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Revenge rising
Well, dear readers, modern pop fiction’s most famous killer, Hannibal the Cannibal, has quietly returned. For those of you who…
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Swain chairman accused of handling absentee ballots
Clerk talks: Dennis Stephenson, a clerk at the Bryson City post office, supplied the following statement in an affidavit taken…
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Haywood leaders mull prison recruitment: Minimum-security site reportedly needed in western part of state
Haywood County commissioners are once again pondering the idea of recruiting a state prison.
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Macon joins other participants in drug discount program
Sarah Kucharski • Staff writer A new prescription drug discount card soon will be available to Macon County residents.
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More questions raised in Maggie land deal
New developments have emerged involving the the purchase of a small piece of land in Maggie Valley by the town…
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The Pigeon flies again: Long-time fish advisory on fish consumption lifted
Thanks to major environmental investments by Blue Ridge Paper Products in Canton, the last advisory against eating fish downstream of…
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The school of fish: Haywood students raise fish to re-introduce into a cleaner Pigeon River
Students in Haywood County are on the front lines of an ambitious effort to reintroduce a slew of native species…
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Haywood County prepares for slope ordinance by hiring engineer
Slope development regulations will go into effect in Haywood County on March 1.
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Sylva may decrease size of proposed taxing district
Leaders of a downtown Sylva movement are considering downsizing a proposed special taxing district to encompass only the core downtown…
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Town leaders say property owner opinions will be deciding factor in downtown tax
Leaders of the Downtown Sylva Association are drumming up support for a special taxing district that would raise money to…
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Medicinal plants of the Southern Appalachians
Back in November at the Great Smoky Mountains Book Fair in Sylva I met Patricia Kyritsi Howell and purchased a…
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Elana James: A fiery violinist takes it solo
By Chris Cooper Swing can take many forms. It can bop and bounce like Calloway and Ellington, or it can…
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Recommended Diversions
As you probably know by now, we are on the verge of another “revolution in technology.” Specifically, your current DVD…
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Remembering the spirit of Saide Luck
I grew up thinking that libraries had a lot in common with churches. I guess I need to explain that.
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Recommended diversions
The Grey Eagle Over the last four years I have had the great opportunity to work with David Holt in…
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History 2 - Food 1
The Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days that Changed the Nation by Howard Means. Harcourt, 2006.…
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Downtown Sylva Association weighs the benefits of a taxing district
When Howard Alligood heard about a group of Sylva merchants lobbying for a special downtown tax, he got a little…
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Economic commission overhaul stalls over board make-up
An overhaul of economic development strategy in Jackson County has temporarily stalled over who will be in charge.
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Franklin declines to help shopping center owner keep Wal-Mart
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Franklin town officials have turned down a request made by the owners of the…
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Meal deal at Swain jail worth as much as $100,000 annually, new sheriff says
Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran has estimated how much his predecessor might have made under the table feeding jail inmates:…
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Swain election investigation could be two months away
The North Carolina Election Board says it could be another month or two before someone can make the trip from…
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TDA has equal parts Maggie Valley, Waynesville
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners have appointed two new members to the Tourism Development Authority board: Deborah Reed, a…
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WCU buys on-campus commercial buildings
Western Carolina University is now the proud owner of the strip of commercial property known locally as the downtown Cullowhee…
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Recounting natural history
For me, no pursuit is truly worthwhile unless it has an associated body of literature one can consult from time…
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A better future for the Pigeon
Few rivers have been the focus of as much controversy over the last century as the Pigeon, a fact that…
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A.T. license plates raise dollars for conservancy
Drivers with Appalachian Trail license plates raised $55,000 last year to support the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in North Carolina.
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Bold & Cold: Icycle Mountain Bike Race at Fontana Village promises thrills and chills
By Michael Beadle If you’re a mountain biker looking for a challenging course that’s as cold as it is fun,…
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Peanut butter log is the bomb
This past summer I stopped feeding birds, except for the hummers. The squirrels had become too brazen and were chewing…
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Green gas heavy metal: Jackson’s County’s Green Energy Park offers methane-fired blacksmith forge
By Anna Fariello • Guest Writer William Rogers has been a professional metalsmith for more than 25 years, but nothing…
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The world according to glass
By Michael Beadle Glass dazzles. It bears no secrets. It illuminates the world around itself.
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Stone Black aims high with a familiar formula
Expectations are tricky things. You can crack open a CD with basically one of two mindsets: “This is going to…
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Recommended diversions
Honeymoon Edition So my husband and I celebrated our three-month anniversary by finally going on our honeymoon this January. We…
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The Stone Raft: Surreal of so real
If you remember those wonderful fairy tales in which the hero acquires the aid of “helpers” in their journey to…
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Upping the ante
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is placing a $650 million bet that visitors…
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Betting on the future
In a suite on the 16th floor of Harrah’s Cherokee hotel and casino, Cherokee leaders happily milled about as an…
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Emergency room group sues HRMC
A long-time group of emergency room doctors in Haywood County filed a lawsuit against Haywood Regional Medical Center this week.
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Time to get in on Haywood 2008 bicentennial
It’s still 11 months away, but organizers of a year-long Haywood County bicentennial celebration in 2008 are already counting down…
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Jackson may put temporary stop to growth
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Jackson County commissioners have taken the first step toward temporarily stopping new subdivision development,…
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Rural growth prompts ambulance response time debate
As the population in the rural areas of Haywood County grows, leaders are being faced with the question of whether…
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A harrowing tale of bear encounters
In the natural world there are certain experiences that rivet our attention and remain stored in our memory banks. Through…
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Jackson leaders take a bold – and wise – step
Jackson County took the first step this week to ban new subdivisions until it can write an ordinance to control…
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Finding the essence of the Smokies
Micah McClure, a graphic designer in Waynesville, faced a daunting task when asked to redesign the Friends of the Smokies…
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Bear your support
When George Ivey broached the idea of a new specialty license plate design for Friends of the Smokies, feedback on…
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Stairway to heaven
In 1885 Jerome B. Freeman built a stairway to the top of a 535-million-year-old granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge.
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What Price Sweetness
By Kathleen Lamont In the late 1970’s, Dr. Robert Atkins had a clinic in Santa Monica, Calif., where people went…
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Stamey named new Haywood EMS director
Canton native Marty Stamey has been named the new director of Haywood County’s Emergency Medical Services program.
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Swain makes appointments to first planning board
Swain County leaders took the first step toward regulating unchecked growth and development this week by appointing the county’s first-ever…
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Sylva leaders to discuss proposed downtown tax
Controversy among downtown Sylva merchants and property owners could either escalate or come to a close this week, depending on…
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