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Trump was too slow to react
To the Editor: Regarding the letter writer in the April 1 issue, blaming the news media for our current problems,…
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Haywood adopts new rules for electronic meetings
Of late, many businesses and individuals have been forced to re-evaluate how they do things, but municipal governments are also…
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Haywood County incurs unforeseen expenses due to COVID-19
Lost in the struggle to combat the Coronavirus Pandemic is the fact that local governments have already begun incurring unanticipated…
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Haywood groups create loan fund
More help is on the way for small business owners now that several nonprofits have teamed up with Haywood County…
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Vacancy, but no rooms available
Sitting on the side porch of the Fryemont Inn one recent sunny afternoon, Monica Brown overlooks downtown Bryson City. The…
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Protecting pets during Coronavirus Pandemic
As the nation focuses on protecting the human population from contracting and spreading COVID-19, mandatory business closures have impacted the…
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Funeral industry adapts to COVID-19
The irony’s not lost on many that one of the most essential businesses affecting the lives of people around the…
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N.C. did nothing to prepare for onslaught of unemployment claims
Workers affected by layoffs associated with the Coronavirus Pandemic are still reporting major problems with North Carolina’s unemployment benefit system…
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FSA help available to Swain County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program to address damages from…
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Cataloochee Ranch under new ownership
Cataloochee Ranch, a Haywood County landmark and a vacationer’s mountain paradise, has changed hands after being in the Alexander family…
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HCC launches emergency fund
Haywood Community College recognizes that student needs have increased due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and as a result, has launched…
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HIGHTS continues to serve youth during pandemic
HIGHTS is an organization serving vulnerable youth in Jackson, Haywood, and Macon counties. Since 2007, the organization has sponsored educational…
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Coronavirus causes complications for REACH
The Coronavirus Pandemic has caused normal daily lives to grind to a halt. All non-essential industry workers must remain at…
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That ‘high, lonesome sound’ amid lonesome times
Darren Nicholson has played the Grand Ole Opry and the International Bluegrass Music Association award showcase numerous times. He’s got…
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This must be the place: Just as long as the guitar plays, let it steal your heart away
Sunday afternoon in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The date on my phone says April 5, but I really…
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Swain County implements curfew
Swain County commissioners amended the county’s State of Emergency again Tuesday morning to include a curfew for all residents.
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Record visitation at public lands during COVID-19 pandemic
Visitation at many state forests in North Carolina is two and three times greater than what is typical for this…
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Haywood extends ‘stay home’ order
Less than two weeks after issuing a joint proclamation restricting movement to essential activity only, the Haywood County Board of…
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Macon County reports first COVID-19 related death
A Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died. The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying…
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Lake Junaluska adjusts Easter events schedule
Easter sunrise at the Lake Junaluska Cross will be streamed live from Lake Junaluska on Sunday, April 12, followed by…
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Firefighters make progress containing wildfires
Firefighters made significant progress containing the two wildfires burning on U.S. Forest Service lands in Western North Carolina. Firefighters are…
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Lessen COVID-19 impact on small businesses
Social distancing is taking its toll on North Carolina’s small businesses. We don’t have state-specific numbers, but a new survey by…
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DHT, health departments parter for better access to testing
To support efforts to flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19 in Western North Carolina, Dogwood Health Trust is…
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Camp Daniel Boone fire burning in Shining Rock Wilderness
High fire danger and windy conditions across Western North Carolina and the NC piedmont led to multiple wildfires on Friday.…
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Haywood records third case of COVID-19
Haywood County Public Health received notice April 5, that another Haywood County resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus,…
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Supporting efforts to keep our community healthy
Our community — along with communities around the world — is navigating unprecedented challenges as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues…
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WCU brings much-needed surgical masks to area
A chat room conversation between colleagues at Western Carolina University with ties to China led to fast action that is…
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Haywood awaiting 21 test results
Key messages from Haywood County Health Department Medical Director Mark Jaben following the first positive cases in the county.
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Distracting yourself during social distancing
I have a childhood friend from Chicago — we nicknamed him “Lucky” — who messed up bad and deserved what…
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Bryson City shelter for teens shuts down
Hawthorn Heights, an emergency shelter for teens in Bryson City, has shut its doors permanently due to financial constraints during…
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Haywood records first coronavirus cases
For weeks now, people have been asking why a county of 60,000 people like Haywood hadn’t yet reported a case…
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Ingles Markets to hire 5,000 employees
Ingles Markets, Incorporated has announced its most recent efforts to recognize and support associates during the COVID-19 crisis, which includes…
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WCU professor discusses finding a COVID-19 vaccine
As a professor in Western Carolina University’s Department of Biology who specializes in immunology and infectious diseases, Mack Powell finds…
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First Macon resident tests positive for COVID-19
Macon County Public Health received notice on Wednesday, April 1, that the first Macon County resident has tested positive for…
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A message from Dr. Mark Jaben
Dr. Mark Jaben, the medical director for the Haywood County Health and Human Services Department, is preparing video updates to…
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It’s time to be the hero in your own life
Guys aren’t supposed to sit and wait. Guys are supposed to take action, to get things done. Yet we seldom…
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The days just drone by, listlessly
I am thinking of a scene in the movie “Fargo” that captures exactly how I am feeling a couple of…
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A good time to share hope
To the Editor: While I applaud the federal government for the passage of their Coronavirus Stimulus Packages to ease the…
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Democrats, media want to blame Trump
To the Editor: Congratulations to the politicians and the news media! You have been able to take a serious virus…
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Research indicates high levels of microplastics in WNC waters
Jason Love got interested in microplastics by way of mussels. A wildlife biologist by education and training, he’d long been…
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Fire, fire burning bright … the notebooks of Leonard Cohen
In some literary and music circles the debate continues as to whom is the best songwriter of the 20th and…
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This must be the place: Came to pass eyes that lost their vision, learned to see with sturdy intuition
It’s a crazy world out there right now, folks. And yet, it’s always been kind of nuts anyhow, just more…
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Takeout ordering the new norm for local restaurants
It’s Saturday evening at The Sweet Onion in downtown Waynesville. Normally during the time of year, the dining room and…
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From Wuhan to Western North Carolina: A Coronavirus Pandemic timeline
When the first rumors of a strange new contagious pneumonia-like illness began circulating in China late last fall, few could…
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Schools adjust to changing COVID-19 orders
With the realization that students won’t be returning to school until at least May 15, public school systems in Western…
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SCC grad leads Boone lab amid COVID-19 pandemic
Wendy Williams, a 2005 graduate from Southwestern Community College’s Medical Laboratory Technology program, is now facing the Coronavirus pandemic head…
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HRMC joins organ donation campaign
Haywood Regional Medical Center has joined other area hospitals, health care organizations, and LifeShare Carolinas to create a donation-friendly community…
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Waynesville suspends water disconnections
Following the lead of several other municipalities, corporations and co-ops, the Town of Waynesville has temporarily suspended billing-related water and…
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WCU students eligible for housing, dining refunds
Western Carolina University will be issuing partial refunds to students for payments made toward on-campus housing and dining services they…
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