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CBC gods smile on Lake Junaluska
The annual Balsam Christmas Bird Count (CBC) took place Saturday, Jan. 4. In the weeks prior to the count many…
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Ski Junaluska Weekends pair Christian fellowship with downhill fun
By Colby Dunn • SMN correspondent Perched atop the crest of a mountain, with two slim pieces of fiberglass strapped to…
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O’Brien’s fiction uniquely relevant to our current issues
In Voyage To Alpha Centauri (Ignatius Press, ISBN 978-1-58617-832-1), Michael O’Brien, Canadian writer and painter, gives us a grand tale…
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Natural areas under assault from warming
To the Editor: I love this time of year. Cold, crisp days remind me of the days I spent with…
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Lake J annexation issue not fairly represented
To the Editor: While I recognize that The Smoky Mountain News’ annual year in review awards are meant to be…
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Lots of problems with ‘Something Bruin’
In numerous newspapers in late November 2013, it was reported that six U.S. Forest Service (USFS) employees from Western North…
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Putting a price on memories
By Melanie Threlkeld McConnell • Correspondent For most of Yvonne Wadham’s 64 years, horses were her life, on a big scale,…
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Course steady for Jackson Meals on Wheels
Jackson County’s new volunteer policy, enacted in November, is taking a bite out of the Meals on Wheels volunteer force.
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Hunters claim they were unfairly targeted in undercover poaching operation
Some hunters in Western North Carolina are speaking out against the tactics used by undercover wildlife officers in a multi-year…
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Tribe encourages youth to use windfall to become entrepreneurs
By Colby Dunn • Correspondent Since Harrah’s Cherokee Casino opened and started bringing an influx of steady cash to the Eastern…
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Sheriff’s office to buy pill counter to save time
Amid the epidemic of prescription pill abuse, the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office is buying a niche device more common to…
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Time will tell if Waynesville reaps profit from new ABC store
The attractive, even swanky new liquor store in Waynesville got off to a sluggish start the first two months after…
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SCC charts course for major Macon campus expansion
Southwestern Community College leaders unveiled a master plan last month outlining a major expansion of its campus in Macon County. …
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Folkmoot to finally get title to old school
An old elementary school in Waynesville that serves as a giant bunkhouse for troupes of international performers during the signature…
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A waiting game: WNC counties hope for continued PILT funding
From Clingmans Dome to Juneywank Falls to the winding Blue Ridge Parkway, Swain County is rich in natural beauty. But…
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‘Galaxy of Stars’ presents ‘50s rock revue
“Smokey Joe’s Café,” a song and dance revue of hit tunes from the rock ’n’ roll era before the Beatles,…
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Cherokee exhibit at Jackson County library
The touring exhibit “Understanding our Past, Shaping our Future,” will be on view through Feb. 9 at the Jackson County…
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Earl Scruggs Center documents the life of a premier musician
The new Earl Scruggs Center, honoring one of the nation’s premier banjo artists, will celebrate its grand opening at 11…
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Haywood celebrates MLK weekend
Haywood County will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a pride march and a weekend full of services, including…
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WCU events commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Western Carolina University has several speakers and programs as part of its annual Martin Luther King celebration, which is themed…
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This must be the place
The train came to a halt. Looking out the foggy window, a cold, snowy landscape awaited me. “The current temperature…
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Welcome to the crib: Game of cribbage mixes competition, congeniality
By Colby Dunn • Correspondent If someone asked you to describe the world of competitive, non-electronic gaming, your first thought…
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WNC Beef Cattle Commission honors champion
Waynesville cattleman Tony McGaha was honored recently by the WNC Beef Cattle Commission with the Happy Hollow Award for his…
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Sewage spills into Richland Creek tributary during rains
About 200,000 gallons of untreated wastewater spilled from a manhole and made its way into a small tributary that feeds…
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Pigeon River Fund grant to help fix failing septic systems
A $30,000 grant to repair failing septic systems in Haywood County will help reduce bacteria contamination in local waterways.
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Slide on U.S. 441 will not disrupt traffic
A landslide in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was recently discovered along Newfound Gap Road, but is not blocking…
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Time to rejoin the “battle outside”
This appears especially true in the Old Home State where the (first in over 100 years) Republican triad used the…
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Seeds of Change: Trading seeds is at root of effort to save crops
Survey your supermarket and you’ll see pretty much the same stuff anywhere in the country: oranges from Florida, onions from…
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The remaking of a learned writer
The new year is a time when many people, dissatisfied with some condition of their lives, resolve to make changes.…
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Education reform effort is like a slap in the face
To the Editor: This move by the state to “reward” 25 percent of the state’s teachers (and I’m not even…
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If the shelf was small, these are the books I’d fill it with
Each new year brings out the list-makers, pundits and critics who catalogue everything from the year’s best movies, books, and…
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2013: The year in review
2013 is behind us now, and all the news reported over the last 12 months is headed for the history…
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Ellison to host watercolor, collage demo
Painter and paper maker Elizabeth Ellison will demonstrate the use of collage in a landscape painting at the Art League…
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Folkmoot generates $9.2 million economic impact
Folkmoot USA had a $9.2 million impact on Western North Carolina in 2013, according to an economic impact study conducted…
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WCU Mountain Dulcimer Winter Weekend at Lake J
Dulcimer fans and aficionados will gather for the annual Mountain Dulcimer Weekend held Jan. 9 through 12 at Lake Junaluska,…
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Balsam Range ‘Winter Concert Series’ welcomes John Driskell Hopkins
Balsam Range’s annual “Winter Concert Series” will continue with John Driskell Hopkins at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4, at the historic…
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This must be the place
Every Jan. 1, a clean slate arrives. It’s a chance to start over, to push into exciting pursuits where curiosity…
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Taking to the open road of success
The real deal is hitting the airwaves. Blasting out of the backwoods of Robbinsville, My Highway is a crossroads for…
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Model railroad group brings joy to children and seniors
By Melanie Threlkeld McConnell • SMN Correspondent Think of it as somewhere over the rainbow. You know the place, only this…
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Convert your used cooking oil into biofuel
Christmas is a time to recycle many things: bows, wrapping paper, gifts . . . and cooking oil. The Haywood…
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New Taekwondo school opens in Haywood
A new taekwondo school had opened in Clyde offering classes for preschoolers through adults.
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After-school skiing and tubing at Cataloochee
Kids can hitch a ride to and from Cataloochee Ski Area after school with the Waynesville Recreation Center.
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WCU earns eco kudos for new building
Western Carolina University’s new Health and Human Sciences Building has received gold LEED-certification for its comprehensive energy-efficient and environmentally friendly…
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A white Christmas
We touched on this winter’s irruption of snowy owls a couple of weeks ago, but these birds continue to pop…
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Here a cluck, there a cluck: Backyard chickens make inroads with trendy urbanites
Jacob Flannick • SMN Correspondent Jonathan and Abby Landry don’t limit the spirit of giving to the holiday season. For this…
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Koch novel a hearty serving of words, plot
Back in 1981, a provocative film called “My Dinner With Andre” created quite a stir by reducing drama to the…
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Earth’s warming will harm wildlife
To the Editor: I love this time of year. Cold, crisp days remind me of the days I spent with…
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Gov. McCrory, N.C. are moving forward
To the Editor: No doubt 2013 was a much better year for Western North Carolina than was the previous year. …
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My, how the universe has changed course
To the Editor: After the Clinton administrations’ efforts to get a universal health care bill passed back in the 90s,…
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Why voter ID and not background checks?
To the Editor: I do not understand why so many Republican congressmen support voter I.D. laws when it has been…
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