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Tuckasegee River revival: Demolition of Dillsboro dam restores aquatic life
In the two years since the Dillsboro Dam was torn down, the Tuckasegee River has become home to a growing…
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Blue Ridge Books will celebrate National Children’s Book Week
Blue Ridge Books will host a full day of activities to celebrate National Children’s Book Week starting at 10 a.m.,…
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Jenny Bennett to read
Jenny Bennett will read from Murder at the Jumpoff on at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, at City Lights Bookstore…
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A Memoir of a Journey in Healing
Usui and Karuna Reiki Master Deborah Lloyd will visit City Lights Bookstore at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, to…
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‘Raylan’ is business as usual for Leonard
Like a growing number of FX addicts, I have become a devoted fan of “Justified” (Timothy Olyphant and Sylva’s own…
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A few lessons on getting the garden started
With our average last frost date of May 10 or so it’s time to start planting the main garden. Corn…
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Davis ready to defend, clarify his positions
To the Editor: In his April 25 letter to the editor, “Let me tell you why I'm a Democrat,” Ed…
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Vote “No” on marriage amendment proposal
To the Editor: Please go to the poles on May 8 and vote “No” to amend the N.C. Constitution, an…
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Staying put and doing my best for WestCare
To the Editor: I am writing to clarify my position on the recent events that have occurred within the Med-West…
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Tuckaseigee Baptists oppose Jackson alcohol
To the Editor: Considering the tremendous harm that alcohol continues to cause our society, the churches of the Tuckaseigee Baptist…
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Is this really what this state wants?
To the Editor: Amendment One sounds innocent enough. The wording is very precise and is carefully phrased to make approval…
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Voters should defeat bigotry and Amendment One
If Amendment One is defeated on May 8, North Carolinians will have made the right decision by refusing to support…
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Registration under way for golf tourney
Registration is under way for the inaugural Bob Buckner Endowment Golf Tournament, an event to help raise financial support for…
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LEGO focus of upcoming workshop
Kids can learn more about LEGO building projects from 9:15-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at Western Carolina University. The LEGO…
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Women in business luncheon, May 15
A program titled “Two Sides of the Leadership Coin, a Male and Female Perspective” will be held from 11:30 a.m.…
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New regulations send planners back to the drawing board
The Macon County Planning Board has been given one simple task: review the subdivision ordinance with the intention of making…
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Program on Cherokee mounds in Jackson
Ben Steere will discuss Cherokee pre-history and archaeology at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, in the community room of the…
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Stewardship of Macon Indian mound questioned
A move by the town of Franklin to spray the ancient Nikwasi Indian Mound with weed killer is not sitting…
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Haywood leads state in electronics recycling
Haywood County leads the state in electronics recycling, based on a new survey released in March by the N.C. Department…
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South Main plan dredges up old parking debate
The Waynesville Board of Aldermen approved a revitalization plan for South Main Street last week despite a dispute over one…
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Caught in the crosshairs: Doctors struggle for footing in a shifting health care landscape
MedWest leaders are struggling to hold a fledgling joint hospital venture together in the wake of recent physician turmoil, but…
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Jackson doctors fear underdog status in MedWest venture
When a team of moving men showed up in the surgery suite of MedWest-Harris two years ago and rolled a…
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What’s in a name? Image is everything when it comes to slogans
Tee Coker and his company recently learned firsthand something they probably already suspected about creating brands and taglines for towns.…
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Swain County property values looking up
Tim Cain has a bird’s eye view of Swain County’s real estate market, and from where he sits, the news…
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Trash shuffle prompts Canton to privatize garbage pick-up
Canton and Waynesville’s paths have diverged when it comes to the most cost efficient way to haul trash to White…
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Strapped by budget cuts, Haywood schools suffer from building upkeep backlog
When the maintenance director for Haywood County Schools received news that a transformer at Pisgah High School stopped working last…
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HCC makes pitch for bigger budget to county commissioners
Haywood Community College officials have requested an additional $380,000 in county funding this year — all of which would help…
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Franklin public workshop set for truck-turnaround proposal
A public workshop on a proposed truck turn-around and information station on U.S. 64 in Franklin will be held from…
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Sports clinic scheduled at Macon health center
A sports physical clinic for school athletic programs will be held from 4:30-7 p.m. Friday, May 11, at the Macon…
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Eastern Band to retrace portion of Trail of Tears
A retracing of the northern route of the Trail of Tears will be held May 18-26 in a collaboration of…
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No changes recommended to how Mission does business
The state has not recommended any changes be made to how Mission hospital does business under its Certificate of Public…
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Library to show Alvin and the Chipmunks
The library in Bryson City will show Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel at 3:30 p.m., May 8. The movies…
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Community music jam planned in Swain
The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will be from 6-7 p.m., May 3,…
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Natalie Cole to perform at Harrah’s in May
Nine-time Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Natalie Cole will take the stage at 9 p.m., May 25, at Harrah’s Cherokee…
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Waynesville to host first ever Mom’s Music Festival
Women of Waynesville will host a Mom’s Music Festival this Sunday afternoon. The festival will take place from noon to…
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Artist Guild to host networking and fund-raising dinner
The Stecoah Artisans Guild will host an exposition and fund-raising dinner at 5 p.m. on May 8 at the Stecoah…
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Macon to hold Airing of the Quilts
Macon County will celebrate its quilting heritage with Airing of the Quilts on May 12. Centered in downtown Franklin, Airing…
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HCC will be represented at NC Community Colleges Art Exhibition
Four Haywood Community College students and one faculty member will represent the college at the 2012 NC Community Colleges Art…
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‘Through the Lens’ exhibit opens this month at Gallery 86
A reception will be held the evening of May 4 to mark the opening of a new photography exhibit at…
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Audition for ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ May 7-8
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its July production of the hit Broadway musical “La Cage Aux…
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Headwaters to host benefit for The Strand
Headwaters Brewery will host “Lend a Hand for The Strand” starting at 4 p.m., May 6. The event is to…
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The Bascom to host the Collective Spirits Wine and Food Festival
The Bascom visual arts center in the Highlands will hold its largest annual fund-raiser, Collective Spirits, May 17-19. On Friday…
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Waynesville’s Art After Dark accompanied by new Saturday Stroll
The Waynesville Gallery Association will host its first Art After Dark of the year from 6-9 p.m., May 4. The…
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A gathering of artists
Two new art galleries are opening in Bryson City this May only about a street’s width away from each other.…
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Black locust a favorite for its strength
All of the spring flowering plants are early this year by as much as two to three weeks. Black locust…
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Cradle of Forestry to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day
A day of events to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 12, at the Cradle of…
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Smokies invites kids to earn their Junior Ranger badge Saturday
Children and their families can help the Great Smoky Mountains National Park celebrate National Junior Ranger Day from 10 a.m.…
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Volunteer to work on the Appalachian Trail this season
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy is currently searching for volunteers to help maintain the Appalachian Trail through the Smokies Wilderness Elite…
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Birding opportunities abound in Highlands
Weekly Saturday bird walks will be held by the Highlands Plateau Audubon Society starting in May. The first Saturday of…
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Learn to bird by ear
Two birding events in the region, sponsored by the Great Smoky Mountains Audubon Society, are on the horizon. The first…
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