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Learn about end-of-life decision-making
A free community forum on planning and decision-making for end-of-life events is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, in…
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Swain uses money from first North Shore Road payment on special projects
While Swain County fights to secure the rest of the $52 million cash settlement its owed by the federal government…
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Shortchanged again? Swain’s cash settlement flounders in Washington budget bureaucracy
The National Park Service is refusing to let go of a $4 million payment Swain County is due as part…
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Annie’s Bakery gets new life, new owners thanks to ‘locavesting’
When Annie’s Naturally Bakery closed down last November, among those mourning the loss of the beloved coffee, bakery and gathering…
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Appalachian born and bred: Downtown Waynesville, Haywood Tourism both launch locally made campaigns
The Jackson County farmers market had three or four vendors who regularly showed up each week to sell their homegrown…
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Stecoah Valley Leftovers to host spring concert
The instructors of Stecoah Junior Appalachian Musicians will host a Spring Bluegrass Celebration at Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center on…
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Last weekend of ‘The Dixie Swim Club’
The Highland Cashiers Players will spend their last weekend as Sheree, Lexie, Dinah, Vernadette, and Jeri Neal of “The Dixie…
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Green art and mud coming to The Bascom
New exhibits are heading to The Bascom art gallery in Highlands this month. Admission for these exhibitions is free. • …
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Foreigner to perform in Cherokee in June
Legendary rock band Foreigner will take the stage at Harrah’s Casino and Hotel at 9 p.m., June 8. With over…
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Drawing class with Norma Hendrix at Jackson library slated for May 22 and 24
The Jackson County Public Library will host a free two-part drawing class with Norma Hendrix at 7 p.m. on May…
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OICA to offer summer art program
This summer, high school students and recent graduates can participate in a summer art program at Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural…
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Coffee with the Poet to feature Dave Waldrop
The City Lights Coffee with the Poet series continues at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, and will feature the…
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HART to stage ‘The Marvelous Wonderettes’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will perform “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 7:30 p.m., May 25, 26, June 1, 2, 8…
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Tail Wagging Tutors returns to Cashier
The summer Tail Wagging Tutors reading hours will return to the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, starting May 23. The reoccurring…
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Bryson City library to hold Blacklight Party
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will host a Blacklight Party for teens in sixth-12th grade from 3:30-5 p.m. on…
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Swain County Heritage Festival to be held Memorial Day weekend
The 18th Annual Swain County Heritage Festival will take place on Memorial Day weekend and feature local arts and crafts,…
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Sunday series features singers and ringers
The SongSpinners and the First Ringers will perform at 3 p.m., May 20, at the Waynesville Public Library as part…
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Liars Bench presents Osley Saunooke, colorful chief of the Cherokee
The Liars Bench will perform the third of the Balsam Chronicles series with the story of Osley Bird Saunooke, colorful…
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Listen to the music
Whether it’s called pickin’, groovin’ or jammin’ — every summer, Western North Carolina blends its majestic mountain views with its heritage…
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Intricate flora sometimes defy description
Through the years I have attempted to describe the flora of the Smokies region for newspaper, magazine and book readers.…
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Buy Haywood uses cooking to connect to local farmers
Buy Haywood is connecting the community with local farmers and chefs in an effort to reintroduce people to the simple…
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Learn how to live peacefully with bears
Learn how to coexist with black bears through a free Bear Education and Resources program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May…
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Adult soccer kicks off in Haywood
Registration will take place May 14-21 for adult summer soccer leagues through Haywood County Recreation and Parks. There will be…
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Workshop coming up on aquatic insects
Learn about aquatic insect sampling starting at 9 a.m. May 16 at Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory in Macon County. You’ll learn…
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Biological Foundation brings television host to garden celebration
Patrick McMillan, the host, co-creator, and writer of the popular and award-winning ETV nature program “Expeditions with Patrick McMillan,” is…
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Seniors trip to museum scheduled
A trip for seniors to the Mountain Farm Museum with the Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will be held from…
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Learn to take photos of spring wildflowers
Learn how to take great photographs of spring wildflowers by participating in a guided photography hike on Tuesday, May 15.…
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Birding program, walk scheduled for May 12
A bird walk and program led by N.C. Audobon’s Curtis Smalling and international birding enthusiast Romney Bathurst will be held…
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WCU professor wins biodiversity educator of the year award
James T. Costa, Western Carolina University professor and director of Highlands Biological Station, is the recipient of the 2012 Outstanding…
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The Plott Hound focus of upcoming program
Author Bob Plott will discuss Western North Carolina’s unique Plott Hound at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at the Bethea…
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Following a supermoon
Last night (May 5) was the unveiling of this year’s supermoon. Astronomer Richard Nolle coined the term supermoon in 1979…
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The N.C. Arboretum to participate in National Public Gardens Day
The North Carolina Arboretum will participate in National Public Gardens Day on Friday, May 11, waiving the parking fee for…
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Connected to the land: An early passion borne from goats and Radio Flyer wagon
David Burnette and his wife Diane do things the old way. “One thing just led to another,” David said of…
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Youmans returns to City Lights
Former Cullowhee resident Marly Youmans will return to City Lights Bookstore at 6:30 p.m. on May 16 to read from…
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WCU professor’s book focuses on German cavalry
David R. Dorondo, associate professor in Western Carolina University’s Department of History, is author of the newly published book Riders…
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WCU’s Leah Hampton wins 2012 Betts Fiction Prize
Leah Hampton, an English instructor and associate director of the Writing and Learning Commons at Western Carolina University, is the…
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Dusting off a few worthwhile volumes
Spring-cleaning remains a ritual in many households. We throw open windows, rid closets, shelves, and drawers of unwanted items —…
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A GOP perspective on leadership
To the Editor: The recent letter authored by the new chairman of the Macon County Democratic Party seemed to be…
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Someone is having problems with memory
“No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.” – Abraham Lincoln To the Editor: I am…
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Thanks for taking a strong stand
To the Editor: I live in Albuquerque currently, but I grew up in North Carolina and spent summers at Lake…
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Romney will sacrifice all to blind ambition
To the Editor: No president serves for more than eight years but his influence on the Supreme Court lasts far…
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Don’t tell me about hurt feelings
To the Editor: Oh I am so distraught; and Chief Hicks is “appalled.” The Franklin maintenance crew has killed the…
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My other family just lost one of its own
Here in the South, if you are of a certain age, you have two families at least. The first is…
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Tell legislators to keep a good thing going
The specialty license plates that have provided millions of dollars for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue…
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12 votes separate Queen, Davis in race for N.C. House
The race for N.C. House of Representatives between two well-known and prominent Waynesville Democrats, Danny Davis and Joe Sam Queen,…
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Meadows and Rogers emerge from crowded field of Washington hopefuls
Mark Meadows and Hayden Rogers came out on top last night in a Congressional election that at the beginning of…
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Bottoms up, Jackson: Voters approve countywide alcohol sales
Jackson voters approved alcohol sales in Tuesday’s election by a comfortable margin, making it only the third county in Western…
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Greene wins Jackson commissioner seat
Jackson County has a new county commissioner. Vicki Greene, a longtime community planner and retired assistant director of the Southwestern…
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N.C. voters say ‘yes’ to Amendment One
As predicted, North Carolina voters ushered in a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions in Tuesday’s primary election,…
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Cherokee Schools to craft new long-range strategic plan
Cherokee Schools has launched a year-long process to develop a new strategic plan, a move prompted by issues raised in…
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