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Move to Amend shot down in Jackson again
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners once again declined to support a movement aimed at restraining corporate power, causing local…
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Metal shop takes on artistic rendering of Smokies arch
The blueprint for a sign is punched into a computer, and the machine starts up. Sparks emit from the metal-cutting…
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Summer camps for kids
Maggie summer camp The Maggie Valley Club will hold a Summer Kid’s Camp program from June 18-22 and from July…
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Disguised as incense and salts, over-the-counter chemicals double as street drugs
A little more than a year after the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law banning various forms of synthetic…
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The new par? Decline in golfing persists in post-recession world
As people’s discretionary spending remains low nationwide, golf courses in Haywood County are trying to drive their way out of…
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Wayensville Rec Center gets new water park hours
The Waynesville Recreation Center will institute new hours for its water park for the summer. The water park will open…
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New Franklin dog park to open June 9
The new dog park in Franklin will open at 10 a.m. June 9. The park, sponsored by the Friends of…
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Jackson library to have one-year birthday party
The Friends of the Library are holding a birthday party for the new Jackson County Public Library beginning at 6:30…
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GOP candidates to attend debate
Republican group FreedomWorks will host a debate between candidates Mark Meadows and Vance Patterson at 8:30 a.m. June 9 at…
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State legislators deal Harrah’s Casino winning hand
Live table games at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino cleared its final hurdle this week with passage in the N.C. House of…
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Shelton House to commemorate 150th anniversary of Civil War
The Shelton House in Waynesville will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with a series of summer lectures…
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Dog show to be held in Waynesville
The Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association will host its annual American Kennel Club dog show from 8 a.m. to 3…
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Help your child maintain reading, writing skills
Western Carolina University is offering a two-week program in June designed to help young children maintain the reading and writing…
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Festival celebrates history of Cherokee, Appalachians
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian and the North Carolina Arts Council will celebrate thousands of years of southern Appalachian…
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This year’s International Festival Day planned for July 21
Haywood County Arts Council will hold International Festival Day in downtown Waynesville on July 21, a new date from previous…
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Nominations sought for Mountain Heritage Award
Western Carolina University is accepting nominations for the Mountain Heritage Award, an honor bestowed annually on one individual and one…
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HART presents Barbara Bates Smith in ‘Ivy Rowe’
Barbara Bates Smith will perform “Ivy Rowe” at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville at 7:30 p.m. June 22-23,…
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Former Miss North Carolina to take stage at Lake Junaluska
Comedienne Jeanne Robertson will perform at 7 p.m. June 7 at Lake Junaluska’s Stuart Auditorium as a benefit for United…
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HART to hold auditions for ‘Lost In Yonkers’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its production of “Lost in Yonkers” at 6:30 p.m. June 17-18…
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Broadway star to light up Highlands Performing Arts Center
Highlands Performing Arts Center will present “Broadway and More” with Glory Crampton at 8 p.m. June 23. Crampton is a…
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Storyteller/naturalist to lead basket-weaving workshop, lecture
The Highlands Biological Foundation will host a basket-weaving workshop and nature lecture on June 14. Doug Elliott, a local storyteller…
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Sylva businesses to host art stroll June 8
The Jackson County Visual Arts Association will host the Sylva Art Stroll beginning at 5 p.m. June 8 in downtown…
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Deadline extended for OICA summer arts program
High school students and recent graduates have until June 6 to submit their applications for the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural…
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‘Vincent’ to stage in Highlands
Highlands Performing Arts Center will perform a two-weekend run of the play “Vincent.” Performances are at 7:30 p.m. June 7-9…
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Lorraine Conard Band to play in Jackson
The Lorraine Conard Band will play a free concert at 7 p.m. June 14 at the Jackson County Public Library.…
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Free outdoor concerts at WCU in June and July
Western Carolina University’s 2012 Summer Concert Series will start June 7. The shows will take place at 7 p.m. each…
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Rafe Hollister heads to Sylva June 8 for Concerts on the Creek
Haywood County-based band Rafe Hollister will perform in Sylva from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on June 8 as part of Concerts on…
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WCU Fine Art Museum offers exhibits throughout the summer
The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will open a new exhibit “RE+ constructed” with a reception at 5…
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Local Cloth looking for area designers to feature in fashion show
Textile artists and fashion designers working within a 100-mile radius of Asheville are invited to submit entries for Project Handmade,…
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The Bascom to host Family Fun Day June 9
The Bascom, a visual arts center in Highlands, will hold a Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
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HCC to offer evening ‘Introduction to Bladesmithing’ course
Haywood Community College and the American Bladesmith Society will hold an “Introduction to Bladesmithing” course from 6-10 p.m. June 18-19…
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Kids, hone your hula hooping skills
Kelly Jewell-Timco will lead a hula hooping class at 4 p.m. June 13 at the Jackson County Public Library. This…
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Summer art workshops offered in Cullowhee
Cullowhee Mountain ARTS is gearing up for its Youth Week art workshops for children ages 5 and up from July…
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Waynesville prepares for second-annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration
Downtown Waynesville will transform into a Mecca for Appalachian heritage geeks and for people who want to learn more about…
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Its a scarlet tanager kind of year
“The scarlet tanager flies through the green foliage as if it would ignite the leaves. You can hardly believe that…
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Highlands Nature Center offers summer camps
The Highlands Nature Center is holding a series of summer nature camps for children from ages 4 to 14 with…
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Friends of the Smokies donors raise money for Trails
Friends of the Smokies met a challenge grant from the Aslan Foundation of Knoxville to raise $4 million for the…
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GSMNP is starting a Youth Leadership Class
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is starting a new program beginning this summer to create a Youth Leadership Class…
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Tremont announces bird banding program
Volunteers are needed to assist Tremont and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by monitoring birds through bird banding on…
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Pisgah center for wildlife education offers free fishing events
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is hosting three free fishing events in early June at its Pisgah Center for Wildlife…
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Bird banding at Tessentee preserve
The public is invited to the bird-banding project at Tessentee Preserve in Otto at 8 a.m. June 2. Participants will…
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Free rafting trip on the Tuckasegee
The Dillsboro River Company will offer free unguided rafting trips down the Tuckaseegee River from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
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Jackson County Golf Club summer schedule
The Jackson County Golf Club has planned its summer schedule, which will include rounds at Mill Creek, Sequoyah National, Bear…
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WCU online course to address wilderness survival
Western Carolina University is offering an online course beginning June 1 on topics related to surviving accidents and dangerous encounters…
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Cradle of Forestry to host Curiosity Club
The Cradle of Forestry will hold a nature and educational series titled “Woodsy Owl’s Curiosity Club” from 10:30 a.m. to…
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Kids in the Creek T-Shirt competition
Robert Coleman won the Kids in the Creek T-shirt design competition and will have his design printed on 785 T-shirts…
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Forum to discuss alternative energy
The Franklin Open Forum will discuss “Is alternative energy a viable alternative?” at 7 p.m. on June 6 at the…
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Mast General Store to hold Land Trust Day
Mast General Store and the Appalachians Highlands Conservancy will celebrate Land Trust Day on June 2 by encouraging customers to…
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View the transit of Venus in Cashiers
View the transit of Venus from 5:30 p.m. until sunset Tuesday, June 5, behind the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library. The…
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Lily here and lily there
I was in the Grandfather District of the Pisgah National Forest the other morning preparing to go to one of…
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