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Quilt celebrates rec center’s contributions
Catch the Spirit of Appalachia and the Appalachian Homestead Farm & Preserve recently presented a hand pieced, appliquéd quilt of…
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Juggling through books
In Spite of Myself: A Memoir by Christopher Plummer. Knopf, 2008. 656 pages. Like most readers, I usually have a…
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Instructor instills lifelong appreciation for art
Many people might say Lilian Parks is a staple to the regional art community. “Lil” as she is known to…
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Strand project kick started with state grant
Hidden behind 16 feet of Main Street storefront, the inside of The Strand Theater looks like a cave. The floor…
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Perdue gets enthusiastic welcome in Waynesville
Gov. Beverly Perdue visited Main Street Friday to announce that Waynesville received a $300,000 grant from the state’s Main Street…
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Jackson library campaign marks success, new goals
On May 25 the Friends of the Jackson County Main Library marked the completion of their astonishing two-year fundraising drive,…
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Waynesville bookstore changes ownership
Waynesville residents may soon notice the sign on Main Street’s Blue Ridge Books & Café switched out for a new…
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Haywood County 911 director calls for help
Haywood County’s technology director Kristy Wood wasn’t exactly latching onto the hope that commissioners would grant her $2.8 million budget…
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Rock star treatment a surprise as WCU quintet visits China
Western Carolina University’s quintet in residence should consider letting the Travel Channel tag along before embarking on its next international…
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Ecology and culture intertwine with incredibly useful river cane
The Cherokee uses and ecology of river cane will be discussed during a guided walk from 10 a.m. to noon…
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Cherokee passport checkpoint a fun reminder
Martie Hoofer was driving her motorcycle into Cherokee from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when an Anikituhwa warrior dressed…
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Rediscovering inspiration
In the mid-1970s my primary writing interest was poetry. I was consumed night and day by poetry for perhaps five…
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Swain County to air proposed zoning ordinance
In March Swain County commissioners voted to enact a moratorium that put a halt to Duke Energy’s substation project on…
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County power struggle surfaces in Finn v. Ashe trial
“Putting Mr. Finn out of business is not a duty of the Jackson County sheriff. Is that a fair statement?”…
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Linking farmers to restaurants not always easy
On one side are local farmers, toiling from dawn to dusk, trying to compete in an increasingly globalized economy. On…
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New venture welcomed by downtown business community
Downtown Waynesville merchants hope a plan to remodel the old Strand theater as an entertainment venue, restaurant and microbrewery will…
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Students take lettuce from greenhouse to cafeteria
It doesn’t get much fresher than this. Horticulture students at Smoky Mountain High School in Sylva are helping to feed…
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From garden to table in Sylva
In Sylva, the buy local mantra is being reinterpreted as grow your own. Volunteers at the Community Table, a nonprofit…
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The answer’s still blowin; but the times may be a’changin’
I was heartened recently by two op-eds I read in area newspapers regarding industrial-sized wind turbines in the mountains of…
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Laughter abounds in ‘Falling In Like,’ an almost romantic comedy at HART
The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre kicks off summer with a hilarious backstage romp “Falling in Like” an “almost romantic comedy”…
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Men who built Blue Ridge Parkway recount hard work, dangerous conditions
Lorin Shaw was barely 16 when he landed a job with a crew building the Blue Ridge Parkway in the…
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Williams’ world is one of blues, ghouls and Budweiser
By Brent MartinI went down to the water but he left me in the mud; I wanted me some wine…
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Complaint filed over ballot counting before polls closed
An election watchdog in Swain County is protesting the tallying of early votes before the close of polls on Election…
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The butternut in the creek bend
Like dimly-lit rhododendron tunnels or ancient sphagnum-layered bogs, creek bends are special places that invariably precipitate beauty. Sitting in the…
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Smokies’ ash trees at risk from deadly insect
Researchers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park need volunteers to help map stands of ash trees and look for…
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Tsali targeted for trail work
The famed mountain bike trails of Tsali will get a workover this fall thanks to federal stimulus funding. Vegetation will…
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Triathlon combines best of mountain sports
The ultimate triathlon for outdoors adventure lovers — with the triple combo of paddling, trail running and mountain biking —…
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Franklin 5k for Clean Water in Africa
The Franklin Blue Planet 5K for Clean Water will be held Saturday, Sept. 4, along the Little Tennessee Greenway. The…
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Blue Ridge Parkway tract preserved near Waynesville
A 110-acre tract along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesville has been protected thanks to the longtime landowner selling the…
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Chestnut festival to be held at Cataloochee Ranch
Cataloochee Ranch in Maggie Valley is hosting a chestnut celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. The…
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Jackson lakes lowered
Boating at Tanasee Creek and Wolf Creek lakes will be reduced while Duke Energy repairs a hydroelectric generator below the…
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Fireman’s 5K blazes into Bryson City
The Fireman’s Day 5K will be held in Bryson City Saturday, Sept. 4, in conjunction with the 29th annual Fireman’s…
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Greenhouses warmed by “green” heat up for rent
Growers looking for greenhouse space may find what they need at the Jackson County Green Energy Park in Dillsboro, where…
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Won one for the piper
On Aug. 17, federal judge Royce C. Lambeth ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s designation of critical habitat…
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First Blue Ridge Breakaway a great success
Barring relentless rain and a couple of mishaps, the inaugural Blue Ridge Breakaway was a resounding success, according to ride…
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New “Blue Ridge” Anthology features local authors
A reading and book signing for the new anthology Echoes Across the Blue Ridge will take place from 1 to…
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A fascinating murder story
On a hot July night in 1935, a young Wise County, Virginia, school teacher named Edith Maxwell came home late.…
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It’s past time to fill extension director’s post in Jackson-Swain
I admit to being slightly irked when I initially thought about writing this column. It has been about a year…
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HCC building vetted and dissected; it’s time to build
“Do I want to dictate what the college does? That is not my job. As county commissioners, it is my…
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HCC has very little risk on green energy venture, say experts
Alternative energy has emerged as a sticking point in the debate over a proposed $10 million creative arts building at…
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Spine Center coming to Angel Medical
Spine care for residents of Macon and adjoining counties will be available in Franklin beginning Tuesday, Sept. 7 with the…
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HCC offers business planning course
Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays from Sept. 14…
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Scenic highway designation extended along Little Tennessee River
The historic significance of the Cowee Valley corridor received a national boost this month following the designation of N.C. 28…
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Foreclosure threatened against Ghost Town amusement park
Ghost Town in the Sky is staring down the barrel of foreclosure. BB&T has filed for foreclosure against the amusement…
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Blue Ridge Hall opens its doors
Of the 1,450 Western Carolina University freshmen set to move in Aug. 20, about 375 will score a room in…
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Free hand screening to be held at Harris
Dr. Paul Cutting, an orthopedic doctor at Western Carolina Orthopedic Specialists who specializes in hand and upper extremity surgery, will…
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Children and youth provide leadership at Peace Celebration
Lake Junaluska Assembly invites youth and children to become peacemakers at the 2010 Lake Junaluska Peace Celebration: Mosaic of Hope,…
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Contractor heads to court over unpaid grading work
A Jackson County grading company was left holding the bag on more than $200,000 in site work after the developer…
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Jackson Child Support enforcement best in the state
For the second time in three years, the Jackson County Child Support Enforcement Program has achieved the ranking of No.…
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Rabies shots likely in store for dozens
More than 40 people in Haywood County might have been exposed to rabies after a baby raccoon a family was…
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