Smoky Mountain News
Wed06192013
1882 Cowee Tunnel disaster comes into 21st century spotlight
Charged with stealing, 15-year-old Charles Eason was sentenced to work on a prison chain gang.
It was 1882, and the teenager from Martin County soon found himself side-by-side with other convicts, many two and three times his age. Mostly from the eastern part of the state, the gang was sent to construct the railroad lines in Western North Carolina.
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Francis mill receives recognition, holds open house
The Trantham Family will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at an open house for the recently restored Francis Grist Mill in Waynesville.
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At 14, we’re no longer a baby in the business
There’s just not much exciting about turning 14, but that’s what The Smoky Mountain News turned a couple of weeks ago. I can keep up with our age because of the volume number on t...
Book Review
The power of books to change lives
Here are the true stories of some young people, all of them still under the age of 35. For the sake of anonymity, we will call the young people Lisa and Mike, Kevin and Laura, Pat...
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Festival puts spotlight on Haywood-bred Plott hound
This year’s PlottFest will give hound enthusiasts from the region, across the country and around the globe a chance to celebrate their favorite breed of dog in its ancestral home....
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Back Then with George Ellison
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Elderberry gets me thinking with my stomach
Written on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 14:02 Read more...
A plant that always gets me to thinking with my stomach is common elderberry (Sambucus canadensis), which is just now coming into bloom along roadsides in the lower elevations throughout Western North Carolina.
