Haywood commissioners wade gingerly into Confederate flag fray
About 20 Southern heritage supporters lined a bench of Haywood County’s historic courtroom in Waynesville Monday, a show of force…
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WCU takes over off-campus shuttle service
The university’s parking and transportation services office has assumed responsibility for running an off-campus shuttle service previously provided by Jackson…
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Meet fellow Franklin entrepreneurs Aug. 23
The Macon County Economic Development Commission will host an entrepreneur networking night at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Appalachian…
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Families sought to host international students
Ayusa, an international student exchange organization, is looking to match willing families with international high school students. The program is…
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Cherokee Preservation Foundation celebrates 10 years of good work
Winners of Cherokee Preservation Foundation’s 10th anniversary photo contest will be announced at a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m.…
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Political corner
Mike Clampitt, a candidate running for the state House, is hosting “Mornings with Mike” from 7-8 a.m. every Tuesday at…
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Jackson revisits development rules along U.S. 441
Jackson County leaders appear to be backing down from a lofty vision to transform U.S. 441 leading to Cherokee into…
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State senate candidates stake out positions
Verbal sparring over key campaign issues in this fall’s state senate race was lively and pointed between N.C. Sen. Jim…
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Trading autonomy for security: Lake Junaluska weighs whether to merge with town of Waynesville
When Tom Sigmon tells people in Charlotte that he only lives there part-time, they often ask where he spends the…
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Jackson task force mired down in finer points of merging two tourism entities into one
A task force charged with creating guidelines for a joint Jackson County Tourism Development Authority is still struggling to figure…
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Room tax on the rise, a sign of hope in the tourism industry
Many counties are seeing an increase in tourism-related spending this year, but most have still not bounced back to their…
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Team weight-loss competition starts soon
The Franklin Angel Medical Center is hosting the kick-off for its third team weight-loss competition 9 a.m. Aug. 25 in…
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Cat adoption fee lowered for five days in August
The Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation in Waynesville is lowering the fee to $5 to adopt cats five months or older.…
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HRMC Foundation presents its 21st annual Charitable Classic Golf & Gala
The HRMC Foundation is hosting its 21st annual Charitable Classic Golf & Gala, a two-day fundraiser Aug. 28-29 to benefit…
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HCC trustees narrowly split on whether to expand their search for new president
The Haywood Community College Board of Trustees have apparently rejected five finalists in its search for a new college president…
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For bargain price, Haywood County is proud new owner of shuttered prison
For a little less than the cost of a cup of coffee, Haywood County is buying the small, closed-down state…
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MedWest-Haywood to fill key slots
The county is looking to fill five open positions on MedWest-Haywood’s hospital authority board during a critical time when the…
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Maggie to loosen sweepstake machine regulations
The Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen will vote this week whether to relax restrictions on sweepstakes machines for businesses that…
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Low values prompt reval delay
Real estate prices have taken such a drastic plunge in Macon and Jackson counties — which once boasted the highest…
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Going once, going twice … Local banks still feeling hangover from unprecedented boom and bust
As Macon Bank scurried to get in on the ground floor of the real estate heyday in the mountains, it…
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Confederate flag controversery still unsettled in Haywood
Haywood County temporarily backed off its hard-line stance against tiny Confederate flags being stuck in the ground around the base…
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Former Bryson fire chief charged in connection with fire department funds
The former Bryson City fire chief Joey Hughes is facing criminal charges following a months-long investigation by the State Bureau…
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UPDATED: WestCare hospital board weighs future of MedWest partnership
The Westcare Board of Directors met for more than four hours Tuesday, Aug. 7, to discuss the future of MedWest-Harris…
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Rogers takes early lead in congressional fundraising
By Shannan Mashburn • Intern Democrat Hayden Rogers has commanded the lead in the money race for the congressional election…
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Jackson to assess potential for ABC profits
Jackson County commissioners in the coming months will weigh whether to open a liquor store in Cashiers, outside Cherokee —…
