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Few find anything to like in Haywood budget proposal
Haywood County residents told commissioners just what they thought of funding reductions at a hearing last week over the county’s…
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Building named after Bardo
After a decade-and-a-half of stable leadership — a situation almost unheard of within the greater University of North Carolina system…
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Town wants parking scofflaws’ fees to benefit bottom line
Tired of watching a source of possible town revenue end up in the state’s coffers, Sylva wants to start collecting…
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Cashiers rec center gets green light
The Cashiers Recreation Center is back on track following a unanimous vote this week by Jackson County commissioners to move…
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Interim no more – Wooten to remain Jackson manager
Jackson County commissioners this week voted unanimously to keep Chuck Wooten on for at least another year as county manager.…
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Money available for railroad, if commissioners ink deal
No actual decision was made, but County Manager Chuck Wooten told commissioners this week that they have $95,176 set aside…
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Canton’s Imperial grill set for July opening
A merger is afoot in Canton that will bring together two staples of the town’s downtown scene. Soon, the Canton…
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Jackson’s new library might be economic boon
Set high on a mountaintop above Sylva, the historic courthouse has long been a focal point in this Jackson County…
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Noise ordinance in Sylva getting tweaked tighter
Sylva leaders are looking to tighten the town’s noise ordinance on the heels of complaints by one of their own.…
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Reid Brown under investigation for work in district attorney’s office
The State Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether Reid Brown, a former assistant district attorney in Waynesville, handled any cases…
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A voice heard in the distance
Rural residents know the yellow-billed cuckoo as the “rain crow” or “storm crow” because its guttural “ka-ka-kow-kow-kowlp-kowlp-kowlp” seems to be…
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Human Race set for June 11
The Human Race 5K Road Race/Walk is scheduled for 8 a.m. on June 11 at the Waynesville Middle School. The…
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4-H summer golf day camp
The 4-H Summer Golf Day Camp will be each Thursday beginning June 9 through July 28. The day camp is…
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Bicycle survey to help cyclists
A short online survey to help guide a new comprehensive bicycle plan for Haywood County is available for completion at…
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Lifeguard training and swimming lessons
Lifeguard training and group swimming lessons will be provided by Medwest Health & Fitness Center beginning June 2 and June…
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AT under attack from invasives
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy needs volunteers to eradicate invasive plants choking out native flora on the AT in Graham County…
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Pinnacle Park profiled for Trails Day
A discussion about the future of Pinnacle Park outside Sylva will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 4, followed…
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Explore nature with young children
“Growing Up Wild,” a free professional development workshop sponsored by Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District for educators who work…
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“Go Native” in your backyard
“From Mowing to Growing,” a workshop with Sara Martin, a biology instructor at Haywood Community College with a B.A. in…
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Catch a runner’s view of Sylva’s Main
The Main Street Mile, a series of 1-mile races highlighting the state’s Main Street Program, will hit the streets of…
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Picnic with WATR
The Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River will hold its fifth-annual summer picnic at 6 p.m. Friday, June 10, on…
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Summer Daze
Soccer balls litter the yard, my wife is auditioning for NASCAR on the lawn mower and I am following the…
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Black bear festival coming up in Highlands
A Mountain Black Bear Festival is set for June 10 and 11 at the Highlands Civic/Recreation Center, featuring exhibits, artisans…
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Outsider Art: Franklin’s Bill Lea is a nationally recognized nature photographer
It started out simply enough. Fresh out of college on his new job in Vicksburg, Miss., on the banks of…
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Author explores hidden local history
Author Alice Sink will read from her new book, Hidden History of the Western North Carolina Mountains, at 1 p.m.…
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Crowe and Dawson release children’s book
Jackson County writer Thomas Crowe and illustrator Marilyn K. Dawson will celebrate the publication of their children’s book, The Wake…
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Liar's Bench moves to WCU venue
The Liar’s Bench has been adopted by the Mountain Heritage Center The one-year anniversary of The Liar’s Bench will be…
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The story of a modern-day oracle
Occasionally, books are published in the U. S. that can best be described as “oddities” which acquire a kind of…
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Protect wilderness before legislation makes it too late
When Congress passed the Wilderness Act back in 1964, it immediately became one of the most important pieces of conservation…
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Radical Senate budget crippling NC’s future
To the Editor: The fact that Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, refers to the radical budget being proposed down in Raleigh…
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Profit motive should not be driving education
To the Editor: It appears that the radical Republicans in control of the N.C. legislature are starving funding for public…
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Education cuts will harm student, schools
To the Editor: Republicans are cutting off education from beginning to end in North Carolina. The new cuts will take…
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Junaluska garden is indeed a gem
To the Editor: This letter is further comment on Quintin Ellison’s column about the Corneille Bryan Native Garden at Lake…
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Just where are all the promised jobs?
To the Editor: Republican Sens. Ralph Hise, R-Spruce Pine, and Jim Davis, R-Franklin, promised “jobs, jobs, jobs” and “better times”…
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Commissioner right to question SCC road
To the Editor: Jackson County Commissioner Jack Debnam’s recent comments on the proposed SCC spur road are valid and show…
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Life lessons learned in the barnyard
Goats view a gate left open as a passageway to excitement. And it is exciting, too, for the goat keeper,…
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Six pints of Guinness and a glass of milk
What do Barack Obama and my son have in common? They both visited Ireland in May. Obama, though, was proud…
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News in brief
The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner and year in review is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on June 2.…
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Cherokee chief candidates debate tribe’s dependency on Harrah’s
Diversify is the buzzword in Cherokee, where candidates in the upcoming primary are facing off over how to move away…
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Swain citizens might get seat at the table as North Shore money trickles in
After a decades-long battle to get it, the first interest payments on Swain County’s North Shore Road settlement are finally…
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Maggie festival grounds still trying to prove its mettle
When the town of Maggie Valley bought a grassy field to serve as a town festival grounds in 2005, the…
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Doctor: Authorities did not do enough
About two years ago, a sting was set to take place at a party in the Hickory Knoll area outside…
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Living at the top has some down sides
Living in Cashiers has certain perks: There is a beautiful lake to play on, gorgeous homes to live in and…
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Cashiers, Glenville show their pull in the polls
The three new Jackson commissioners — Jack Debnam, Charles Elders and Doug Cody — owe their victory last fall in…
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Cashiers recreation center might finally become reality
Jackson County commissioners say it’s high time Cashiers gets its due: an $8 million recreation center as pay back for…
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Will WCU ever see Kimmel pledge fulfilled?
Six years ago, amid great fanfare, Joe Kimmel pledged $6.9-million dollars to Western Carolina University. Based on that pledge, with…
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Haywood Schools’ leaders claim call for education reform misdirected
Above national average. Above state average. Highest regional composite ranking. These are a few of the phrases that stand out…
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Vinegar pie? Southern Living lauds Jarrett House’s ‘delectable’ fare
A local Dillsboro inn had four recipes featured in the Southern Living cookbook, Off the Eaten Path: Favorite Southern Dives…
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Celebrate Appalachian History in Waynesville
An Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration will come to downtown Waynesville from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June, 11. The…
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Bach Choral brings Irish music to the mountains
The Bach Chorale Children’s Choir of Lafayette, Ind., will perform a program called “Ireland Ascending” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,…
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