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Students to present ‘Rhythm and Rhymes’
Western Carolina University’s Catamount Singers and Electric Soul instrumental group will present its spring showcase “Rhythm and Rhymes” at 7:30…
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Folkmoot USA to host a Hawaiian Luau
Folkmoot USA will host a luau from 5 to 8 p.m., May 11, at the Haywood Regional Arts Theater in…
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Jackson’s perennial favorite festival returns to Sylva for a fifteenth year
Most things in life start out small — acorns grow into oak trees, babies are reared into adulthood, small patches of…
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Cherokee masks come in many guises
A mask is a mechanism employed to cover the face as a protective screen or disguise. For protection, they have…
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Rally to protest Smokies backcountry camping fee
A backcountry fee rally will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 21, at the Sugarlands Visitor Center…
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Spring wildflower and bird pilgrimage
The 40th annual Spring Wildflower and Bird Pilgrimage will be held April 27-29, with registration at 6:30 p.m., April 27,…
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5k race set for Sylva Greening Up
The Greening up the Mountains 5k Run & Walk will be held in downtown Sylva at 9 a.m. on Saturday,…
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HCC to hold Earth Day celebration
Haywood Community College’s fifth-annual Earth Day Celebration will focus on renewable energies, clean transportation and getting in touch with your…
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Biologist devotes her career to protecting flying squirrels
Christine Kelly of Asheville, a wildlife diversity biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, has been awarded the 2011 Recovery…
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WNC lab to check for botanical integrity in growing biotech field
There’s now a local outlet to authenticate and check the purity of botanical ingredients via the U.S. Botanical Safety Laboratory…
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Enjoy a night under the stars in the Smokies
Attend a stargazing event at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at one of Haywood County’s clearest views of the…
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Learn about the Smokies’ best hikes
Discover the very best trails out of the 800 miles of them in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from…
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Hit the trail for wildflower hike in Highlands
A guided spring wildflower hike will be held on the historic Kelsey Trail in Highlands on Friday, April 10, as…
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Hone your outdoor photography skills
An outdoor photography workshop that includes field shoots and classroom critique sessions will be during the month of May in…
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Birds of Prey come to life
A special program on Birds of Prey including live birds will be held on at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 26,…
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Haywood farmers produce coming soon to a school near you
A $22,200 grant will fund a Farm to School program at five Haywood County Schools designed to address concerns about…
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Pisgah, Nantahala National forests get a new boss
A new forest supervisor, Kristin Bail, has been selected to head the national forests in North Carolina. Bail brings a…
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The “New” Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
The 62nd Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be April 25 – 28. I…
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Born to paddle: More at home on the water than land, Swain kayaker’s skill mix of instinct, physics
As Tommy Yon carried his kayak up the side of a waterfall in Tennessee, he tried not to over-think the…
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Light-hearted take on life’s last lingering years
I remember, I remember The house where I was born, The little window where the sun Came peeping in at…
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Call them statesmen, not “republicrats”
To the Editor: There has been too much name-calling in the media lately criticizing the way in which some of…
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Dilapidated mobile homes should be illegal
To the Editor: Old Cullowhee Road in Cullowhee is a beautiful route for viewing land, homes, water and sky. Lately…
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Bothwell will represent WNC, not Washington politics as usual
To the Editor: One of the more interesting races in the May 8 Democratic primary is the race for U.S.…
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The new world of political advertising
To the Editor: I’m going to be as “tacky” in my public response to Mr. Swanson as he was in…
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Don’t tax the hand that feeds us
To the Editor: I have been reading the news regarding the Jackson County Occupancy Tax and the discussion around the…
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Women should make their voice heard on Election Day
To the Editor: Recently there were two letters to the editor locally by Shirley Ches and Marge Abel which expressed…
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Farming frees the spirit, especially for this goat
I was fortunate enough this past weekend to be present when a mother goat gave birth to two babies, and…
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Haywood County commissioners to host work session
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 19, at the Bethea…
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Tuscola High School counters rumors that advanced courses have been curtailed
Despite rumors that cuts at Tuscola High School in Waynesville could reduce the number of advanced courses, academically gifted students…
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Sylva man gets seven years for 2008 murders
The last of six people accused of playing a role in the murders of two Swain County residents back in…
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Learn how to sell, serve alcohol
The N.C. ABC Commission is holding a series of free Responsible Alcohol Seller/Server Program classes to educate businesses with alcohol…
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Nursing scholarship available
The Judy Moore Memorial Scholarship Endowment Committee is accepting scholarship applications for 2012. The scholarship program for nurses was established…
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Wayesville finalist in favorite Main Street competition
Go online and vote for Waynesville as your favorite Main Street in the contest “Great Places in North Carolina.” A…
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Franklin sprays ancient Indian mound with weed killer
The use of weed killer to temporarily denude an ancient Indian mound in Franklin has some critics accusing the town…
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Dissension among the Jackson medical community spells trouble for MedWest
A group of Jackson County doctors say they want out of the two-year-old partnership with the hospital in Haywood County…
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Forum to focus on Lake Junaluska’s future as a town or not
As Lake Junaluska weighs whether to become part of the town of Waynesville or form its own town, a public…
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Dusting the mothballs off Sylva’s ‘ghostel’
The shell of a vacant four-story hotel sitting partially finished on Sylva’s main drag for three years is finally going…
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Cherokee voters say ‘no’ to alcohol sales
About two dozen people gathered outside the tribal council house broke into song with the words “Praise God, Praise God,…
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Cherokee teens sue in class action for money lost in stock market crash
A class action complaint aims to hold the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians responsible for money lost when the stock…
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Seniors, start training
Seniors around the county are gearing up for the 2012 Haywood County Senior Games from May 7-22. For just $10,…
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Prevent child abuse
For the month of April K.A.R.E in Haywood County, Kids Advocacy Resource Effort, will join thousands of communities throughout North…
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Walk in her shoes
The fourth-annual “Take A Walk In Her Shoes” sexual assault awareness event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30…
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Lawmakers hesitant to meddle in turf war between Mission, smaller hospitals
A movement to rein in the dominance of Mission Hospital in Western North Carolina’s healthcare landscape has hit a critical…
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Maggie wins out in which-way-to-Cherokee highway sign quandary
Maggie Valley has emerged victorious in an ongoing tug-of-war with Jackson County over who can rightfully lay claim to tourists…
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Haywood Republicans must narrow their slate
Like a game of musical chairs, three Republican candidates for county commissioners are circling Haywood County and hoping they can…
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Jackson County Democratic primary features two experienced Democratic candidates
One thing is for certain. Whichever of two Democrats Jackson County voters pick in the May 8 primary will be…
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Macon commissioner candidates share their views
Three of the five seats on the Macon County Board of Commissioners are up for election this year, and all…
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Sylva library to hold discussion on Cuban cooking and culture
The Jackson County Public Library in Sylva will host Mindy Guillama-Ridriquez and Raul Rodriquez for a discussion of Cuban culture…
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Good Cooks series continues April 26
The next installment of Cooperative Extension’s “Good Cooks Series” will be held at 5:30 p.m. on April 26 in the…
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Innovative map designer to speak at WCU
Map designer Bruce Daniel will speak at 4 p.m., April 19, in the atrium of the John W. Bardo Fine…
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