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Legal troubles mount for Ghost Town, developers
A pair of legal actions filed in Haywood courts during the month of October suggest efforts to redevelop Maggie Valley’s…
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Jackson TDA begins visitor study
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority, whose mission it is to promote and market the county, is conducting its first…
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Haywood hospice patients to move to hospital
A press release issued by Haywood Regional Medical Center on Oct. 26 touted renovations to an existing facility that will…
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Republicans take majority on Haywood commission
With the retirement of Democratic Commissioner Bill Upton, one commission seat was up for grabs, with two more being defended by their Democratic occupants, Commissioner Mike Sorrells and Commission Chairman Kirk Kirkpatrick.
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Regional roundup of election returns shows mixed results
Any notion of a red tide or blue wave ebbed quickly Nov. 6, as both Republicans and Democrats celebrated victories, mourned defeats, said goodbye to some incumbents, and hello to new ones.
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Jackson Dems win county commission
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will flip to a Democratic majority following a hotly contested election in which three of the five seats appeared on the ballot.
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Jackson sheriff wins second term
Jackson County Sheriff Chip Hall will keep his job for another four years following a decisive victory on Election Day.
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Incumbents get another term on Macon commission
Despite challengers’ loud cries for change in Macon County leadership, voters have given incumbents Ronnie Beale (Democrat) and Gary Shields (Republican) another four-year term on the board of commissioners.
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Incumbent wins another term as Macon’s sheriff
Republican Robert Holland will serve a fifth term as Macon County sheriff after a clear victory Tuesday night.
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Close race in Swain County commission race
With six candidates running for three seats on the Swain County Board of Commissioners, it was a close call Tuesday night as election results began to roll in.
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Cochran to continue as Swain sheriff
Incumbent Republican Curtis Cochran has secured his fourth term as sheriff of Swain County after facing off against Democratic challenger Rocky Sampson.
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Tapping into the past, present of Appalachia
In the six or so years I’ve lived and worked in Western North Carolina, the amount of craft breweries in…
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We are but a moment’s sunlight, fading in the grass
I was born in the wrong decade. Or so I often hear from others. Some are musicians or artists, dreamers…
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Late surge in Dem fundraising for WNC General Assembly races
Third quarter fundraising reports submitted by candidates to the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement last week show most Democratic challengers in Western North Carolina with substantial fundraising advantages over their Republican incumbent opponents.
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Put Schandevel In state House
To the Editor: “Meet the real Rhonda Schandevel” was what I read on the latest inaccurate ad I received in…
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Please vote and save democracy
To the Editor: We have been battered with a drumbeat of name calling and blaming over the last two years. It…
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Oppose voter photo ID amendment
To the Editor: The amendment on the ballot reads “Constitutional amendment to require voters to provide photo identification before voting…
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This is the Rhonda that I know
To the Editor: John Wooden once said, “ … the true test of a man’s character is what he does…
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Meadows lives in echo chamber
To the Editor: Republican Mark Meadows held an impromptu rally in front of the Macon County Courthouse on October 24,…
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Don’t sink to Trump’s level
To the Editor: The first duty of government to its citizens is to safeguard them from acts of violence. Instead,…
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Vote no on all six amendments
To the Editor: Recent newspaper stories have provided information about the six proposed amendments to the state constitution. We would…
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At least two elected officials need to go
As election fatigue sets in, keep this in mind: it’s the local races that will most affect each of us.…
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Band culture is a thing, a good thing
When our daughter told us a little over four years ago that she was interested in trying out for the…
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Bringing kids to the single-track: Plan in the works for children’s mountain bike trail in Jackson
If a partnership between Jackson County and the Nantahala Area Southern Off Road Bicycle Association comes to fruition, kids in…
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New forest management plan advocacy group forms
A coalition of businesses, groups and organizations calling itself I Heart Pisgah has formed to advocate for greater protections in…
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Help hellbenders
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission wants to hear about hellbender sightings, part of agency biologists’ ongoing effort to learn more…
