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Despite outcry, Swain not in the running to house Smokies’ artifacts

Swain gets new fire chief as probe continues

HCC gets $2 million grant to re-train workers

Battling the bureaucracy for veterans

Local schools now getting food from local farmers

An artist at last: Job loss turns passion into profession

Bryson fire chief fired as probe continues into bank accounts

A rising tide lifts all boats: Per cap doesn’t make anyone rich, but it can change your way of thinking

Maggie hears complaints, revisits noise ordinance

31-year-old appointed to Maggie town board

One foot in the past, the other moving forward: Anderson pushes the boundaries of her craft

Maggie aldermen flip-flop on process for filling vacant board seats

Same-sex marriage heads to the ballot

A masterful game of musical chairs

Dishwasher extraordinaire

Finding a custom fit, 2,000 times over

Gardener sees casino as a canvas

Luring gamers to play longer, play harder

Behind the casino curtain: Keeping a 56-acre complex running no matter what

Haywood closes in on deal to privatize landfill

Tourism agency targets tourist rentals flying under the room tax radar

‘We All Remember 911': Replica of school children’s banners on display at City Lights

Honoring the fallen: Firefighters take on 110 flights in memorial stair climb

Cherokee Chief Michell Hicks narrowly wins election on record of progress

So this comedian walks into a bar in Sylva ...

Waynesville parking deck could house electric car charging station

A cut above the competition

Merchants float idea of downtown association in Bryson City

Cherokee election rematch enters into final days

Maggie Valley loses another alderman

Bible reading makes a comeback

The man behind the town An unabashed champion of Canton, Pat Smathers nears the end of his dozen year tenure

What’s in their wallets? Salaries could be a factor in upcoming tribal election

Chopping prowess lands woodsman coveted spot in national championship

U.S. Senator Burr gets back to basics with Waynesville businessmen

Produce vouchers connect farmers with the needy

Tribes share cultures at Cherokee festival

Wheels of justice turn too slowly for Cherokee’s taste

Swain wants a new library, but where and how big a long way off

SBI won’t investigate Haywood jail death

Forgot milk? Small grocer to fill void in Maggie

Swain football team tackles summer reading list

Tribal council kicks controversial land ownership to courts

Protests erupt for those living in the shadow of Duke’s new transmission lines

Dairymen struggle for footing, but milk regulations limit their options

Traffic delays ahead: Canton bridge work could clog up downtown

Cherokee descendents lose land over technicality in will

Cherokee election politics fixed on looming casino debt

State prisons, county jails play musical chairs with inmates

Haywood prison gets death sentence: Community laments loss of inmate work crews

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The Naturalist's Corner

A record-breaking weekend of birding

Last week, we set the stage for the 29th annual Great Smoky Mountains Birding Expedition (GSMBE). The group starts at 9 a.m. at George and Elizabeth Ellison’s office/studio in downtown Bryson City. I know, birders out there are rolling their eyes — to start a count at 9 a.m. is like missing half the day, but there are caveats.

Written on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00 Read more...

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A fledgling in the woods

Going toe to toe with Mother Nature

It is said that humans are fickle creatures, and if that is true, then the weather must be at least part human. For as of late, it never seems to cooperate.

Written on Wednesday, 22 May 2013 00:00 Read more...

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