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Sheriffs misrepresented
To the Editor: If you value honesty as an important trait for a Supreme Court justice, it should interest you…
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Vote ‘Yes’ for education sales tax
By David Belcher • Guest Columnist Voters in Jackson County will have the opportunity on Tuesday, June 7, to take…
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Nothing brings back memories like that first car
My daughter is turning 15 this weekend. Every 15 minutes, she reminds me that she will be driving a car…
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Still free to mix it up in the marketplace of ideas
Over this past Memorial Day weekend I found myself reading essays and columns about freedom, about military men and women…
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Glad to be alive: Bear bite victim tells his story
The sun had not quite set when Bradley Veeder fell asleep in his tent May 10, feeling “tired but happy”…
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Get outside on National Trails Day
Every year, America’s hiking trails get their moment to shine with the American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day. This year’s…
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Halls Cabin built right on state line
Certain place names in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have become iconic: Gregory Bald, Thunderhead, Chimney Tops, Jump-off, Mt.…
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The March is filled with unique characters
Several months ago, I was invited to join the Senior Citizen Book Club at the Jackson County Senior Citizen Center.…
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Celebration to recognize career of WCU’s Frizzell
The Jackson County Genealogical Society, City Lights Bookstore, the Jackson County Museum, and the Jackson County Public Library plan to…
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Cherokee Bluegrass Festival
The Cherokee Bluegrass Festival will run from June 2-4 at the Happy Holiday RV Village & Campground, located at 1553…
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Stecoah announces ‘Youth Talent’ winners
The third annual “Mountain Youth Talent Contest” was held at the Stecoah Valley Bluegrass Festival in Robbinsville on Saturday, May…
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Drawing the lines to your passion
For Teresa Pennington, it’s a race against time. “You have one hour to complete this drawing, where I’m usually taking…
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Moral Monday coming to Sylva
A coalition of organizations led by the Jackson County Branch of the NAACP are coordinating a Moral Monday gathering to…
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Waynesville split over proposed food truck rules
An ongoing debate over food trucks and pushcart vendors in Waynesville made its way to the town board last week,…
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Town manager hiring pool narrows
The Waynesville town board met Tuesday for a third stab at narrowing down their pool of applicants for the town…
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Waynesville mulls adding eight firefighters
Waynesville town leaders will decide this month whether to raise property taxes to hire additional firefighters, and if so, by…
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Group forms to support Pisgah District
When John Cottingham, then working as — in his words — a “stuffy, corporate lawyer,” walked into the Pisgah District…
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Maggie to hold tax rate steady for 2016-17
Maggie Valley residents and businesses won’t have to worry about paying a higher property tax rate for the next year,…
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New Haywood Visitor Center opens in Maggie Valley
The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority will celebrate the grand opening of its new visitor center with a ribbon cutting…
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Jackson tourism signs new marketing contract
Tourism folks in Jackson County are feeling hopeful after hiring a new marketing firm to spread the word about the…
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Edwards: Canton paving delay ‘ridiculous’
Canton Town Board Member and Mayor Pro-Tem Carole Edwards had a hard time concealing her dismay at news that Canton’s…
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Canton budget – a tangled web?
When Alderman Zeb Smathers opened the Canton Board of Aldermen meeting on May 26 with an invocation decrying the “venom…
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Officers add drug overdose antidote to their tool belt
Law enforcement officers in Haywood County are pulling double duty in the war on drugs: they’re saving lives as well…
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Moving mountains: A rare bright spot in the relentless fight against prescription pill abuse
A life-saving antidote to reverse drug overdoses is finding widespread acceptance amid the prescription pain pill epidemic.
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Shining Rock focuses on year two improvements
While Shining Rock Classical Academy students are already out of class enjoying their summer vacation, school leaders are busy assessing…
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Broadband master plan in the works for Haywood
Finding a solution to the lack of high-speed internet in rural Western North Carolina has been on the minds of…
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Skyrunner helps rural neighborhoods get connected
It’s hard to believe there are still developed neighborhoods in Haywood County that can’t get internet access or even landline…
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Skyrunner offers wireless solutions for rural communities
Melanie Williams was fed up. She could no longer run her web design business from her Crabtree home with the…
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Early Voting Ends Saturday
Voters hoping to cast their ballots in advance of the Tuesday, June 7, Primary Election have just a few more…
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Forest plan timeline lengthens
The timeline for a draft forest management plan has been kicked back once more, with the document now expected sometime…
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Park proposes fee hike for campgrounds
Camping fees could increase in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park if a recently released proposal gains approval.
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The phoenix rises: Haywood County’s real estate market gets back in the game
After years of a sluggish real estate recovery, the home market in Haywood County is on a noticeable upward swing.…
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The bugle never stops
One day recently as I was walking through the parking lot at Waynesville Middle School, a car slowly pulled up…
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Vote for Rick Bryson in June 7 primary
To the Editor: Rick Bryson is running as a Democrat for the congressional seat currently held by Republican Mark…
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Bryson is best choice to challenge Meadows
To the Editor: On June 7 citizens of the 11th Congressional District will be asked to vote again. Because of…
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Trying times for school leaders in Haywood
Haywood County Schools has been a part of my life for 24 years now — as a journalist, the husband…
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Data shows that we are becoming more religious
In recent years, we have seen a stream of books and authors promoting atheism. Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s…
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From the North Country to the back country
The beauty of bluegrass lies in its transparency. Whether you’re having a good or bad day, those emotions will filter…
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Fiddler wins youth competition
ViolettesbyBecky.com, a music-themed gift company, held its third annual Youth Composition and Songwriter Competition for ages 10 through 18, with…
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Cherokee bonfire opens for summer
The ceremonial Cherokee bonfires will kickoff the summer season on Friday, May 27, at Oconaluftee Island Park in Cherokee. The…
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Unto These Hills opens for summer
The Unto These Hills outdoor drama will run at 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday from May 28 to Aug. 13…
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Cherokee communities debate representation
A request to change the way tribal members in the westernmost reaches of the Qualla Boundary are represented on Tribal…
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Cheap tuition proposal could cost WCU millions
How would you like to pay a mere $500 a semester to attend Western Carolina University?
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Increases cause Jackson to ponder EMS contract
When a funding request for Emergency Management Services came in for more than double what Jackson County is paying now,…
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New president settles in at Angel Medical
For someone who has spent most of her life in Ohio, moving to the mountains of Western North Carolina has…
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Contract commits county to pay for central office move
A little-known contract crafted in 1980 will take center stage in coming months as Haywood County school officials and county…
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Haywood’s central office move contingent on fate of old hospital
Haywood County School officials could be ousted from their central office by early spring 2017 to make way for an…
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Jackson to vote on tax for education projects
When the polls open June 7, Jackson County voters will have a choice to make — whether to OK a…
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