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Photo gallery opens in Waynesville
The Lonebackpacker Gallery of World Photography, owned by artist Adam Malis, opened last week on Depot Street in Waynesville. The…
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Gardens, art intertwined in unique gallery marriage in show this month
An artistic marriage of fine gardens and fine art is on display now at Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86,…
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Convicted by a jury of my peers
Last year around this time I wrote about the honor of being nominated for Wild South’s Roosevelt-Ashe Society’s “Outstanding Journalist…
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Nomenclature has meaning when it comes to plants
What’s in a name? Well, sometimes a lot, especially when you’re considering the names we assign plants. The striking little…
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Geologists to converge on the mountains
Western Carolina University will host more than 700 professional geologists and geology students during the 61st annual meeting of the…
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Get ready to do some haggling
Bartering Day is on tap for the old T.M. Rickman Store in Macon County’s historic Cowee Valley from 10 a.m.…
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AT Founder’s Bridge Festival coming to NOC
A storied Appalachian Trail event is on tap April 6 and 7 at Nantahala Outdoor Center with the AT Founder’s…
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Bats in Smokies threatened by fungus
Biologists in the Smokies have confirmed that two different kinds of bats found in a park cave have white-nose syndrome,…
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Smokies camping fee to take effect
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park plans to collect fees next year from backpackers despite the proposal receiving opposition from…
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Troops rally to fight off invasive species
More than 300 Macon County students and others interested in the natural landscape will attend Invasive Species Awareness Day from…
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Hatchery-supported trout waters open
Approximately 1,100 miles of hatchery-supported trout waters in 25 western counties will open at 7 a.m. on April 7. The…
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Cherokee Reservation trout season opens
Hundreds of anglers will line the 30 miles of streams on the Cherokee Indian Reservation Saturday, March 31, with the…
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Garden forum April 3
Experienced growers Ron and Kathy Arps will lead a panel discussion about home gardening at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, in…
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National park to restore views at overlooks
The views in the Smokies might get a little easier to see after a contractor cuts back encroaching trees from…
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Macon, home to the AT, familiar with missing hikers searches
Responding to missing or injured hikers this time of year is expected in Macon County, where the Appalachian Trail winds…
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Anatomy of a Smokies search
Things weren’t looking good. After five days of searching and zero clues, a massive search for a missing man in…
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Motives of missing man remain a mystery
It’s probably not the view sightseers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were expecting last week when they pulled…
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Book signing for three mountain women
Barbara Woodall, Amy Ammons Garza and Doreyl Ammons Cain will sign books at City Lights Bookstore at 2 p.m. on…
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Forgotten but not gone — emphasizing grammar
Fifteen years ago, when I was the temporary teacher of Latin at Tuscola High School in Waynesville, I was discussing…
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Staring over the edge of the political divide
Question: How does one come to the conclusion that the upcoming General Assembly short session will almost certainly be an…
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Affordable Care Act already helping families
To the Editor, For my entire working life, I have paid for medical insurance, first for myself and later for…
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Hayden Rogers made right debate decision
To the Editor: In the Thursday, March 15, edition of The Asheville Citizen-Times, Jon Ostendorff takes issue with Hayden Rogers,…
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Land use criticisms were off the mark
To the Editor: I have been a full time resident and small business owner in the Cashiers area since 1988…
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Women treated unfairly in health care debate
To the Editor: We’ve all heard the remark “Follow The Money.” It’s more important than ever to look behind all…
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My critics just can’t get enough of me
I’m sitting here writing this column in the company of Suki, a 13-year-old Golden Retriever mix. Suki is not actually…
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HCC implores legislators to restore budget cuts
Haywood Community College leaders told a gathering of elected state leaders this week that students and the economy would suffer…
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Council expands free book program to Cullowhee
After successful programs in Cashiers, Glenville and Sapphire, the Literacy Council of Cashier expanded its Dolly Parton Imagination Library to…
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Waynesville welcomes new town manager
After nearly six months of searching nationwide, Waynesville found a new town manager close to home from the town of…
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Business news
New Bethel restaurant opens its doors A new restaurant called Breaking Bread Café has opened on Pigeon Road in the…
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News in brief
Lake Junaluska will hold its second-annual Beautification Day Thursday, April 12. Members of the community are asked to join the…
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Public input counts, but for how much, in road ranking
There’s no clear winner in a complex and multifarious new system for ranking roads projects when it comes to the…
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Maggie man wants out in bid to undo annexation
A Maggie Valley man wants to extract himself from the town limits, claiming the services he gets from the town…
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Local veterans asked to participate in Memorial Day Parade
Haywood County will again honor its men and women who have served in the military with a Memorial Day Parade…
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Get help with business development
A workshop designed to help businesses develop and market their products and services is set for 2 p.m. to 5:30…
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WCU event welcomes the community
Western Carolina University will throw open the doors to campus and invite residents in on Thursday, March 29. “Community on…
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Belcher to take oath during WCU ceremony
David Belcher will be installed as chancellor of Western Carolina University during a traditional ceremony, capping a week of activities…
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Mountain BizWorks hosts free money management session
Learn how to deal with debt in a free money-management class for women only being held from 5:30 p.m. to…
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Political opportunities abound to meet candidates
The political season is in full swing with a slew of campaign forums and meet-and-greets taking place. The biggest event…
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Cherokee and Governor massage live dealers deal
Gov. Bev Perdue and leaders from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have headed back to their respective sides of…
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WCU faculty make collective, although not unanimous, stand on same-sex unions
Western Carolina University’s faculty senate took on the hot button statewide political issue last week of Amendment One, the proposed…
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Jackson, Haywood settle tug-of-war over mental health agency jobs
The mental health agency Smoky Mountain Center will not be buying and moving into Waynesville’s former Department of Social Services…
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WCU asks professors for input on budget. Their surprising answer? Education.
For the first time perhaps in its 123-year history, faculty, staff and students at Western Carolina University are helping develop…
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Sylva radio station owner offers up personal real estate to land county loan
The $289,000 loan from Jackson County to the new owner of Sylva radio station WRGC has finally gotten the green…
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Metrostat situation gets murkier as leaders hunt for silver lining
The fallout from Metrostat Communication’s going belly up keeps getting more complicated, with Jackson County commissioners learning this week that…
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Macon’s highway paved in gold, is a gambling parlor paradise
A huge former antique mall in Macon County will soon become the largest private gambling operation outside of Cherokee when…
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All hats on deck for Easter Hat Parade
The town of Dillsboro will host its 24th annual Easter Hat Parade on April 7. The parade, a Dillsboro tradition,…
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Creative Thought Center to host monthly sale
The Creative Thought Center is hosting its monthly Colossal Garage Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 31…
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Press offers demo of printmaking with photopolymer plates April 3
Frank Brannon Jr., proprietor of SpeakEasy Press in Dillsboro, will demonstrate “How to Make and Print Photopolymer Plates” at 6:15…
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Folkmoot announces countries performing in 2012 festival
Dancers and musicians in colorful traditional costumes from New Zealand, France, Belgium, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, Serbia, Puerto Rico, Ukraine and…
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Babar comes to life for elementary students at WCU performance
Nearly 700 students from local elementary schools filled the seats of Western Carolina University’s John W. Bardo Fine and Performing…
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