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WATR tries to stay active
By Joel Adams • Contributing Writer Strong public interest in the aftermath of the dam break at Balsam Mountain Preserve…
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Haywood to create farmland protection plan
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Haywood County commissioners have agreed to pay for the creation of a farmland protection…
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Hurricane survivors
One of those paradoxes of getting older: it seems you have more occasions to gather with friends and family, but…
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Swain voter fraud investigation sent to feds
The North Carolina State Board of Elections has concluded its investigation into allegations of voter fraud in Swain County, but…
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Cardinal flower among the most popular in U.S.
The late summer wildflower season has arrived. Along roadsides and woodland edges some of our more robust native plants are…
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Parking lot offers native plant lesson
The native garden located at the Bridge Park parking lot in the triangle surrounding the Jackson County Farmers Market sign…
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Arboretum hosting world renowned gardeners
The Speaking of Gardening symposium Aug. 24-25 at the N.C. Arboretum will bring some of the world’s finest gardeners to…
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Family tours of Tuckasegee tributary
The Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River is offering guided adventure tours from 9 to 11 a.m. each Saturday morning…
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Group celebrating AT anniversary
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the completion of the Appalachian Trail with a summer games…
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New law legalizes night hunting of coyotes, boar
New state hunting laws make it legal to hunt coyotes and feral swine at night on private lands. The laws…
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HCC to offer Hunter Safety courses
Haywood Community College’s Natural Resources Division and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission will offer Hunter Safety courses from 6-9:30…
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Outdoor Sportsman’s Day Aug. 18
The WNC Sportsman’s Club and the Lake Logan Episcopal Center are sponsoring an Outdoor Sportsmans Day beginning at 9 a.m.…
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Dinner to benefit Elk Foundation
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will hold a fundraising banquet and auction on Aug. 18 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Hotel…
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Lecture to center on extinct cougar
Dr. Ron Sutherland will give a presentation on the eastern cougar at 7 p.m. on Aug. 16 as part of…
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Seminars focus on forest stewardship
North Carolina State University’s Forestry & Environmental Outreach Program is co-sponsoring a series of four workshops for private forest landowners…
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Onward and upward
Last week I wrote about the dark subterranean part of our little family adventure, which was a visit to Linville…
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Blue Ridge Breakaway breaks path for bike culture
By Paul Clark • Contributing writer Hundreds of bicyclists will soon be zipping along the scenic byways of Haywood County…
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Book event includes Asian food tasting
An author reading, book signing, and Vietnamese food tasting with Deanna Klingel, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug.…
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Novelist to discuss local struggles
Author Wayne Caldwell will discuss his novel Cataloochee at 6 p.m. on Aug. 9 in the Haywood County Public Library…
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Crisp prose and humor keep novel moving
In her latest novel, Starting From Happy (ISBN 978-1-4391-02185, $24), Patricia Marx, author of Him Her Him Again The End…
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Democrats never met a tax they didn’t like
To the Editor: Both political parties say with a straight face that the other party is to blame for the…
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GOP is party of those who want to work
To the Editor: In answer to the statement made two weeks ago by Lisa Weeks as to why working people…
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Debt burden will crush main street if unsolved
In his 1961 inaugural address, John F. Kennedy famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you —…
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Endowment a fitting legacy for Mib and Phil Medford
When Lori and I moved to Waynesville with our then 2-year-old daughter Megan, we made a conscious choice to build…
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Rogers takes early lead in congressional fundraising
By Shannan Mashburn • Intern Democrat Hayden Rogers has commanded the lead in the money race for the congressional election…
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Jackson to assess potential for ABC profits
Jackson County commissioners in the coming months will weigh whether to open a liquor store in Cashiers, outside Cherokee —…
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Angel Medical butterfly release to honors Hospice patients
The community is invited to attend a memorial butterfly release ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 9 at Angel Medical Center.…
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Notification of wastewater spill in Haywood County
The Town of Waynesville had a discharge of untreated wastewater from a sanitary sewer line located along N.C. 209, Crabtree…
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Confederate supporters protest flag removal at courthouse
A protest was held this week in front of the Haywood County historic courthouse by Confederate supporters who say their…
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Mothers unite to pray for schools
By Peggy Manning • Correspondent Every Friday morning, a small group of mothers meet in Bryson City to pray for…
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Some banks still struggling to pick up the pieces
The view from Roger Plemens office is hard to beat. Bay windows serve up a bird’s eye view of the…
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Volunteers needed for Haywood County Fair
Adult volunteers are needed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 21 to help youth register for the Haywood County…
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Republican Party opening new headquarters in Sylva
Republican and unaffiliated voters are invited to the grand opening of a new Republican Party office at 4 p.m. Aug.…
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Mission Health and the American Red Cross to offer Citizen CPR class
Mission Health, Angel Medical Center, and the American Red Cross will offer a free Citizen CPR, hands only, class at…
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We salute you, Balsam Range
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners declared Aug. 10 as the official “Balsam Range Day” to celebrate the upcoming release…
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Incoming: Jackson airport to land a share of increased casino traffic
The advent of live dealers and table games at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino is widely predicted to bring sweeping economic benefits…
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Cherokee, Franklin search for common ground over Nikwasi mound dispute
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and some Franklin townspeople would like to see the Nikwasi Indian Mound…
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UPDATED: WestCare hospital board weighs future of MedWest partnership
The Westcare Board of Directors met for more than four hours Tuesday, Aug. 7, to discuss the future of MedWest-Harris…
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Controversial billboard clearcutting gets fuller viewing
By Paul Clark • Contributor Implementation of a new state law that increases the amount of land that can be…
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‘One-Day Website’ class to be offered at WCU
Local residents will have an opportunity to learn how to develop a website in “The One-Day Website,” a class that…
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Cherokee hopes to broker tourist train deal with Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
The principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will met with the owner of the Great Smoky Mountain…
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New outpatient surgery center aimed at easing patient experience
Barbara Wells donned her fanciest scrubs last week — a cute flowered bandana and matching green top — for the…
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Clock could be running out for denuded Waynesville hillside to get green again
An earth-moving project that has left a large, visible hillside on Russ Avenue in Waynesville denuded, gouged and barren could…
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Community band offers free concert in Maggie
The Haywood Community Band will present its fourth free concert of the Maggie Valley Concert Series at 6:30 p.m. on…
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Folklorist Lee Knight to perform Aug. 14
Musician and folklorist Lee Knight will perform in the community room of the Jackson County Public Library Complex in Sylva…
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Haywood, flaunt your talent in September
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater is once again presenting a chance for area talent to take home the gold with…
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Charlie Daniels to play in Franklin
The Charlie Daniels Band, a Grammy-winning group that requires little introduction, will perform live at the Smoky Mountain Center for…
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Auditions for ‘Christmas Carol’ at SMCT
The Smoky Mountain Community Theatre is holding auditions for its December production, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday…
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‘Lost in Yonkers' takes the stage at HART
Haywood Arts Regional Theater will present Neil Simon’s play “Lost in Yonkers” which premiered at the Richard Rogers Theater in…
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Voices in the Laurel announces upcoming auditions
Forty-seven students played and sang their way through the week as Voices in the Laurel Children’s Choir recently completed its…
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