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Explore Smokies’ Cataloochee Valley on guided hike
Catch the first glimpses of autumn color, explore old cabins and cemeteries, and even ring the bell of a picture-perfect…
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NOC honors guests with free festival
Nantahala Outdoor Center’s popular Guest Appreciation Festival begins Friday, Sept. 23, and continues through the weekend, offering free attractions, live…
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Local races raise breast-cancer awareness, funds
Road races by three area hospitals this month shine the spotlight directly on breast-cancer awareness. You don’t have to be…
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Photo contest highlights state trail
Want an excuse to get some great hiking in and take photographs? The Outdoor Provision Co. is recognizing Mountains to…
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WNC outdoor school program garners conservation award
Muddy Sneakers, an innovative program that brings the joy of learning outside to fifth-grade students, has been named the Conservation…
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Experts introduce kids to trail-bike riding
Bryson City Bicycles will take young riders on a free youth mountain-biking event on Saturday, Oct. 1, beginning at 9…
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BicycleHaywoodNC helps out Haywood schools
BicycleHaywoodNC has donated 15 bicycles and 15 helmets to Haywood County Schools this month to use in physical education classes.…
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There’s still time
Migration is at full tilt across the region right now. In the passerine (songbird) department thrushes, grosbeaks and tanagers are…
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One bag at a time: Students free Richland Creek from a tangle of trash
When droves of Haywood Community College wildlife and forestry students scrambled down the banks of Richland Creek last weekend with…
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Frazier’s new novel a fast, good read
In a tale set to the tune of Johnny Ace’s “Never Let Me Go” that’s told as if shown through…
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Memoirist and poet visits City Lights
Janisse Ray will read from two of her most recent books at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at City…
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Creedence Clearwater Revival comes to WNC
The original members of Creedence Clearwater Revival will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Harrah’s Cherokee Event…
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Fall art classes to begin
Inspired Art Ministry’s fall term begins the week of Sept. 27, offering classes for adults in drawing and painting, photography …
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Catch the final of Haywood’s Got Talent
Some of the areas most talented citizens will be featured in Haywood Arts Regional Theater’s first Haywood’s Got Talent event…
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WCU brings Chinese orchestra, comedy to stage in September
A traditional Chinese orchestra and famed sketch comedy troupe will both perform in September at Western Carolina University’s Fine and…
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Bates tells cancer story
Grace Church in the Mountains will present Barbara Bates Smith in “The C Word: Her Own Cancer Story,” at 3…
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Mark summer’s end with free concert, picnic
The Friends of Panthertown will host a picnic and concert from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, on…
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Grammy winner returns to Cataloochee Ranch
Grammy-award winner Laurie Lewis will give an after-dinner performance on Sunday evening, Sept. 25, at Cataloochee Ranch. The cost of…
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HART to hold auditions for ‘Ah Wilderness!’
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its production of Eugene O’Neil’s comedy “Ah Wilderness!” at 6:30 p.m.…
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Sculpting demonstration
Painter-sculptor M.L. Carpenter will present a demonstration in sculpture on Monday, Sept. 26, for the Art League of Highlands at…
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Country Memories brings music to library
The musicians of Country Memories will play at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Jackson County Public Library…
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Art contest on what it means to be Native
Contemporary Native American Life is the theme of an art competition sponsored by Western Carolina University, Southwestern Community College and…
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Historic Haywood County photos exhibit at HART Gallery
A series of historic Haywood County photographs will be on display at the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART) gallery from…
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Celebrate history at Mountain Heritage Day
The traditional folk ways of the Southern Appalachian Mountains will take center stage as Western Carolina University presents the 37th…
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CuRvE wants to build on WCU’s strengths
The article about the Western Carolina University Strategic Planning Commission caught the attention of the Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavor (CuRvE), a…
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Attacks on Tea Party inaccurate
To the Editor: The gangland-style, fist pounding threat to “take out the sons of b_____s shouted by union leader Jimmy…
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Do we really want leaders like this?
To the Editor: At the Republican presidential debate on Sept. 12, the moderator posed a hypothetical question to Representative Ron…
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Bothwell supports health care for all
To the Editor: Last March, I realized everyone’s worst nightmare when a doctor diagnosed my 44-year-old husband, Ben, with a…
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New Franklin Wal-Mart is a blight on landscape
To the Editor: Last week I had the great misfortune of seeing first-hand the results of wanton destruction of acres…
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Is our region a threat or an opportunity?
To the Editor: It was exciting last week to read of Western Carolina University’s move to re-open its strategic planning…
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Rep. Haire votes against same-sex ban
To the Editor: Recently my office received more than 125 written requests from Haywood, Jackson and Swain counties requesting that…
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WCU’s future important for entire region
Once you hit the Haywood County line after heading west on Interstate 40 out of Asheville, Western Carolina University is…
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Clip your way to savings
Interested in saving money? The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department is offering a coupon class. Nicole Chouinard will teach the…
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I-40 lane closure forces detour through Canton
Work on a the exit 33 bridge in Canton on Interstate 40 will cause night lane closures next week from…
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Plan to privatize landfill draws little public comment
A public hearing to discuss the White Oak Landfill’s future In Haywood County was little more than a formality this…
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Mountain BizWorks to close Sylva field office
You know economic times are tough when the business that helps other businesses thrive shuts its doors, too. The Mountain…
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Still can’t hear you … No easy fix for connectivity in Nantahala Gorge
Organizers of the World Freestyle Kayaking Championship in 2013 have a short-term fix for getting telecommunication capabilities into the Nantahala…
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Bark In the Park to be held in Cullowhee
The annual Bark in the Park will be held Sunday, Oct. 2, from 1-5 p.m. at the Jackson County Recreation…
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Help women in need by riding your bike
A motorcycle ride and concert to help benefit Haywood Regional Medical Center Foundation and the Power of Pink is set…
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Protect your pets against rabies
If you have pets that need a rabies vaccination, mark your calendars for the week of Sept. 26-30. This has…
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Republican women hold inaugural meeting
A new tri-county Republican’s women’s organization will hold its first meeting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the…
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Maggie aldermen flip-flop on process for filling vacant board seats
For the second time this year, a Maggie Valley alderman is resigning from his seat, leaving it up to the…
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The greatest show in town?
Watching the sausage being made at local government meetings isn’t most people’s idea of high entertainment … or low entertainment,…
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Macon wins support for dialysis center in state appeal
Getting a kidney dialysis center in Franklin grew more likely last week after a state committee agreed Macon County had…
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Focusing on dementia
Developing empathy and understanding what it’s like for someone to have Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia prompted “the…
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Mission pledges $250,000 to WCU for healthcare scholarships
A $250,000 gift from Mission Health System will provide financial assistance to students from Western North Carolina who want to…
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Raise Your Hand against AIDS at fundraiser
Raise Your Hand 2011, a fundraiser for the Western North Carolina Aids Project, will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday,…
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Public asked to weigh in on road projects
Care about what new roads should be built or which existing ones should be widened or redesigned? Or perhaps the…
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Magistrate cuts cause consternation for cops
A state plan to eliminate a part-time magistrate in Highlands is being roundly condemned — and resisted — by Macon…
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Same-sex marriage heads to the ballot
Next spring, voters in North Carolina will voice their opinions on gay marriage when a constitutional amendment banning the practice…
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