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NC tourism official to address travel trends at Nov. 19 meeting
Wit Tuttell, director of Tourism Marketing for the N.C. Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development will discuss projected travel…
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Haywood rolls back price of Wal-Mart renovation
Haywood County commissioners are reining in their grand plans for Waynesville’s old Wal-Mart, working with designers and almost everyone else…
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JobsNOW Reverse Job Fair showcases student talent
Haywood Community College’s JobsNOW program will hold a Reverse Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.…
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Additional resources offered to seniors
Haywoood Community Connections, an advocacy organization for senior citizens in Haywood County, has updated its website. Visit and check out…
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Meals on Wheels seeks volunteers
Haywood County Meals on Wheels needs help — there is a shortage of volunteers. People are needed to deliver hot,…
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HCC offers parliamentary procedures seminar
Haywood Community College’s Continuing Education Department is offering a Basic Parliamentary Procedures seminar on Wednesday, November 17 with UNC School…
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Parking concerns in Sylva never-ending
Sheryl Rudd, just that morning, said she had fussed at her husband, Dieter Kuhn, for leaving a vehicle parked for…
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New Jackson commissioners, new county agenda
Jack Debnam says he’s simply trying to get his feet on the ground and figure out what needs to be…
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Haywood county manager Cotton steps down
After four years in its service, the man who has stood at the helm of Haywood County will be moving…
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Budget woes leave higher education institutions with tough choices
Up to 1,700 jobs, perhaps a whole campus eliminated — the dire picture painted this month by Erskine Bowles, president…
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Mirari Brass Quintet to perform Nov. 12 at WCU
The Mirari Brass Quintet will present a concert at Western Carolina University on Friday, Nov. 12, as part of the…
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Haywood Community Chorus presents fall concert Nov. 14
The Haywood Community Chorus will hold its fall concert at 4 p.m. on Nov. 14, at First United Methodist Church…
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WCU musicians gear up for ‘Sounds of the Season’
The leftover Halloween goodies might be still sitting in the candy bowl, but at Western Carolina University it’s already beginning…
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Forum emphasizes challenges for basketmakers
The Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources is presenting a symposium Nov. 12-14, called “Gathering Places: Traditional Basketmaking and the…
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Fine Art Museum hosts family fun, holiday shopping, reception
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will host a number of events in November. The museum is in…
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Contra dance fundraiser is Nov. 14
The Second Sunday Contra Dance will be held from 2:30-5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14, at the new Senior Center…
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HCC hosts regional competition
Haywood Community College recently hosted a regional cosmetology competition on the Clyde campus. In addition to HCC, Blue Ridge Community…
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SCC exhibit highlights Native American art
The November art display at Southwestern Community College’s Balsam Lobby on the Jackson Campus celebrates Native American Month. Students from…
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Childrens’ collage workshop offered in Macon Nov. 13
The Macon County Art Association will hold a collage workshop for children from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Nov. 13…
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Cancer art exhibit to be displayed at Carolina Cancer Specialists
“Lilly Oncology On Canvas,” an art exhibition honoring the physical and emotional journey people face when confronted by a cancer…
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Carden play, ARTSaturday planned at Rickman Store
The Rickman Store in the Cullasaja community of Macon County will host two upcoming arts events. Sylva writer Gary Carden’s play…
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Art teachers enhance student experience with QuickDraw grants
Haywood County art teachers gained a boost to their teaching wish lists when members of the QuickDraw Committee met to…
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‘Art Connects the Parks’ to be dedicated Nov. 19
Waynesville will dedicate its third public art project during a dedication ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Gallery…
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More than 100 artists represented in ‘It’s A Small, Small Work 2010’
The Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 will hold its third annual small works show titled, ”It’s a Small, Small…
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Daily rituals keep us synched to life’s basic rhythms
Once upon a time, in a previous incarnation as a musician, I developed a routine that allowed me to focus…
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Wildlife Commission Pledges Support for East Fork Headwaters
