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Allegiant to offer flights to Las Vegas
Allegiant recently announced a new nonstop route to McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas from Asheville Regional Airport beginning March…
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WCU professor named P.E. Teacher of the Year
Western Carolina University assistant professor Amy Stringer has been named North Carolina College/University Physical Education Teacher of the Year by…
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Haywood reports two more COVID-19 deaths
Haywood County Health and Human Services is reporting its 38th and 39th COVID-19 deaths.
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COVID-19 cluster found following law enforcement class
The Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency has identified a COVID-19 cluster among Haywood County Detention Center staff. The…
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WCU Faculty Senate approves extension of satisfactory/unsatisfactory grades for fall 2020
Western Carolina University students will be allowed to request grades of satisfactory or unsatisfactory for 2020 fall semester classes following…
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Macon identifies COVID-19 outbreak at Drake Cottage
Macon County Public Health has identified a COVID-19 outbreak at Drake Cottage, a congregate living facility. Three individuals have tested…
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DIY Holiday Soap
If you’ve never made a DIY gift for a friend or loved one, perhaps this is the year! Essential oils…
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Finding Gratitude Through The Fog
Collectively, we've experienced massive amounts of disappointment this year. Nothing has gone as we've planned — 2020 was supposed to be…
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Pisgah plans prescribed burns
The Pisgah National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burns in multiple areas of the forest this week.
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No time to let down our guard
If you’re feeling COVID fatigue, it’s no wonder. It seems this all started “a long time ago in a galaxy…
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Giving Thanks Where Thanks is Due
By Laura Lauffer During the Thanksgiving season, we often recognize and appreciate the farmers in our community for the abundance…
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The bright spots of a pandemic holiday
I’ve started listening to Christmas music and it’s not even Thanksgiving, but you know what? It’s 2020 and anything goes.…
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GOP ignorance is staggering
To the Editor: Joe Biden won, period. Biden won by the same “landslide” of 306 electoral votes as Trump declared…
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GOP leadership is sickening
To the Editor: It sickens me — a 72-year-old, seven-year U.S. Air Force and Vietnam veteran — the depths to…
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The USA is on a downhill slide
To the Editor: I hope all the idiots who voted for Biden are happy. Our country is going down the…
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Virtual race raised $70K for the Smokies
The fourth annual Cades Cove Loop Lope has raised $70,000 for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park despite having to…
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Smoothing the way to LeConte: Smokies completes $1.3 million trail project
The few remaining leaves hanging in the trees shine like stained glass as the morning sun rises high enough to…
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Smokies search and rescue gets a boost
Friends of the Smokies and its supporters have raised $89,000 this year to fund search and rescue efforts in the…
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Helpful, innocent, sweet, informative: four reads
As I write this book review, the presidential election is one day away. Like many of my readers, I have…
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From bean to table: Steamline Coffee Co. opens in Waynesville
Friday morning in downtown Waynesville and Orchard Coffee is bustling. There are those entering and waiting patiently for strong coffee…
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This must be the place: There’s all kinds of magic, it’s hard to believe
So, where am I right now? Well, physically, I’m sitting in the back of our office, by myself in the…
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Junaluska Woman’s Club decorates for fall
This year Junaluska Woman’s Club members have crafted plans for wonderful, supportive projects and fundraising events that, during the pandemic,…
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Pandemic pushes people out of the city
With the real estate market in Western North Carolina booming right now, it’s clear the region is reaping the economic…
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‘It feels like home’: Pandemic spurs migration to Jackson County
Patrick Cochran and Blair Smoker have lived in the Atlanta area their whole lives, but they’ve long believed that Sylva…
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From LA to Lake J — a pandemic relocation
Jane Pickett is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. She has lived the last 15 years of her life in Los Angeles,…
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Western Carolina University athletics returns to play
By Todd Vinyard • Contributing writer | Each athletic season has its challenges, but the 2020-2021 season has more obstacles…
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Waynesville Parks and Rec receive national accreditation
The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department recently earned national accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies.
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Glass half full: Elevated Mountain turns beer into liquor
By Boyd Allsbrook • Contributing writer | There were many things I expected to experience as a direct result of…
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Macon approves hazard pay for county employees
At the recommendation of County Manager Derek Roland, Macon County commissioners recently approved hazard pay for its 300-plus employees.
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Rescue squad alleges former chairman committed fraud
A longtime leader in the Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad is facing criminal charges and a civil suit claiming he used lies…
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Jones ahead in Jackson Commission race after canvass
Following canvass Friday, Nov. 13, Democrat Mark Jones is still ahead in the race for the Jackson County Board of…
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Capitol Christmas tree will stop in Asheville today
The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will visit Asheville today, making its appearance 3 to 6 p.m. at the Asheville Outlets…
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Clay County to open first new school in 40 years
The new Hayesville Primary School opens Monday to students and teachers, providing a brand-new place of learning in Clay County…
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Haywood reports 37th COVID-19 death
Haywood County Health and Human Services is reporting its 37th COVID-19 death. The individual died at home and COVID-19 was listed…
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Infant perishes in Canton house fire
Emergency personnel were called to a residence in the North Hominy/Canton area in reference to a structure fire with entrapment…
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Trump administration criticized for implementation of landmark conservation law
Environmental groups are decrying the Trump Administration’s execution of the Great American Outdoors Act and the Dingell Act, which permanently…
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Billy Graham’s Legacy Threatened by Family Split
By Tom Fiedler • AVLWatchdog.org | For the Rev. Franklin Graham, the scathing editorial in Christianity Today last year calling his friend…
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HCC students guaranteed admission to Lees-McRae
Haywood Community College (HCC) and Lees-McRae College (LMC) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Guaranteed Admission Program…
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WCU launches Veterans and Military Alumni Society
Melissa Metcalf Le Roy believes her father, the late Oscar William Metcalf Jr., would have been the first to apply for…
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Seed cycling
We all know that what we eat is directly linked to our health. Filling our bodies with a plant based,…
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Rumble Book Club: 'Seeing Red'
I stumbled upon this book one day on Audible. It was suggested based on some other books I’d purchased. I…
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Hormonal Birth Control: What You May Not Know
By Naema Pierce When we hear the words birth control, usually the mind goes to The Pill. Somehow the term birth control…
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Just Because it’s Common Doesn’t Mean it’s Normal
"Jessi, what about that situation didn't alert you to go to the ER?" This is what the NP asked me…
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Finding a way past the divide
Can we bridge the divide? That’s the most fundamental question facing us as Americans as we sort out the post-mortem…
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6 menstrual products that can change your life
Try out these products to make your monthly menstration more managable.
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Is a $16.4 million jail a good idea?
The Haywood County Commissioners have decided to move forward with a long-term plan to expand the existing jail at the…
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Don't Distress, De-Stress Your Period
By Dr. Tara Hogan D.C. When I was in college getting my period meant I was about to lose all…
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N.C. launches climate resiliency program
North Carolina has launched a new initiative to help the state prepare for the impacts of climate change while reducing…
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