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Schools struggle with state budget recall
By Josh Mitchell & Julia Merchant • Staff Writers The downturn in the economy is forcing schools to send back…
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Choices in home energy systems
By Avram Friedman • Executive Director, Canary Coalition Getting “off the grid” is more and more appealing to many of…
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Snow days are like heaven for 12-year-olds
You are 12 years old and it’s December and a school day. The days are shorter now, meaning it is…
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Unearthing clues: Future crime solvers get hands-on training at Western
When a hunter discovered human skeletal remains in the woods in Macon County last winter, investigators didn’t know who the…
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In high school, more than you might imagine do care about politics
By Zack Dean • Smoky Mtn. High School I had to work late on Nov. 4, so upon coming home…
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Creativity as a unifying force: Folkmoot groups find ways to communicate, have fun
For two weeks every summer, the Folkmoot Center is a popping nightspot. Well after midnight, little crowds cluster around the…
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Rare appearance by African group at this year’s Folkmoot
Seventy kilos is a lot of weight to hold on your head. It’s about 150 pounds. That’s like carrying a…
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Charlie’s Bunion and early history of the park
(Editor’s note: This column first appeared in The Smoky Mountain News in July 2005.) Are you by chance looking for…
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Extreme dog action comes to Cherokee
Dogs performing aerial tricks and other extreme stunts will come to Cherokee for the Carolina Dock Dogs exhibition Aug. 5…
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Hundreds of children await Talking Trees Trout Derby on Aug. 6
Kids ages 3 to 11 will swarm the river bank at Oconaluftee Island Park in Cherokee for the 10th annual…
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Learn angling tips from the pros
Owners of the region’s largest fly shops and fishing outfitters will share insight on local waters at the next meeting…
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Swain 4-H’ers learn outdoor basics
Swain’s newest 4-H Club, the Outdoor Adventurers, hiked Clingmans Dome to the observation tower and participated in two Junior Ranger…
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Scenic byway lands to get protection
North Carolina’s land trusts, including the Land Trust for the Little Tennessee and Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, have for a…
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Hop on board tour to learn about beer brewing
Learn to put a little hop in your brew on a tour of Hop’n Blueberry Farm and Pisgah Brewing Company.…
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Heritage celebration held at Waterrock Knob
Appalachian crafters, old-timey demonstrations, Cherokee culture and mountain music will be celebrated during a special event at the Waterrock Knob…
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Hunting safety courses planned at HCC
Learn how to be safe in the woods while hunting through a series of Hunter Safety courses at Haywood Community…
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Campers get lessons in water quality
Young campers from the Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center in Waynesville were given a hands-on lesson about water quality in…
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Map leads the way to Haywood farm spots
The new 2011 edition of the Haywood County farm map and brochure has been released. The new publication lists more…
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Tour the trees of downtown Sylva
An opportunity to learn about the trees in downtown Sylva and surrounding areas takes place Thursday, Aug. 11, with a…
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Feeling dumb – go take a hike
A recently published study in Proceedings, an online medical journal of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that regular aerobic…
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Old growth’s last stand: Joyce Kilmer Forest marks 75th anniversary
That the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in Graham County isn’t what it once was is true — the large hemlocks…
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Local author speaks on Haywood history
Local author Louise K. Nelson will be at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday,…
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A sharp portrait of love, friendship and sisterhood
Danielle Ganek’s The Summer We Read Gatsby (ISBN 978-0-670-02178-9, $28.95) tells the story of two half-sisters, Cassie, a translator for…
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Local Confederate history comes alive
Historians Reed Henson and David and Debbie Patterson will hearken back to the Confederacy at 7 p.m. on July 28…
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‘Liars Bench’ returns to WCU
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will host and sponsor a free performance of “The Liars Bench” Southern Appalachian variety…
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Library wraps up summer reading
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City has been celebrating “One World, Many Stories” during its annual summer reading program…
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Lakeside dinner to benefit The Bascom
Dine at Lakeside Restaurant on Wednesday, July 27, and help The Bascom Visual Arts Center. Lakeside will donate 15 percent…
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Learn to create abstract art
Local artist Silvia Cabrera Williams will lead a teaching session on from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.…
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Exhibit celebrates downtown Waynesville
The Haywood County Arts Council will host an exhibition titled, “Main Street Moments in Time,” celebrating 25 years of the…
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JAM comes to Jackson County
In March, a group of interested local leaders met to discuss the formation of an affiliate program of the regional…
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Evening of acoustic music in Bryson City
As part of a Summer Music Series, the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will host acoustic country musicians Ron…
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Groove on the Green all summer in Cashiers
Groovin’ on the Green, Cashiers’ summer concert series, continues at 6:30 p.m. on Friday evenings through September at the Cashiers…
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Library hosts origami workshop
Emiko Suzuki will conduct a workshop in origami at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, at the Jackson County Public…
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Artists holds beading workshop
Nan Smith, a local beading artist, will lead a program on jewelry beading at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 28,…
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Rummage for treasures at Creative Thought Center July 30
The Creative Thought Center in Waynesville invites the public to its Colossal Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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Junaluska women model fashions
The annual Junaluska Woman’s Club Fashion Show Scholarship Luncheon will be held at 12 p.m. on Aug. 2 at the…
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Country stars visit Franklin
The Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts will host an evening of American music with superstars Lee Greenwood and…
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Heeding the call of the drumbeat
In the tradition of good old American music, it’s not usually women you’ll find manning the drums. Dozens of bands…
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A few notes on habits and change
In her teachings, Buddhist nun Pema Chodron often relates a story about a great spiritual teacher, Atisha, who planned a…
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A chink in the good ol’ boys’ armor
I remember both my grandfathers very well. Both served in the military during WWI, and their grandfathers fought in the…
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Liberals will take this country down
To The Editor: Before Shirley Ches graced us with her commentary on the state of the universe in her recent…
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Is Duke a for-profit business or a utility?
To the Editor: Bob Scott, alderman, town of Franklin, wrote a pointed letter to the editor titled, “Rate increase should…
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Heat wave makes for a long, slow bake at the beach
EDISTO, S.C. — If you’re going to roast in a record-breaking heat wave anyway, you might as well do it…
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Vineival provides fun, food and school supplies
Needed school supplies for students attending Central Elementary School is the focus of the fifth-annual “Vineival,” on Saturday, July 30,…
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Help kids get school supplies
Buying school supplies for children is becoming increasingly expensive, and some local groups want to help cash-strapped families. Altrusa International…
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Waynesville to put South Main on the drawing board
The town of Waynesville is dusting off the drafting table, ready to launch a community planning initiative to shape the…
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PETA targets Cherokee bear treatment with new billboard
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is continuing to target bear pits on the Cherokee Indian Reservation, this…
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Maggie invests in festivals as form of economic development
Maggie Valley took a leap of faith this year with its inaugural Red, White and Boom festival. It was a…
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Diagonal parking in Sylva: an exercise in blind faith
It’s a typical late afternoon weekday in Hollifield Jewelers on Main Street in Sylva, with four or five customers in…
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Red Cross to close only office west of Asheville
Since 1917, the Red Cross has flown its archetypal white flag in Haywood County. In the 94 years that have…
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