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George Robert Ellison II — Thoreau in a jockstrap
Editor’s note: George Ellison, a renowned naturalist and writer who lived in Bryson City, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 19.…
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It’s time to re-program pop culture’s storyline
Pop culture wants to kill us. At the very least, it wants to make us miserable, to ensure that from…
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Pigeon Center rebounds from COVID, carries on mission
Like a lot of Americans, Lyn Forney remembers exactly what she was doing when the whole world shut down.
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Meet the candidates for Wolfetown special election
On Thursday, March 2, Wolfetown voters will head to the polls for a special election to replace a Tribal Council…
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Residents object to LGBTQ literature at Macon library
A group of Macon County residents and library patrons attended a Feb. 7 library board meeting to air a plethora of…
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Haywood jail financing plan pays off
Haywood County commissioners made the right call on jail financing according to County Manager Bryant Morehead, and will proceed with…
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Tribe will now receive half of Indiana casino profits
After owning Caesar’s Southern Indiana Casino for a year and a half, EBCI Holdings LLC will increase the share of…
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After two weeks in court, a hung jury leads to mistrial in Knibbs case
There’s some truth to the old cliché that one readily recognizable sound is the ultimate deterrent against a would-be home…
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Macon starts budget in good financial health
As Macon County looks ahead to fiscal year 2023-24, the county has big decisions to make to address the many…
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Medicaid expansion passes house
After years of infighting and obstruction, the North Carolina General Assembly is closer than ever to expanding Medicaid after the…
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Forest management plan now final
After 11 years of work, the U.S. Forest Service released the final, revised Nantahala and Pisgah Forest Plan Feb 17,…
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Folkmoot’s hit education program expands culture and learning in second semester
Folkmoot USA has announced the second semester of its “Life Long Learning” education initiative. Conceived and sponsored by Dr. Darryl…
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Hung jury leads to mistrial in police-involved wrongful death case
After a seven-day trial and several hours of jury deliberations, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North…
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Holding court: Pickleball grows in popularity
It’s 4 p.m. on Thursday, which for a growing subset of Haywood County residents means only one thing — it’s…
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Project funding approved for state parks
The N.C. Parks and Recreation Authority has approved $13.7 million to fund 11 capital improvement projects at state parks, including…
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Equine infectious anemia found in Henderson County
Equine infectious anemia has been found in 19 horses located in nine counties, including Henderson County. Of the 19 horses,…
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Candidates announced for Wolfetown special election
Six people will run to fill the seat vacated by Wolfetown Rep. Bo Crowe during Cherokee’s second special election in…
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Trail building starts soon at Old Fort
Construction of 4 miles of new trail will soon be underway on the Grandfather Ranger District of the Pisgah National…
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Notes from a plant nerd: Winter moss gathers no stones
Among my favorite types of plants that grow year-round, and tend to especially shine in the wintertime, are mosses.
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Shifting the disconnect before it’s too late
A study conducted by the scholarly journal, Science, found that lack of human connection can be more harmful to your…
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Building a community that’s resilient to climate change
On April 17, 2021, volunteers from Haywood Waterways, Haywood Community College, Climate Action Coalition, and others, gathered at River’s Edge…
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Bravo, Chris Cox
To the Editor: I enjoy the articles written by Chris Cox. They are always thoughtful and thought provoking. I particularly appreciated…
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‘A Warrior’s Way’ to fight cancer
In a few short weeks, 47 people will charge from the shores of the island home to the infamous Alcatraz…
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Following allegations of sexual harassment in Haywood, Brookshire lands position in Swain Schools
Just over a month after resigning from his position as head football coach at Tuscola High School following allegations of…
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Former Rep. Bill Taylor shares struggle with alcoholism
Appearing in Tribal Council chambers for the first time since facing criminal charges in October, former Wolfetown Rep. Bill Taylor gave…
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Traveling south to find America
“Appalachia can give us an eye towards how the national personality refracts like a diamond into a thousand rays” — Imani Perry
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Finishing the job: Canton budgets for the future 18 months after Fred
When Canton officials and administrators met for their annual budget retreat last year, Town Manager Nick Scheuer’s presentation was riddled…
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Investigations cause shake-up on tribal alcohol board
A pair of reports investigating issues at the Tribal Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has resulted in turnover on the board and…
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WNC officers, activists gather to craft DWI legislation
Western North Carolina has one of the most proactive anti-drunk driving forces in the state, and now a contingent from…
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Fentanyl dealer pleads guilty in federal court
Megan Emily Tate, 28, of Sylva, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf last month and pleaded guilty to…
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Cherokee man sentenced for arson
An act of arson will cost James Ralph Brady, 55, of Cherokee, four years in prison, five years of supervised…
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Don’t overlook Matt Peiken’s ‘The Overlook’ pod
After 20 years in daily newspapers, journalist Matt Peiken took a buyout from the St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press in…
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This must be the place: Life is what you make it, and if you make it death, well rest your soul away
It was nearing midnight on Saturday. The rock band in the corner of the bar had just put the finishing…
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New WCU immersive exhibition
The immersive installation ”Courtney M. Leonard — BREACH: Logbook | CORIOLIS” is being showcased through May 5 in the Fine Art…
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Canton mill slowdown could be tied to union contract negotiations
Last week, reports obtained exclusively by The Smoky Mountain News revealed that Canton’s Pactiv-Evergreen Packaging would scale back production by…
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Former Tuscola football coach may land new gig
Less than a month after resigning from his position as head football coach at Tuscola High School following allegations of…
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Road construction could delay A.T. hikers
For the next two years, Appalachian Trail users will experience delays at Stecoah Gap due to construction on Corridor K.
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Parkway Foundation selects new leaders
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, which is the nonprofit partner of the Blue Ridge Parkway, has confirmed new leadership to…
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Sights on elk season: Bill would implement N.C.’s first elk hunt
North Carolina could see its first elk hunt since wildlife rules existed if a bill introduced to the General Assembly becomes…
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Greenbrier area closed for flood repairs
Access to the entire Greenbrier area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed from Feb. 13 until…
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Boone firm chosen for Parkway planning effort
Boone-based Destination by Design will be leading efforts to create an economic development plan tying together all 29 counties along…
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Federal funding to combat chronic wasting disease
The federal Consolidated Appropriations Act that became law on Dec. 29, 2022, included a major win for wildlife advocates — inclusion…
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Mole and Thrush and Pretty Polly
A mole tunneled out of the woods early this winter and started digging back and forth behind the house in…
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Dylan scores with ‘The Philosophy of Modern Song’
This was a fine morning in the coffee shop.
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Tapping gently at her door, fate beckoned me in
Some sage once observed that your whole life really comes down to just a handful of moments, and it has…
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Canton’s Evergreen Packaging scales back production
A leaked, undated internal memo from Evergreen Packaging’s Canton General Manager John McCarthy says that the mill will idle one…
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Some anti-vaxxers spread lies
To the Editor: I recently read in The Smoky Mountain News the article regarding the January 17, 2023, county commissioner meeting…
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Uncle Joe was proud to pay taxes
To the Editor: I don’t like paying taxes. Why should I pay my hard-earned money to a government? Governments are full…
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As local icon Miss Maggie embraces a new generation, she seems as fresh as ever
There are many things that come to mind when folks think of Maggie Valley.
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