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Angel Medical butterfly release to honors Hospice patients
The community is invited to attend a memorial butterfly release ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 9 at Angel Medical Center.…
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Notification of wastewater spill in Haywood County
The Town of Waynesville had a discharge of untreated wastewater from a sanitary sewer line located along N.C. 209, Crabtree…
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Confederate supporters protest flag removal at courthouse
A protest was held this week in front of the Haywood County historic courthouse by Confederate supporters who say their…
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Mothers unite to pray for schools
By Peggy Manning • Correspondent Every Friday morning, a small group of mothers meet in Bryson City to pray for…
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Some banks still struggling to pick up the pieces
The view from Roger Plemens office is hard to beat. Bay windows serve up a bird’s eye view of the…
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Clock could be running out for denuded Waynesville hillside to get green again
An earth-moving project that has left a large, visible hillside on Russ Avenue in Waynesville denuded, gouged and barren could…
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New outpatient surgery center aimed at easing patient experience
Barbara Wells donned her fanciest scrubs last week — a cute flowered bandana and matching green top — for the…
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Cherokee hopes to broker tourist train deal with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
The principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will met with the owner of the Great Smoky Mountain…
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‘One-Day Website’ class to be offered at WCU
Local residents will have an opportunity to learn how to develop a website in “The One-Day Website,” a class that…
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Controversial billboard clearcutting gets fuller viewing
By Paul Clark • Contributor Implementation of a new state law that increases the amount of land that can be…
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Cherokee, Franklin search for common ground over Nikwasi mound dispute
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and some Franklin townspeople would like to see the Nikwasi Indian Mound…
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Incoming: Jackson airport to land a share of increased casino traffic
The advent of live dealers and table games at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino is widely predicted to bring sweeping economic benefits…
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We salute you, Balsam Range
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners declared Aug. 10 as the official “Balsam Range Day” to celebrate the upcoming release…
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Mission Health and the American Red Cross to offer Citizen CPR class
Mission Health, Angel Medical Center, and the American Red Cross will offer a free Citizen CPR, hands only, class at…
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Republican Party opening new headquarters in Sylva
Republican and unaffiliated voters are invited to the grand opening of a new Republican Party office at 4 p.m. Aug.…
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Volunteers needed for Haywood County Fair
Adult volunteers are needed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 21 to help youth register for the Haywood County…
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Waynesville playground and rec park to get much needed new restrooms
The vandalized, charred restrooms in the Waynesville Recreation Park will soon get a long-awaited facelift.
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Under-the-radar sublease of county building comes to light in convoluted civil case
The director of a mental health nonprofit falsely posed as the landlord for a building he didn’t own for nearly…
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Canton hopes to tap potential of downtown museum, visitor center
From Staff Reports Patrick Willis is a history buff of the first order, so when he landed a part-time job…
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Uncovering the past: UT project lets Cherokee students discover their ancestors
By Paul Clark • Contributor Long caravans of traffic streamed into Cherokee on U.S. 441 recently, but relatively few passengers…
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Commissioned landscape now crowns Joey’s Pancake House
Regular patrons of Joey’s Pancake House will notice a different view when they enter the restaurant that is a social…
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Woman bank president to speak at Aug. 9 chamber luncheon
Suzanne DeFerie, CEO and president of Asheville Savings Bank, will be the guest speaker at the Haywood County Chamber of…
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Yard sale to benefit mother-baby unit at MedWest-Harris
A community yard sale held from noon to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,…
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Heirs lament loss of heritage in court-ordered sale of family land
Every year on the first weekend in August, Linda Maxwell and other heirs of patriarch H.B. Wood make a pilgrimage…
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Tunnel work to cause delays on I-40
The N.C. Department of Transportation will conduct inspections of three tunnels in the Pigeon River Gorge on Interstate 40 in…
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