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Fishers to converge on reservation for prizes
Time to get those lines wet, via the Rumble in the Rhododendron in Cherokee coming up Oct. 21-23. The cost…
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Learn fly-fishing basics from an expert
Fly fishermen are passing on their craft with a series of how-to classes in Sylva. Members of the Tuckaseigee Chapter…
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Introduce kids to fly-fishing in Pisgah
Kids ages 12 and older can take a free fly-fishing class Oct. 15 at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education.…
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Fall color web site
Want to find the best fall color? The U.S. Forest Service of North Carolina has posted a new leaf viewing…
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Goats prove usefulness to Catamounts
An environmentally friendly weed-eradication strategy that has been gaining popularity across the nation made its way to Western Carolina University…
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Where’s the beef?
Learn all about beef cattle in two upcoming workshops scheduled for Macon County. The first is designed to teach the…
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Franklin 5K coming to the greenway
The Franklin Cross Country team will hold the Grayson Hall Memorial 5K race on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 9 a.m. at…
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Cataloochee scores new school director
Cataloochee is welcoming new Ski and Snowboard School Director Mark Rozof, who was a member of the Cataloochee school last…
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Mega trail work party at Tsali this weekend
Get out your work gloves and head over to Tsali Recreation Area this month (Oct. 15-16) to help work on…
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Taking flight with birds of prey
The “Eagle Lady” will be doing a free program with her live birds of prey at the Great Smoky Mountains…
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‘Roosevelt’ headlining in Highlands, Cashiers
A one-man show will portray the life of Theodore Roosevelt, the Conservation President, in two upcoming performances on Friday, Oct.…
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New Wildlife Commission website
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has launched a new, interactive website at www.ncwildlife.org that features reorganized content, streamlined navigation and…
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Leaf-lookers’ primer
How did it get to be October already? Oh well, it’s here and the deep red sourwoods shinning from the…
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Mud, Cowbells, and Beer: The Cyclocross Passions
For a good part of the past decade I have spent a lot of time riding and racing my bike.…
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Folklorist to tell true ghost stories
Folklorist and author Randy Russell will tell true ghost stories and read from new young adult novel at 5:30 p.m.…
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Dodson to read at Blue Ridge Books
Stan Dodson will read from his novel, Poor Memory, at 3 p.m. on Oct. 15 at Blue Ridge Books and…
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Lane to read from newest book of poems
John Lane will be at City Lights at 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 to read from his news book, Abandoned…
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Norma Watkins to read from memoir
Norma Watkins will read from her memoir, The Last Resort, at 7 p.m. on Oct. 14 at City Lights Bookstore…
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WCU’s Rash to receive state’s highest civilian honor
Western Carolina University faculty member and writer Ron Rash is one of six North Carolinians chosen to receive the state’s…
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The past is not really past
It is no secret that writers are influenced by authors whose work they admire. Though he would later turn his…
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Box of spring bulbs will light the way through winter
A box of bulbs arrived Saturday, containing within the cardboard confines all the promises of fall work, winter waiting and…
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Student housing would benefit Forest Hills
To the Editor: In response to the article written by Quintin Ellison published Oct. 5 regarding the developer request to…
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Cutting food aid right now is deplorable
To the Editor: An elderly widow on a fixed-income already cannot afford a healthy diet and her medications, and now…
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Waynesville town board needs Mary Ann Enloe
To the Editor: One of America’s greatest statesmen, Thomas Paine, wrote a book called Common Sense. Unfortunately, this trait is…
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General Assembly puts burden on locals
To the Editor: It has become evident that the principle guideline being used by Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, and the…
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Pope is pulling the strings in state politics
The news media in this country is abuzz with talk about North Carolina. Unfortunately, it’s not flattering. What they’re saying…
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Business news
Grant helps outfit new Haywood hospice center With help from two Appalachian Regional Commission grants, Haywood Regional Medical Center plans…
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Connie Haire retires from SCC
Connie Haire, vice president for the Macon Campus Southwestern Community College, has retired after serving 25 years at the college.…
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Dog park envy grips pooch owners in Sylva, Franklin
Efforts are well under way in both Sylva and Franklin to build dog parks, places where folks’ canine companions can…
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Alcohol vote could bring booze to Cherokee’s doorstep
Ray Bradley Jr. is the talkative type. He’s not shy airing his opinions, whether the discussion is about Cherokee tribal…
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MaconSense heading Macon league program
A luncheon program at noon Thursday, Oct. 13, at Tartan Hall, located in the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin, will…
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Get help on maintaining a successful business
The Jackson County Public Library will host a free business seminar on how to create and maintain successful businesses in…
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Federal settlement claims-filing help
Help filing claims in the $760 million Keepseagle Native American Farmer and Rancher Settlement is set for Oct. 18-20, between…
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Rape suspects still at large in Macon County
Two recent rapes in Macon County involving assailants unknown to the victims, both cases still unsolved, have left many women…
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Federal authorities wait to alert public of a rapist at large
It took five days for the U.S. Forest Service to alert the public about a roadside rape in the Wayah…
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Free vouchers available to spay and neuter cats
Haywood Animal Welfare Association Spay/Neuter is offering 100 free vouchers for surgery, rabies vaccination and parasite treatment for cats. Vouchers…
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Recognize those volunteer efforts
Know a volunteer who deserves recognition? The Haywood/Jackson Volunteer Center is now taking nominations for the North Carolina’s Governor’s Award…
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Care about Canton’s future? Jump on board with StepUp Canton
With a paper mill that constantly bellows smoke, Canton will not likely be the next Western North Carolina tourism destination.…
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Get an early jump on college in Jackson
Jackson County Early College High School is recruiting for the 2012-2013 school year. Information sessions are scheduled at 6 p.m.…
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Myron Coulter, WCU chancellor emeritus, loses battle with cancer at 82
Myron L. Coulter, chancellor of Western Carolina University from 1984 until 1994, died Tuesday, Oct. 4, at the age of…
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Leaders take on tree-enshrouded vistas on Parkway
The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority is looking for ways to help the Blue Ridge Parkway trim its chronic overgrowth…
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Site retooled for growing ranks of smartphone-wielding tourists
As early as next week, the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority will launch the latest addition to its “See yourself…
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Haywood tourism leaders leave no stone unturned in hunt for room tax money
The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority may outsource its search for vacation home renters who are evading the county’s 4…
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Canned goods needed to support Haywood Meals on Wheels
The Altrusa Club of Waynesville is collecting one-serving pop-top canned goods for the Haywood County Meals on Wheels program, to…
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Town’s public art celebrates history, heritage
Public art can be a tricky business for a town, given the wide range of public tastes. For years, Waynesville…
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Smokies arch to join Waynesville’s growing parade of public art
It doesn’t take much of an artist’s eye to appreciate the newest piece of public art planned for the streets…
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Call to Arms!
Western North Carolina boasts several clubs for Civil War enthusiasts, from scholarly programs to reliving the experience. • Western North…
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Poignant, touching, revealing: WCU collection of Civil War letters helps mark anniversary of war’s start
Next to Hunter Library at Western Carolina University is a Baptist church with a 190-year-old graveyard. George Frizzell, head of…
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150 years later, Civil War still mesmerizes many
Buffs, enthusiasts, aficionados, nuts: call them what you will, but remember the saying about strength in numbers. American’s fascination with…
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Playing the part: Re-enactor honors heritage by walking in Civil War soldier’s footsteps
Jule Morrow isn’t a rebel; Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” isn’t his personal mantra. He doesn’t relive the Civil War,…
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