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Cherokee tribal council candidates face primary election next week
Enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will head to the polls Tuesday, June 6, to vote in…
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Stopping voter fraud or just stopping voters?
A state bill mandating that voters show identification to cast a ballot has split opinions down the middle, with Republicans…
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Voucher system will hurt public schools
To the Editor: Sponsors of House Bill 944, the school voucher bill, proposed certain changes during the bill’s first committee…
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Macon should use fund balance, cut tax rate
To the Editor: In 2010, the Macon County Board of Commissioners, under the leadership of then Chairman Ronnie Beale, voted…
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GOP-led legislature making huge strides
To the Editor: North Carolinians are fortunate to now have a legislature that is making historic strides towards fiscal responsibility…
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Graduate programs in music are worth saving
To the Editor: The committee at Western Carolina University charged with evaluating academic programs issued its report on May 22.…
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Schoolhouse Earth is a favorite learning place
To the Editor: At a school bus stop north of Franklin, I pick up trash weekdays from kids apparently tossing…
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Room tax issue won’t change much between now and 2015
Alice Aumen, one of the owners of Cataloochee Ranch and a longtime tourism booster in Haywood County and Western North…
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Benefits to feature live music, cornhole
There will be two upcoming benefits for children with serious medical issues on Saturday, June 1, in Waynesville and Sylva. …
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Liar’s Bench members find answers to mystery
Gary Carden and Dave Waldrop will lead a discussion on a recent finding in a long-held Appalachian mystery at 7…
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Waynesville brewery hosts golf tournament
Tipping Point Brewing will hold its inaugural charity golf tournament at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Waynesville Country…
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Haywood exhibit puts spotlight on Appalachian crafts
Appalachia, the newest exhibit from the Haywood County Arts Council, will run from May 30 through June 29, at Gallery…
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Concerts on the Creek returns to Sylva May 31
The Concerts on the Creek summer music series returns for its fifth season with the Rye Holler Boys from 7:30…
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Free summer concerts begin at WCU
The annual summer concert series on the Central Plaza at Western Carolina University will begin with Floating Action at 7…
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Cherokee festival showcases gourd crafts
Gourd artists from around the world will gather at the 11th annual Gourd Artists Gathering and Art Festival May 31…
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Cherokee potter to be honored in Franklin
There will be a public reception for Cherokee artist Joel Queen and the formal presentation of a pottery piece he…
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Bringing a world of art into your own backyard
For Norma Hendrix, it’s all about connecting the dots. “I love working in a community of artists,” she said. “I…
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Four rides for two wheels
Blue Ridge Parkway The famed scenic motorway winds through the best scenery the mountains have to offer, studded with overlooks…
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Plants hitch a ride to the sun
A book I read about the Suwannee River featured numerous photographs of trees overhanging the waterway festooned with Spanish moss.…
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Waterfall trail looking for sweat donations
Volunteers are needed in Panthertown Valley during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25, to help complete a new section…
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Visitors need to plan ahead to see fireflies
The Elkmont synchronous firefly viewing will take place June 6-13 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Every year, thousands…
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Environmental forums start up
A forum on community and environmental change will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at…
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Plant a row for the needy
United Christian Ministries of Jackson County is asking gardeners to plant an extra row in their plots this year to…
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Calling on volunteers for bird monitoring
Volunteers are needed to assist in a breeding bird monitoring and education program throughout the spring and early summer at…
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Max Patch restored, off-roaders pay
The off-roaders responsible for causing damage to the popular Pisgah National Forest hiking spot Max Patch have reached a plea…
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More recycling bins for WCU
Western Carolina University received 75 new recycling bins through the Alcoa Foundation Recycling Bin Grant Program and have begun placing…
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Hit Mast General to help conservation
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy will get a boost on Saturday, June 1, when Mast General Store locations in Waynesville…
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Going toe to toe with Mother Nature
It is said that humans are fickle creatures, and if that is true, then the weather must be at least…
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A record-breaking weekend of birding
Last week, we set the stage for the 29th annual Great Smoky Mountains Birding Expedition (GSMBE). The group starts at 9…
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Bringing back the brookie: Successful restoration paints bright future for native trout
In the early 1900s, Florence Cope Bush, author of Dorie: Woman of the Mountains, described native brook trout as being…
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A fast look at a few worthwhile tomes
Here they are, books yammering for review: a hillock of books on the floor by the desk; more books stacked…
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Correction
A letter from Jane Harrison in the May 8 edition of SMN, “Meadows in the wrong on background checks,” was…
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We must leave better world for our children
To the Editor: New York City has been attacked twice in the past decade — first by Al Qaeda and…
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What are they thinking down in Raleigh?
To the Editor: I continue to be mystified by the behavior of Art Pope’s legislature in Raleigh. While ranting against…
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Haywood commissioners win political game with school board
Haywood County commissioners drew a line in the sand. The Haywood County School Board decided not to cross it. In…
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Students draft business plan for health clinic
A 100-page business plan created by Western Carolina University seniors are helping guide development of a self-sustaining primary care health…
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Maggie logjam shows no sign of breaking ‘til fall election
The Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen have been mired in gridlock for nearly nine months. With only four town board…
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Filling the flood plain under debate in Macon
Macon County is weighing whether to relax its existing rules that ban fill dirt in the flood plain. The county’s…
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Speak up if you want high-speed internet in Jackson
Jackson County wants to bring high-speed Internet service to a greater number of residents, but doing so means convincing an…
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The sticky wicket of downtown sandwich boards
Signs are businesses’ equivalent to nuclear weapons. “Everybody wants them, but you have to agree to live with them,” said…
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Cherokee-run welfare office provides easier access to aid
From the outside, Sandy Cloer’s office doesn’t look like much — not even a real office, in fact. The three…
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Social workers say student homelessness on the rise
The number of homeless school children in Haywood County has risen by nearly 20 percent this year compared to last.…
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Jackson ‘Up to Good’ as it ‘Play(s) On’ with tourism branding messages
What’s it going to be for Jackson County — Just Do It; Got Milk?; A Little Dab’ll Do Ya? That…
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With lawsuit in the rearview, Canton plans to step up its game for public recreation
Canton leaders are already asking how they can do better making Camp Hope available to the public after a lawsuit…
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WNC duo star on reality TV show
Lights, camera … Haywood County? During the past two years, a local reality show has become a phenomenon that’s being broadcast…
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Hospital for sale? All options on the table as MedWest hospitals contemplate future
Financial challenges faced by rural hospitals show no sign of a turnaround, prompting MedWest hospital leaders to consider what was…
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Courthouse lawn to get spruced up in time for tourists
The Haywood County historic courthouse in Waynesville will be completely re-landscaped by the end of this week, just in time…
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Haywood room tax hike deep-sixed
Even though an “overwhelming majority” of community leaders in Haywood County support a lodging tax increase, a state bill that…
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Online historic photo archive flourishes
Western Carolina University has joined forces with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the latest addition to its digital…
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Champagne brunch to benefit animal rescue
A benefit for PAWS will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at the Fryemont Inn in…
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