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This must be the place: Ode to Canton, ode to Small Town America
On Aug. 10, 2012, I took on my first assignment for The Smoky Mountain News. It was the “Papertown” album…
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Books vs. the winter blues — and books win
It’s another one of those unremarkable winter afternoons when the outside temp is identical to the inside of my refrigerator,…
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The mill’s legacy looms large over Haywood
“The mill.” In Canton, as in hundreds of other towns across America, that was the only description needed to describe…
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When your child blossoms, all is good in the world
The earliest expressions of our daughter’s deep and abiding affection for cute, fragile creatures were frightening and very nearly catastrophic.…
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Five years later, residents still mourn the loss of Angel Medical Center’s maternity unit
Before the sun rises on a Tuesday morning in December, Amelia Cline smooches her partner goodbye and heads out the…
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Parker wins special election in Cherokee
During a special election Thursday, March 2, Wolfetown and Big Y voters chose Mike Parker to fill the Eastern Band…
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Jackson applies for medication-assisted treatment grant
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has applied for a grant to fund a Medication Assisted Treatment program in the county’s…
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Transitioning from Medicaid to marketplace coverage in 2023
The process of termination (unwinding) of Medicaid coverage for those enrolled in the program because of the Covid Public Health…
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Schools support calendar flexibility
School boards across Western North Carolina are signing resolutions in support of flexibility and local control when it comes to…
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Area manufacturers, colleges could help laid-off mill workers write their next chapter
When the Pactiv-Evergreen packaging plant in Canton closes this spring, 1,000 people who thought they’d secured steady work to last…
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‘We’re still here’: Canton businesses, residents react to mill closure
It’s 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Southern Porch restaurant in the heart of downtown Canton. Less than 24 hours ago,…
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Canton mill’s closing means uncertainty for county, region
In less than three months, Pactiv-Evergreen’s Canton mill will cease operations after more than a century of serving as the…
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Canton mill will close by summer
After more than a century of serving as the cultural, economic and geographical center of the tiny Haywood County town…
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It’s party time – Pless again files bill to make Haywood, Madison municipal elections partisan
Despite strong opposition last year, Rep. Mark Pless (R-Haywood) has again filed a bill that if passed would bring partisanship…
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Prescribed burn planned for Graham County
A 1,295-acre prescribed burn in the Yellow Creek area of Graham County could take place any time before April 15.
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Spur Tunnel work to switch lanes
Much of the maintenance on one side of the Spur Tunnel is complete, allowing contractors to begin work on the…
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Wildlife Commission approves rule changes
During a business meeting Thursday, Feb. 23, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission voted to adopt eight proposed rules related to…
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Notes from a Plant Nerd: Red Maple Winter
There’s a change in the air every year around this time. A subtle shift in energy. Days start getting longer,…
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Schools – and libraries – should bring communities together
It seems to me that when we talk about the spaces in our community for our children, we should be…
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Transitions are hard on a mom’s heart
I’m the mom to two boys, ages 14 and 11. Both of them are currently on the cusp of a…
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Truckstop traffic is very dangerous
To the Editor: I was heartened to see the recent coverage that the Pilot Travel Center off of I-40 on Exit…
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‘Being a Ballerina’ includes powerful life lessons
This year, the women’s basketball team of Christendom College, a small school in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, includes a forward, Catherine…
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Final forest management plan draws mixed reactions from stakeholder groups
The Pisgah and Nantahala national forests are now operating under a new management plan, ending an arduous, 11-year process to…
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Franklin High project moves forward
Progress will continue on the new Franklin High School after a vote by the Macon County Commission to enter into…
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Haywood schools announce new leadership
Haywood County Schools has new leaders at several schools after the resignation of the Tuscola High School Principal left a…
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Suit against district attorney challenging Giglio order dismissed
A lawsuit filed by a former deputy against District Attorney Ashley Welch and Assistant District Attorney John Hindsman has been entirely…
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All the world’s a stage: Broadcasting meetings a tough call for Waynesville
All the world’s a stage, Shakespeare wrote, and all the men and women merely players. But with the recent uptick…
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A rose by any other name: Waynesville mulls dropping gendered titles for aldermen
When is an alderman not an alderman? When that alderman happens to be a woman.
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Cooper visits TWSA, announces funding
Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority received a visit from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper last week as he announced $462.9…
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Sylva selects new town commissioner
The Sylva Board of Commissioners selected Brad Waldrop as its newest member, filling a seat that had been vacant since…
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Cherokee man sentenced to 15 years for child sexual abuse
David Green Edwards, 32, of Cherokee, was sentenced to 15 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release…
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TDA welcomes Kara Addy as Social Media Manager
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority announced the hire of Kara Addy as its new Social Media Manager.
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Town of Waynesville will pursue staggered terms for aldermen
Waynesville is Haywood County’s only municipal government that elects all of its members at once, but that will likely change…
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Working on Waynesville: Aldermen look to avoid budget crunch
The Town of Waynesville’s municipal expenditures and revenue streams have all come in as expected during the 2022-23 fiscal year,…
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Enrollment dips again at WCU
Spring 2023 enrollment at Western Carolina University is down 3.6% compared to the spring semester last year, according to a…
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Waynesville considers more incentives for affordable housing development
Two years after a nonprofit affordable housing developer was granted incentives by the Town of Waynesville, the project is finally…
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SCC grad inspires latest New Century Scholars
Jake Tallent vividly remembers the impact that the New Century Scholars program had on his life.
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‘And we could all together’: A conversation with Lyle Lovett
From humble beginnings as a teenage singer-songwriter in his native Texas to gracing some of the most iconic stages the…
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This must be the place: ‘Meet me in the city and see everything is so fine’
About 10:30 a.m. last Tuesday, I laced up my running shoes and walked out the front door of the small…
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Town of Waynesville will pursue staggered terms for aldermen
Waynesville is Haywood County’s only municipal government that elects all of its members at once, but that will likely change…
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Sylva selects new town commissioner
The Sylva Board of Commissioners selected Brad Waldrop as its newest member today, filling a seat that had been vacant…
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Soehn selected to lead Friends of the Smokies
Dana Soehn, a 34-year employee of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park who has been part of its management team…
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Podcasting the park: “Smoky Signal” brings national park science to a new audience
Antoine Fletcher’s love affair with podcasts blossomed back in middle school when he made his first one with his best…
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African American Project lead reflects on 2022, plans for 2023
Who were they? How did they get here? What were their lives like? These are questions that constantly resonate with…
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Writer and naturalist George Ellison dies at 81
George Ellison, a writer and naturalist whose home and inspiration was on Lands Creek in Bryson City, died Sunday, Feb.…
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Smokies parking tag program takes effect
Starting March 1, any vehicle parked in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than 10 minutes must display…
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‘We are still here’: Indigenous Walls Project sparks social dialogue
The human condition frequently subjects us to the lie that every experience we face daily is also what every other…
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This must be the place: ‘And I thought I’ve seen someone who seemed at last to know the truth’
Hello from Room 1D at the Rathbone Mansion, just a few blocks from the French Quarter in New Orleans. It’s…
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Frozen: A review of ‘The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven’
One way to enjoy winter is to read about someone who lives north of the Arctic Circle. It’s never going…
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