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Tremont announces 2023 programs
Outdoor education programs scheduled throughout 2023 in the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont are now open for registration.
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Smokies trails closed while black bears eat
Due to a large concentration of bears eating acorns, two trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed…
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Notes from a plant nerd: Witch-hazel
Just as most of the other plants, shrubs and trees in the woods are shutting down and preparing to go…
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Lost and found in the woods of Appalachia
Another regional writer has just published a new book. Janisse Ray, whom I know as an original member of the…
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GOP wants to control our lives
To the Editor: Rep. Kevin McCarthy has been plainspoken about a tired and failed strategy of cutting taxes and regulations and…
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God bless Elon Musk
To the Editor: We hear a lot these days about threats to “our democracy,” but we don’t have one to be…
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Why I’ll vote for Democrats
To the Editor: I am voting Democratic this election season and I would like to tell you why.
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Pless is a bully, let’s vote him out
To the Editor: We need change in North Carolina’s 118th House District. Incumbent Rep. Mark Pless believes he does not answer…
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Stop Biden by voting for GOP
To the Editor: Barack Obama put it succinctly when he said he wanted to “fundamentally transform” our country. His plans were…
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Yellow journalism and blue leanings
To the Editor: Your October 29 issue titled “Saving the Safety Net” borders on yellow journalism. Conflating the statement of one GOP…
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Keep West as tax collector
To the Editor: With the election date drawing near, I am apprehensive about the Republican candidate for Haywood County Tax Collector.…
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‘Granny over the cliff’ just doesn’t work
To the Editor: You have to laugh at the way liberals in the news portray the big bad Republicans. They are…
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GOP wants to cut entitlements
To the Editor: Who cares if you’re a Republican or Democrat? Who cares if you like Biden? Who cares who will…
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Planned Parenthood supports Democrats
To the Editor: Cheri Beasley is a liar. Without providing any proof she claims that the majority of folks in North…
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New grant funding available for tech-oriented small businesses
Applications are now being accepted for a new round of grantmaking from the One North Carolina Small Business Program, a…
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Election deniers are targeting North Carolina elections
With dozens of debunked allegations surrounding a “rigged” 2020 election still fresh on the minds of right-wing conspiracy theorists, Western…
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Tribal Council commits $324 million for sports-related brand, resort projects
During Annual Council Oct. 24, Tribal Council approved “Project Coda,” a $324 million effort to control “a brand recognized worldwide”…
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American hero starts new chapter at SCC-PSTC
Arin Canon doesn’t utilize the parking spot reserved for veterans at Southwestern Community College’s Public Safety Training Center.
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Experts explain IRS’s data security plan template
Anyone renewing their preparer tax identification number (PTIN) for 2023 will be asked to attest to their data security responsibility…
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Tribal Council approves anti-panhandling law
In a unanimous vote Monday, Oct. 17, the Cherokee Tribal Council passed an ordinance that prohibits begging and panhandling in…
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Waynesville housing development makes quick progress
Construction on one of Waynesville’s largest ever single-family home development hasn’t been underway for long, and it’s already transformed the…
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Community Care: With successful data in hand, Sylva’s pilot police program grows
When Western Carolina University Professors Katie Allen and Cyndy Caravelis approached Sylva Police Chief Chris Hatton with a proposal for…
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Taylor domestic violence case headed to trial
Former Tribal Council Rep. Dennis Edward “Bill” Taylor is now facing a fourth charge in the domestic violence case that…
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Crowe announces run for Cherokee chief
Bo Crowe, a fifth-term Tribal Council member representing Wolfetown and Big Y, has announced his intention to challenge Principal Chief…
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Waynesville veteran pinned in special ceremony
A special veteran pinning ceremony was held last week in honor of Air Force Veteran Edward Tobin of Waynesville. The…
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Moody’s bond revoked for failure to appear
The Haywood County woman charged with 59 counts of interstate threats and conspiracy to kidnap after sending threatening letters to public officials…
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Major I-40 bridge project starting in Haywood County
A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation will launch a two-year project to completely replace two bridges on Interstate…
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WNC mourns Lambert Wilson
The Oct. 20 death of Lambert Wilson — a beloved educator, business owner and supporter of Native American art —…
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Mountains in moderate drought
Despite significant overnight rain Monday, Oct. 17, Western North Carolina has slipped farther into drought over the last week.
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N.C. detects third chronic wasting disease case
A third deer in North Carolina has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, an always-fatal nervous system disease that affects…
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Bird flu detected in Wake County
A backyard chicken flock in Wake County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza, marking the disease’s return to…
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Recipe for adventure: WNC communities embark on outdoor economy initiative
More than 130 people from 25 Western North Carolina counties met in Boone last month to talk about how best…
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Fish and Wildlife considers endangered status for bog turtle
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says that the southern population of the bog turtle, which lives in Southern Appalachian…
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Cash receives recognition for leadership on race
During a special ceremony Friday, Oct. 21, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash received a major award from…
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God forbid it ever comes to this
Every once in a while, a book gives me the willies. “2034: A Novel of the Next World War” did…
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That’s the only way we get it right: A conversation with Chris Staples
Sliding into a chair at a table in Orchard Coffee, in the heart of downtown Waynesville, singer-songwriter Chris Staples lets…
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This must be the place: You want to find the truth in life, don’t pass music by
Hello from Room 307 at the Hilton Garden Inn amid the coastal community of Monterey, California. It’s 11 a.m. and…
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‘We Will Not be Silenced’ exhibit, reception
A reception for the “We Will Not be Silenced: Standing for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” exhibit will be held…
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The rise of the unaffiliated voter
Early voting has started. In North Carolina and across the nation there are many close races that will likely be…
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Into the woods on my 43rd birthday
The sound of falling leaves crunched under our feet as we searched for the white blazes along the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.…
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Conservatives’ concerns helped our schools
To the Editor. I wholeheartedly agree with Editor Scott McLeod’s article in the October issue regarding removing politics from school boards and…
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Vote Platt for N.C. House 119
To the Editor: Al Platt will be a terrific N.C. 119 District representative.
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House GOP majority could target Social Security, Medicare
The life story of Hendersonville resident Marge Cullen isn’t much different than that of many other retirement-aged Americans.
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$10 million in capital improvements approved for Macon Schools
Macon County Commissioners approved a slew of capital improvement projects totaling almost $10 million during a joint meeting with the…
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Council approves $55 million for Kituwah LLC investments
Following a 90-minute closed session discussion Monday, Oct. 24, the Cherokee Tribal Council voted to allocate an additional $55 million…
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Waynesville man pleads guilty to sex crimes, adds time to active sentence
Timothy Connor, of Waynesville, pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a child adding 26-41 consecutive months to his existing…
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Jackson County man to spend life in prison after jury verdict
A 40-year-old Jackson County man will spend the remainder of his life behind bars for the repeated sexual assault of…
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Committed to community: WCU grad wins national journalism award
Focused on cleaning up her inbox, Sara Stanley, a May graduate from Western Carolina University’s journalism program, was about to…
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Maggie Valley gets new elk crossing signs
Folks driving up or down Soco Mountain on the Haywood County side may notice some new signage indicating elk could…
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