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Out of touch with the Black Friday banshees
I’ve set my phone on vibrate so that I can watch the game while enjoying my holiday concoction of Chex…
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Planted in the mountains: WNC botanist reflects on a lifetime of discovery
Dan Pittillo has made his name as a botanist, but he could easily have ended up a dairy farmer instead. …
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Power line to be removed at Mt. Sterling
Duke Energy is working on its final phase of a solar project at Mount Sterling, removing utility poles and overhead…
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Key land conserved in Roan Highlands
A 324-acre property in the Highlands of Roan is now in public ownership thanks to the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.
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WCU recognized as a green college
For the eighth year running, Western Carolina University has been named one of North America’s most environmentally responsible colleges by…
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What a woman! Why I love Camille Paglia
Fierce. Honest. Libertarian. Those are just three of the reasons why author and professor Camille Paglia has fascinated me for…
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Drake takes Macon airport under its wing
Drake Enterprises is spreading its wings further into the community as it takes over management of the Macon County Airport. …
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Sylva residents speak out against road plans
A Sylva town meeting this month drew a crowd of people to speak against the N.C. 107 road plan, but…
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TWSA to develop ideas to help displaced businesses
With the N.C. 107 project continuing to move forward, the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority is beginning to talk about…
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The essence of power is a towel
There, in Sumter County, Georgia, not far from the Alabama line lies the tiny town of Plains (pop. 784), a…
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Contractor selected for SCC health building
The Michigan-based Christman Company will carry out a $17.66 million contract to construct a new health sciences building at Southwestern…
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Cherokee loses treasured tribal elder
Cherokee has lost its second honored member in the space of a month with the Nov. 24 death of Amanda…
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Macon wants out of flat fee defense program
While the North Carolina Legislature included Macon County in a pilot program to change the way court-appointed lawyers are paid,…
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Lawyers needed for pretrial pilot program
The success of a pretrial release program being piloted in Jackson and Haywood county’s judicial district hinges on a handful…
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This must be the place: ‘We’ll climb that hill, no matter how steep’
There was something so cozy about that navy blue 1992 Toyota Camry. With my mother behind the wheel of her…
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Health departments investigate cases of Legionnaires
The Jackson County Department of Public Health and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services are…
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In-hospital hospice just not the same
By Lorna Sterling • Guest Columnist Like many in the Haywood County community, I am concerned about the transfer of…
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Thoughts on Thanksgiving and traditions
Funny how when you’re living in a moment, you don’t realize how truly special the moment is. Only later in…
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Why own an Assault rifle?
To the Editor: The Second Amendment states: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,…
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Hopes for a long life and many travels
To the Editor: In response to the guest column in the November 7 issue regarding immigration, if you live long…
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Guest columnist omits history
To the Editor: In the November 7 issue of The Smoky Mountain News, Guest Columnist Autumn Woodward related a harrowing…
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GOP leader should be gracious in victory
To the Editor: While I agree with Cecil GOP Precinct Chair Ted Carr’s statement in Cory Vaillancourt’s “Eastbound and down”…
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Activists fast for climate awareness
A group of climate activists based in Asheville is nearly finished a 10-day Thanksgiving fast aimed at bringing attention to…
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Rare shrub seeds for sale
Alarka Institute in Cowee is now selling seeds from the Franklinia, one of the rarest shrubs in the world.
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Fallen rock causes Parkway closure near Asheville
Tanbark Tunnel on the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed until further notice after pieces of the tunnel’s natural rock ceiling…
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New trail project announced
A two-year effort to rehabilitate Rainbow Falls Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now complete, and the…
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Art raises cash for the Parkway
An art-focused fundraising event raised more than $40,000 for the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation last month, allowing for education and…
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Learn to tie a fly
A weekly fly tying class has started at Outdoor 76 in Franklin, held 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday.
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Plan proposed to let Cherokee members gather sochan
An environmental assessment for a rule that would allow members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to gather sochan…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Eye on the lake
Lake Junaluska is an amazing resource. It is home to the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, the World Methodist…
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You can’t make this stuff up
One of my favorite and most often used aphorisms in this lifetime has been “you can’t make this stuff up.”…
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Inventory of life: Twenty-year effort to count Smokies species adds 1,000 to science
By late November, the trees at 5,000 feet are mostly bare, once-green leaves covering the forest floor like a brown…
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Plott Balsam conservation project gets funding
A plan to conserve more than 900 acres of high-elevation terrain in Jackson County will move forward after the Clean…
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LifePoint, RCCH merger a done deal
LifePoint Health and RCCH HealthCare Partners have completed their merger and will now begin operating as one united company under…
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SBI finds no crime committed in Bryson City K9 death
After conducting a limited review into the death of a Bryson City K9, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations…
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Meadows sanctioned over handling of office harassment
A pair of congressmen — one Democrat and one Republican — were slapped with sanctions by the House Ethics Committee…
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New business coming to Macon County
The Macon County Industrial Park will be getting a new tenant after county commissioners approved a lease for TECO Inc.…
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ConMet not closed yet in Bryson City
Rumors of Consolidated Metco Inc., staying open in Bryson City have been circulating around the community, but unfortunately the plant…
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Mountain Projects seeks more transportation funding
Citing a slowdown in federal funding and a desire to run a regularly scheduled circulator route across Haywood County, Mountain…
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Homeless in Haywood: the journey continues
It was a journey I thought would last three days but has already lasted a year, with no signs of…
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Jonathan Creek project lurches forward
With a new board that will subsequently change the face of Haywood County government set to be sworn in on…
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Bye bye BI-LO, adios Los Amigos: Tenants seek out new spaces ahead of plaza redevelopment
A major project slated for a prime parcel in Waynesville’s burgeoning Russ Avenue commercial district could soon transform a local…
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Historic court session held in Cherokee
A man claiming the courts misled him when accepting his guilty plea. A woman with a disability contending termination from…
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Let the world decide: Travers Brothership release latest album
Just about a decade ago, on a school bus somewhere on the back roads of Black Mountain, four teenage boys…
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This must be the place: ‘Rejoice, rejoice, we have no choice but to carry on’
I couldn’t believe she gave me a ticket. Thanksgiving 2001. I was 16 years old. Having just ate a quick…
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Practice what you preach
To the Editor: The first duty of government to its citizens is to safeguard them from acts of violence. Instead,…
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Keep storm drains unclogged
To the Editor: Another large rainfall event is visiting our mountains this week, which can lead to flash floods and…
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Rep. Meadows for House Sanitation Committee
To the Editor: Now that the rest of the nation has seen the reality of the Trump Administration and voted…
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Veterans appreciate show of support
To the Editor: I would like to thank The Chef’s Table and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino for their generosity of inviting…
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