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Cold Mountain fire grows, rain predicted
The Cold Mountain Fire is still burning in Haywood County, with a helicopter flight measuring it at approximately 126 acres…
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Fire at Cold Mountain exceeds 100 acres
A wildfire near Cold Mountain in Haywood County was reported at 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, and as of…
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Interstate 40 reopens in Pigeon River Gorge
Westbound drivers are once again good to go through the Pigeon River Gorge on Interstate 40.
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Horse Cove is worth a visit
Editor’s note: This column first appeared in a November 2003 edition of The Smoky Mountain News. Horse Cove is one…
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MountainTrue award winners
MountainTrue is recognizing six people for their work to preserve Western North Carolina’s natural heritage through its annual awards.
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Learning in the real world: Smokies outdoor education center turns 50, plans expansion
As it nears the end of its 50th anniversary year, the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont has its eyes…
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Lifetime achievement award honors former HCC instructor
Retired Haywood Community College forestry instructor John Palmer has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement award in the annual EcoForesters’…
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Space camp programs announced
The recently released summer camp schedule for The Learning Center at PARI includes two residential camp programs, each offering the…
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Smokies volunteer earns regional recognition
Jim Goddard, a volunteer in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has received the National Park Service Southeast Regional Hartzog…
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Finding the beauty within: Green Orchid Soap
Tucked in the depths of Wall Street in Waynesville, the Green Orchid Soap Co. is meant to be found by…
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This must be the place: No fear or shame in the dignity of your experience, language and knowledge
When I was a kid, my parents would talk to anybody. Literally anybody. Though my little sister was somewhat embarrassed…
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Passionate about print: a review of A Literate South
For many years, most of us who read histories and biographies about America between 1800 and 1865 assumed the seat…
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It’s all about the journey
It’s called Blue Ridge Motorcycling Magazine, and it’s become part of our family. Let me explain. At almost 60 years…
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A winding plot to a published children’s book
Tattoos often follow times of darkness or transition. When my mom’s cancer got to a point of no return, I…
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Budget vote was for my district
To the Editor: In response to Kevin Brock’s letter to the editor regarding my vote on the North Carolina budget…
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Regional honors to Haywood communities
Haywood County took home top three honors and prestigious Calico Cat award for 2019. The WNC Honors Awards is built…
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Western North Carolina’s children are increasingly poor and hungry
For most, childhood is a time of growth, learning and stability nurtured by fertile environmental and economic conditions that ultimately…
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Sylva street to become one-way
Railroad Avenue in Sylva will soon be converted to a one-way street following a unanimous vote from the town board…
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Cherokee group aims for 2021 constitution referendum
An effort to adopt a constitution for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians through a referendum question failed to come…
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Waynesville waste treatment vote postponed
Waynesville’s new mayor and aldermen haven’t even been sworn in yet, but based on how the board’s most recent regular…
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Shining Rock charter renewal ignores transparency concerns
A consultant with the North Carolina Office of Charter Schools recommended that Shining Rock Classical Academy’s charter should be renewed…
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TWSA fees covered for road relocatees, DOT says
The N.C. Department of Transportation will pay water and sewer hookup fees for businesses displaced by the N.C. 107 project,…
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New jail, justice center top needs in Macon
In an effort to prioritize its long list of infrastructure needs, Macon County Board of Commissioners approved spending up to…
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Commercial kitchen could be boon for Haywood entrepreneurs
A recent property donation to the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministries could help create jobs, add value to agricultural products…
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VRBO changes the way it remits taxes
The explosion of online vacation rental booking options like VRBO and Airbnb has completely changed the tourism industry, and while…
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Mau to challenge Queen in 2020
Jackson County Commissioner Ron Mau hopes to unseat Rep. Joe Sam Queen in the 2020 election, announcing before a gathering…
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Guiney joins Sylva board with a coin flip
For the second time in three election cycles, a coin flip decided the outcome of a Sylva town board race.
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BBB Warning: ‘Secret Sister’ gift exchange is illegal
Better Business Bureau is reminding consumers that the online “Secret Sister” gift exchange and similar invitations are illegal and should…
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Four uncounted ballots could break Sylva election tie
Unofficial tallies show a total of four uncounted ballots at play in the Sylva town elections going into the final…
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Mudslides prompt concern over construction
The mud problems at Catamount Homes began early on Thursday, Oct. 31.
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Legacy for education: Waynesville couple donates land for natural resource education
Haywood County has seen its share of change over the past century, and nobody knows that better than Joe Morrow. …
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Mainspring purchases lot next to Franklin office
Mainspring Conservation Trust has expanded its physical presence in the Franklin river district by purchasing half of an acre adjacent…
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Grant awards support water quality projects
Environmental groups working for the benefit of waterways and watersheds in Haywood, Buncombe and Madison counties were awarded $262,000 in…
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Grant funds Smokies bear cable repairs
A grant from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy will allow Friends of the Smokies to improve bear safety infrastructure at A.T.…
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Panthertown selected for recreation impact intervention
Panthertown Valley is one of 14 locations nationwide to be selected as a 2020 Leave No Trace Hot Spot.
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Lake J greenhouse renovated
Lake Junaluska’s greenhouse is heading into the winter fully renovated, thanks to a charitable gift Dale Stanton-Hoyle made in honor…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Louisiana solitude
I recently made a semi-regular sojourn to the northeast Louisiana Delta, a stone’s throw from where I grew up. Friends…
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Rethinking school: book offers sage suggestions
If you have school-age children, by now they are two months or more into their routine of classes, books, extracurricular…
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Learning to relish the meaningful moments
As fall draws to a close, and the leaves turn brown to pile up on the sidewalk instead of in…
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Grocery store is stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey
Mushrooms. I needed mushrooms, and mushrooms were all I needed. It was my night to cook, and I wanted to…
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Trump echoes Joseph McCarthy
To the Editor: In the 1930s FDR’s administration passed the New Deal. The centerpiece of this legislation was Social Security.…
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Words matter, and this is extortion
To the Editor: We need to be clear that the impeachment inquiry is about extortion and not quid pro quo.…
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Why Corbin should not be our senator
To the Editor: In the stifling summer humidity of Philadelphia a couple of centuries ago, a group of men put…
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Mountain Projects tackles housing crisis
Social services Agency Mountain Projects continues to be at the forefront of solving the affordable housing crisis in Haywood and…
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Public, private projects needed to improve housing shortage
The issue of homelessness has been a growing concern among Haywood County residents, businesses, law enforcement and government officials for…
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Housing project moving ahead in Sylva
Five working families in Jackson County will have the chance to move into brand new homes once a project currently…
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Rep. Queen announces reelection bid
For the tenth time in his long history of public service, Waynesville Democrat Joe Sam Queen announced his intent to…
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Macon commissioner hopes to succeed Rep. Corbin
Although Franklin Republican Rep. Kevin Corbin has decided to run for the state Senate in 2020, Western North Carolina Republicans…
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Cherokee considers Tennessee resort investment
Cherokee leaders are hoping to establish a lucrative business on a portion of the 300-plus acres of Interstate 40 frontage…
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