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The light of winter is ‘tricky business’
Winter Light So much light in what we call the dark of the year, a flashing and glittering of light…
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WCU program receives grant to study impact of rising sea-levels
Western Carolina University’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines has received a $239,000 grant from the National Park Service…
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Hay prices burning through your dollars?
Learn how to cut down on winter hay-feeding bills by utilizing winter grazing techniques. A “pasture walk” is set for…
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Ring in 2012 with a 5K run
The seventh annual Run in 2012 5K will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 1 in Jackson County. The race…
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Celebrate the sun with solstice walk
Celebrate the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, by participating in a nighttime walk at 7 p.m. Thursday,…
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Christmas weekend hikes planned
Enjoy the outdoors this Christmas by participating in a series of guided hikes scheduled to take place during the holiday…
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Nationally and here at home, sales of local foods are surging
Local food sales are predicted to reach $7 billion nationally in 2012, according to a report released last month by…
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Come see ‘The Wave’ on the Nantahala
The Nantahala Gorge Worlds Organizing Committee will celebrate the completion of The Wave on Friday, Dec. 16, with a ceremony,…
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Working together to address wildlife habitat concerns
Work is under way on the first wildlife habitat enhancement project in Western North Carolina that relies on an outside…
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Master Stewardship on the ground
A North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) press release from Dec. 9 announced that work was underway, “… to restore…
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Tom Sawyer’s Tree Farm: A slice of Christmas with your choose-and-cut experience
Christmas tree farming is nothing new in Western North Carolina thanks to the perfect climate, perfect soil and preponderance of…
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Local author places in national book award program
Author Deanna K. Klingel of Sapphire was recently awarded the bronze medal in the children’s literature division of the National…
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Tuscola’s Brooke Palay wins poetry competition
Eleven students from Haywood County high schools competed in the second Poetry Out Loud district competition at Tuscola High School…
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Coffee with the Poet: ‘Women’s Spaces and Women’s Places’
Join City Lights Bookstore for the Coffee with the Poet series at 10:30 a.m., Dec. 15, for a presentation of…
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A ‘kafka-esque’ story that offers redemption
Saddle up, kind hearts. I have a winner. Like most good things, this book came to me from a good…
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The sage gardener won’t put off these chores
If you haven’t covered your greens yet — and I’m among those who have not — it’s time. We’ve been…
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Marketing success depends on cooperation
To the Editor: With reference to Quintin Ellison’s and Becky Johnson’s excellent reporting on the tourism marketing program for Jackson…
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Think before making a taxpayer-backed loan
To the Editor: “When asked about the likelihood of the AM radio station surviving in today’s advertising landscape, Jackson County…
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Gingrich’s rise a sad indictment on GOP field
For Newt Gingrich to have floated to the top of the Republican presidential slough tells what a dismal swamp it…
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Haywood has low infant mortality rate
Haywood County has a lower infant mortality rate than the state as a whole, according to a report given at…
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Hooper House gets historic designation
The Hooper House on West Main Street in Sylva has received Jackson County’s first designation as a Local Historic Landmark.…
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Chamber hopes to regain footing with new director
After several years without a full-time promoter, the Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce plans to bring back an executive director…
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What price athletics? WCU football costs mount as university pursues wins
The price tag of transforming Western Carolina University’s losing football team into a winner — or anything less than a…
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Chancellor fields football question
SMN: The $300,000 to the football coach represents at least three professors’ salaries. Is this cost worth trying to have…
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Catamount comeback: Can new athletic director turn Western football around?
Western Carolina University hired a new athletic director this week who will face the daunting challenge of turning the college’s…
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Folkmoot statue could get new home on Main Street
A whimsical sculpture that honors the Folkmoot international dance festival will find new prominence at a different spot on Main…
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Students will need to dig deeper to cover costs
Western Carolina University students likely will shell out an additional $399 in tuition and fees to attend school next year,…
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Group prepares for Panama relief trip
A group of residents and students from Western North Carolina will embark in early March on a trip to the…
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Ignore the rumors: The Coffee Shop isn’t closing
Rumors of an impending closing to the contrary, The Coffee Shop in Sylva is not shutting down, owner Phyllis Gibson…
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Closing of Cope’s Superette in Sylva marks end of an era
It’s 8 a.m. and the everyday regulars — Sylva’s working class Janes and Joes — are stopping by Cope’s Superette…
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Free throw contest this month in Waynesville
The annual Elks National "Hoop Shoot" Free Throw Contest will take place at the Waynesville Recreation Center on Friday, Dec.…
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Historical Society commemorates Pearl Harbor anniversary
The Jackson County-Webster Historical Society commemorated Pearl Harbor’s anniversary on Dec. 7 at its first public meeting in the renovated,…
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Slope work alters landscape of Waynesville’s main corridor
When bulldozers began demolishing trees on a hillside overlooking Waynesville’s main commercial thoroughfare this summer, Byron Hickox was bombarded by…
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WCU prepares for graduation ceremonies
Western Carolina University will honor its fall graduating class and recognize a group of graduates who received their degrees after…
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State to Bryson City Fire Department: respond to false alarms
Bryson City Fire Department failed its state mandated insurance inspection last week for failing to respond to false alarms. The…
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Waynesville artist to teach painting class
Waynesville artist and teacher Nick DePaolo will help people create an oil painting with his follow-along technique. The two-hour class…
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Skaggs Family to release album, perform Dec. 17
The Skaggs Family will perform songs from its new, 10-song holiday album, A Skaggs Family Christmas Volume Two, at the…
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Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts presents ‘Aladdin’
The Overlook Theatre Company will present Disney’s “Aladdin” at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin on…
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Community caroling and holiday crafts in Macon
The Macon County Public Library is hosting an old-time carol-along at 5 p.m. on Dec. 20. The song list will…
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Brewery to put on Nanta Claus Christmas benefit
The Nantahala Brewing Company in Bryson City is hosting its first Nanta Claus party and benefit Dec. 17. The event…
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Replay of parades to run on Haywood TV station
WNC Television will air the Christmas Parade Special, a compilation of this year’s Waynesville and Canton parades, beginning Dec. 19.…
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Brasstown Ringers present ‘Christmas Bells’ concert
The Brasstown Ringers will perform their 2011 concert program “Christmas Bells” at 6 p.m., Dec. 16, at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship…
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Holiday community music jam planned for Dec. 15
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will hold its next community music jam 6 to 7:30 p.m., Dec. 15,…
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Free family flicks in Macon throughout December
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City is showing family-oriented Christmas movies each Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in December. The…
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Teen library supporters to meet at the Marianna Black Library
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will have a teen Friends of the Library meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Dec 15.…
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National Park hosts holiday homecoming
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a Holiday Homecoming at the new Oconaluftee Visitor Center Dec. 17. Park staff…
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Church groups offer a double helping of holiday events
Rockwood United Methodist Church in Canton will host two holiday programs Dec. 18. The Chancel Choir will present “One Small…
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WCU Catamount statue receives a cozy holiday sweater
The Catamount statue at the main entrance of Western Carolina University is now sporting a red and green holiday sweater…
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Sylva band’s jazz renditions are bringing the sexy back
With a Billie Holiday-style microphone, an Apple computer camera and her two bandmates on either side, Maggie Tobias transforms from…
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Going back to explain ‘back of beyond’
Most of us at one time or another hanker for a place where we can get away from it all…
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