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
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 07:43
My other family just lost one of its own
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 07:11
Squeezing a little basketball into my life of madness
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 08:43
Safer, smarter and nostalgic about a more reckless past
Wednesday, 25 January 2012 22:15
Joe Paterno’s fall from grace has Oedipus-like storyline
Wednesday, 21 December 2011 09:44
Navel oranges bring back memories of Dad, Christmas
Wednesday, 07 December 2011 09:02
Backhanded compliments all a part of turning 50
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 09:33
Warm memories from a frozen scout – awesome
Wednesday, 26 October 2011 08:25
Tricks, not literature, impress 6-year-olds
Wednesday, 05 October 2011 15:30
It is time to move beyond gay marriage debate
Wednesday, 31 August 2011 07:39
The wheels of justice got stuck in the mud
Wednesday, 10 August 2011 08:16
Life seems so good that nostalgia sets in
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 09:02
Heat wave makes for a long, slow bake at the beach
Wednesday, 06 July 2011 16:45
Lorenzo dunk makes HOZE Squad history
Wednesday, 15 June 2011 15:42
Expecting little, what we get is even less
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 15:06
Really, we just have to get out more often
Wednesday, 27 April 2011 15:04
I know the game is rigged, but I’m still all in
Wednesday, 06 April 2011 14:35
For better or worse, for normal or weird
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 11:39
Quieting the monster cries
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 09:44
Not a social networking butterfly, but I’m out of the cocoon
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 15:51
Neighbor leaves a legacy of kindness
Wednesday, 26 January 2011 15:46
This epiphany is shiny, new and has all-wheel drive
Wednesday, 12 January 2011 08:50
Words have a power we often forget
Wednesday, 08 December 2010 15:47
Remembering Terry … and not too fondly
Wednesday, 25 February 2009 14:32
For young illegals, a coming-of-age quandary
Wednesday, 11 February 2009 12:38
For Terry, the world was too much
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 15:29
Around here, March madness is a religion
Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:46
Mr. February, me and my wife make happy
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 11:53
Fighting the fear that comes at night
Wednesday, 08 April 2009 10:49
Get ready for life in the fast lane
Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:41
All of it – glory, honor, M&Ms – just one hit away
Wednesday, 20 May 2009 12:16
The many rewards of home improvement
Wednesday, 06 May 2009 11:17
Miss California takes on gay marriage
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 13:56
Save the kids – and me – from the madness
Wednesday, 27 October 2010 15:15
Thirty years later, partying like it’s 1979
Wednesday, 15 July 2009 15:00
A door opens and the light shines for Irene
Wednesday, 01 July 2009 13:01
Sanford affair is either high school drama or Greek tragedy
Wednesday, 26 August 2009 10:03
The art of storytelling (in the style of an 8-year-old)
Wednesday, 05 August 2009 15:10
The pains of summer vacation
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 13:47
It’s time to go, but the cord won’t cut so easily
Wednesday, 16 September 2009 10:59
Family time before deployment a mix of emotions
Wednesday, 14 October 2009 11:18
Obama haters showing their true colors
Wednesday, 18 November 2009 09:10
Flirting with my own mortality
Wednesday, 22 September 2010 14:27
I go to carnivals, therefore I love my children
Wednesday, 23 December 2009 08:45
Yeah right, sure it’s gonna snow
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 09:31
Tiger hurts himself with silence
Wednesday, 06 January 2010 10:43
My year-end list obsessions won’t go away
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 12:10
Watching sleazy 80s movies late at night
Tuesday, 07 September 2010 15:43
What’s the game, living longer or looking better?
Wednesday, 17 March 2010 13:34
The ‘loser’ case may not be all that it appears
Wednesday, 05 May 2010 10:14
A package from home opens portal to a treasured past
- The calling card of tourism pays off in the mountainsIn addition to the obvious benefits of tourism — jobs and revenue for the county — tourism dollars save…
- Recount results in: Queen wins House race by a hairTwo weeks after the primary election, an official winner has finally been declared following a recount in an…
- Creative arts building back for more contingency fundsA feeling of déjà vu swept over the Haywood County Board of Commissioners meeting Monday as they reviewed…
- Model HCC childcare center to get model playground
It might be a day late, but it’s certainly not a dollar short. A $235,000 playground is coming… - Business community lends a hand with start-up grantsTwo businesses — Copper Pot and Wooden Spoon, and Belle on Main Salon and Spa — came out winners…
- Annexation and fracking and voter ID, oh my! A look at the General Assembly’s short session
While arguments over the state budget are likely to dominate everything in Raleigh as the General Assembly convenes… - Haywood extends financial olive branch to towns for trash haulingHaywood County will help ease the burden faced by towns as they start trucking their trash all the…
- Fate of live dealers hinges on state HouseThe quest to bring live table games to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino faces a final political hurdle. Both the…
- Maggie Valley wants to know: what should its future hold?
Business owners needs to put aside their bickering and resentments for the good of Maggie Valley, Mayor Ron… - Move to Amend activists on the stump locally, but Jackson commissioners are not buyingJackson County commissioners butted heads with local activists at a meeting this week, refusing to lend their philosophical…
- Innocuous budget on the table in Jackson CountyJackson County looks set to approve a budget that keeps the tax rate the second lowest in the…
- Cherokee’s top coffee spot taken over after loan, lease defaultRegular coffee connoisseurs in Cherokee may have noticed a slight change in their popular downtown coffeehouse. The Sequoyah…
- Breaking bread: Macon County commissioners aren’t going hungry at meetingsWhen it comes to staying well fed, the Macon County commissioners are leading the pack. From finger food…
- Jackson not eager to pony up new deputies in wake of alcohol voteA request by Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe for eight additional deputies now that the sale of alcoholic…
NEWS BRIEFS:
- MedWest discontinuing in-home personal care
- Fun in Sun Summer Camp in Waynesville
- Celebrate EMS Week with open house
- Healthy eating program offered at Sylva library
- Bike ride to benefit Open Door Ministries
- Veterans urged to register for Memorial Day parade
- BizWorks to close two regional offices
- Free sports physicals for Haywood youth
- Recalling Fontana: Appalachia sacrifices to generate power for the war effort
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