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In the heat of summer, it’s every tomato for itself
By Stephanie Wampler With a long flash of silver, the golf club revolved in a wide, smooth arc. The glinting…
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Taking stock of our local treasures
By Kathleen Lamont There has been a lot of planning, talking and meeting lately regarding the buzzword of the decade:…
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Not such a safe place
The Pesthouse by Jim Crace. Nan A. Talese, 2007. 255 pages “Let’s drop the big one and see what happens.”…
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Shrills in the night
When I was growing up in the tobacco-farming portion of the southern Virginia piedmont, there were many haunted outbuildings throughout…
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Zeke was a friend I won’t forget
Dogs have been a part of my life since I was a boy. My first dog — part one thing,…
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Learn about seed saving and lending
A program on the local seed lending library in Jackson County will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 8…
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Learn to identify plants from the best
Dr. Dan Pittillo will lead a two-part workshop on plant identification beginning at 10 a.m. on Aug. 6 at the…
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Carnivorous plant tour in Highlands
The Highlands Botanical Garden will offer a free tour focusing on carnivorous plants of the Southern Appalachians at 10:30 a.m.…
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Teachers and students become park rangers
Local teachers and students will return to school with a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from a summer working…
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15K trail run at Camp Daniel Boone
The Daniel Boone Scramble 15k Trail Run will take place on Aug. 11 at Camp Daniel Boone in Haywood County.…
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Teddy Roosevelt helps J-MCA raise money
Joe Wiegand, regarded as the nation’s premiere Theodore Roosevelt impersonator, will bring the conservation-minded president to life during a fundraising…
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‘Why do you love AT’ video contest
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) — to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the completion of the AT — is hosting…
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GSMNP visitation trending upward
Visitation to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is on the rise, a good sign for Western North Carolina counties…
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Appalachian Trail turns 75
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the completion of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.), the longest hiking-only footpath in the…
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Classic hike series heads to Mt. Cammerer
The Friends of the Smokies next “Classic Hike of the Smokies” will be to the top of Mt. Cammerer, where…
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Main Street Mile in Waynesville is Aug. 10
The third annual Main Street Mile will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 in downtown Waynesville. The event…
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Biking the Trail of Tears
Seven members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee and 16 members of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma recently participated in…
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From the darkness to the light – literally
Legend has it that curious fishermen watching trout seemingly disappear into Humpback Mountain back in 1822 discovered an entrance into…
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Bicycle touring light Overnight trips take the pressure off planning, purchasing
By Jack Moore • Contributor J.R.R. Tolkien wrote, “Not all those who wander are lost,” and he may as well…
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Author to present her debut short story collection
Stephanie Powell Watts will read from her new collection of short stories, We Are Taking Only What We Need, at 6:30…
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Appalachian authors to read from compilation book
Contributors of the Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel Literary Journal will visit City Lights Bookstore at 6:30 p.m. on Friday,…
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Bestselling author Kay Hooper to visit City Lights Bookstore
Rutherford County resident and New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper will visit regional bookstores this week to read from…
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Book sale goes into second week
The Haywood Friends of the Library‘s Annual Book Sale will go into the second week on Aug. 3-4. On Friday,…
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New religions and powerful women aplenty
Well, kind hearts, here we are in the fourth of a five-book series. At the risk of being accused of…
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Obama wants to limit free speech rights
To the Editor: Albert Einstein, who was a genius both in mathematics and in understanding human motivation, said the following:…
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Forest Service should not tear up hillside
To the Editor: I live at the head of Tilley Creek, where my family has been since the early 1800s,…
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People, not dogs, are the problem
To the Editor: Having read about the dispute of the barking dogs and a push for a county-wide ordinance, I…
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Affordable Health Care Act is good legislation
To the Editor: Republicans in Raleigh and Washington who want to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act — and those…
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Barking dogs problem a symptom of a cultural shift
By John Beckman • Guest Columnist I’ve read the letters regarding the barking dogs issue and the responses from both…
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Canton hopes to tap potential of downtown museum, visitor center
From Staff Reports Patrick Willis is a history buff of the first order, so when he landed a part-time job…
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Uncovering the past: UT project lets Cherokee students discover their ancestors
By Paul Clark • Contributor Long caravans of traffic streamed into Cherokee on U.S. 441 recently, but relatively few passengers…
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Commissioned landscape now crowns Joey’s Pancake House
Regular patrons of Joey’s Pancake House will notice a different view when they enter the restaurant that is a social…
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Woman bank president to speak at Aug. 9 chamber luncheon
Suzanne DeFerie, CEO and president of Asheville Savings Bank, will be the guest speaker at the Haywood County Chamber of…
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Yard sale to benefit mother-baby unit at MedWest-Harris
A community yard sale held from noon to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 10, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,…
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Heirs lament loss of heritage in court-ordered sale of family land
Every year on the first weekend in August, Linda Maxwell and other heirs of patriarch H.B. Wood make a pilgrimage…
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Tunnel work to cause delays on I-40
The N.C. Department of Transportation will conduct inspections of three tunnels in the Pigeon River Gorge on Interstate 40 in…
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League hosts forum for senate hopefuls
The League of Women voters of Macon County will host a candidate forum at 12:15 p.m. Aug. 9 for N.C.…
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Waynesville playground and rec park to get much needed new restrooms
The vandalized, charred restrooms in the Waynesville Recreation Park will soon get a long-awaited facelift.
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Waynesville keeps tight reins on sewer lines in the name of smart growth
Waynesville has once again denied Haywood County’s proposition for extending its sewer lines several miles beyond the town limits toward…
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Under-the-radar sublease of county building comes to light in convoluted civil case
The director of a mental health nonprofit falsely posed as the landlord for a building he didn’t own for nearly…
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McDevitt loses CPA license
The former director of Smoky Mountain Center for Mental Health has lost his CPA license over allegations he backdated his…
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Jackson physicians want out of MedWest affiliation
The medical community in Jackson and Swain counties has renewed its call to part ways with Haywood Regional Medical Center…
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New Health and Human Sciences building to greet returning WCU students this fall
Western Carolina University will unveil a state-of-the art $46 million Health and Human Sciences building when students return to campus…
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WCU’s Millennial Campus gets its first building
The new Health and Human Sciences building is the first building to crown WCU’s Millennial Campus, and hopefully a stepping…
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Haywood arts council seeking artists
The Haywood County Arts Council invites artists to submit work samples for consideration in its art in business program, which…
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Writing workshop offered in Waynesville
Teachers Curt and Julie Cloninger will lead a writing seminar designed to help teachers and parents teach writing to their…
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Creative Endeavors Craft Show to feature Sir Lamps-A-Lot
The Junaluska Woman’s Club Creative Endeavors Craft Show will exhibit custom-made table lamps from Kenneth Lambert, a.k.a. Sir Lamps-A-Lot, from…
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Glass blowing class at the Green Energy Park
The Green Energy Park in Dillsboro will host a glass blowing classes on Aug. 4. The classes will be split…
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WestCare supporters vie for ‘Disco King and Queen’
Six professionals are hoping to be crowned Disco King and Queen, based on donations they collect for the MedWest-Harris &…
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Mountain High BBQ Festival and Car Show comes to Franklin
Franklin will be hopping with all things barbecue when the fourth annual Mountain High BBQ Festival and Car Show comes to…
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