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Haywood extends manager contract
Despite hiring challenges that persist across the region, Haywood County Commissioners had no trouble re-engaging a key employee June 19.
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AMC earns awards for stroke care
Angel Medical Center in Franklin is the recipient of three prestigious awards given by the American Heart Association and the…
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Macon commissioners split on budget approval
By Kurt J. Volker • Contributing Writer Following a somewhat contentious debate leading up to final budget approval, Macon County Commissioners…
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Fair, schmair — nonpartisan redistricting to forever languish?
Eminent figures have called for common sense, nonpartisan redistricting since even before Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry unwittingly lent his name…
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Swain budget hearing set for June 22
Swain County commissioners will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 22, to hear feedback from the community…
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Maggie restaurant bestowed with awards upon closing
Since announcing its closure after 51 years in business, Joey’s Pancake House owner Brenda O’Keefe and her staff have been…
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A piece of plastic is all you got: Books still a revered treasure for Mary Judith Messer
A squat little cinder block shop tucked away in a quiet mountain cove on the outskirts of Waynesville caught fire…
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Haywood Chamber awards business leaders
The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce recently presented its annual awards to business leaders who have gone above and beyond…
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Pints in Papertown: BearWaters Brewing reopens in Canton
It was weird. Driving around downtown Canton this past weekend, it was weird to have a hard time finding a…
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This must be the place: ‘Look in the mirror, who do you see?’
I look forward to it these days. Calling my dad at the end of the day. With my parents still…
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BPR names new arts journalist
Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR) continues to invest in the development of local programming and content with the hiring of…
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Front Street a success
Wonderful blue skies, great entertainment and over 60 multi-talented artisans brought out more than 3,000 people to Front Street Arts…
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Council expresses support for vice chief special election
The September ballot could include a special election for vice chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, pending a…
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Dad was old school, but he accepted change
My dad’s been dead about 15 years now, and there’s still no fuzzy, larger-than-life, exaggerated memories that pop into my…
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She’s 16, and somehow it snuck up on me
I should have been ready for it, but I wasn’t. My daughter’s sixteenth birthday couldn’t have come as a shock…
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Trump’s dismissal of hacking is the problem
By Martin Dyckman • Guest Columnist It’s easy to make a mistake, particularly when relying on another person’s promises or character.…
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The best opportunity for health insurance
To the Editor: How many people do you know who are old enough to be eligible for Medicare insurance but…
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Trails that dance: Cherokee opens 10.5-mile trail system with plans to expand
The snip of a ribbon declared the destination that mountain bikers are hailing as “amazing” and “world-class” to be open…
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Invest in WNC’s great outdoors
The National Forest Foundation has named the Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest as a Treasured Landscape, a designation that unlocks funding to…
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A.T. plates fund conservation
Proceeds from North Carolina Appalachian Trail license plates resulted in $30,000 worth of awards to 12 projects intended to preserve…
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Parkway superintendent to retire
Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Mark Woods has announced his retirement from the National Park Service following four years in the…
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Perhaps ‘possums are figuring it out
I bless my lucky stars that I’m a columnist assigned the pleasant task of writing about this region’s natural and…
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Exercise tests federal, local catastrophe response
By the dawn’s early light, about 300 members of the North Carolina National Guard along with a host of local…
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Permit denied for Cullowhee development
A controversial request to build a 388-bed student housing complex on South Painter Road in Cullowhee was denied this week…
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Public input will guide library’s renovation
An ambitious dream of expanding and remodeling the main Haywood County library in Waynesville has been abandoned, with sights now…
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Haywood Dems hold spring rally
Several candidates announced their intent to run for office as Haywood County Democrats held their Spring Rally at the Maggie…
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Pool renovations finishing in Sylva and Cashiers
If all goes according to plan, within the week folks in Jackson County will have their choice of pools to…
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Maggie Valley adopts tight budget with small tax increase
Haywood County’s 2017 property revaluation was like a bucket of cold water in the face of every local government official…
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Mom delivers baby on way to hospital
Expectant mother Caitlin Austin of Balsam never imagined giving birth to her second child in a car.
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Public not invited to meeting with Mission
Mission Health leaders finally agreed to hold a meeting in Franklin to discuss their controversial decision to close the labor…
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Waynesville falls short in playground contest
Despite finishing first in an online contest with more than double the votes of its nearest competitor, Waynesville’s adaptive playground…
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Haywood housing task force sets goal, issues recommendations
A strategic plan developed by a subcommittee of the Haywood County Affordable Housing Task Force that proposes 400 affordable housing…
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Pisgah, Haywood Early College to get new principals
Three Haywood County Schools will see new administrators this fall after the Haywood County Board of Education approved the personnel…
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Broadband group begins mapping plans for service
By Kurt J. Volker • Contributing Writer Broadband internet service is vital for future economic growth in Macon County, but it…
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Franklin discusses climate change resolution
The town of Franklin is considering how to become more environmentally friendly after being presented with a climate solutions resolution…
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Calling all vets: Macon County wants you
By Kurt J. Volker • Contributing Writer A program designed to offer free I.D. cards to Macon County veterans for discounted…
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Franklin wants to address noise complaints
Franklin Mayor Bob Scott was recently awoken at midnight on a Friday by a phone call from Franklin resident Janet…
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Jackson’s comprehensive plan nears approval
After two years of meetings, research and public input, the Jackson County Comprehensive Land Use Plan must go through one…
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Innovation Brewing to open Dillsboro location
The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR) has announced that Innovation Brewing will be the new tenant of the GSMR Dillsboro…
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Cataloochee Ranch welcomes Chatham County Line
If you want to understand the history of bluegrass music, you need to look at its entire spectrum — of…
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New Cherokee chief addresses employees: Richie Sneed calls for collaborative, equitable government
Principal Chief Richard Sneed laid out communication, collaboration and community as the guiding principles of his new administration in an…
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A few thoughts on immigration
To the Editor: Immigration has been a reality for hundreds of years as people leave the safety of their homes…
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Welcome to Country Club America
To the Editor: It has dawned on me that Trump’s vision for America is to make it into an exclusive…
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Gerrymandering takes power from voters
To the Editor: It’s no secret that gerrymandering has severely distorted representation in North Carolina and undermined the principle of…
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A world of wonder at a cheap motel
When you’re a kid, there’s something magical about hotel pools. I’ve written before about growing up in a dance studio.…
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GOP’s corrupt elections agenda meets its demise
North Carolina’s efforts to change the elections process to help keep its GOP majorities in office have been declared illegal…
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Life on the road: Asheville couple trades stability for life of mobile adventure
Ching Fu and Jerud Crandall had professional careers and a comfortable home when they left it all behind in 2015,…
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Students fight stormwater pollution
Students from the Haywood Community Learning Center did their part to reduce stormwater runoff through a service project to mark…
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Parkway delivers $1 billion economic impact
In 2016, Blue Ridge Parkway visitors spent $979.3 million in communities near the park, supporting 15,649 jobs for a cumulative…
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