New Cherokee Chamber to give voice to business community
Cherokee business owners are forming a chamber of commerce that will give the business community a voice in shaping the…
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Cashiers plant cuts 80 jobs; some go to Bryson, Canton
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Approximately 80 workers will be laid off from Cashier’s Consolidated Metco plastics plant beginning…
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Waynesville’s Performing Arts Center suffers damage after pipe breakage
By Michael Beadle The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will probably have to rebuild its box office and concession stand after…
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Westmoreland says county’s cost for library not yet known
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer A recent statement that Cashiers area residents will be footing the majority of the…
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Waynesville downtown now on Historic Register
The Waynesville Main Street Historic District has been accepted to be on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Some question attempt to help only one business
Some Dillsboro merchants have questioned why town leaders based their entire application for flood revitalization money from the state on…
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Macon Friends get $200,000 Janirve grant
The Friends of the Macon County Library have received a $200,000 pledge of support from The Janirve Foundation of Asheville.
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Junkyard’s friends replace trees
A small contingent of friends and neighbors showed up on the doorstep of Denver Blaylock’s junkyard in Cruso Saturday (Dec.…
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Jackson five earn Governor’s Award
Five Jackson County women were given the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service during a recent awards luncheon in Sylva.…
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Economic impact of methane project uncertain
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Translating the economic impact of Jackson County’s landfill gas recovery project into dollars and…
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Dillsboro misses out on lion’s share of flood relief
It appears Dillsboro is getting the short end of the stick in state grant money intended to revitalize business districts…
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Recommended diversions
Cataloochee Our local ski mountain is just plain fun. My family enjoys nothing better than to make the trek through…
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Macon waiting on Peeks Creek decision
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Streambank restoration along Peeks Creek in Macon County, where a massive landslide killed six…
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Bill McLarney: Peeks Creek trout population wiped out
Local biologist and aquatic scientist Bill McLarney agreed with the Wildlife Commission’s revised recommendations to allow stream work, but for…
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Long time coming
Denver Blaylock has been prodded by enforcers for seven years to meet Haywood County’s junkyard ordinance. The sprawling complex houses…
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$6.9 million gift to WCU largest in its history
As industry experts warn of a worsening international shortage of construction professionals, Western Carolina University and one of the nation’s…
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Jackson considers grant requests
Jackson County commissioners are weighing the merits of several municipal grant applications that will allocate a total of up to…
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Charters want cut of lottery money
Advocates of charter schools have launched a statewide campaign to correct what they claim is an inequality in the way…
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Blaylock tries to salvage business after Haywood court cracks down on junkyard ordinance
When Ricky Stokely pulled out of Denver Blaylock’s junkyard in Cruso last Friday afternoon towing a junk green Saturn, he…
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Study says water, sewer needs rising
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The state’s water, wastewater and stormwater systems are faced with $6.8 billion in capital…
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School’s stormwater system will be state-of-the-art
A new elementary school under construction in Haywood County will serve as an environmental model for developers in the region.
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Land too valuable to conserve, residents say
Nearly two years after Bryson City town leaders agreed to conserve 900 acres once used as the town’s drinking water…
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Trial forces widower to relive mountainside tragedy
Almost two years ago, a retired couple from Florida was crushed in their home after the hillside behind their house…
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New laws should help curtail meth plague
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Swain County Chief Deputy Jackie Fortner never thought he’d equate marijuana with more simple…
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Latest Ghost Town suitor eyes May 2006 opening
The owner of the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad has teamed up with a venture capitalist and an amusement operator to…
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Finishing well: Canton native dies in a war he didn’t support for the country he did
By Michael Beadle Michael Parrott wanted to be in Iraq. He told his wife Meg about it every Sunday morning…
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Choosing replacement puts board, director at odds
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer There was a showdown at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Fontana Regional Library Board.…
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The body count keeps rising
As of Nov. 20, the total number of U.S. troops killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom climbed to 2,083. Eleven more…
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Landslide death case ends in mistrial
A wrongful death lawsuit surrounding a landslide in Maggie Valley was declared a mistrial this week after a jury failed…
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HCC has new president
Dr. Rose Harrell Johnson, currently working for the Virginia Community College system, has been appointed president of Haywood Community College.
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Macon residents worried about devlopment
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer A long-range study that analyzed perceptions about the mountain landscape among Macon County residents…
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Seeing nature through new eyes
When Mickey Henson looks at a creek, he sees a physics equation.
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Haywood, Maggie Valley chambers reach out to each other
The boards of the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce and Maggie Valley Visitor Center and Convention Bureau met last week…
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In Forest Hills, the flip of a coin decides mayoral race
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The Forest Hills mayoral election came down to the flip of a coin Tuesday…
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Finding wetlands in the most unlikely places
As Mickey Henson waded into a brambly thicket bordering a town park in Sylva, he stopped a few steps in,…
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Dealing with strays a hit or miss affair in Swain
Every Monday morning, Justin Mack roles through the Swain County dispatch office to pick up a list of the week's…
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County declines to consider limits on construction noise
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Jackson County residents will continue to suffer the bang and the clatter of a…
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Community activist faces embezzlement charges
A well-known Waynesville community leader has been charged with embezzling a $15,000 donation made to the Pigeon Community Development Club…
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Cell tower proposal splits White Oak neighbors
Two Cingular cell towers proposed for the White Oak and Panther Creek communities - a rugged and rural part of…
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Public weighs in on methane project
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Planning for Jackson CountyÕs landfill gas recovery project continued last week with a series…
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School systems work on changing the mentality of food intake
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Lunchtime at Smoky Mountain High School is like a swarm of orderly locusts, as…
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Sylva to get newcomers on board
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Some might call Sylva’s upcoming town board and mayoral races an election of attrition.
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Challengers say changes are needed
Mayor running unopposed • Jerry Walker, 69, retired from Blue Ridge Paper Products engineering and maintenance. Part-time security at Blue…
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Crowded Dillsboro race includes write-in campaigns
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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Smart growth, Main Street are hot issues in Franklin
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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Planning, affordable housing are issues in Highlands
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Mayor, pick one
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