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Impeachment issue returns to Cherokee courts
While nearly a year has passed since former Principal Chief Patrick Lambert was removed from office, a court hearing March…
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Jackson sheriff candidates vie for win in Republican primary
Jackson County Sheriff Chip Hall may be running unopposed in the upcoming Democratic primary, but two Republican candidates are competing…
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Bushyhead challenges Carson for chairman seat
After serving as chairman of the Swain County Board of Commissioners for two terms, incumbent Phillip Carson will be challenged…
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New principal at Smoky Mountain
The Jackson County Public Schools Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Elliott, Superintendent announced Evelyn Graning as the new…
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Waynesville approves incentive package for unnamed business
Haywood County is suddenly a hot commodity for property developers; recent news of a proposed hotel in Maggie Valley was…
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Green Energy Park plan in development
A plan to re-imagine the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro as a campus for creativity, learning and animal…
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Rise Against Hunger: Junaluska Elementary students help feed the hungry
Random Act of Kindness Week at Junaluska Elementary School culminated on Friday when students and community volunteers gathered in the…
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The Art of Garfunkel: Musical, pop culture icon to play WNC
In conversation, Art Garfunkel is as poignant and whimsical as his music. The strong, heartfelt emotion behind his thoughts and…
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This must be the place: I know I'll see you again in the long run
Somewhere around central South Carolina my mind began to drift.
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Schools have become political battlegrounds
By John deVille • Guest Columnist Given all the challenges and unwarranted criticism those of us who work in public…
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From enemy to ally: Kudzu Camp seeks to overturn misconceptions
It was 1983 when Avram Friedman first rolled into Sylva, driving the repurposed school bus that was home for him,…
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Hunting for kudzu
Even as I parked my car at the bottom of a steep and weedy hill that Friday morning, I wasn’t…
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Trout waters to reopen
Hatchery-supported trout waters will open once more at 7 a.m. Saturday, April 7.
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Bicycle shop coming to Cherokee
The success of Cherokee’s 10.5-mile Fire Mountain Trail System has spurred Motion Makers Bicycle Shop to open a new location…
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Database boosts plant research on Toxaway Mountain
The Southern Highlands Reserve has launched a digital database to advance its ability to research native plants from its perch…
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Runners brave the Assault on BlackRock
This year’s Assault on BlackRock drew 105 runners and brought in more than $4,000 for the Jackson County Shop with…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Spring has sprung
It doesn’t take a calendar to know spring is here. Spring is surely in the air but it’s also in…
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Maybe we’ll never know just what women want
“What do women want?” Sigmund Freud’s famous question crosses the lips of most men at one time or another. Goaded…
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Student protestors deserve gratitude
I’ve always admired those who speak out, those who have opinions and feel compelled to share them.
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Making new memories during Easter week
Growing up, we had a little blue and white camper at Ocean Lakes Campground in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. It…
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Leaders need to do more to stop carnage
By Stephen Wall • Guest Columnist I was disappointed to read Interim Superintendent Bill Nolte's post on the Haywood County…
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And the children shall lead
To the Editor: In the wake of school shootings and #NeverAgain, school administrators are faced with the issue of how…
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Haywood Christian Academy gets room to grow
Next fall, students at Haywood Christian Academy will all attend classes together in a new building that brings the two…
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Former Haywood manager rehired to lead HHS
Many people were surprised by the sudden resignation of Ira Dove from his position as Haywood County manager last October,…
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School threats continue in mass shooting aftermath
School systems in Western North Carolina continue to deal with a multitude of threats in the aftermath of the mass…
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Canton hires new police chief
The town of Canton has hired Robert “Shawn” Gaddis as its new chief of police effective March 31.
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Agencies make child predator arrests
Over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, local, tribal, state and federal law enforcement agencies conducted an operation that was…
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Cherokee bail bondsman pleads guilty in sexual extortion case
A bail bondsman who the FBI accused of accepting sexual favors in lieu of monetary repayments pleaded guilty to one…
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TWSA votes down expanded allocation rental
A proposal to extend the allocation rental option to all Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority users hit a dead end…
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Haywood Pathways on a roll
Haywood County’s only homeless shelter — and one of the very few in North Carolina west of Asheville — continues…
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Mission Health could become for-profit system
Mission Health, the largest health care provider in Western North Carolina, could soon become a for-profit health care system if…
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Loud and clear: Local radio rejuvenated
In almost every living American resides at least one sepia-toned memory embellished with song — that perpetual score to a…
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Swain elections staff prepares for May 8 primary without sitting board
The Swain County candidate challenge against Sheriff Curtis Cochran is at a standstill until a new Swain County Board of…
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Swain sheriff responds to candidate challenge
Even though the Swain County Board of Elections can’t proceed with hearing a candidate challenge filed against Sheriff Curtis Cochran,…
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SCC sues DOT, construction company over damaged building
Southwestern Community College is seeking compensation for damage to the Balsam Center building that it believes resulted from the R-5000…
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In his own words: Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Academy Award nominee Tony Kushner
Smoky Mountain News: When you look at American society today, what do you see? Tony Kushner: Oh, my god. [Laughs].…
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This must be the place: ‘And live the way I said I would, but somehow never did…’
As I awoke in my hammock, I could see the branches and leaves swaying above, sprinkling small bits of the…
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WCU names Mark Prosser new men's basketball coach
When storied Western Carolina University men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter recently announced his retirement after notching his 700th career win,…
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Mission Health negotiating to join for-profit company
Mission Health's Board of Directors today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to enter into exclusive…
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Old-time dentistry just plain hurt
Old-time dentistry as practiced here in the Smokies region wasn’t pretty. All of the descriptions I have found make it…
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The sediment spotter: Fifth-grade science project spurs real-world change
While elementary, junior high and high school students from across the region offered a plethora of good ideas during last…
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Smokies starts spring openings
Spring is coming to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with many seasonally closed facilities reopening for warmer weather.
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Volunteers remove 8 tons of trash from Lake Junaluska
More than 100 volunteers congregated at Lake Junaluska for Lake Cleanup Day Saturday, March 10, removing more than 8 tons…
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Short book provides intelligent insight
“History is a field of human intentions, deeds, acts. We need to look a little more closely at this field…
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Can’t we just talk about gun legislation?
Last week, a United Airlines flight attendant forced a passenger with a small dog to put the dog in an…
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Don’t rely on fake Fox News
By Norman Hoffman • Guest Columnist It is truly amusing to see an apparent “conservative” say that liberals are out…
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Commander in chief is too fond of Russia
To the Editor: Article 11, section 2 of the Constitution says “The President shall be the Commander in Chief of…
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Cat museum preps for 2018 opening
To the Editor: The mice in the Old School Antique Mall on 441 South are heading for the hills because…
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On the way to a Trump dictatorship
To the Editor: This is in response to Nan Smith’s “Liberals have lost touch with reality” in the March 7…
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