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New website for state trails
A new N.C. Trails website has launched, providing a hub for the N.C. Trails Program and offering quick and easy…
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Smokies trails reopen after 2016 wildfires
For the first time since wildfires ravaged the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in fall 2016, the Bull Head and…
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New Foothills Parkway section to open
A long-awaited section of the Foothills Parkway between Walland and Wears Valley in Tennessee will officially open on Saturday, Nov.…
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Honey locust pods are well-protected
Strap-shaped honey locust pods can be up to 2-inches wide and a foot or more in length. Hanging in abundance along…
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Book explores Trump’s election victory
Want to know why Donald Trump won the 2016 election in one of the most stunning upsets in American history?…
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Don’t judge the book, read the book: ‘Liberal Redneck’ brings wellRED tour to WCU
What Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan and Corey Ryan Forrester are doing is artistically and politically groundbreaking in the world of…
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This must be the place: Sweet Caroline, good times never seemed so good
Let’s go Sox. Standing and shouting at the large television at a pub around the corner from my apartment in…
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Cherokee considers abolishing Qualla Housing
The Cherokee Tribal Council is considering disbanding the Qualla Housing Authority, an organization that was formed in 1993 to create…
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Open enrollment for federal health insurance begins
Open Enrollment for the 2019 Federal Health Insurance Exchange begins Thursday, Nov. 1 and runs through Dec. 15 for coverage…
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UnitedHealthCare contract renegotiation underway at area hospitals
When retired teacher Villa Brewer went to get her mail Oct. 23, she returned with two interesting letters. One was…
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Giles returns to patrol duty despite Giglio Order
Eric Giles, a candidate for Macon County sheriff, is back on patrol duty for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office after…
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Proposed N.C. Constitutional amendments leave unanswered questions
Most years, voters head to the polls with a few candidates or a political party in mind, push some buttons, and go home. But this year’s ballot also contains six proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution.
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Early voting turnout up in N.C., slightly up in Haywood
The bad news is almost six million North Carolinians still hadn’t voted as of Monday, Oct. 29. The good news is more than a million had — 1.23 million, to be exact.
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New opioid treatment facility to open
Groups: recover together, a leading provider of opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment, will be hosting an open house from 4…
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Meadows rides a rising red tide
Asheville Republican Mark Meadows has now served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives — the last two as a powerful figure in the majority party, the most recent under unified Republican control of the presidency, the Senate and the House.
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Two seek to sink Rep. Meadows reelection bid
Since 2012, Western North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District has been represented by Asheville Republican Rep. Mark Meadows, a Florida native who moved to the region in 1986. Meanwhile, Meadows has enjoyed great electoral success and become the standard-bearer for what remains of the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party nationwide.
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New generation needed to preserve North Shore cemeteries
It’s a crisp fall day in Swain County. As the sun finally peaks over the trees around lunch time, the…
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Blue Rooster steps up for kids
The crew at The Blue Rooster Southern Grill is known for some of the best fried chicken in the region,…
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N.C. Promise success celebrated at WCU
Western Carolina University students whose lives have been changed by the tuition reduction program N.C. Promise got to tell their…
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UNC President to resign: Spellings will leave office in midst of WCU chancellor search
When UNC System President Margaret Spellings visited Cullowhee Wednesday, Oct. 24, the prevailing mood was celebratory and lighthearted as she…
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Sure Feels Good Anyway: A Conversation with Amy Ray
A true mark of a timeless artist is how well they age. Not simply by the passing years on the…
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You can't take it when you go: Rock icon Dave Mason rolls through Asheville
Dave Mason has seen it all. As co-founder/guitarist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Traffic, Mason, alongside band…
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Uniquely positioned: Grant aims to grow outdoor gear industry in WNC
An effort is underway to make North Carolina’s 24 western counties into the next outdoor gear industry hub, and the…
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Sewage spill causes halt to water recreation
A sewage spill occurred in Haywood County Oct. 15 when a septic tank pump truck became involved in an accident…
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