The Commissioners of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission unanimously passed a resolution Thursday, pledging the agency’s support for the management…
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Cochran retains sheriff’s seat
In Swain County, incumbent Republican Sheriff Curtis Cochran successfully fended off challenger John Ensley. Cochran has faced several controversies in…
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Democrats retain power on Swain board
Swain County will spend the next four years with an all-Democrat board of commissioners after all the incumbents running for…
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Queen ousted in GOP takeover of state Senate
Incumbent Joe Sam Queen (D-Waynesville) lost his state Senate seat to fresh-faced Republican challenger Ralph Hise, making Hise the youngest…
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Davis headed to Raleigh as part of Republican surge
A hard-hitting campaign, coupled with a surging Republican tide helped Jim Davis claim the state’s 50th District Senate seat on…
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Suttles keeps Haywood sheriff’s job
Haywood County’s Bobby Suttles won his first election for the sheriff’s seat he has held since 2008, beating Republican challenger…
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Democrats buck trend in Haywood
Democrats claimed victory in all three open commissioner seats in Haywood County, with incumbents Kirk Kirkpatrick and Bill Upton keeping…
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Shuler keeps House seat
Despite an overwhelming Republican landslide in the 2010 congressional election, Rep. Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) beat back challenger Jeff Miller of…
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Newcomer will be on Macon County Board of Commissioners
One new face — Republican Ron Haven — will be on the Macon County Board of Commissioners if unofficial voting…
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Holland keeps his hand on the helm in Macon County
Macon County Sheriff Robert “Robby” Holland, a Republican, has won another term in office — his third — by beating…
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Historic judge’s race puts three newcomers on bench
A monumental judge’s election to fill three 30th District Court seats in Western North Carolina has ended after a clean,…
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Ashe handily returns as Jackson County sheriff
Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe won his third term in office Tuesday, easily beating back a challenge from political newcomer…
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Allen holds her own against incumbent Haire
State Rep. Phil Haire (D-Jackson) fought off a surprisingly strong challenge from fellow Jackson County resident Dodie Allen to retain…
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Jackson County says no thanks, no more to incumbent commissioners
Jackson County voters upended the board of commissioners Tuesday, calling an abrupt end to progressive land-development regulations that had set…
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Dead man gets a ‘My Vote Counted’ sticker
From the we-really-couldn’t-make-this-stuff-up file, election workers in Jackson County didn’t bat an eye when a woman this election cycle brought…
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Charles White to read from new historical fiction
Charles White, formerly of Cullowhee, will be at City Lights at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, to read from…
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Photos, oral histories of Madison
Award-winning photographer and writer Rob Amberg’s multimedia presentation “The New Road and Today’s Mountaineers” — set for 7 p.m. on…
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The Swain Library will host an afternoon author talk with local author
Author Jane SpottedBird will discuss her new book, Still Here: Dancing to the Beat of My Own Drum on Saturday,…
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McCrumb gets sidetracked in book about famous trial
Several months ago, I reviewed a marvelous non-fiction work by Sharon Hatfield titled Never Seen the Moon: The Trials of…
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One fine mountain poet
Allow me to introduce you to a friend of mine. His name is Han Shan. He is among the finest…
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1,000-acre milestone for new agricultural districts
In the three years since the Haywood County commissioners authorized a new “enhanced voluntary agricultural district” ordinance, 15 Bethel-area landowners…
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Celebrate food and dance on Nov. 14 with the farmers market
William and Sabrina Shelton of Shelton Family Farms and Ron and Cathy Arps of Vegenui Garden are sponsoring an end-of-the-season celebration for…
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GSMNP closures
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park began operating on its winter schedule Nov. 1, which includes the closing of seven…
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Updated free guide to invasive plants in southern forests
Gardeners, foresters, landowners and others concerned about nonnative invasive plants in the South can now get free copies of A…
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Comments sought on combatting white-nose syndrome in bats
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking public comment on a coordinated national management plan to address white-nose syndrome,…
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