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Vision for the future: WCU program helps intellectually disabled students achieve their dreams
As he entered his sophomore year at Andrews High School in Cherokee County, David Maennle started to notice his classmates…
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Macon school board opposes partisan elections
After county commissioners considered signing a resolution in support of transitioning the Macon County Board of Education to a partisan-elected…
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WCU men's basketball picks up steam
It’s a great time to be a Catamount basketball fan, certainly the best in a while.
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Habitat’s ‘return on investment': Building strong communities, strong futures
It’s tough out there for anyone hoping to gain entry into the housing market.
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Fire activity resumes
Despite an uptick in precipitation and humidity levels, the region is still facing the worst drought conditions since 2017, with…
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Two grants help Haywood students
Haywood County Schools recently received two grants from Dogwood Health Trust. One will benefit students at the Haywood Community Learning…
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Candidates continue filing for 2024 election
North Carolina’s candidate filing period for the 2024 General Election began on Monday, Dec. 4, with candidates slowly making their…
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Fox named interim county manager
Less than a month after Jackson County Manager Don Adams announced his resignation, commissioners have appointed an interim to fill…
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Man arrested for child sex crimes in Haywood
On Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023, Haywood County Sheriff’s deputies from the Criminal Suppression Unit located and arrested Tyler James Ponder,…
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Johnson named Preceptor of the Year
Haywood Regional Medical Center announced that Dr. Allison Johnson was named Preceptor of the Year by the Virginia College of…
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Casting for Canton: Papertown gets its first fly shop
Doug Mcelvy was only 3 or 4 the first time he picked up a fishing rod, but it sparked a…
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Smokies burn ban lifted
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has lifted a burn ban that’s been in effect for weeks amid drought conditions…
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Endangered snail reintroduced to the wild
After 20 years of living only in captivity, the federally endangered magnificent ramshorn has been returned to the wild.
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Farmland preservation grants available
County governments and conservation nonprofits have until Dec. 18 to apply for farmland preservation grants from the N.C. Agricultural Development…
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Arboretum leader to lead landscape architecture association
Drake Fowler, deputy executive director at The North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, has been named president of the N.C. Chapter…
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Drought disaster funding available for farmers
Family farms across the region are eligible for emergency loan assistance from the Farm Service Agency due to damage or…
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Grants awarded to protect N.C. farmland
Western North Carolina is well represented in the more than $15 million recently awarded to protect working farms and forests,…
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Outdoor businesses selected for mentorship program
Mountain BizWorks has named eight outdoor businesses that have been selected for the fifth cohort of its annual Waypoint Accelerator…
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Medicaid expansion is here; Pisgah Legal offers free advice on gaining access
More than 500,000 North Carolinians stand to gain free health coverage in the coming months.
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Fingers like lightning: A Haywood County banjo retrospective
Editor’s Note: Since first rolling into Haywood County in August 2012 to start work as the arts and entertainment editor…
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Five strings of fury: New book spotlights Haywood banjo legends
In the mid-1960s, when Bill Allsbrook was a med school student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, he decided…
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Can our democracy survive?
It’s clear from numerous reports out of Congress that most, if not all, Republicans think Donald Trump is a buffoon…
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‘If I am still here in 11 more days …’
My birthday is tomorrow. When my dad reached this same age, he had 10 days left to live. I remember…
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Rudow announces congressional bid in Western North Carolina
The 2024 election season isn’t quite yet officially underway, but one Democrat isn’t waiting for Dec. 4 to get into…
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Cherokee man arrested in cold case murder
Nearly a decade after 26-year-old Marie Walkingstick Pheasant’s body was found in a burned-out vehicle in Cherokee’s Big Cove community,…
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No county property for proposed Franklin Social District
Without discussion or stated reasoning, Macon County commissioners decided not to allow Franklin to use county property for its proposed…
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Burn bans lift and wildfires wind down following rain
Burn bans have been lifted and wildfires contained after steady rains Tuesday, Nov. 21, put a pause in a relentless drought that…
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Arson investigations follow some wildfires
Arsonists were responsible for some of the wildfires first responders have battled over the past month, with one arrest made…
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The state of emergency services: Macon’s EMS Director highlights transport and staffing concerns
Macon County Emergency Services Director Warren Cabe came before the Board of Commissioners this month to outline problems his department…
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Macon signs resolution to restructure commission elections
Macon County Commissioners are divided over a resolution in support of revising the system to elect county commissioners in order…
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Per cap numbers indicate faltering casino revenues
The most recent per capita distribution numbers indicate flagging revenues at the two casinos operating on Eastern Band of Cherokee…
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Candidate filing begins for 2024 elections
National, state and local offices will be on the ballot across North Carolina for a high-stakes 2024 election, and it…
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Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation names new executive director
The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation announced that Charlotte Muir has been appointed as its new executive director. The announcement comes…
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Hope for the hemlocks: Hike explores past, present and future of WNC hemlocks
Under the gray, misty November sky covering Panthertown Valley near Cashiers, we swish through shin-deep leaves in search of hemlock…
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Accessible trail opens in Old Fort
A new hiking trail is now open in Old Fort, offering an opportunity for people with disabilities to get outside.
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Race raises $110K to support the Smokies
Held Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cades Cove Loop Lope raised more than $110,000…
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Highlands Biological Foundation appoints interim director
Winter Gary has been appointed interim executive director of the Highlands Biological Foundation as the organization works through a leadership…
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See ‘Winter Lights’
Check out Winter Lights at the N.C. Arboretum in Asheville with a group leaving from the Waynesville Recreation Department at…
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Data bodes well for N.C. outdoor rec economy
Newly released economic data measuring the outdoor recreation industry’s impact on the U.S. economy shows that, despite ongoing economic challenges,…
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Spend Friday nights on the slopes
Registration opens Dec. 1 for a program offering discounted rates to ski and snowboard Cataloochee Ski Area on Friday nights…
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Reimagine Bartram’s travels
A visual exploration of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail will be on display through Jan. 6, 2024, at The Bascom…
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New trail under construction at Old Fort
Work has started on a new 3-mile trail near Old Fort.
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Bike Chestnut Mountain
Ride the trails with an experienced mountain bike instructor at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, at Chestnut Mountain Nature Park…
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This must be the place: ‘Night after sleepless night, I walk the floor and I want to know’
And so, we enter the whirlwind holiday season once again. Honestly, it feels like I was just in Knoxville, Tennessee,…
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Rash takes care of business in ‘The Caretaker’
Ron Rash’s new novel “The Caretaker” (Doubleday, 2023, 252 pgs.) is much different than his previous novels.
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Simple, meaningful stories often overlooked
I once wrote a story about a couple in Jackson County who had been living off the grid for decades. They…
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Human gratitude runs deep in our DNA
Over 10 years ago, I was part of a cohort at Long’s Chapel United Methodist Church who read a book…
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Burning bush has a high price
To the Editor: A recent letter gave some very good advice: get outside and enjoy the outdoors. Nature has so…
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Living culture: WCU undertakes project showcasing Cherokee heritage on campus
At mid-morning on Wednesday, Nov. 15, the fountain at the heart of Western Carolina University’s campus is a thoroughfare.
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Wildfires burn as rain reaches WNC
A steady rain arrived in Western North Carolina Tuesday, Nov. 21, marking the first precipitation of that magnitude the region has…
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