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Leading by example: WCU chancellor, wife give $1.23 million for scholarships, reflect on Catamount identity
Through careers as students, teachers and administrators, David and Susan Belcher have marked the milestones of their lives in college…
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Collaborative work on Forest Service plan cost Martin his job
The former Southern Appalachian Regional Director for The Wilderness Society was the catalyst and key facilitator for a compromise and…
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Jackson to downsize TDA board
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority Board will shrink from 15 members to nine following a unanimous vote from the…
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Bill Taylor to represent tribe in Raleigh, D.C.
Former Tribal Council Chairman Bill Taylor is now settling into a new position as the tribe’s governmental affairs liaison after…
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Swain dedicates Old 288 Park to Monteith
Swain County commissioners recently held a dedication ceremony to officially rename the Old N.C. 288 Park after David Monteith.
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Swain library project hits roadblock
As much work as they’ve put into planning and fundraising, the Marianna Black Library Campaign Planning Committee still can’t get…
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Swain coalition pushes for tobacco-free parks
Aproposed policy to make the Swain County Recreation Center a tobacco-free property may not be a slam dunk with all…
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Wastewater treatment plant has urgent needs, huge price tag
For the second meeting in a row, consultants presented the Waynesville Board of Aldermen with some unpleasant realities about the…
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Brunch ordinance passes over opposition in Canton
After weeks of public comment, opposition by religious leaders and appeals by the local business community, a controversial “Brunch Bill”…
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More retail space coming to Champion Drive
Planning board officials recommended and the Canton Board of Aldermen/women approved plans that will bring an additional 7,000 square feet…
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Canton alderman dispels anti-veteran rumors
In an unusual move, Canton Alderman Ralph Hamlett took time at the Canton Board of Aldermen/women meeting Oct. 26 to…
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Asheville, Haywood chambers to ink economic development deal
The economies of Haywood and Buncombe counties are and have been intricately linked for some time now, but a forthcoming…
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Newly issued alcohol permits cause backlash against off-casino sales
Five years ago, Cherokee voters gave a decisive response on a referendum question asking whether they’d like to see the…
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Kneeling in protest is a proper protest
To the Editor: Will Americans allow the symbol of “liberty and justice for all” to be more highly regarded than…
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Do you write stories to dispel rumors?
“A lie can run around the world before the truth has its boots on.” That’s one of the few quotes…
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If truth doesn’t matter, we are doomed
By Norman Hoffman • Guest Columnist Some time ago a cartoon had Donald Trump’s press secretary and Kelly Ann Conway…
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Embracing the wicked vibe of Halloween
In less than a week, I’ll spend Tuesday evening traipsing the streets of Waynesville watching two little boys knock on…
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An alternative to opiates for pain relief
Like placing a bandage over a deep wound and hoping it will just go away, opiate painkillers are prescribed to…
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Keeping the river clean: Adopt-a-Stream volunteers keep litter out of Haywood’s waterways
It’s a sunny, abnormally warm October afternoon, and Tom Anspach is ready to meet it with a canoe on the…
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Volunteers plant hundreds of spruce
More than 900 young spruce trees were planted in the Black Balsam area of the Pisgah National Forest this fall,…
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Serenity Garden complete in Waynesville
The first project of the Town of Waynesville Arboretum has celebrated its first full year of growth and blooming, with…
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Special Olympics athletes celebrate a well-played season
Haywood County Special Olympics held its first Fall Games Celebration Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Waynesville Recreation Center, honoring the…
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HCC students dominate at lumberjack meet
The Haywood Community College Lumberjack Team placed first out of 10 teams in this year’s John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s…
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Waynesville native to study lemurs
Waynesville native Christopher Lile is on his way to Madagascar for three months following his graduation from Gardner-Webb University this…
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Stay calm and creep on
Two years in a row — for this Hendershot family that’s like a tradition. We pedaled the Virginia Creeper Trail…
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New book delves into ‘Death of Europe’
Recently I came across an online article on Powerline regarding French president Emmanuel Macron. I knew little of President Macron,…
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Mountain Heritage Day award winners
A popular component of Western Carolina University’s annual Mountain Heritage Day are the judged and juried contests, and other competitions.…
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This must be the place: ‘It’s times like these you learn to live again’
It was right around the third song or so that the goosebumps kept appearing. Up and down my arms, the…
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Growing up in freedom: Gladys Knight performance to benefit proposed Canton community center
Just outside of a small Western North Carolina community known as “Papertown USA” sits a dilapidated 84-year old brick schoolhouse…
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WNC Municipal Elections
Municipal Election season is upon us in Western North Carolina, and six towns have candidates running for a chance to…
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Development a priority in Canton race
Canton Alderman Zeb Smathers isn’t quite mayor yet, but that didn’t stop one local brewery from releasing a “Mayor Smathers…
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Maggie Valley candidates ask for votes
Unlike Haywood County’s other contested municipal election — in Maggie Valley — two incumbents are running for reelection and seek…
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Bryson City election: Five fight for future of their hometown
The five candidates running for Bryson City Board of Aldermen all hold their hometown near and dear to their hearts,…
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Seven run for Dillsboro town board
The years ahead are likely to be lively ones for the tiny town of Dillsboro, with a new river park…
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Contested race on tap for Forest Hills
The Village of Forest Hills could have a new member on the town council depending on the outcome of this…
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Franklin Election: Candidates excited about Franklin’s future
Every election year there are a few hot button issues that entice candidates to throw their hats into the ring…
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Franklin mayor runs unopposed
Bob Scott is seeking his third term as mayor of Franklin, and it’s his second time running unopposed for the…
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Electric rate increase coming for Waynesville
An electric rate study Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown called “sobering” was presented to the Waynesville Board of Aldermen Oct. 10…
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EBCI and Smokies work toward agreement for plant gathering in park boundaries
Cherokee tribal members could be gathering sochan plants from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as early as next spring…
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Boom or bust? New index charts Haywood’s economy
Earlier this year, a series of stories in The Smoky Mountain News focusing on Haywood County’s economy explored its various…
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Guilty pleas filed in marriage fraud case
Four people accused of entering into fraudulent marriages with non-U.S. citizens will plead guilty to the charge of marriage fraud,…
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Shining Rock school director resigns
The Shining Rock Classical Academy Board of Directors accepted the resignation of School Director Ben Butler during a Sunday night…
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Jack Ewing to retire as leader of Lake Junaluska
Lake Junaluska Executive Director Jack Ewing announced today that he will retire on Dec. 31, 2017.
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Early voting underway across NC
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Until then, residents of North Carolina can vote on various days and at various…
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Details emerge surrounding Jacob Ray’s death
Charges against two Charlotte teens arrested following the shooting of 21-year-old Jacob Alexander Ray, of Hendersonville, have been upgraded from…
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Gun debate a microcosm of a deeper challenge
By William Everett • Guest Columnist Garret Woodward’s Opinion piece “After tragedy in Vegas, where to from here?” (Oct. 4-10) leads…
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My son’s a ham, while I was Houdini
There are very few decent photographs of me as a child. When I die, I feel sorry for the poor…
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Planting garlic means it’s fall, y’all
As if the changing colors, cooler temps and falling leaves weren’t reminders enough, there’s also those walnuts dropping like cluster…
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The NRA and waiting periods
To the Editor: I agree 100 percent with Andy Borowitz that there should be a mandatory three-day waiting period whenever…
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Growing community: Church garden project brings neighbors together to grow healthy food
Two short years ago, the backyard of Waynesville’s Grace Church in the Mountains was basically just grass, save for a…
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