
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Rule of law is under attack
To the Editor: Are we a nation governed by the rule of law or by Trump’s fantasy lies? Rep. Mark…
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Meadows undermines rule of law
To the Editor: Last week, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, took center stage with several others to interfere with the work…
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A game of adult dodge-a-ball
At Dillsboro Elementary School (1950) we played dodge-a-ball during recess. The game was set up kind of like this: a…
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The forlorn calls of the yellow-billed cuckoo
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in The Smoky Mountain News in May 2008. O Cuckoo! Shall I call thee…
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Backyard trails: Local mountain bike trails surge in popularity
In 2013, Western Carolina University cut the ribbon on 7-mile trail system zig-zagging an otherwise unbuildable piece of university property.…
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Bethel student wins state poster contest
Bethel Elementary School third-grader Jade Cody has been named the state winner in a poster contest sponsored by the N.C.…
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New videos explore local food scene
A new video series celebrating Western North Carolina’s local foods economy — and the small businesses and communities that drive…
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Road work begins in the Smokies
A handful of road projects will impact travel in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the coming weeks.
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A few books aimed at new graduates
Dr. Seuss’s Oh, The Places You’ll Go! has become as much a fixture of graduations as a bride’s white dress…
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Got to keep on travelin’, movin’ on down the line: A conversation with Ronnie McCoury
The charm and allure of bluegrass music resides in its seamless ability to have one foot in the sacred, traditional…
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This must be the place: Head for the whirling sands of your soul
Standing atop an Outer Banks fishing trawler, I gazed across the high desert of northwestern Nevada.
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Macon bus catches on fire
On April 28, a Macon County Schools activity bus was traveling back to Franklin from an Upward Bound trip with…
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New Haywood animal shelter opens
When local veterinarian Dr. Kristen Hammett appeared before the Haywood County Board of Commissioners on the morning of Sept. 7,…
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Apartment complex hinges on text amendment
For a great example of just how important the Town of Waynesville’s comprehensive plan is, one needn’t look any further…
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Progress with vision: Waynesville comprehensive plan overhaul underway
Failing to plan, as it is often said, is planning to fail.
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Tax rate to stay flat in Sylva
Sylva residents won’t see a tax increase this year, but despite the proposed budget’s 15 percent spending increase over 2018-2019,…
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Jackson County gives $150K for Mountain Projects building
Mountain Projects is now moving into a newly renovated building on Asheville Road in Waynesville, thanks in part to matching…
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Swain sheriff candidate challenge appealed to state
A candidate challenge against Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran has been appealed to the State Board of Elections & Ethics…
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Macon deputy shoots suspect
According to a press release from Macon County Sheriff Robert Holland, Macon deputies were dispatched to 164 Pheasant Dr., around 11:41…
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‘Not guilty’ in trial of former Tribal Council candidate
Following the May 2017 impeachment of then-Principal Chief Patrick Lambert, tribal member Lori Taylor lost her job with the Tribal…
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Walking in someone else’s story: Swain students find common ground with NYC students
On the surface, students in Swain County grow up worlds apart from students in New York City.
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Local governments mull 400-acre land purchase
An effort to conserve a 441.5-acre block of land adjacent to Pinnacle Park in the Plott Balsams is now looking…
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#MeToo: Shedding the stigma around sexual assault
Five years ago, Haywood County resident Janelle Smith was working late when a much older male colleague she’d thought of…
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Women’s municipal government group reorganizes
Representatives from the revamped North Carolina Women in Municipal Government visited Maggie Valley last weekend to recruit women from the…
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HCC to hold graduation ceremony
The Haywood Community College 2018 graduation ceremonies will be held at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, in the…
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Republicans vie for Macon commissioner seat
Macon County Commission Chairman Jim Tate will face fellow Republican challenger John Shearl in the May 8 Primary to claim…
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Student suicide pact reported in Macon County
Macon County Schools Superintendent Dr. Chris Baldwin has alerted parents about a group of students who may be involved in…
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A.T. identities: Thru-hikers share their trail names’ origins
On the Appalachian Trail, everybody’s story is the same, in a sense — the chill of the cold, the heat…
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Synchronous firefly lottery to open April 27
This year’s synchronous firefly viewing in the Elkmont area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be Thursday, June…
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WNC tackles cross-state run and cancer simultaneously
Black Mountain resident Kenny Capps is in the midst of a cross-state run that he’s undertaking while also battling an…
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Haywood students win Envirothon
Tuscola High School students came in first place during the annual Area 1 Envirothon, held March 23 in Waynesville.
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Report hellbender sightings
If you’ve seen a hellbender, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission wants to know.
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The Naturalist's Corner: Testing the early spring winds
I had the great pleasure of leading an early spring birding trip for Alarka Expeditions this past weekend, April 21-22.…
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As Nicaragua smolders, our lives go on
We Americans are spoiled. Too often we take our way of life for granted, both the freedoms we have and…
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Media
Finding inspiration in the backwoods of WNC
Certain memories or events in life stand out as paramount, like a utopian experience that seems more like a movie…
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Too many take the low road
To the Editor: In this week that we celebrate Earth Day, I’d like to make a few observations. In her…
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NAACP supports keeping schools safe
To the Editor: The Haywood County NAACP supports gun safety and freedom. Today, fear and terror exist in our children’s…
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Despite worries, no recession in sight
To the Editor: I happened to come across a column written by Martin Dyckman in an old edition of the…
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Mystery novel delves into the opioid crisis
In Elizabethan England, the vast majority of the population drank alcohol rather than unclean water, consuming up to a gallon…
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This must be the place: ‘Welcome to TRL, I’m Carson Daly…’
“How did you get into all this?”
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Greening Up the Mountains 2018
The 21st annual Greening Up the Mountains Festival is Saturday, April 28, in downtown Sylva. The festival includes more than…
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A closer look at festivals in Western North Carolina
The proud communities that make up Western North Carolina were once mountain towns that played host to several successful blue-collar…
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State to take over Lake Junaluska system
Lake Junaluska Assembly received notice recently that the North Carolina Utilities Commission will in the near future be resuming regulation…
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Canton hires assistant town manager
Canton’s Town Manager Jason Burrell is about to get some help.
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