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Amateur radio operators show off their skills for radio week June 23-24
The Haywood County Amateur Radio Club will construct an emergency station in the parking lot of the Employees’ Credit Union…
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Sylva, Jackson eye resolution to new ABC operations
After a month of controversy surrounding the granting of alcohol permits, Sylva and Jackson County leaders have made it their…
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Franklin and Eastern Band try to make peace
Franklin Mayor Joe Collins sent a letter to the chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee last week, personally apologizing…
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With a nose for trouble, K9s are put on trial
By Paul Clark • Contributor • Norris Bunch called his dog Maxo to attention. Maxo, alert and ready, waited for…
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ACLU probes Jackson County checkpoints allegedly targeting Latinos
The Jackson County Sheriff has denied allegations that his department setup traffic checkpoints to racially profile Latinos and find possible…
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Sylva guts green amenities from police department project, price still over budget
The Sylva town board has trimmed the green energy features from its new police department project and boosted the proposed…
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Couple alleges Canton not adhering to deed restrictions for Camp Hope property
Canton may end up defending its use of the property known as Camp Hope in court this August. John and…
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Maggie looking to leave festival business, axes director position
Maggie Valley’s will no longer employ a festival director effective Sept. 5 — a decision that comes as no surprise…
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Free day at rec center on June 23
All Haywood County residents can get in to the Waynesville Recreation Center for free from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.…
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Hunger Free Haywood to launch June 15
Haywood County businesses will join forces with MANNA food bank from June 15 to July 15 to help address hunger…
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Café open at Stecoah
The Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center Schoolhouse Café is now open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays…
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Rayburn to lead lavender workshop
A “Crafting with Lavender” workshop will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. June 21 in the conference room of…
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Exhibit includes art, jewelry from Waynesville artist
Waynesville painter and jewelry artist Kel Tanner will have her work on display at the Swain County Center for the…
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Smoky Mountain Living magazine is seeking your photo submissions
Smoky Mountain Living prominently features images from across the southern Appalachians in each edition. Photo essays adhere to the issue’s…
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Cullowhee Mountain ARTS spends week focused on pottery
Four ceramics workshops are being offered as part of the Cullowhee Mountain ARTS Summer Visual ART Series at Western Carolina…
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Haywood dedicates first quilt block on downtown walking trail
The Haywood County Arts Council will host a dedication ceremony for the “Stars & Stirrups” and “City Streets” quilt block…
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Pauly D to perform at Harrah’s
Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center will turn into an upscale night club when celebrity DJ and reality TV star Pauly D…
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Next Liar’s Bench is June 15
The Liars Bench, a successful regional authentic, traditional southern Appalachian storytelling, music, poetry, drama and folk arts presentation, will play…
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Balsam Range to perform June 15
The Concerts on the Creek series will present Balsam Range from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 15 at the downtown…
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New artists join Waynesville gallery
Four artists with a mix of media and styles have been invited to join the Main Street Artists’ Co-Op in…
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Library to host free Aikido class
A free Aikido class for participants ages 16 and older will take place at 7 p.m. June 19 at the…
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Taste of Scotland Dinner is June 16
A Scottish Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. June 16 at the Mill Creek Country Club. A traditional Celtic…
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Teen events to feature trivia, journals, zombies
A series of summer events for teenagers will be held from June 20 to June 22 in the Program Room…
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WCU announces summertime theater camp
Western Carolina University’s College of Fine and Performing Arts is hosting a theater summer camp from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. …
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Sing-A-Long-A-Sound of Music
By Shannan Mashburn • SMN Intern Singing, lonely goat herders, nuns, and Julie Andrews are just a few things Western…
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Almost everything you wanted to know about sassafras
Season in and season out, one of the more interesting common plants in our woodlands is sassafras, which may be…
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Andrews Bald: A Smokies class act
Enjoy the high elevation views from Andrews Bald in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park during a guided 7-mile hike…
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Hike a preserved river tract in Macon
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee is hosting a nature walk at Gibson Bottoms at 8:30 a.m. June 9.…
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Embark on a guided trip of the Little Tennessee
A guided canoe trip down the Little Tennessee River will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 15, with the…
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When the garden floweth over
Learn how to safely preserve locally-grown foods using the pressure canner and high acid foods using the boiling water bath,…
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Smokies’ luscious ferns take center stage in Arboretum exhibit
An exhibit called “Ferns of the Smokies” that showcases the beauty and diversity of ferns is on display at the…
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Biological station to host course for teachers
The Highlands Biological Station is hosting a Mountain Biodiversity course for science educators June 25 to 29. This field-based course…
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Snakes and lizards pay a visit to Jackson Library
Two dozen snakes and lizards will make their debut at the Jackson County Library in Sylva during a special “Snakes…
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Outdoors sampler on tap at the Cradle of Forestry this weekend
From plant identification to map reading to fly fishing to canoeing, the Cradle of Forestry is encouraging Americans to enjoy…
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Paint Rock
As one whom is often standing on the shoulder of the road peering through binoculars, I’m accustomed to people slowing…
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‘Permanent Camp’ reveals raw moments, crazy wisdom
By Brent Martin • Contributor Mention the name George Ellison to most people living in western North Carolina and what…
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Sequel picks up enticing tale
Although A Clash of Kings, the second in George R. R. Martin’s epic series, has a multitude of unforgettable characters,…
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End of school year teaches some bad lessons
Each spring as the school year winds down, I can’t decide whether to laugh or cry. As preparations for end-of-year,…
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Corporations are not people
To the Editor: This letter is in direct response to Ginny Jahrmarkt’s May 30 letter titled, “Jones made wrong vote…
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Commissioner’s actions were disappointing
To the Editor: It was disappointing to read that Commissioner Mark Jones representing District 4 voted to support a resolution…
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Arrogant is the word for Sheriff Ashe
To the Editor: When I think of the word arrogant, I usually think of someone who is so intelligent or…
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Both sides scratching their own backs
To the Editor: The word austerity seems to have saturated world and national news of late, sometimes used in a…
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Time to take out the long knives
Suppose this was your household budget: • Annual family income………………....$23,400 • Money family spends annually….....$35,900 • New debt added to…
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Walking on water: Aura of greatness takes root at NOC
When Nantahala Outdoor Center burst onto the whitewater scene 40 years ago, it became ground zero for a new world…
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Horace Holden’s ‘hunch’ pays off
Horace Holden remembers the deal like it was yesterday. He set out from Atlanta with a few blank checks in…
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Launching a legacy: Nantahala Outdoor Center ascends from a meager outpost to river prodigy
When Payson and Aurelia Kennedy quit their jobs in Atlanta, cashed out their retirement, packed up their four children and…
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Alcohol sales in Cullowhee off to slow start due to Jackson sheriff hang ups
Western Carolina University is remaining mostly neutral on the topic of alcohol coming to Cullowhee, at least officially. “The campus…
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Ashe no longer holds thumbs-down power on temporary alcohol permits
Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe was stripped of his appointed role to render thumbs-up or thumbs-down assessments of businesses wanting…
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Haywood County wrangles over health care costs
Rising health care costs were the catalyst for two budget decisions by Haywood County commissioners, one that will hopefully save…
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Cashiers to update ordinance following county alcohol vote
The advent of alcohol sales in Jackson County has prompted the Cashiers community to consider new land-use regulations to address…
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