- Appalachian born and bred: Downtown Waynesville, Haywood Tourism both launch locally made campaigns
The Jackson County farmers market had three or four vendors who regularly showed up each week to sell their homegrown goods in 2001. For the most part, the growers would sit around, chew the…
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- Annie’s Bakery gets new life, new owners thanks to ‘locavesting’
When Annie’s Naturally Bakery closed down last November, among those mourning the loss of the beloved coffee, bakery… - Republicans must face off in second primaryWhen none of the Republican candidates for Congress garnered 40 percent of the votes during the May 8…
- Queen still the winner after canvas in tight House raceA recount is likely in the race for N.C. House of Representatives between two well-known and prominent Waynesville…
- Cherokee crafts plans for tree-top canopy walk and family adventure park
The next five years could include the construction of an adventure park, a canopy walk and another casino… - WCU to expand DNA sequencing capabilities
Western Carolina University’s Forensic Science Program has acquired two state-of-the-art pieces of DNA sequencing instruments to help it… - GroWNC inspires neighboring counties to think like a regionHaywood is banding together with Transylvania, Buncombe, Henderson and Madison counties under a project titled GroWNC, designed to…
ELECTION COVERAGE:
- 12 votes separate Queen, Davis in race for N.C. House
- Meadows and Rogers emerge from crowded field of Washington hopefuls
- Bottoms up, Jackson: Voters approve countywide alcohol sales
- Greene wins Jackson commissioner seat
- N.C. voters say ‘yes’ to Amendment One
- Haywood Republicans must narrow their slate
- Jackson County Democratic primary features two experienced Democratic candidates
- Macon commissioner candidates share their views
- Will NC pass amendment banning same-sex marriages? Question decided May 8
- Voters swimming in a sea of U.S. Congressional candidates
- Republican voters must pick their man to take on long-time House legislator
- One seat with two contenders put Democrats in quandary over state House race
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- Bartram Trail: Mystery tract with no heirs provides critical link for long-distance hiking trail
It took more than a decade, a lot of detective work and a protracted legal case to clear the way for a new portion of… - We still deliver quality health care west of Asheville
By Gwang S. Han • Guest Columnist Simply put, I question if there is a problem with the current system at Harris Regional Hospital and…
- Appalachian born and bred: Downtown Waynesville, Haywood Tourism both launch locally made campaigns
The Jackson County farmers market had three or four vendors who regularly showed up each week to sell their homegrown goods in 2001. For the… - Another deadly exotic
Experiments conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers from the U.S., Canada and Germany strongly suggest that the fungus, Geomyces destructans, which causes White Nose… - Listen to the music
Whether it’s called pickin’, groovin’ or jammin’ — every summer, Western North Carolina blends its majestic mountain views with its heritage music at various concerts and…
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- The beetles beneath the ground
“Ere the bat hath flown His cloister’d flight … to black Hecate’s summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night’s yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note.” — Shakespeare, Macbeth There are a number of beetle species known as carrion beetles because they feed upon the carcasses of dead animals. The most interesting ones within this general type are called burying or sexton beetles because they bury their food source before devouring…
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