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Jazz festival visits Classic Wine Seller
The Classic Wine Seller and Satin Steel Jazz will host a fall jazz festival on four consecutive Saturdays, Oct. 13…
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Skateway looking for a partner
Smoky Mountain Sk8way is looking for a naming rights partner to rename the soon-to-be expanded Smoky Mountain Sk8way Sports and…
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Audition for ‘Christmas Carol’ at HART
Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART) will hold auditions for its December production of “A Christmas Carol” at 1 p.m. Oct.…
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Top marching bands to compete
More than 20 top high school marching bands will assemble for Western Carolina University’s 12th annual Tournament of Champions at…
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Free arts and crafts for kids in Macon
Elementary school-aged children and their families are invited to a free ARTSaturday arts and crafts workshop from 10 a.m. to…
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Maggie Valley quilt show to celebrate fall
The High Country Quilters 22nd Annual Quilt Show, “Bear Foot In the Mountains,” will take place daily from 10 a.m.…
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Come ride with Charlie Brown
The Great Pumpkin Patch Express is returning throughout October to the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City. As the…
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Dillsboro drum circle ready to boogie
The Dillsboro Community Drum Circle will hold their monthly show from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the old train depot.…
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‘Miss Jane’ spins spooky stories
Canton Branch Library will transform into a spooky storytelling arena from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in the meeting room. Jane…
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Great Smokies storyteller to spin tales
Friends of the Smokies will host nationally acclaimed storyteller and Haywood County native Donald Davis at 3 p.m. Oct. 14…
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Glassblowing, blacksmithing offered
Two art classes will be held at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro on Oct. 13. A glassblowing…
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Kephart items donated to library
A recent donation of Horace Kephart’s personal correspondence, photographs and other belongings will become part of the new “Horace Kephart…
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29th annual Church Street show returns to Waynesville
Church Street Art and Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 in downtown Waynesville.
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Jammin’ at the Millpond
Haywood Community College’s Jammin’ at the Millpond will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 13 on the…
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Art grant looking for submissions
Regional Artist Project grant of Western North Carolina (RAP go WNC) is available for the 2012-2013 year. RAP go WNC is…
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Maggie Valley presents autumn craft show
The October Leaves Craft Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 13 and 14 at the…
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Sylva hosting art stroll
Jackson County Visual Arts Association and the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will host the “Sylva Art Stroll” starting at…
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Cherokee find tradition, respect through sport
Amid the blinking lights and stuffed animal prizes at the Cherokee Indian Fair, a scream echoes from behind the trees.…
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Barack Obama and his debate debacle
To the Editor: So, here we had it. Live TV for all the world to see. In one corner was…
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McCrory and our gems from Western Carolina
To the Editor: I am concerned about North Carolina’s unemployment rate of 9.7 percent and the country as a whole.…
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Make the right choice: Hayden Rogers
To the Editor: We in the mountains are known to be suspicious of outsiders who want to tell us how…
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Giving bears a second chance
To the Editor: The inflexibility of the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission (NCWRC) is alarming. The killing of a three-legged…
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Backcountry fees a bad idea
To the Editor: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park plans to begin charging fees for backcountry camping and implement a…
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HART’s Stage II is a ticket to the future
I’ve always believed in the adage that success builds success. It’s one of life’s truisms that anyone with eyes wide…
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Thunder in the valley
Last week a late evening thunderstorm with high winds and occasional flashes of lightning rolled out of the high Smokies…
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Scrap indoor pollutants
Like the Roach Motel of commercial fame, synthetic scents have crept into our homes and lives and are not going…
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Courthouse – again – slated as possible library site
The hilltop above Sylva that’s home to the iconic historic courthouse is back on as a potential site for a…
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Commissioners weigh in: More flexibility proposed as Jackson board scrutinizes development regulations
Jackson County commissioners are poised to make numerous changes to a slate of proposed development regulations billed as the most…
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Close encounters: Boaters at odds with those who don’t want Chattooga boating ban lifted
An age-old question has emerged in the raging debate over the Chattooga River wilderness: how many people is too many…
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Recommended diversions
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska Oh, he’s the boss alright. But sometime around ’82 he holed up in a friend’s studio, with…
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Mill buyer amasses large share of juice carton market
Mill workers at Blue Ridge Paper Products are optimistic about their future under a new owner. The buyer, a billionaire…
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Money vs. quality of life an easy choice for some
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Two newly licensed teachers with ties to Western North Carolina offered a very different…
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Labor unions slowly losing power in U.S.
When Blue Ridge Paper employees voted to accept the recent buyout offer from the Rank group of New Zealand, union…
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Swain sets hearing on North Shore Road
Just when the fate of the Road to Nowhere through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park seemed sealed, road supporters…
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Celebrating a jazz guitar legend
By Chris Cooper Up for review this week is a live set of inspiring music from an incredibly influential musician…
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Maggie studies potential growth, regulations
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer The surprisingly large crowd at a presentation on Maggie Valley’s proposed land-use plan seemed…
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A Frank look back
From Violins to Violence: A Memoir by Marshall Frank. Fortis Book, 2007. 308 pages In Tom Stoppard’s Lord Malquist and…
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Seven western counties share land-use ideas
Slope and ridgetop development, protecting waterways, and farmland and open-space preservation emerged as the top land-management concerns of those responsible…
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Counties struggle to recruit teachers
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Paula Ledford is getting worried. With a little over a month to go before…
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An artist for life
By Michael Beadle Painter Susan Lanier remembers how she used to get in trouble as a young artist. In first…
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A pack rat’s nightmare – a yard sale
You need some space. Believe me, I understand. The closets are so full, it takes two of you to press…
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Natural gas
Editor’s note: Naturalist Don Hendershot is writing a series of articles exploring alternative fuels. Natural gas is the fossil alternative…
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Preserve’s sediment woes pre-date dam break
Balsam Mountain Preserve, a 4,500-acre development in Jackson County, has been fined $300,000 for ongoing sediment and erosion control violations…
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If you suffer from hay fever, blame the ragweed
Allergies are a type of immune reaction. Normally, the immune system responds to foreign microorganisms, or particles, like pollen or…
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Ice Age comes alive in new exhibit
A new exhibit at The North Carolina Arboretum, After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals and Ice, unlocks the mysteries…
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Free pesticide disposal day
A pesticide collection day for unwanted pesticides will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at…
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Hike to Highland’s Rock Mountain
A guided hike to the summit of Rock Mountain in the Highlands area will be held from 9 a.m. until…
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Grants to help farmers put out new roots
Farmers in Western North Carolina can tap $3,000 to $6,000 grants from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to help…
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Survey shows outdoorsmen are environmentalists
A new national poll released last month shows sportsmen prioritize protecting public lands above energy production. The poll conducted for…
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Pick up winter gardening tips from leading WNC botanist
An organic winter gardening workshop be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Cullowhee home…
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