Haywood County property revaluations go out
It’s finally here: the week Haywood County property owners find out just how well their home and land values held…
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Restaurants in Sylva busy despite worries about economy
The economy be damned — the burgeoning restaurant scene in Sylva continues to boom, with four eating establishments in this…
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Nursing scholarships available
Scholarships for nursing students are available through the Judy Moore Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which was created as a memorial to…
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SCC fair to connect job seekers with employers
Southwestern Community College will hold a free job fair Thursday, March 31. The event will be from 9 a.m. until…
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Waynesville offers summer day camp
A summer day camp for rising first graders through rising fifth graders from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., June 17…
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WCU police receive military surplus
Two portable light towers each bright enough to illuminate an area the size of a football field are the latest…
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Students fold paper cranes to support Japan earthquake relief
Western Carolina University students are folding and selling paper cranes for $1 to support an earthquake relief fund at a…
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Construction program offered for students
High school students interested in construction can participate in the Kimmel School Construction Training Program at Western Carolina University in…
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Sarge’s opens center, calls for photography
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new adoption center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
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Campus ministry hosts golf classic
The Wesley Foundation at Western Carolina University will host its inaugural Golf Classic at Lake Junaluska Golf Course April 16…
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Senior spokeswoman hosts community forum
On March 31, Swain County citizens will have two opportunities to comment on the future of Swain County. The dialog,…
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Work on hospice center progresses
Construction on a new Homestead Inpatient Hospice Center adjacent to MedWest-Haywood hospital is progressing, with a new retaining wall, framework…
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Sylvan Hearth seeks like-minded worshipers
The Sylvan Hearth Pagan Temple offers its facilities to positive Pagan traditions including Hindu, Buddhist and Asatrue. The facility includes…
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Enjoy the lake? Help cleanup, please
A Lake Junaluska Beautification Day is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5, and volunteers are needed to help with the cleanup.…
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HandMade engages Bryson to create road map for a better town
In the sunny, windowed front room of the Swain County Chamber of Commerce, a group of people are gathered around…
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Rural Center grants to create 22 jobs in Haywood
Haywood County has received two grants totaling $133,650 from the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center that will help create…
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Ancient burial site halts Jackson bridge construction
Not to say they told you so, but the truth is … they did. Construction of a wider bridge to…
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Farmers turn out in droves for cattle auction opening day
The first cow ushered into the WNC Regional Livestock Center in Canton weighed 850 well-proportioned pounds. Despite being two-months pregnant,…
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WCU budget cuts, reorganization trigger controversy
At the outset of the state budget crisis, Chancellor John Bardo and Western Carolina University’s Board of Trustees maintained the…
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All the way from Ground Zero, salvaged metal to be erected as memorial in Clyde
When the World Trade Center fell nearly 10 years ago, there was little left of its once-majestic towers but scattered…
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Haywood jail hopes to trim inmate health care costs
The health care bills rolling into the Haywood County jail for inmate care might now be slashed by up to…
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Hunt for new WCU chancellor in the homestretch
It’s not a bad job, really. There’s a nice house, more than 7,000-square-feet, that’s currently undergoing a nearly $300,000 facelift.…
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A modern man with an old-time passion for farming
It’s a sunny, mid-March Friday, the air is barely warm enough to warrant open windows and loosened collars, and on…
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Frequently asked questions about the new Jackson County public library complex
Where is the new library located? The new Jackson County Public Library Complex is located at 310 Keener Street in…
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Mountain visitors guide now available
Tourists and visitors can now pick up a free copy of the 2011 NC Mountains Visitors Guide from the Jackson…
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Inaugural Golf Classic comes to Lake Junaluska
The inaugural Golf Classic hosted by the Wesley Foundation at Western Carolina University is coming April 16 to the Lake…
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Jobs lost, but construction and buying continue without pause on WCU campus
A $138,000 fountain, the crowning jewel in a larger, $2.3 million construction project, is being built at Western Carolina University.…
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Documentary screening on school reform
A viewing of Davis Guggenheim’s film, “Waiting for Superman” will be held at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in the…
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Waynesville guards water supply despite pressure to unleash the spigot
The Town of Waynesville is negotiating with its biggest water customer, trying to take a stronger role in the future…
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Sylva bypass loses steam as priority
Sylva leaders, asked to list their top road-building priorities, did not include a controversial bypass proposed by the state Department…
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Accounting probe prompts firing, resignation at Haywood County Schools
Haywood County Schools is currently without a finance director, after long-time finance officer Larry Smith stepped down amid an investigation…
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Queen sues opponent after losing state election
All is fair in love and war, but apparently not in politics. Former state Sen. Joe Sam Queen, D-Waynesville, is…
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Boulevard redesign could be in the cards for Macon’s busiest thoroughfare
Eve Boatright isn’t prepared to openly criticize motorists speeding past her bookshop along U.S. 23/441 south of Franklin. The British…
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County’s leading critic stirs up trouble for fairground arena
The predicament surrounding the arena began when Monroe Miller — the county’s leading critic who regularly lambasts commissioners at their…
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REACH village thrown a lifeline: Money problems for agency not solved, however
Mountain Projects might take control of the REACH village in Sylva, ensuring the low-income housing would remain available to area…
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High-speed broadband continues march across the mountains
Work to bring broadband to all of North Carolina — including adding missing sections of fiber in the mountains —…
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Macon County government to lose two of its finest
Macon County is losing an incredible amount of experience this year with the impending retirements of two employees. Between them,…
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Small Towns program under way in Bryson
HandMade in America is working with Bryson City as a part of its Small Towns program, which assists small towns…
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Red Cross offers free CPR training
Haywood and Jackson County residents can attend free CPR training from the American Red Cross. Registration is open for “CPR…
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Healthy Haywood kicks off fitness challenge
Healthy Haywood will kick off its annual fitness challenge beginning March 14. Registration is $10. Participants can attend a variety…
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MedWest expands mental health services
A mental health program at MedWest-Haywood hospital has been expanded to include the general population through a behavioral health outpatient…
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Volunteer opportunity with Arc of Haywood
The Arc of Haywood will be promoting advocacy for those with development disabilities in March. This is to honor Development…
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Revaluation in Jackson County back on ... maybe?
In a we-were-really-just-kidding-around reversal, Jackson County commissioners this week decided to delay their previous decision to delay property revaluation. A…
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Second-home economy makes its mark on WNC
The second-home economy has fueled far more than construction and real estate jobs over the past decade. “If it’s someone’s…
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Macon loses bragging rights for fastest growing county
Macon County isn’t exactly asking for a recount, but officials here do want to know why the county’s 2010 census…
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Former HRMC CEO gets $150,000 settlement
The former CEO of Haywood Regional Medical Center will get $150,000 from the hospital after settling a lawsuit claiming he…
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Swain commissioners call for resignation of DSS board
The following statement was issued by the Swain County Board of Commissioners after the DSS board failed to take action…
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Swain DSS board fails to reach consensus on suspensions
The Swain County Department of Social Services board met for three hours Tuesday night (March 8) to discuss whether employees…
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Reading between the census lines
Although population in Western North Carolina increased only by a modest amount over the past decade, home construction grew at…
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Haywood County bails out fairground arena, again
The Haywood County Fairgrounds are on the way to being back in business after a scare that shuttered the covered…
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