Archived (29807)
Children categories
HCC makes pitch for continued building plan
Haywood Community College has asked for more than $1.4 million from the county for building and renovations projects on campus…
Read More
News notes from Cherokee
State of housing in Cherokee to be surveyed A federal study researching housing conditions on Indian reservations across the U.S.…
Read More
Price tag inches up on Cherokee jail and justice center
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Tribal Council took issue with a construction budget increase for the tribe’s…
Read More
Walking the dog: The trials and tribulations of being homeless in Haywood
Standing next to Louis “Louie” Bing, you’d never know he was homeless. While waiting for a cup of coffee at City Bakery…
Read More
Cops in schools offer more than peace of mind
At first blush, Officer Nan Tritt looks like any other cop. She wears a badge and a gun, and the…
Read More
Haywood weighs cost-benefit of more school cops
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners have made it clear that without a property tax increase, funding is unlikely for…
Read More
MedWest-Haywood board change averts potential for tie votes ahead of controversial decision
The 10-person Haywood Regional Medical Center board will now include an 11th member. The Haywood Board of Commissioners Monday approved…
Read More
Bring on the tourists
This week is Travel and Tourism Week in Haywood County. The Haywood County Board of Commissioners Monday officially dubbed May…
Read More
Bill would weaken newspapers as conduit for government oversight
Haywood County commissioners weighed the merits of saving money versus government transparency this week. State law requires counties and towns…
Read More
New courthouse landscape to be less lush, more spartan
A new landscape plan for the Haywood County historic courthouse is mostly devoid of large shade trees, in stark contrast…
Read More
Landslide kills railroad worker
A Waynesville man who works for Norfolk Southern Railway was buried and killed by a landslide in the middle of…
Read More
Canton residents trapped after landslide blocks road
A landslide east of Canton took out a dirt road early Monday morning following two solid days of unceasing rains,…
Read More
Some scarlet tanagers are orange
Last Saturday, I led a bird identification workshop for the Smoky Mountain Field School. We started out in the morning…
Read More
Park reopens trails damaged by tornado
Two trails that have been closed since 2011 after receiving extensive damage from a tornado in the western end of…
Read More
Market vendors get shelter form the storm
The Haywood County Health Department pitched in and gave away tents, tables, coolers and other equipment to vendors at area…
Read More
French Broad trail map comes online
For paddlers looking to master the French Broad River, a new map is available online detailing the river’s paddle trail.…
Read More
Get ready for 12 hours of Tsali
A grueling, 12-hour mountain bike race will be held from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the…
Read More
Azaleas in full bloom in Stecoah
The azalea garden at Stecoah Valley Center is in full bloom, but will only be for the next few weeks.…
Read More
Volunteers needed at Pisgah wildlife center
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is seeking volunteers to help at its Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education to accommodate a…
Read More
Haywood soccer season kicks off
Haywood County is now signing up players for its adult summer soccer leagues.
Read More
Park releases new species of predator beetles
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is planning to release two new predatory beetles to stop the spread of the…
Read More
Fishing class conjures images of Brad Pitt and leaping carp
Ever since I first watched Brad Pitt fly fishing in the film “The River Runs Through It,” I knew I…
Read More
Water cents
What falls freely from the sky, rumbles, swooshes, rolls, trickles across the planet; seeps into the earth beneath our feet…
Read More
Advocates want to save little-known old growth pockets
Hidden among the expanse of forestland in Western North Carolina are little-known pockets of trees that are several centuries old.…
Read More
A rural bookstore that beat the odds
“Bookshops are magic.” This quotation, buried in the middle of Wendy Welch’s The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A…
Read More
Thea & The GreenMan and artist reception planned in Bryson
A folk concert and artist reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the Swain…
Read More
Find the perfect gem for Mother’s Day at Gemboree
The Mother’s Day Gemboree will run from May 10-12 at the Macon County Community Building in Franklin. Doors will be…
Read More
A hopping weekend in and around Froglevel
Haywood Square to host block party A day of festivities for “Customer Appreciation Day” will be held from 10 a.m.…
Read More
Haywood Art Council welcomes brass quintet for Sunday concert series
The Pyramid Brass Quintet will play at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Haywood County Library in Waynesville as…
Read More
Waynesville Rec center to throw ‘Spring Fling’ kids’ bash
The annual “Spring Fling” will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Waynesville Recreation…
Read More
Franklin celebrates ‘Airing of the Quilts’
The annual “Airing of the Quilts” festival will be held May 10-11 in downtown Franklin. The event will feature an…
Read More
Habitat for Humanity recovers store treasure
A valuable piece of the history of the Rickman General Store in Macon County is back in its original home…
Read More
Jackson Arts Council contributes to musician fund
Jackson County Arts Council has arranged to donate the money collected in honor of the late Ray Menze to the…
Read More
Craft beer and canines in Frog Level
A Dogs and Suds fundraiser for Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 16,…
Read More
WCU professor nominated for Tony Award
Broadway star and Western Carolina University Musical Theatre Professor Terrence Mann was recently nominated for a Tony Award for his…
Read More
Making crafts of the past come alive
In order to have a clear vision of the future, one must cherish the traditions of the past. “Southern Appalachian…
Read More
Sen. Davis going way too far to the right
To the Editor: Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, and his extreme right-wing partisans have no problem wasting taxpayer money as long…
Read More
What will you do about jack booted thugs?
To the Editor: Watching the YouTube videos (since removed) of the “jack booted thugs” trampling on our Third, Fourth, Fifth,…
Read More
Meadows in the wrong on background checks
To the Editor: This is an open letter to Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., our district’s freshman congressman: Your vote to…
Read More
Tribal Council vote on bear zoos disappointing
To the Editor: I am extremely disappointed in the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council (except members Perry Shell, Terri…
Read More
Where do we go when the public square fractures?
The “fractured public square” refers to the loss of the place where a community discusses ideas, politics and values. The…
Read More
A book every naturalist needs on his or her shelf
Naturalist Donald Culross Peattie (1898-1964) was born in Chicago. In his autobiography The Road of a Naturalist (1941), Peattie recalled…
Read More
Macon enviro group applauds local recyclers
Macon Pride, a county-based environmental organization, has recognized Caterpillar Precision Seals in Franklin for what it deems an exemplary recycling…
Read More
Calling recruits to the bugle corps
Can you make it in the corps? The Great Smoky Mountains National Park needs volunteers to join the Elk Bugle…
Read More
WCU one of the greenest colleges in country
For the third consecutive year, Western Carolina University has been listed by The Princeton Review as one of the most…
Read More
Land trust earns top honors
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust has received national accreditation for its work in protecting treasured lands.
Read More
Smokies offers Mountains-to-Sea Trail hike and presentation
Folks interested in hiking a section of the Mountains to Sea Trail and learning a bit more about the storied…
Read More
Backpackers cautioned to keep food away from bears
As spring and backpacking season returns to the mountains, so does bear danger in the woods. A recent bear encounter,…
Read More
When it rains – the tough go hiking
We’ve had a good run in the watershed. The Town of Waynesville has sponsored spring and fall guided hikes in…
Read More
Get your green on
EcoFest will showcase more than four dozen demonstrators, vendors, information booths and organizations sharing tips and practical advice on how…
Read More
