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Ten great outdoor moments from 2020
There’s been a lot of focus lately on all the ways that the last 12 months have been hard and…
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Bring knowledge to your home garden
A series of horticulture classes aimed at home gardeners will be offered in the New Year through Haywood County Cooperative…
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Three added to Agricultural Hall of Fame
The N.C. Agricultural Hall of Fame now has three new members following the induction of John Holman Cyrus, Fred N.…
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WCU professor tapped for Virginia governor’s coastal planning team
Rob Young, director of Western Carolina University’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, was recently appointed by Virginia Gov.…
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Report mudpuppy sightings
Biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are asking the public, particularly anglers, to submit any sightings of mudpuppies to…
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Secrets, winning friends, and ‘Ivanhoe’
All families have their secrets, but some families have deeper and darker secrets than others. In June Titus’s novel Banjo Man…
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Oh My Yurt!
Solitude is extremely underrated. It’s something I don’t get enough of but for whatever this year has had me craving…
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Nowhere to go but forward into 2021
This year has prompted a reckoning unlike any in memory, so we’re all looking to put a bow on 2020…
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Keep hope alive in the new year
In February 2020, I was in New York City attending a children’s book writing conference. My boyfriend attended the conference…
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History will treat Trump enablers badly
To the Editor: Republicans seem to have given up on our Constitution and democracy. Instead, they have opted to follow…
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Remove Presson from Healthcare Foundation
To the Editor: Your recent report about Waynesville’s Emergency Ordinance (“Waynesville passes State of Emergency ordinance”) includes a description of Janet…
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The caring spirit was remarkable in 2020
To the Editor: I recently read an article that asked, “What will be your story of 2020?” I’ve since given…
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Fake News Freakout! Five
By Cory Vaillancourt • Fake News Editor | When I started writing this yearly feature five years ago, it was…
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2020: Burn, baby, burn
They say hindsight is 2020 and that is definitely true as we’re all eager to put this disaster of a…
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Macon Human Services closes due to hazardous chemicals
Macon County Human Services building (which includes the Department of Social Services, Macon County Public Health, and Code Enforcement) was…
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Rabies positive racoon found in Macon
Macon County has identified a rabies positive raccoon. The raccoon was turned over to Macon County Animal Services after it…
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Strike not our brother down: Steve McMurry of Acoustic Syndicate
In the pantheon of legendary jam-grass acts, a handful of pioneering bands broke new ground in the 1980s and 1990s…
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This must be the place: You would do anything, you’d give up everything for god knows why
Christmas Eve. Downtown Waynesville. Sitting alone in my one-bedroom apartment, I was bummed that I couldn’t be back home in…
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Nothing Will Change If You Don't Change
Dear everyone thinking they still have a day of crumbiness to happen to them before 2021 rings in a miraculous…
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Let's Rumble - Ask Us Anything
Part of our goal here at Rumble is to start and continue conversations among women. We want to know what’s…
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Make sustainable diet changes in 2021
It’s that time of year! We’ve gorged ourselves on turkey, ham, stuffing, casseroles, cakes, pies, cookies, and eggnog — now we’re…
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New COVID cases not slowing down in Haywood
Between Dec. 23 and Dec. 28, Haywood County Public Health has received notice of 185 new cases of COVID-19.
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COVID cluster identified at Macon 911 center
Macon County Public Health has identified a COVID-19 cluster of positive cases in Macon County’s 9-1-1 Communication Center.
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COVID cluster found at Macon nonprofit
Macon County Public Health has identified a COVID-19 cluster of positive cases at the nonprofit Macon Program for Progress.
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Macon educator finalist for 'Beginning Teacher' award
Teachers from across North Carolina have been selected as finalists for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching…
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COVID-19 update from Haywood Health
Between Dec. 18 and Dec. 21, Haywood County Public Health has received notice of 129 new cases of COVID-19.
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SCC re-opens from winter break on Jan. 4
To allow all employees an opportunity to get tested for COVID-19 after the winter break, Southwestern Community College will be…
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Ceasars, EBCI announce Indiana deal
Ceasars Entertainment and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians today released a formal announcement regarding the sale of operations at…
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Kids in the Kitchen
Every year I have high hopes to be in the kitchen more over the holidays, baking and making savory treats.…
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Wild Market Offers Wellness Advice
Kathy Hardin, health food expert, former teacher and owner of Wild Market in Maggie Valley, sat down with Rumble to…
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New Art 'Blooms' At Asheville Gallery
“Blooms” marks Asheville Gallery of Art’s second new member show of the new year and celebrates the early signs of…
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Go to guide school
Nantahala Outdoor Center will offer its much-loved Guide School in 2021
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New bike trails coming to Wilson Creek
A project that will add 10 additional miles of mountain biking and hiking trails to the Wilson Creek Area in…
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Trail of Love: Despite paralysis, EBCI member will cycle Remember the Removal
Maranda Bradley knows exactly what her 2015 self would say if she knew what the 2020 version was up to…
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Spend the summer at Tremont
Registration is now open for 2021 summer and adult programs at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.
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Parking lot project concludes at Chimney Rock
A 10-month-long construction project to restore a retaining wall and expand a parking lot washed out during heavy rains in…
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Awards honor sustainable forestry
A new round of winners has been announced for the annual EcoForester Awards, honoring the people and organizations that are…
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Hunt safe this Christmas
Inland fishing and hunting license sales have skyrocketed in 2020, with a 23 percent increase in licenses sold since stay-at-home…
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A resolution to get back to the books
Harper Lee of To Kill A Mockingbird fame once wrote, “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved…
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Public rhetoric should prompt removal
By Jesse Lee Dunlap • Guest Columnist | As someone whose politics are centered on bodily autonomy, I sympathize with…
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Cawthorn shows ignorance on current issues
By Erick Mendez • Guest Columnist | According to the U.S. House records, at 25 years old, Madison Cawthorn —…
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Thanks to all the election volunteers
To the Editor: With the most contentious presidential election in modern American history coming to a close, there is enough…
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I was watched over by angels
To the Editor: I wanted to let everyone know what an amazing medical community we are fortunate enough to live…
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School board to borrow county funds for office renovations
At a school board meeting Monday, Dec. 14, Haywood County School Board members were split on how to pay for…
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The day Santa came to Red Fox Loop: In search of the Christmas spirit in Appalachia
With a frigid wind pushing across the parking lot of the Clyde Volunteer Fire Department last Saturday afternoon, Santa Claus…
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Help make a child’s last wish come true
As Amanda McLeod celebrated her sweet 16 birthday last week, she wasn’t thinking about herself or the rare auto-immune disease…
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First COVID-19 vaccines make it to WNC
The COVID-19 vaccine distribution has begun in Western North Carolina with the first doses going to healthcare workers and emergency…
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Economic development ranking system ‘cuts both ways’
Each year around this time, North Carolina takes a look at the economic prosperity, or lack thereof, in every one…
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Transparency concerns surround Council casino discussions
When the Cherokee Tribal Council waded through its final hours of discussion — and, ultimately, a vote — on the…
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Cashiers residents organize against proposed development
As the Jan. 6 hearing that will determine the project’s fate draws nearer, opposition is mounting to a plan that…
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