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Single-use plastics need to be addressed
When I began my role as the French Broad Riverkeeper nearly 20 years ago, I was wide-eyed and eager. I…
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The books I didn’t read
As often as not, I check out books from the library I never read. They sit on my dining room…
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Carolina Heritage Weekend
A multi-day event celebrating Appalachian heritage, Carolina Heritage Weekend will take place April 18-20 around Haywood County.
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Greening Up the Mountains
Presented by the Town of Sylva, the 26th annual Greening Up the Mountains festival will be held from 10 a.m.…
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HART presents ‘I’ll Eat You Last’
A production of “I’ll Eat You Last” will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. April 19-20, 26-27 and 2 p.m.…
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Americana, folk at Mountain Layers
Rising singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alma Russ will hit the stage at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at Mountain Layers Brewing…
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Blue Ridge Books welcomes Hall
Author Tiffany Hall will present her new book, “Bigger,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Blue Ridge Books in…
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Smokies Life celebrates ribbon cutting at new welcome center
One of the four nonprofit partners of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Smokies Life, now has a new home…
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GSMNP Superintendent talks visitation, parking tag program
Great Smokies Mountain National Park has seen new changes in recent years, from soaring record attendance placing it head and…
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WCU celebrates 40 years cleaning up the Tuckasegee River
For four decades, Western Carolina University has participated in a daylong effort of cleaning up a portion of Jackson County’s…
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‘Bloom with a View’ returns to Arboretum
The North Carolina Arboretum is heralding spring’s arrival with the return of “Bloom with a View,” May 4-19.
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Ramsey Cascades Trail closes on weekdays
The National Park Service (NPS) will close Ramsey Cascades Trail on weekdays while trail crews finish the full-scale rehabilitation work…
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‘Square-foot gardening’ class is April 30
The Haywood County Extension Office is presenting a free class on “square-foot gardening,” a simple, versatile system that takes up…
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Lake J hosts annual plant sale
Lake Junaluska’s yearly plant sale is May 4. For sale will be a few thousand plants, including an assortment of…
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GSMNP to improve Gatlinburg entrance
Great Smoky Mountains National Park received approximately $11 million in funding from the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund to rehabilitate…
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Jackson hosts youth tennis lessons
Youth Tennis Lessons at Mark Watson Park in Sylva will begin on May 4.
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Disaster relief available due to drought
Agriculture Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack declared a natural disaster in North Carolina based on losses caused by drought that occurred…
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The hamster wheel of human well-being
I’ve become fascinated with studies and lifestyle changes focused on longevity and biohacking. A few recent “revolutionary health and wellness…
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Library board member is an embarrassment
To the Editor: Diann Catlin is a member of the Macon County Public Library (MCPL) Board of Trustees. It is…
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Don’t loosen floodplain restrictions
To the Editor: Last week, we were informed that one of our Macon County commissioners is planning to eliminate the…
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Plastic grocery bags don’t recycle
To the Editor: The Environmental Action Community (EAC) of Western North Carolina, a nonprofit organization based in Haywood County, is…
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Welcome to Summer Camp: Rescue program provides a lifeline for four-legged friends during hardship
Summer camp. Memories of the great outdoors, new friends, fun adventures. But around Misfit Mountain in Haywood County, the rescue’s Summer…
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Waynesville planning board to study short-term rental regulations
Seeking to balance the economic benefits of short-term vacation rentals with the negative effects they have on housing affordability in…
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‘We will march’: Sylva community members support Pride Parade
On Thursday night, Sylva community members marched to the town council meeting to show their disappointment in a recent vote…
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WCU Faculty, students collaborate on Health Equity Data Consortium
Although it has been four years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the effects are still being felt around the world,…
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Macon County will not sell Pine Grove School
After extensive input from Macon residents who wanted to see the old Pine Grove School remain available for community use,…
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Smoky Mountain Robotics Team makes an award-winning impact
The Smoky Mountain Academic Robotics Team (SMART) brought home the Impact Award at the Mecklenburg District FIRST (For Inspiration and…
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Lake Junaluska to host National Day of Prayer
A National Day of Prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at the outdoor amphitheater below…
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Newman resigns from Sylva Town Council
Natalie Newman has been serving her community on five different boards and associations for the past several years, but announced…
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NC launches Haywood Homeownership Assistance Program
UPDATED April 29: NCORR has received over the program budget in interested applicants for the Homeowners Assistance Program. NCORR is pausing…
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Jackson County man convicted in fatal collision
An intoxicated Jackson County man who drove at a high rate of speed and careened into two other cars, killing…
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Haywood to conduct property reappraisals
The Haywood County Tax Assessors Office is currently conducting a comprehensive reappraisal of all properties within the county for the…
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Large apartment complex appears likely for Canton outskirts
The Town of Canton’s governing board will soon consider approval of a substantial residential project after the town’s planning board…
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Gold light: Mallett Brothers Band rolls into WNC
It was about 15 years ago when Will Mallett cruised into Portland, Maine, and ended up crashing on the couch…
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Staring up at the branches on ‘Berry Lane’
A month ago, on a day that was officially in winter but which felt like spring, I was walking in the…
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‘Trailblazing Women of Country’
The production “Trailblazing Women of Country: A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,…
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Bluegrass, Americana at Folkmoot
In conjunction with Haywood County’s “Carolina Heritage Weekend,” Folkmoot USA will present The Well Drinkers at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18,…
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‘The Midnight Post and the Postbox Clock’
Author Sarah Dean will host a special reading and signing from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Blue Ridge Books…
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Cracker, Kevn Kinney to rock Murphy
Legendary rockers Cracker and Kevn Kinney (of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’) will perform on Saturday, April 13, at the Murphy Music…
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World music in Franklin
The Ubuntu Choir of the Great Smoky Mountains will perform a program of uplifting music from around the world at…
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Cherokee welcomes NC Symphony
The North Carolina Symphony will host a special concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Chief Joyce Dugan…
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Mill Town Market back for second year at Sorrells Street Park
The season for farmers markets, with all their fresh produce, local vendors and community engagement, is right around the corner,…
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Festival of the Peonies in Bloom begins
Wildcat Ridge Farm is welcoming visitors throughout May to enjoy the peonies in bloom.
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American Sign Language Day programs offered at Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s “Signs of Spring” event celebrating National American Sign Language Day will be back for the second year…
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Green Built Alliance announces annual Earth Day 5K
The nonprofit Green Built Alliance will host the second-annual Earth Day 5K, presented by Pine Gate Renewables on April 20.
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Parking fees generate $10 million
In the first year since Great Smoky Mountains National Park launched the Park it Forward program, the fee has generated…
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Lakeview Drive road project to conclude
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with funding from the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund, will finish the approximate $15.7…
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Jackson County announces bike rodeo
Join Jackson County Parks and Recreation for the department’s bike rodeo.
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Smoky Mountain Beekeepers to talk pollinator gardens
The Smoky Mountain Beekeepers are welcoming N.C. Extension Agent Minda Daughtry to talk about how to support bees and other…
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Haywood County hosts the Senior Games
The senior games are coming to Haywood County beginning April 17, and adults 50 and older are invited to participate…
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