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WestCare employees excited about changes
To the Editor: Recently, we the employees of WestCare learned of an exciting decision that we are entering into a …
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Righting what’s wrong means making changes
We are now — officially — barreling into the holidays. Thanksgiving is already a fading, drowsy memory of turkey carcasses…
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Waynesville says no to blow-up gorillas: Off-the-beaten path businesses seek signage answers
Waynesville leaders last week voted to loosen the town’s sign rules at the behest of some business owners, but stopped…
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Jury deliberating fate of jailer who helped murderer escape
The jury deciding the fate of a former Swain County jailer who helped a murderer escape and then ran away…
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Cullowhee advocates seek to sharpen vision of community plan
Jake Flannick • SMN Correspondent Building consensus among the increasing number of residents and business owners in Cullowhee is critical to…
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Reception for Jackson Librarian Dottie Brunette
Jackson County Librarian Dottie Brunette will retire at the end of the year, and the public is invited to a…
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On a mission to fight drug abuse, help families
To Jean Parris, the drug bust in Haywood County last month wasn’t just a matter of locking up suspected drug…
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UPDATED: Undercover bust targets dealers in every corner of the county
An undercover investigation in Haywood County targeting alleged drug dealers culminated in a sweeping roundup last month, netting 31 suspects…
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Counties have to figure hospitals’ values before collecting tax revenues
The sale of the hospitals in Haywood, Jackson and Swain counties to Duke LifePoint Healthcare next year will bring an…
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Student profiles
Michael Bruce 2nd year assoc. Hometown: Waynesville Major: Web Technologies App: Class Schedule Organizer As soon as he learned how…
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Coding for the rest of us
If the very thought of trying your hand at computer programming or writing software code is intimidating, Dr. Jonathan Wade…
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At WCU, an app to keep students out of the rain
By Paul Clark • SMN Correspondent So, here’s the problem. It’s raining and you need to catch the CAT TRAN, one…
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There’s an app for that: If not, a growing number of students are learning to create one
Imagine you’re a college student in the summer of 2010. One of your professors offers you a job. He has…
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Tribal council names Snowbird resident a ‘beloved woman’
Ella Wachacha Bird has joined the ranks of a small and revered group last week after the Eastern Band of…
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Lake Junaluska merger proponents preparing for round two
Supporters of the stalled merger of Lake Junaluska with the town of Waynesville hope to get it back on the…
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Can you believe the gall of this grafter Jeff Minick?
By Joe Ecclesia My name is Joe Ecclesia, and I have a bone the size of an elephant’s thigh to…
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Exhibit showcases artist Joshua Grant
The Southern Appalachian Office of the Wilderness Society will host a reception for “Land of the Crooked Water,” an exhibit…
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‘Enchanted Broadway Holiday’ at WCU
“An Enchanted Broadway Holiday Show” performed by award-winning recording artists Lee Lessack and Joanna O’Brien begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,…
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Mountain Momma
I was caught flat-footed last year when my oldest daughter began questioning the myriad Santa spottings of the Christmas season.…
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Christmas parade, food drive in Franklin
The 2013 Franklin Christmas Parade will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 in downtown.
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Museum fundraiser begins
The Appalachian Women’s Museum has kicked off its first fundraiser since reaching an agreement with the Town of Dillsboro to…
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Hayweird Holiday Jam in Waynesville
The inaugural Hayweird County Hometown Holiday Jam will be at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, at the Water’n Hole Bar…
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This must be the place
Cruising up Utah Mountain Road outside Maggie Valley, one begins to get the feeling if they drove any further up…
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America’s First Foods: Cherokee elder’s cookbook celebrates the old ways
By Colby Dunn • Correspondent This week, kids across America will learn the story of the first Thanksgiving. How the pilgrims,…
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Gov. McCrory is leading a turnaround in N.C.
To the Editor: For the past few months some of the people in Western North Carolina who write letters to…
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Who are the real job creators?
To the Editor: As I write this, the stock market is hovering around record highs. The Federal Reserve is keeping…
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Zoning advocates had predictable response
To the Editor: The response from zoning advocates — to my letter that was printed two weeks ago — was typical.…
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Freedom versus limited government
To the Editor: Limited government was ridiculed in a recent Smoky Mountain News article. Most Americans are strong believers in…
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Resilient living on a different planet
By Doug Wingeier • Columnist In early October we spent two weeks in our 150-year-old log cabin situated on a corner…
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Fresh from the farm: Meat gets a sizzling reception at farmers market
By Paul Clark • Correspondent Mary McNeil carried her shopping bag around Haywood’s Historic Farmers Market like a kid on Halloween.…
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Recycle your cooking oil this Thanksgiving
Hey, all you turkey deep-fryer users. What are your plans this Thanksgiving for all that cooking oil once you have…
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Waynesville Judo team dominates tournament
The Waynesville Judo team took top honors at the Fall Brawl judo tournament Oct. 5 at the Waynesville Recreation Center…
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Forest service seeks camper
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officials have released a picture of a man they believe may have information about the…
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Black Friday has reached the Smokies
The Great Smoky Mountains Association will hold a “blow-out sale” on select merchandise starting Thanksgiving Day at its Clingmans Dome…
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Conservation group buys more property along Parkway
More property along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waterrock Knob is now protected, thanks to The Conservation Trust for North…
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Town has begun thinning white pine
I believe it was in 2010 when the Town of Waynesville signed off on a plan to thin the stands…
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Fire at WCU damages three businesses; no injuries reported
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of a fire that broke out Nov. 21 in the commercial strip…
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Elementary school’s old cafeteria helps new breed of entrepreneurs
By Colby Dunn • Correspondent On a recent sunny afternoon, Deb Shalosky is standing in the kitchen pantry at the Fines…
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Franklin pub crossroads for people, history
By Jake Flannick • SMN Correspondent The legendary Rathskeller Coffee Haus and Pub, an institution and social mainstay in downtown Franklin,…
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Dig Sylva, buy local
By Jake Flannick • SMN Correspondent A group of merchants in Sylva rallying their fellow shopkeepers and restaurateurs in the downtown…
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Job of naming new town manager up to new Maggie Valley leaders
Maggie Valley’s interim town manager has only been on the job for a few weeks, but already has been offered…
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In push for Franklin hospice house, perseverance pays
Jake Flannick • SMN Correspondent A nearly decade-long dream to build an inpatient hospice house for the terminally ill and their…
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The how-to of a jail break
It was a fairly simple inside job in the end, one easily borrowed from the playbook of any Hollywood jailbreak.…
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Awaiting her fate: Jailer helped murder suspect escape jail, fled with him to California
The jury trial of a Swain County jailer accused of springing a murderer from jail more than four years ago…
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Sid’s on Main makes a little history, from scratch
By Paul Clark • Correspondent In the old Imperial Hotel in Canton, Sid’s on Main is creating a little history of…
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GroWNC presents to EDC
In an effort to promote growth and a positive impact on Western North Carolina communities, GroWNC came in front of…
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EDC board raises no objections to possible chamber partnership
The Haywood County Economic Development Commission last week listened to a summary of task force reports on how it and…
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The perversity of inanimate objects: logging then and now
Some steam and water-powered sawmills were established in the Smokies region during the 1870s and 1880s. But full-fledged industrialized logging…
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Winds prevent containment of Linville Gorge fire
Light rainfall over the weekend wasn’t enough to slow the Table Rock fire in Linville Gorge nor will this week’s…
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Upgrades coming to Graveyard Fields
Portions of the popular Graveyard Fields Loop Trail are closed for upgrades, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The agency…
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