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Maggie leaders question the wisdom of holding out for tourism
Maggie Valley is trying to figure out what exactly it wants to be. Maggie once reigned supreme in the mountain…
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‘Twilight’ saga teen idol brings positive message to Cherokee youth
Chaske Spencer, more widely known as werewolf Sam Uley from the “Twilight” saga series, drew on his Native American roots…
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Fairground auction seeking donations
Second annual benefit auction for the Haywood County Fairgrounds will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at the fairgrounds.…
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Motorcycle toy run, to roll through Haywood
21st annual Haywood County Motorcycle Parade and Toy Run will take place at noon Saturday, Nov. 10, starting at Canton’s…
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Sales tax on the ballot in Swain: If passed, money would go toward school construction
Swain County voters are being asked this election whether they want a quarter-cent sales tax increase to help pay for…
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Volunteers needed in Franklin
Kids Against Hunger will host a 30,000-meal packing event starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at First Christian Church…
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Macon pool to get major improvements by next summer
Macon County is poised to begin major renovations to its pool at Veterans Memorial Recreation Park, including extensive upgrades to…
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Cashiers and sweepstakes parlors don’t mix
The upscale tourism and second-home community of Cashiers hopes to ban sweepstakes parlors, making it one of the first in…
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Jackson commissioners declare time’s up on wrangling over new tourism structure
A festering disagreement over how to overhaul Jackson County’s tourism agency is coming to an end, but some lodging owners…
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Face-off on stage at WCU covers full spectrum of political talking points
In a debate that focused on everything from Iran and health care to equal pay for women and earmarks, Congressional…
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Meadows touts rise as self-made businessman
Looking at Mark Meadows today, it is difficult to imagine him as a self-described “fat nerd” wandering the high school…
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Rogers keeps his roots close on campaign trail
Hayden Rogers grew up hunting, fishing and playing the chasing game ‘Fox and the Hound’ in Robbinsville. Touting himself as…
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The final days
Both considered conservatives within their own political parties, Republican Mark Meadows and Democrat Hayden Rogers have more in common than…
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NCDOT to work on tunnel drainage
North Carolina Department of Transportation will perform work on two tunnels in the Pigeon River Gorge on Interstate 40 in…
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School back in session on Saturday
To make up for school being cancelled on Tuesday, Oct. 30, Haywood County schools will have class from 8 a.m.…
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Do-over on Haywood Community College president search raises questions
Haywood Community College employees earlier this month presented the board of trustees with a list of concerns about the college’s…
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Poker tournament to benefit art council
A Texas hold’em tournament will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at The Classic Wineseller in downtown Waynesville. All…
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Tourism workshop to be offered
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership is sponsoring a workshop, “The ABC’s of Group Tours,” in two locations to support…
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S.C. band wins WCU marching band contest
White Knoll High School marching band from Lexington, S.C. was named grand champion at the 12th annual Tournament of Champions,…
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WCU falls short in quest for jug
Western Carolina University quarterback Troy Mitchell (#10) rushes in for a successful two-point conversion during the fourth quarter of the…
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Mountain music news
Singer/songwriters series continues The next “Songwriters in the Round” event will take place Nov. 3 at the Balsam Mountain Inn.…
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More A&E briefs
Carvers to hold show on parkway Western North Carolina Carvers will hold its annual show Nov. 3/4 at the Folk…
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Album release party and benefit
In conjunction with the choral music department of Tuscola High School, singer/songwriter Mackenzie Leigh Wilson will hold an album release…
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Music notes
‘Beethoven Project’ series continues The second performance in Western Carolina University’s “Beethoven Project” will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5…
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Parade updates for Franklin, Waynesville
Franklin parade seeking applicants The Franklin Chamber of Commerce has entry forms available for the 2012 Christmas Parade. With “A…
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Family movie at Bryson City library
Nickelodeon’s favorite characters celebrate autumn and going back to school on the big screen during family movie at 3:30 p.m.…
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WCU director named to state art council
Denise Drury, interim director of the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum, was recently named to the North Carolina Museums…
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Tae Kwon Do Expo planned in Waynesville
The Blue Dragon Tae Kwon Do Expo will be held at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the MedWest Health and…
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Album perfectly interprets ‘songs’ of Blake
Apart from the fact that this is a remarkable recording, in terms of Martha Redbone’s liquid vocals and the harmonious…
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K.A.R.E. to hold Festival of Trees fundraiser
Kids Advocacy Resource Effort (K.A.R.E.) will host its 3rd annual Festival of Trees fundraiser and live auction at 5:30 p.m.…
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Silent auction to benefit K.A.R.E. House
The newly formed Haywood Area Wholistic Integrative Practitioners group (known as HAWIP) is throwing a silent auction and reception at…
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Garden club to make wreaths, visit tree farm
The November meeting of The Sylva Garden Club will be held at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 6 at The Tuckasegee Trading…
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WCU presents Hollywood satire
“Once in a Lifetime,” a satiric look back at the Golden Age of Hollywood will hit the stage at 7:30…
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Come on, let's twist — again
We’ve all done it. At a middle school dance, high school prom, college formal, wedding reception, anniversary celebration, New Year’s…
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Waterfalls have a near mystical attraction
We are attracted to water. Mountain paths always wind down to water ... down to springs, creeks and rivers. Water…
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WCU group sets record in 175 mile relay run
Students and faculty members from Western Carolina University’s athletic training program finished the 2012 Mountain Jug Run for Research in…
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Farmers market says goodbye to summer
It is time to pack up and move indoors. Saturday Nov. 27 marks the last weekend of the season that…
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Jump on board the growing Farm to School program
An all-day workshop put on by the Growing Minds Farm to School program will help schools connect with local farmers…
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Symposium brings together outdoor educators from the region in Cullowhee
Students and professionals in outdoor education fields will partake in the annual Adventure Education Conference, Nov. 2 at Western Carolina…
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Hike to Waynesville’s watershed
A birder, ecologist and forester will lead a guided fall hike through Waynesville’s 8,600-acre preserved watershed from 9 a.m. to…
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Safety courses mark start of fall hunting
Free hunter safety courses will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7 on the Haywood Community College campus.…
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HCC Woodsmen team rocks the Cradle at Timbersports meet
Haywood Community College’s Timbersports Team took first place by a landslide at the John G. Palmer Intercollegiate Woodsmen’s Meet held…
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Bike Haywood honored for Haywood County master plan
Bicycle Haywood NC and Haywood County both received top awards from a national planning organization for their bicycle advocacy work.…
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Celebrate fall with the LTLT
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee will host its fall celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov.…
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The sounds of silence
This morning when I had coffee on my deck, I did not hear the hooded warbler that nests in the…
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Bear alert: Forays against backpackers’ food prompts camping ban in the Pisgah Forest
A series of close bear encounters in the Pisgah National Forest have prompted a temporary ban on overnight camping in…
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All’s fair in love and politics
Western North Carolina found itself in an unflattering national media spotlight a year ago when a reporter from The New…
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Money, flyers steal the show in Davis-Snow rematch
John Snow dreads his daily trip to the post office these days. It’s just two blocks from his home outside…
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News in brief for readers and writers
Library showcases author for book discussion Kimberly Brock will do a presentation based on her novel, The River Witch, at…
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A flawed story that is still worthwhile
Mark Helprin drives me crazy. Helprin’s novels — he is the author of A Soldier of the Great War, Freddy…
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