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N.C. 107 utility plans leave relocation list unchanged
With updated plans hot off the presses, the N.C. Department of Transportation welcomed well over 100 people to an open…
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Cyber attack causes tribal computer network shutdown
Computer systems at the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are down this week after a tribal employee allegedly attacked the…
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Candidate filing continues until Dec. 20
With the first week of election filing in the books, voters are starting to see what their Primary Election ballots…
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Tribal Council kills resort proposal
A $30 million deal to bring a story-themed resort to Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians-owned land in Sevier County, Tennessee,…
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Trump overplays his hand with military
Under this commander-in-chief, war criminals are framed as heroes for political gains with his base while veterans who served with…
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Food and exercise make good medicine
I was recently introduced to a book called What Made Maddy Run written by reporter Kate Fagan. It’s the story…
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Congress should fix drug prices
To the Editor: I am an older American and live on a fixed income. Some seniors have to choose between…
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DBD bill won’t help anyone
To the Editor: Back on Oct. 3 at WCU’s Opioid Town Hall, I found myself applauding Sen. Jim Davis, R-Macon,…
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Children’s books and thoughts for the holidays
Time to head off to Santa’s workshop and see what Christmas books he and the elves have in mind for…
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Etowah Mound largest in the Southeast
When I’m in the Atlanta area, I often set aside a few hours to visit the Etowah Indian Mounds State…
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More than 2,000 acres protected in McDowell
A 2,200-acre purchase in McDowell County clinches the second phase of a conservation project that is expected to protect a…
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Smokies names new resource management chief
Lisa McInnis will be the Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s new chief of resource management and science, taking over from…
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Smokies volunteer wins national photo contest
Robert Burton, a volunteer in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, was recently chosen as the grand prize winner in…
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Fundraising effort launches to repair Parkway amenities
An anonymous donor is offering $300,000 toward repairs on the Blue Ridge Parkway — but only if other Parkway supporters match…
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HCC students develop bat capture skills
The number of wildlife jobs relating to bat research has spiked significantly in recent years, and a mini grant from…
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Mapmaker donates to Panthertown
The Panthertown Map Association has donated $7,500 to Friends of Panthertown.
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Free at a cost: Entrance fee prohibition creates challenges for the Smokies
Growing up in West Asheville, Daniel Pierce was a frequent visitor to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The park…
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Mercy Urgent Care opens in Waynesville
Mercy Urgent Care will open its newest facility in Waynesville in early 2020.
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Haywood commissioners hear opioid update
It appears that some progress is being made in the fight against drug addiction in Haywood County, but a recent…
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State releases 2020 economic tier rankings
The North Carolina Department of Commerce released the county tier designations for 2020 this week. The designations, which are mandated…
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Sylva reaches temporary parking agreement with Baptist church
The quarter-acre parking lot on the corner of Main and Landis streets in Sylva is officially town parking following a…
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New hires to speed child custody cases in Cherokee
Tribal Council voted unanimously last month to expand the tribe’s roster of attorneys in hopes of moving child custody cases…
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Pretrial program nears end of pilot year
Haywood and Jackson counties have been participating in an important pilot program this year in hopes of creating a more…
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Sisters form Pretrial Justice Project of Macon County
Dawn Todd manages a humane society in Franklin. With a full plate at work, she isn’t someone who would usually…
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Not so super? Out-of-state money influences small-town elections
Super PACs are starting to make a big-time impact on small-town Western North Carolina politics, and not everyone thinks that’s…
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Presnell out, Pless steps up as filing period begins
If you think seems a bit early for candidates to be filing for the 2020 elections, you’re right — a…
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New maps and a new candidate in N.C.’s 11th Congressional District
After months and years of litigation, a Wake County court decided Dec. 2 that North Carolina could proceed with the…
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Arnold Hill releases new album, offers holiday shows
Amid the plethora of talented bluegrass, Americana and string acts in Western North Carolina, the idea of a rock trio…
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This must be the place: And what it all comes down to, is that everything’s gonna be fine
My eyelids fluttered open and it took me a couple moments to realize that I was in my apartment and…
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Rep. Presnell won’t seek reelection
After four terms in the N.C. House of Representatives, incumbent Rep. Michele Presnell (R-Burnsville) announced earlier today that she would…
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Celebrating family, longevity and all that’s possible
Lillie is my dad’s big sister. He’s been gone for nineteen years — from a heart attack, in bed, while…
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Politics too often beats our morality
The past few weeks have demonstrated the dark direction the United States is taking in foreign policy. Our country declared…
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Do us a favor, Meadows: retire
To the Editor: Our NC 11th Dist. Rep. Mark Meadows suggested that he is bored with his job when he stated…
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Facts learned from impeachment hearings
To the Editor: Those of us who watched the impeachment inquiry testimony and some of the factual news reports afterward…
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Rallying around the red wolf: Haywood man works to save N.C.’s native wolf
Christopher Lile, 23, was just months away from graduating to begin a career in wildlife conservation when he first learned…
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Project proposed to aid bog turtle
A plan to cut down encroaching trees and shrubs in the White Oak Bottoms bog near Standing Indian Campground in…
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Committee advances conservation bills
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted on Nov. 19 to advance two key conservation bills.
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The Naturalist's Corner: The A, B, C and Ds of chickadees
All birders, backyard feeders and most other people know chickadees. These small, noisy, gregarious black and gray fluff balls are…
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Learning to listen: A review of Chris Arnade’s Dignity
Back in the mid-1970s, I was working as a receiving clerk at the Old Corner Bookstore in Boston. I was…
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This must be the place: Often I have thoughts and dreams, lying silent on my tongue
With the recent “10-year challenge” on Facebook — where folks compare photos of themselves from 2009, as a way to…
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Haywood Arts calendar now available
The Haywood County Arts Council has announced the eight local photographers who have been selected for publication in the 2020…
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Since I laid my burden down
In just seven years together, the members of Sister Sadie have risen into the upper echelon of the modern bluegrass…
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Haywood NAACP hosts diversity training day for educators
A new kind of professional development training session hosted by the Haywood County Chapter of the NAACP left local educators…
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Rain quells Cold Mountain Fire at 200 acres
A fire in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area burned about 200 acres last week after a 911 call at 3…
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Peer support inside jail helps inmates have hope
CJ Deering sat at her desk inside the Haywood County Detention Center when she got a surprise phone call from…
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Haywood jail reaches capacity
Haywood County commissioners may have to start seriously considering expanding the detention center now that the average daily inmate population…
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Student homelessness high in WNC
For most kids, this is the season of anticipation, a magical time of year marked by stuffed turkeys, Christmas cookies,…
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Opportunity knocks: Western takes on ‘Bama
For nearly all of its 128-year history, the University of Alabama’s football program has been synonymous with gridiron excellence. Thousands…
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