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A door opens and the light shines for Irene
Irene has been in this country for only four years. When she came, she could not speak a word of…
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Pawpaw is unique among fruits
(Editors Note: George Ellison is on leave this week. But he says that his pawpaw trees have even more fruit…
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The Naturalist's Corner
PETA - Cherokee bears part deaux I have been watching the story in Smoky Mountain News regarding PETA and the…
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Big developer in foreclosure as lenders call their loans
A mega developer in Jackson County has landed in foreclosure due to sluggish lot sales in the down real estate…
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New medical office building coming to Harris Regional
Construction will soon begin on a medical office building on the Harris Regional Hospital campus in Sylva. The new 45,000-square-foot,…
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Harrah’s Cherokee Casino builds the future
The Cherokee Nation and Harrah’s pulled out all the stops to mark start of construction on a third hotel tower…
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Threats on all fronts
Only the most farsighted and intuitive of those who labored for the creation of the Smokies could have foreseen the…
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Developer’s plight mixed blessing for community
Legasus developers have been attracting attention from Jackson County residents for almost two years. When news of the plans got…
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Chick-lit at its finest
Jane Austen Ruined My Life by Beth Pattillo. Guideposts, 2009. 288 pages Art and literary whodunits are so plentiful these…
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Folkmoot expands into three new counties
Last year Cindy Gilbert took her Polk County band students to China to perform. This year she is bringing the…
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Director says community values festival
By Melanie Threlkeld McConnell Forget Europe. Haywood County is where the action is for Karen Babcock this summer, and she…
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Public split on South Main’s future
In the heyday of curbside service, Jim Caldwell had a special talent for dressing hot dogs. He could balance 10…
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Public art showcases Folkmoot USA
Folkmoot will be the subject of a public art piece commissioned by the Waynesville Public Art Commission (WPAC).Artist Wayne Trapp…
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Cherokee youth re-enact ancient fishing practice
As 10-year-old Dayini Lossie stood on the shore eyeing the wide shallow waters of the Tuckasegee River last week listening…
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South Main redesign could ‘raze’ the bar
South Main Street in Waynesville is headed for a major roadway redesign, one that could take out rows of long-time…
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The Naturalist's Corner
A note of interest The US Fish & Wildlife Service has extended the public comment period on its John H.…
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Heritage, naturally
By Joann B. Poindexter • Special to The Smoky Mountain News The Franklin Folk Festival will celebrate the region’s cultural…
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From the chaos come ‘uktena’
The natural history of a region consists of the plants, animals, and landscapes we can see and explore any given…
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Duke starts dredging above Dillsboro Dam
Duke Energy has begun work preparing a site along the Tuckasegee River upstream of the Dillsboro Dam in order to…
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Ghost Town coaster an open-and-shut case
The much-anticipated roller coaster at Ghost Town opened amid fanfare last week, then was promptly shut down again. The coaster…
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‘Rainbow people’ — fewer this time — grace area forest
A much smaller contingent of Rainbow Family members than North Carolina’s Nantahala National Forest has sometimes experienced descended on Buck…
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Cherokee could do better regulating bear zoos
“Cherokee has so much to offer, such as its beautiful mountains, museums, cultural and historical exhibits, Native American shops, friendly…
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Popcorn Sutton film wins regional Emmy
The Last One, a locally produced documentary film featuring moonshiner Popcorn Sutton, received an Emmy at the 35th Emmy Awards…
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Fish weir Q&A
What is a fish weir? Fish weirs are long, low rock walls built in the riverbed, extending from opposite shores…
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Family, social worker had to push to get embezzlement, elder exploitation case moving
By May 2008, members of Earla Mae Cowan’s family had begun to suspect a trusted nephew was stealing from her.…
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Expedition maps prehistoric Cherokee fishing weirs
Lamar Marshall had been canoeing the Little Tennessee for years before he knew what a fish weir was. In retrospect,…
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Take a chance on Ravens
When a friend sent me an advanced reading copy of Ravens with a note that said, “There is no one…
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441 corridor plan poised for passage
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners held a final public hearing on the proposed U.S. 441 “Gateway” Corridor ordinance Monday…
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Fish stew: better than it sounds
While today’s fishermen are partial to the big fillets like brook trout and small-mouth bass, Cherokee used even the tiniest…
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Long-time Sylva mayor won’t run again
Sylva’s mayor for the past 17 years, Brenda Oliver, has announced that she will not run for re-election this fall.Oliver,…
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New map leads the way to Haywood farms
Local residents and tourists have a new resource to help them support the farms and farmers of Haywood County. A…
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Canton election hangs on vision for town
How Canton residents envision the future of their town could play a pivotal role in who gets elected this fall.…
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Sanford affair is either high school drama or Greek tragedy
There is only so much you can do to help a child recover from a broken heart, especially the first…
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New bike shop opens in Bryson
Andy Zivinsky and Diane Cutler were determined to move to the mountains. Their passion for all things outdoors was making…
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Vice mayor aspirant to challenge incumbent for mayor
Two-term Franklin Alderman Bob Scott has wanted a turn as vice mayor going back a while — an honor that…
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PETA targets bear zoos in national campaign
Recently, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians found itself the whipping boy of an unlikely opponent. Much to the tribe’s…
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Stimulus funds boost WNC mass transit
Mass transit is set to get a boost in Western North Carolina thanks to some economic stimulus money targeted for…
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Jackson eyes options for current library site
In the game of musical chairs stemming from the library moving out of its current digs on Sylva’s Main Street,…
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Cold Mountain Heritage Tour attracts many to the rich stories woven into Haywood County’s history
By Michael Beadle On a quiet perch atop Bethel Cemetery, two unmarked graves are all that’s left of a pair…
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Cherokee needs new superintendent after personnel upheaval
The Cherokee School Board is on the verge of appointing a new superintendent following the termination of Rosemary Townsend after…
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How Bob Barker took on the Eastern Band
Bob Barker?! The involvement of famed television host Bob Barker in the fight to end the Cherokee bear exhibits took…
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A nose for finding rare plants
I enjoy leading natural history workshops, but I no longer derive much pleasure from herding people along a trail while…
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Rainforest style eco-adventure comes to the Nantahala Gorge
The Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tour will debut this month with a half-mile series of forest-enveloped ziplines, where people hang from…
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Jackson farm and garden tour has it all
Farmers and gardeners in Jackson County are inviting the public to traipse through their garden rows during the third annual…
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The Naturalist's Corner
New neighbors I have always had a good number of neotropical migrants nest every season in the woods around my…
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Hearing set for Little Tennessee discharge permit
A public hearing over a sewer discharge permit into the Little Tennessee River will be held on Tuesday, July 7,…
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Freaks and morality
Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor by Brad Gooch. Little, Brown and Company, 2009. 464 pages. “Whenever I am asked…
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Will Sylva vote expose usual fault line?
The race for the Sylva town board this fall could once again gauge the extent of shifting demographics of the…
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Who’s running and who’s not?
Canton Mayor Pat Smathers could face opposition this fall from his leading opponent on the town board, Alderman Eric Dills.…
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Tourism office takes tech strides
In her nearly six-month tenure as executive director, Lynn Collins has been helping Haywood County’s Tourism Development Authority make strides…
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