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Chief vetoes impeachment resolution
Principal Chief Patrick Lambert has issued a veto against Tribal Council’s Feb. 2 resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against him.
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A new day for N.C. 107
The congested, five-lane drag through Sylva will soon meet its maker. A $36 million project to re-do the commercial thoroughfare…
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ConMet closes in Bryson City: Canton plant to absorb many employees
Consolidated Metco, a designer and manufacturer of commercial vehicle truck components, has announced that it will close its Bryson City…
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Jackson homeless shelter receives $23,400 in emergency funding
The population of folks in need of overnight housing has been increasing in Jackson County, prompting Jackson Neighbors in Need…
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Former assistant principal will lead Sylva school
The newly hired principal of the newly formed Catamount School in Sylva won’t be new to the environment at Smoky…
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Clampitt’s constituents walk away without answers
Newly elected Rep. Mike Clampitt was asked some tough questions during his first constituent meeting in Haywood County last Friday,…
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ConMet plant in Bryson City to close
Consolidated Metco, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of commercial vehicle truck components, will close its Bryson City plant by February…
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Opinions sought for Sylva improvements
State Transportation officials will host a public meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, on upgrading N.C. 107 through Sylva.
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The cracks are beginning to deepen
There has never been a president like Donald Trump. There has never been a campaign like the campaign that Trump…
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Tax collector likely too easy on too many
We reported last week that Haywood County Tax Collector Mike Matthews may have been showing favoritism to some local Republican…
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We were the original immigrants
To the Editor: It is interesting that the U.S. is so outraged over Mexican illegal immigration when Mexico was actually…
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We deserve the truth from Trump
To the Editor: In these days of political bickering, I believe that words we use must be precise in order…
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Remember the 1970s before gutting EPA
To the Editor: We have made much progress in our long-term protections of air, water and the environment since President…
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We should all rally for the environment
To the Editor: The right to clean air and clean water seems to have become a partisan issue in our…
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Listening can work magic
To the Editor: Democrats might well consider that you can’t justify your actions based on the idea that, “we are…
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Why I still vote Democrat
To the Editor: For the last decade, I have questioned my party allegiance, as well as the allegiance of others…
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Article’s premise was totally unfounded
To the Editor: The article ”Unfair collection practices in tax collector’s office?” (Feb. 25 edition) wisely includes a question mark…
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Old-time surveyors used some interesting tools, markers
“The line runs down the meander of the ridge to where Bossy dropped her first calf.” “The line runs to where…
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Down to bare rock: Smokies’ Chimney Tops could be closed for years following fire
When starting the hike, it’s not immediately obvious why the Chimney Tops Trail should be appointed for long-term closure. The…
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Firefighters combat Cold Mountain Fire
A human-caused fire estimated at 132 acres is burning in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area about 20 miles south of…
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‘Casablanca’ one of the finest scripts of all time
“Casablanca.” For some, that name evokes a city in Morocco, an urban center of four million people quartering one of…
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Behind the scenes: Artist brings theater productions to life
Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville is fortunate to be one of few theaters to have a talented scenic artist…
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Bank robbery suspect caught
The Waynesville Police Department responded to the report of a robbery on Feb. 17 at Entegra Bank located at 2045…
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Gladys Knight, husband to host community event
A dilapidated segregation-era high school in Canton purchased by a former student will become a $5 million community center by…
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Sylva begins budget talks
Sylva is just starting budget planning for 2017-18, but this year’s process promises to be less arduous than last year’s,…
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Community ready for a fight
Macon County commissioners heard impassioned cries for help last week from families that have lost loved ones to addiction.
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Two elk found dead on Jonathan Creek dairy farm
A technician with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission was out for a routine check of an elk fence installed at…
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Calendar change could affect some Haywood school workers
A 2012 change to a law that lays out requirements for yearly school calendars has the Haywood County School Board…
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Canton board faced with growing needs, shrinking budget
Canton officials and town staff met for four hours Feb. 16 to discuss achievements and goals, but will have to…
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Outdoor adventure park proposed in Dillsboro
Construction on an outdoor adventure park offering everything from rafting to ropes courses could begin in Dillsboro as early as…
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Tribal Council calls chief’s hotel contract into question
Opponents of Principal Chief Patrick Lambert are crying foul over a $5.6 million contract between the Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise…
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Haywood Commissioners decide on tax collector issue
The rift between Haywood County commissioners and the last remaining elected tax collector in North Carolina — Mike Matthews —…
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Public safety, transportation top Haywood budget wish list
Budgeting for the 2017-18 fiscal year is underway across the state, but in Haywood County, a decrease in property tax…
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HART’s traveling backdrops wow theaters far and wide
Haywood Arts Regional Theatre is known for is top-rate shows and high-caliber acting not typical of community theaters. But HART…
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HART’s scenic artist sets the stage for drama
Lyle Baskin is a man of high places. He’s spent most of his life on a ladder.
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Six life lessons from a backdrop artist
The Smoky Mountain News asked Lyle Baskin, the scenic artist for Haywood Regional Arts Theatre, to share the secrets of…
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Sylva welcomes fourth brewery
Though exact details are unknown, BCNC Investments in Bryson City has announced the purchase of the building that formerly held…
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This must be the place: I’m a white man, and I know nothing
It wasn’t the film that was shocking. It was the mere fact I had previously thought “I was aware,” and…
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Mountain Heritage Center exhibit on African-American community, music
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center, in partnership with One Dozen Who Care, will host a display on the cultural…
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SCC pottery chosen for NC Welcome Center
Heritage arts instructors Susan Coe and Ed McIlvaine, along with Kari McIlvaine (Ed’s wife and a heritage arts student), recently…
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Spikes found in Pinnacle Park, runner injured
In a bizarre discovery, over 50 intentionally placed spikes have been identified and removed from the popular trail system at…
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Shouted, Written Down & Quoted: Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass
Within almost two decades together, Greensky Bluegrass has grown from a scrappy string band to one of the premier live…
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Comprehending climate: Smokies seeks to understand impacts of shifts in seasonal patterns
According to the National Phenology Network, Punxsutawny Phil had it all wrong when he emerged from his hole this month…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Is spring springing earlier?
Back in January I surveyed the Tellico Fire with MountainTrue biologist Josh Kelly. We were there to check out the…
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Blizzard of 1993 is catalyst for a fine first novel
In True Stories At The Smoky View (She Writes Press, 2016, 325 pages, $16.95), Vrai Stevens Lynde — the “Vrai”…
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Sharing the craft: Jo Ridge Kelley Fine Art
With the traffic and noise of a busy Main Street in downtown Waynesville zooming by outside her window, Jo Ridge…
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This must be the place: So many miles, so many roads
I hadn’t slept that long in years. After driving up and down the East Coast for the better part of…
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‘Blackbeard’s Ghost’ wins national award
Western Carolina University’s 2016 original radio-style production of “Blackbeard’s Ghost and the Queen Anne’s Revenge” has won a “best of…
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The next war must not happen
By Stephen Wall • Guest Columnist On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb exploded 1,500 feet over Hiroshima. Only 1.5 percent…
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An escape into a magical world
I was in the Disney bubble for seven days straight, so it was rather depressing driving home with the daily…
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