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Bitter cold makes routine memorable
Sunday, 6 a.m.: Get out of bed, stagger downstairs and start grinding coffee beans. What’s that white sheen through the…
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New regulations are a compromise
Editor’s note: This letter was written by Waynesville’s planning director in response to Mary Lamb’s letter above. Dear Ms. Lamb…
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Residents need time to review zoning changes
To the Editor: Like so many other young couples, my husband and I felt so blessed when he landed a…
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Jackson’s new leaders have room for improvement
A bit of a stumble out of the gate can be forgiven among newcomers in any endeavor, but that stumble…
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Sylva “back street” plans moving forward: Grant application due Feb. 10
Three years ago, Holly Hooper and sister Heather Menacof had saved enough money to invest in new windows for the…
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Jackson County library taking shape
The completion date for Jackson County’s new library is just three months away, but the likelihood the project really will…
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WCU, Forest Hills continue hammering out Town Center concept
Looming budget cuts to the state’s higher education system won’t interfere with Western Carolina University’s goal of creating a town…
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Q&A with Jackson-Swain Extension Director
Robert “Rob” Hawk, a Whittier resident and the former community resource development agent in this region for the N.C. Cooperative…
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Commissioners to hold public hearings Dec. 20
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners will hold two public hearings at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 20, in the…
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Burrell recovering after fracturing vertebrae
Conrad Burrell, a member of the state’s Board of Transportation and chairman of Southwestern Community College’s board of trustees, underwent…
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Macon planning board uproar subsides
Planning board members in Macon County this week voted against a plan that would have seen their group expand from…
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A changing of the guard at Lake Junaluska: Methodist center with deep Haywood roots works to re-invent itself
Almost a century after its inception, Lake Junaluska Assembly is still a pillar of Haywood County’s heritage, an organic, integral…
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Maggie Valley tries ‘flowery’ marketing idea
Maggie Valley is in the midst of a makeover. The town is taking steps to spruce itself up, modernize and,…
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Jackson Paper host party for local school children
Jackson Paper Manufacturing hosted more than 45 local elementary students and their families at the company’s Christmas for Kids party…
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Lomo owners sell to Atlanta entrepreneur
The inside of Waynesville’s 44 Church Street does not, today, bustle with life, warmth and the scintillating scent of food…
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SMN obtains draft agreement between WCU, Forest Hills
A draft agreement between Western Carolina University and the Village of Forest Hills calls for a referendum on mixed drinks,…
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Images etched in memory for a lifetime
I am fascinated by those images from the natural world that remain with us for a lifetime — almost as…
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Popular Maggie Moonlight Race returns in 2011
The Maggie Valley Moonlight Race will return in 2011, once again enticing runners from near and far to lace up…
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35th annual “Festival of Christmas Past”
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will hold the 35th annual Festival of Christmas Past celebration from 9 a.m. to 4…
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Support your local farms this winter
Harvests of sweet corn, tomatoes, and other produce wrapped up weeks ago, but Haywood County farmers still have plenty to…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Goose dilemma
A spin around Lake Junaluska the other day (12/2) turned up another unusual winter visitor plus highlighted the foibles and…
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Cataloochee’s 50th season off to a great white start
Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley is off to another strong start to its season. “We’ve been open since Nov.…
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Cataloochee Ski Patrol: Keeping you safe on the slope
The Cataloochee Ski Patrol began in 1961 as a group of friends who enjoyed skiing at the new Cataloochee Ski…
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A bunch of possibilities for your book lover
To buy affordable holiday gifts for men past the age of 30 can be difficult. When confronted with men who…
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Let’s be honest about Kephart
To the Editor: I was surprised to find my views somewhat misstated in Quintin Ellison’s column, “Kephart, Transplants and the…
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Take time to contact DOT about N.C.107
To the Editor: The North Carolina Department of Transportation is proposing high-impact road modifications for N.C. 107 and is planning…
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Guilty as charged, and free at last
I have a confession to make. Underneath my tough, no-nonsense newspaperwoman exterior, I’m an individual who is ridden with guilt.…
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Remembering Terry … and not too fondly
When I was in the fourth grade, some dirtbag stole my hat. But it wasn’t any old dirtbag, and it…
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Road crews ready for winter
Eight inches. 10 inches. 12 inches. Wintry mix. Ice. Snow. If the winter of 2009-2010 was characterized by anything, it…
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Selzer honored by NC library association
Mary Selzer received the “Library Friend of the Year” award at the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association meeting in…
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Macon’s natural spaces focus of luncheon
The Macon County League of Women Voters will sponsor a program on the Natural Areas Inventory of Macon County at…
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How to do business with the government
Haywood Community College’s Small Business Center and the Greater Haywood Chamber of Commerce have partnered to offer a free seminar…
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HCC Employees Donate $2,924 to United Way’s Imagination Library
Haywood Community College faculty and staff members collected a total of $2,924.00 for United Way to be used for the…
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Cold weather help comes to local pets
Haywood Animal Welfare Association delivers 1,600 pounds of pet food per week to the local pantries and assists some cat…
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Initiation fee waived at HRMC fitness center
Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center is waiving the usual initiation fee on six-month memberships as a holiday gift to…
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Canton mill case moves forward
A recent decision by a North Caroline administrative law judge has denied Evergreen Packaging’s attempt to dismiss the case filed…
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Swanger takes Haywood chairman’s seat
Haywood County Commissioner Mark Swanger has found himself in a comfortable old seat after taking over the chairmanship at the…
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WCU’s fall commencement set for Dec. 18
Western Carolina University will honor its fall graduating class, and recognize a group of graduates who received their degrees after…
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There’s new management in town
Jackson County’s new board of commissioners took their seats for the first time Monday night, but only after the old…
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Westmoreland: Debnam said he wanted ‘change’
To hear Kenneth Westmoreland tell it, the decision to leave his job as Jackson County manager wasn’t exactly “his decision”…
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Susan Ervin, long-time member of the Macon County Planning Board, to commissioners:
I would like to speak still in support of reinstating Al Slagle to the planning board and against appointing anyone,…
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Lewis Penland, chairman of the Macon County Planning Board, to commissioners:
First off, I would like to thank Chairman Beale and the commissioners for meeting with us jointly tonight. And thank…
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New Macon commission chair selected — Board debates planning changes
Macon County commissioners almost couldn’t hold a meeting Monday night because they couldn’t agree on a new chairman. With newly…
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GOP shift spells trouble for planning advocates
Commissioners’ appointment of a man to the Macon County Planning Board who has openly opposed that very concept has sparked…
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Stecoah to host indoor craft show
The annual Christmas in the Mountains Art and Craft Show will be held Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5…
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Rickman Store plans holiday events Dec. 11
There will be a special holiday celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the Rickman Store…
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Voices in the Laurel plans Christmas concert
Singers from the internationally acclaimed children’s choir Voices in the Laurel will perform a special Christmas concert at 3 p.m.…
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The Christmas challenge: Scott Miller puts his own twist on seasonal music
By Joe Hooten • Contributing writer If your family is like mine, we have unspoken rules regarding the amount and…
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Great gifts at HCC holiday sale
The Professional Crafts students at Haywood Community College will be selling their exceptional wares at the Holiday Sale Thursday, Dec.…
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Martin DeWitt, founding curator and director of WCU art museum, to retire
Martin DeWitt, founding director and curator of the Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University, has announced his retirement. “I…
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