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Macon Schools plan to start year without masks
After North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced new health guidelines for North Carolina Public Schools, giving local school boards the…
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COVID-19 cases continue to rise
After months of decline, North Carolina is experiencing a rapid increase in COVID-19 spread among those who are unvaccinated.
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Searching for gold: Bryson City Olympian misses kayaking finals, aims for canoe medal
Bryson City Olympian Evy Leibfarth , 17, came up short in her quest for an Olympic kayaking medal but will…
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Candidate visits show senate race is heating up
With the U.S. Senate under razor-thin Democratic control and a rare open seat in North Carolina, candidates on both sides…
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Full circle: Cherokee’s new museum director seeks to bring tribe’s story to the present
Throughout her 20-year museum career, Shana Bushyhead Condill had wondered what it might be like to work on the Qualla…
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Final beam placed at new hospital
With an eye on the future and supporting healthcare throughout the Western North Carolina region, the final beam was placed…
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Macon approves emergency funds for KIDS Place
Macon County commissioners recently approved $55,000 worth of emergency funds to KIDS Place Child Advocacy Center to ensure the nonprofit…
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Vaya Health awarded health plan by N.C. DHHS
The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services selected Vaya Health to operate a health care plan for North Carolina…
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Swain to support Medicaid expansion
Swain County Board of Commissioners plans to pass a resolution showing the county’s support for Medicaid expansion in North Carolina…
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What Can Dis-ease in the Physical Body Tell Us?
By Sabrina Matheny • Rumble Contributor | All energy connects. We like to compartmentalize issues in our lives, but from an…
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Cosmopolitan country: Sylva restaurant combines fine Italian, Appalachian culinary delights
For several years, the small building at the corner of Main and Mill streets in downtown Sylva has sat dormant.…
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This must be the place: Rolling on from town to town, been so many places, still don’t know where I’m bound
With my feet dangling out of the back window of the truck, a cool morning breeze rolled through the Tacoma…
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Summer at Lake J
Lake Junaluska’s Summer Activities Program, which offers free and low-cost activities that celebrate faith, recreation, arts and education, is now…
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Local school boards now responsible for mask mandate
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced new health guidelines for North Carolina public schools on Wednesday. School districts should require…
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Bryson City paddler to appear in Olympic semifinals
Bryson City Olympian Evy Leibfarth, 17, will advance to the semifinal women’s kayak slalom competition following her performance in the…
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Pilot program will bring shuttles, paid parking to Laurel Falls
In a virtual public meeting this evening, Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials unveiled a pilot plan to manage congestion…
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Don't Let Fear Win the Battle
What you don’t know won’t scare you. That was the lesson I learned during my first triathlon.
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Women Fight for Olympic Rights
There were no women at the first modern Olympics in 1896. According to its founder Pierre de Coubertin, women were “not…
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Meditation: Why Time & Place Matter
By Sabrina Matheny • Rumble Contributor | How we feel in a space makes a big difference in our ability to…
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New landslide mapping tool available
A new website uses GIS, aerial imagery and field work data to create a landslide mapping tool that provides critical…
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Local conservationists earn statewide recognition
Conservation leaders from Asheville and Brevard were among the 16 people and organizations to earn recognition during the N.C. Wildlife…
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Staying alive: MountainTrue protects A.T. ash trees as research progresses against invasive threat
For millions of years, ash trees have grown tall and strong across the landscape today known as the United States…
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Conservancy marks land protection achievements
The Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina celebrated a pair of conservation achievements in recent months that together protect more than…
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GMHG women’s heavy athletics bolstered by tough competition
In just over a span of five years, the women’s heavy athletic division at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games has…
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Ken Follett’s tribute to Notre Dame
On April 15, 2019, Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the world’s most beloved architectural landmarks, caught fire. The blaze started…
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Rep. Cawthorn’s rhetoric is dangerous
To the Editor: As a former Public Health Director in his district with over 30 years of public health experience,…
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Real data about the job market
To the Editor: The letter by Ms. Subic “Stop the checks, get to work” in the July 14 issue of…
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Letter’s claims illustrate our current problems
To the Editor: As I read the letter about unemployment insurance in last week’s edition of The Smoky Mountain News…
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Chickens make a stand despite our efforts
Five chickens appeared one bright summer morning in our driveway. I was still half asleep, stumbling through my morning routine…
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Folkmoot USA: Celebrating diversity of the United States
Folkmoot USA, North Carolina’s Official International Festival, returns with Folkmoot Summerfest July 22-25. The theme of this year’s festival is…
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Opioid settlement could result in drug treatment facility
Millions in opioid settlement money is coming to the state, to most counties and even to some municipalities.
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Maggie Valley residents concerned for safety
Last week’s Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen meeting was riddled with complaints from residents of a development on Jonathan Creek…
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COVID cases surge: Haywood reports two nursing home outbreaks
New coronavirus cases were down to nearly nothing in Western North Carolina by the close of June, but in the…
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Jackson approves $7 million for school security
Jackson County will spend $7 million to convert four public school campuses to a single-point-of-entry system after commissioners voted unanimously…
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Jam on: Hillbilly Jam returns to Maggie Valley
If you think it’s hard to sum up what, exactly, Hillbilly Jam is, you’re not alone.
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Karl Rove talks Trump, Cawthorn, NC11
Known mostly to the current generation as a political pundit and frequent television/radio/newspaper commentator, Karl Rove has roots in Republican…
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Filing period closes for 2021 municipal elections
While there aren’t any state or federal elections being held this year, there are a number of municipal governing board…
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Parents oppose Pride Month display at Macon library
The Macon County Public Library provides a number of diverse educational opportunities for youth, but a book display promoting Pride…
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You’re Invited! BYOB (Bring Your Own Bag)
“Nature never did betray the heart that loved her.” – William Wordsworth, 1798 This month is Plastic Free July, a…
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We could leave them behind in the sparkle and fade: A conversation with Art Alexakis
If the old adage, “obstacles are opportunities,” rings true, then Art Alexakis might just be the definition of an opportunist.
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This must be the place: The heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own
Stepping into the lobby of the Days Inn just north of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, last Wednesday evening, I was immediately hit…
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Three arrested on meth trafficking charges
Two Canton man and one Asheville man are being held on six-figure bonds after the Jackson County deputies arrested them…
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Gas leak at Hazelwood Elementary
Before noon on Monday, July 19, school employees smelled propane. Summer school students, summer childcare students, and staff were evacuated…
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General Assembly names new WCU trustees
A former state representative from Matthews and a retired charitable trust director from Winston-Salem will replace former Principal Chief Joyce…
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Summer Recipe Ideas
The dog days of summer are here (officially July 3 - Aug. 11 according to the Farmer’s Almanac) and although…
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Best Summer Movies
Rumble Team | Summer is for adventure, for getting outside, exploring and having fun. But, the rainy afternoons come. So to…
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Century Farm applicants wanted
A reunion for families who have continuously operated a farm for 100 years or more is coming up this fall…
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Highlands Biological Foundation Board elects new president
Jennie Stowers has been elected as the new president of the Highlands Biological Foundation Board after Julia Grumbles wrapped up…
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Zaila Avant-garde Makes History
On July 8, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde made history as the first Black winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in…
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