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Taxpayers deserve easier access to voting
To the Editor: My name is John Herrin and I am a registered voter in Swain County, and I wrote…
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Swain needs to keep one-stop voting site
To the Editor: Ms. Sallie Smith Bradley will celebrate her 98th birthday on Saturday, March 3, at her residence in…
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My go-to source for a shot of inspiration
Do you have a muse? At different times in my life that role has been filled by different entities. As…
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Jackson poised to give economic commission another shot
Jackson County has been down this road before, but that isn’t stopping leaders from taking another look at forming a…
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Sylva radio station waiting for final pieces to fall into place
It will be several more weeks at best before Sylva AM radio station WRGC gets back on the air, pending…
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County election roundup
Here’s who has filed lately for the upcoming local election. Filing continues through Feb. 29. Haywood County: Another Republican has…
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Tourism forum to focus on regional partnerships
Hoteliers, innkeepers, outfitters and other tourism-related businesses can attend the Tourism Partnership Forum, a free event that will be held…
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TDA looks to tax collector to crack down on delinquent tourism taxpayers
Delinquent payers of the tourism room tax in Haywood County will soon have the tax collector knocking on their door.…
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Applications available for scholarships
Haywood County Farm Bureau awards four scholarships each year — two for $1,000 and two for $500. The $1000 scholarships…
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Youth SURGE into Missions this summer
Ministries with Young People at Lake Junaluska is preparing for its summer programming, SURGE into Missions. During the SURGE into…
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Skate park dream revived with pledge from town
Waynesville leaders have committed to foot the bill for the long-held dream of a skateboard park — and it will…
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Macon County turns out to debate planning board’s future
Macon County’s planning board lived to plan another day. Proposed retroactive term limits, which some considered punitive because they seemed…
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Another Macon subdivision, more unhappy lot owners
Not long ago Kristina and Bruce Oliver invited a local couple they’d met in nearby Franklin to come play cards…
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DSS building sits empty after senior housing project falters
Hopes of turning the abandoned Haywood County social services building into low-income senior apartments have been dashed, leaving the county…
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Canton town board hopes to move away from perpetual election cycle
Canton’s elected leaders could find their two-year terms of office doubling if voters support a proposed change to give the…
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Findings paint dire picture of REACH’s finances
An audit of REACH of Jackson County’s finances received by the nonprofit’s board last month show the money situation had…
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County holds up approval of MedWest collateral
A $10 million line of County credit intended to bridge short-term cash flow problems at MedWest-Haywood hospital has hit a…
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Peer-to-peer recovery education program
A 10-week free educational class will be held next month in Franklin on recovery and wellness for anyone experiencing a…
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Macon Republicans to host candidate forum
The Macon County Republican Party will hold a forum for candidates running for the 11th Congressional District seat on March…
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Learn about foster care
Those interested in being a foster parent can learn what it takes from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. the fourth…
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Clergy offered slate of resources
Community Resource Connections of Haywood Community Connections is sponsoring a third session of “Building Bridges in Haywood County.” This program…
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National speaker to talk about school bullying
Jim Williams, a nationally renowned speaker from Nashville, is coming to Swain County Feb. 27 to speak to parents, teachers…
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Sponsor a painted cat
Harold Sims, aka The Catman, is looking for sponsors, artists and other people participate in a painted cat project. Similar…
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Students launch voter education, participation effort in Jackson
Western Carolina University students will kick off the Cullowhee Voter Initiative, a nonpartisan effort to improve voter education and participation…
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Chefs will tee up their best for the Masters
Like most great tales, it began like any other day. Sous Chef Alex Tinsley, 24, was working his usual day…
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Principles aside, Waynesville looks to tap a piece of sweepstakes action through hefty fees
If you can’t beat ‘em, then you can at least benefit from ‘em. Waynesville officials are considering joining the growing…
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Eichenbaum bows out of GOP congressional race
The crowded Republican field vying for Heath Shuler’s former seat in Congress thinned out by one this week. Dan Eichenbaum,…
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Silents Out Loud takes a bizarre, mischievous turn
The Moolah Temple Men’s Auxiliary will accompany a screening of the 1920 silent movie classic, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari,…
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WCU alumna cast for ‘Amazing Race’
Rachel Reilly, a 2007 graduate of Western Carolina University, has been named as part of the cast for “The Amazing…
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Daddy-Daughter dance planned in Sylva
The downtown association and First United Methodist Church in Sylva are sponsoring a Father-Daughter semi-formal dance from 6:30 until 8:30…
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56th Annual Pancake Day is Feb. 28
The 56th Annual Pancake Day will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 at First United…
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Woodworking demo at Sylva public library
Woodworker Chris Behre of Tuckasegee will demonstrate how to make Shaker boxes at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, at…
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The Bascom to hold kid-friendly activities
The Bascom in Highlands is hosting several upcoming classes for children • Creation Station is open to children ages 5 to…
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Shelburn to demonstrate watercolor techniques
Contemporary artist and instructor Billie W. Shelburn will demonstrate creative watercolor techniques for Art League of the Smokies at 6:15…
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Sylva library sponsors contest to name sculpture
The Jackson County Public Library is sponsoring a statue-naming contest for a marble sculpture recently donated to its youth service…
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Catch the second ‘Liars Bench’ benefit performance Feb. 23
The second of two benefit performances of “The Liars Bench” Southern Appalachian variety show will be held at 7 p.m.…
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WNC Cheese Trail up for discussion
An exploratory meeting has been set up to examine the possibility of forming the Western North Carolina Cheese Trail. The…
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Asheville Symphony Guild offering music camp scholarships
The Asheville Symphony Guild will offer full and partial scholarships for students who play musical instruments in middle and high…
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‘Pillowman’ to premiere in the HART Studio
The HART Studio in Waynesville will continue its season with “The Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh, opening Feb. 24 in the…
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Jam series to feature concert by New Southern Ramblers
The First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center will ends its 2011-12 season…
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Contemporary art lecture March 5 at WCU
Independent cultural critic and author Eleanor Heartney will lead a presentation on contemporary art at 5 p.m. Monday, March 5,…
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Haywood Rec plans Hawaiian getaway
Haywood County Recreation and Parks is now taking reservations for a 10-day, Hawaiian Cruise trip Nov. 1-10. Per-person rates are…
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Challenge under way for airing of the quilts
Organizers are gearing up for this year’s Airing of the Quilts Challenge on May 12 in Franklin. Quilters must create…
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The quilt that keeps on giving
Haywood Community College Day Quilting Workshop student Rikki Williams (pictured) won the Confetti Quilt that she helped construct in her…
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Reading James Joyce proves an odyssey for this group
Reading Finnegans Wake on the best of days and in the easiest sections can challenge the most erudite of readers.…
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One of the Smokies’ finest poets
Olive Tilford Dargan is fairly well known in literary circles as the author of From My Highest Hill (1941), a…
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A new trail winds its way to WCU
Construction of nearly five miles of multiuse trail for walkers, hikers, trail runners and mountain bikers on Western Carolina University’s…
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Race — or crawl — in the upcoming Assault on Black Rock
The second-annual Assault on Black Rock trail race in Jackson County will take place beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, March…
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Dillsboro growers’ fair seeking vendors
Vegetable and flower growers wanting to participate in The Full Spectrum Farms — Growers’ Fair in March can submit vendor…
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Help root out unwanted plants along the AT
Help root out those unwanted invasives in the forests by volunteering from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday, March 3,…
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