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This must be the place: Breakin’ ties that you’d grown, catchin’ dreams from the clouds
The crisp air now wafts into the open windows of my quiet apartment in downtown Waynesville. The ushering in of…
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Fontana Regional reflects on 75 years
What started as a traveling bookmobile 75 years ago has now evolved into a regional system of six library branches.…
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Jackson’s domestic violence agency aims for independence
The Center for Domestic Peace — the successor to REACH of Jackson County — is hoping to take over domestic violence…
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Waynesville to review appearance standards
Within the multi-layered strata of American governance, many people assume that the nation’s most sacred values — liberty and justice…
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Sylva strikes down annexation request
Sylva’s town board voted unanimously Sept. 12 to deny a petition from Dillardtown resident Aaron Littlefield to have his property…
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WCU honors first black student
Nearly 300 members of the Western Carolina University community came together Thursday, Sept. 5, to dedicate the campus’s newest residence…
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Tribal Council approves Cannabis Commission in Cherokee
UPDATE: Principal Chief Richard Sneed vetoed this resolution on Oct. 2, after The Smoky Mountain News' press time. Tribal Council will…
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Macon approves funding for broadband projects
Getting impatient waiting for private providers or the government to help in the effort to bring high-speed internet service to…
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Harbaugh resigns as TWSA director
After more than seven years at the helm, Dan Harbaugh has left his role as executive director of the Tuckasiegee…
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Lawsuit could redraw North Carolina Congressional Districts
As expected, a lawsuit alleging partisan gerrymandering in North Carolina’s congressional districts will utilize some of the same arguments that…
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Ghost Town under contract again
Beloved but long-shuttered Maggie Valley mountaintop amusement park Ghost Town in the Sky is once again under contract, giving new…
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Mumps outbreak reported at N.C. universities
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging all North Carolinians to make sure they…
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Drought arrives in Western North Carolina
A ban on backcountry fires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was announced today following the release of a…
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Haywood investigates Legionella case
Haywood County Public Health, in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, is investigating a case…
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Price tag for new central office is mighty high
Is it a Taj Mahal or a wise use of tax dollars? I’m talking about the proposal to spend around…
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What living well means to me
This is our annual Living Well issue where we offer suggestions and advice on topics related to fitness, nutrition and…
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More than medicine needed to address opioid epidemic
By Kae Livsey • Guest Columnist In the U.S., there is a common perception that there is a pill to…
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Swain Democrats support animal control ordinance
To the Editor: Swain County Democrats recently passed a resolution in support of the county’s proposed animal control ordinance and…
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SMN buried an important story
To the Editor: In the September 4 issue of The Smoky Mountain News I was happy to see that WCU,…
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Corporate socialism rewards the rich
To the Editor: A Republican acquaintance who won’t vote for her party’s candidate for president recently said, “But I don’t…
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America, get your C.R.A.P. together
To the Editor: My grandmother Evelyn was a stickler for just a couple of things. She was fortunate that her…
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Wall a monument to damaged democracy
To the Editor: I am sickened by the thought of diverting yet another $18.4 billion for a border wall. That’s…
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Conserving for clean water: Project protects 710 acres in Maggie, with 1,350 more to come
Conservation leaders from across the state and nation gathered in Maggie Valley earlier this month to dedicate a land protection…
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Virginia Parkway section closed indefinitely
A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Virginia portion that has been closed since September will continue to be closed…
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Environmental analysis complete for national forest’s Buck Project
The U.S. Forest Service has completed an environmental analysis for the Buck Project on the Nantahala National Forest’s Tusquitee Ranger…
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Webcams give round-the-clock Smokies views
Webcams recently installed at Newfound Gap and Clingmans Dome will give visitors nearly real-time access to weather conditions and views…
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Nature center lands grant for school outreach
A $4,500 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation is helping the Highlands Nature Center support its school outreach program.
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Delayed Harvest waters to close for trout fishing
Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations will go into effect in 20 Western North Carolina counties on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
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Family Heirlooms return to the Smokies
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently received a priceless donation of Cades Cove artifacts to the museum collections when…
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Ways of escape: Backlash and Game of Snipers
A recent review was of Abbi Waxman’s The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, a romantic comedy with sweet and wry…
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Cherokee had high regard for owls
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in September 2002 in The Smoky Mountain News The ancient Cherokees were astute observers…
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A look at health and fitness in WNC
The Smoky Mountain News’ annual Living Well special section aims to give readers a broad view of the many different…
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Western Carolina University event ‘walks the walk’ on opioid crisis
It’s been said time and time again after forums, panels and public meetings held in communities across the country over…
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Early plans for animal shelter presented
Plans are progressing for a new animal shelter in Jackson County, the first new construction to be completed in the…
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UNC-Charlotte shooter sentenced
The man who opened fire in an UNC-Charlotte campus classroom, killing Waynesville native Riley Howell, will now spend the rest…
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Local firefighter killed in the line of duty
A volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a call was laid to rest on Sunday, after a procession made…
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Board of Inquiry recommends removing ranger’s commission
A Blue Ridge Parkway law enforcement supervisor who admitted to using illegal substances still retains his position as head ranger…
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Where I’m going I’ll be seeing you: A conversation with Marcus King
At 23, guitarist Marcus King has quickly transitioned from a prodigy into a bonafide legend on the electric six-string. Crisscrossing…
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This must be the place: Their music being born of love, children danced night and day
This past weekend at Kickin’ It On The Creek marked my 20th music festival in the last 27 weeks.
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New president named at Haywood Community College
After more than six months spent searching, the Haywood Community College Board of Trustees announced on Sept. 19 that it…
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That urge just won’t go away
Every so often, she gets that feeling again. When she does, she scoots a little closer and begins tracing invisible…
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To reduce overdose deaths, start in the local jail
By Albert M. Kopak • Guest Columnist You may have a story about Peter, while someone down the road has…
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‘Blessed be the critics of newspapers’
To the Editor: Western North Carolina’s answer to Jim Acosta — Smoky Mountain News Editor Scott McLeod in his last…
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Time for Meadows to retire
To the Editor: Since North Carolina’s 11th Dist. Representative Mark Meadows, R, took office in 2013, 93,000 and counting US citizens…
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To the moon and back: Astronaut discusses the Space Age’s past and future at WCU
There are a few moments in history that every American alive at the time remembers in crisp detail. The assassination…
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Outdoor economy efforts wins WCU award nomination
An outdoor economy initiative at Western Carolina University has been selected as a finalist in the University Economic Development Association’s…
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Taylor to retire from Mainspring
After 18 years with Mainspring Conservation Trust and five years as its leader, Sharon Fouts Taylor will retire on Feb.…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Climate change brings more challenges
WNC Climate Action Coalition’s screening of David Weintraub’s new documentary “Guardians of our Troubled Waters” is both a history lesson…
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Humor, mystery and a wonderful menagerie of characters
Although migrations have become a significant and controversial aspect of our current history, there is another annual migration that has…
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“Deliverance” villain Cowboy Coward is not what he seems
The last of Fred and Moody Parker Coward’s nine children, Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, was born in rural Haywood County in…
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