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Hello darlin’, nice to see you
Ever since I left for college and began talking to my dad on the phone regularly, he’s answered my call…
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Voters should decide tax collector issue
To the Editor: Haywood County Board Chairman Kirk Kirkpatrick has publicly complained “It feels like we have no representation” in…
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Voters have decided tax collector issue
To the Editor: Funny how Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, never mentions once that we are the only county in…
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Healthcare needs to be affordable
To the Editor: As I prepared to leave home to participate in Sylva’s rally and march for affordable health care…
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EPA — the Eviscerated Protection Agency
Our new denier-in-chief believes “The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make…
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Clyde river park gets a facelift: Plans call for extensive tree planting, walking paths and river access
On the chilly, windy afternoon of April 7, a crew of seven people gathered to install a passel of hefty…
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Parks open for the season
Spring is here, and that means that most roads and facilities on the area’s many acres of public lands are…
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HCC wildlife students earn top award
Students from Haywood Community College came in fourth in a wildlife-centric competition during which they competed against 24 other schools.
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Smokies upgrades to cleaner fuel
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park now boasts two new propane-fueling stations and six new propane-fueled trucks following an unveiling…
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The Final Day brings Forstche’s trilogy to a close
In 2011, William Forstchen’s apocalyptic novel, One Second After, appeared on best-seller lists. After reading for review this story of…
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This must be the place: You may be gone, but your impact remains
I remembered immediately. Scrolling through the Facebook stream on Monday afternoon, I came across a post from a dear high…
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Hop, skip and a pour away: Waynesville’s Leap Frog Tours
Stepping out of a large passenger van into the sunshine last Saturday afternoon, a group of around 10 people entered…
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Bryson City welcomes second brewery
Although the official “Grand Opening” is May 20 for Mountain Layers Brewing in Bryson City, the newest brewery in Western…
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HCC crafts students in Atlanta
Haywood Community College Professional Crafts students recently participated in the School-to-Market Program at the American Craft Council’s American Craft Show…
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School libraries install STEM stations
In many of Haywood County Schools’ media centers, including North Canton Elementary School, media specialists are working with teachers to…
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An uphill battle: Without parental support, finishing college is hard
Sophia Calhoun was 9 years old the day the world changed. Her mother died, leaving her dad to care for…
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Student center aims to reach parentless students, increase graduation rates
On virtually any college campus, they’re there — students who have recently exited foster care, are homeless, wards of the…
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Grounds for impeachment
The articles of impeachment passed by the Cherokee Tribal Council on April 6 outline seven grounds on which to remove Principal Chief Patrick Lambert from office. In a Facebook post, Lambert offered a counterpoint to each accusation.
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Governmental crisis in Cherokee: Impeachment hearing scheduled for Chief Lambert
From the moment April’s Tribal Council session began — 8:30 a.m. sharp on the sixth — the Cherokee Council House was packed. Tribal members filled the seats and stood against the walls leading out to the lobby, where chairs in front of a TV broadcasting the meeting inside quickly reached capacity. Faces bearing expressions of sadness, or anticipation, or grim resignation, they waited for the action…
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Mystery Meadows challenger identified?
A “Mark Meadows Town Hall” meeting on health care in Waynesville April 23 doesn’t promise U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows will…
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Meadows supports Appalachian Regional Commission
North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, is known as a staunch fiscal conservative, opposing expansive federal fiscal policy set forth…
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Meadows’ message on ACA is heard loud and clear
“More for less” — that’s the message Western North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows, R-Asheville, is trying to send to Congress…
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Back to Dillsboro? Railroad considers moving Polar Express from Bryson City
While rumors are flying around town about the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad looking to move its Polar Express event from…
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Swain Democrats endorse replacement for Monteith
The Swain County Board of Commissioners now has a vacancy after the sudden and saddening loss of longtime Commissioner David…
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NC Republicans introduce anti-gay marriage bill
UPDATE: House Speaker Tim Moore has said the “Uphold Historic Marriage Act” will not be heard in the North Carolina…
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Showdown at GOP gulch: Tracing the origin of turmoil in the Haywood Republican Party
A shake up in the Haywood County Republican Party has pitted mainstream party members against an ideological “patriot” faction. The…
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Auto emissions testing in Haywood to go?
Residents of Haywood County stand to save at least $1 million a year if relaxed emissions standards become law —…
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New rural fire districts coming to Waynesville
Widespread inequality in the rates Haywood County residents pay for fire protection is about to come to an end.
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Mainspring projects to transform East Franklin
Mainspring Conservation Trust has several cleanup projects in the works that once completed will transform East Franklin for the better.
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Joint initiative to create Nikwasi-Cowee corridor
Much of Western North Carolina’s native history is hidden in plain sight along the Tennessee River Valley from Otto to…
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Folkmoot's Cultural Conversations: At the intersection of inequality
Cultural bias and conflict aren’t new to Western North Carolina; chattel slavery and Cherokee removal still leave a deep and…
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Canton seeks input on bike and pedestrian plan
Cycling enthusiasts who want to help steer the direction of Canton’s proposed Comprehensive Bicyclist and Pedestrian Plan may want to…
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One small step toward ending discrimination
North Carolina and its citizens are better off with HB2’s repeal. It’s a giant step forward, and despite criticism from…
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Admit it Tar Heel fans, you were squirming
I was all set to write another column on Donald Trump, who somehow seems more unhinged with each passing week,…
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We can’t trust anything Trump says
By Norman Hoffman • Guest Columnist A guest column by Joseph Trisha in the March 22 edition (www.smokymountainnews.com/archives/item/19589) makes a plea…
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Take the money out of politics
To the Editor: We the people of these United States deserve a better way to put into power those who…
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Employers should provide benefits
To the Editor: I have one thing to say to the business owners who feel that equal pay for equal…
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Why so much disrespect for Trump?
To the Editor: From where comes all this hate and disrespect directed at the President? I expect and respect differing…
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The president must be impeached
To the Editor: It’s terrible that such a thing has come to pass, that the “so-called President” must be removed,…
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One day we may have healthcare for all
To the Editor: Our Congressman Mark Meadows may have forgotten the needs of the voters who elected him. While Meadows…
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Get the money out of politics
To the Editor: We are loudly and frequently reminded of the many things that we are supposed to be afraid…
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Freshmen legislators are led astray
To the Editor: Like Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, and others before them, Rep. Mike Clampitt, R-Bryson City, and Kevin Corbin,…
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A conservative wants to conserve
To the Editor: I am a conservative. I conserve. A conservative wisely preserves, conserves and saves. A conservative secures and…
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Insubordinate public servants
To the Editor: If you were the boss of three employees (let’s call them Mark Meadows, Thom Tillis, and Richard…
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Trump still holds the upper hand
To the Editor: The media is crowing over this so-called big loss for Trump by having to postpone the elimination…
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A fox sighting is always a delight
In the natural world here in the Blue Ridge, there are certain visual images that rivet the attention of human…
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A perfect place: Walking Lake Junaluska fuels Hill’s fight against cancer
Ron and Chrissy Hill were all set for their retirement in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee, having bought a house…
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Museum receives historic donation
The Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians received the largest single donation it’s ever seen when Georgia resident Bob…
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An ancient story well told
In Jennifer Frick-Ruppert’s statement of intent at the back of her book, The Legend of Skyco, she states “While this…
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This must be the place: The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
It was familiar, yet weird. Over the last two weeks I’ve crossed paths twice with my immediate family. Once down…
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