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It's all about the kids
By Vicki Hyatt - May 24While the Saturday night block party in downtown Waynesville offers something for everyone, the focus from 6 to 7 p.m. will be on the youngest ...
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New system causes food stamp delays
By DeeAnna Haney - May 24Some who depend on state help to have food in the cupboard are making do with less as a result of a changed online case management system for ...
New direction outlined for Maggie
By Jessi Stone Assistant ... - May 24Maggie Valley business owners were presented with a new path to follow if they want to improve the town’s chance of survival. Craig Madison, ...
Online reader survey results
May 24To weigh in the next survey, check www.themountaineer.com
Revival!
By By Vicki Hyatt - May 24BETHEL — The flashing red lights, firemen clad in reflective vests and backed-up traffic that motorists have encountered in Bethel this week ...
Courthouse landscaping takes shape
By Vicki Hyatt - May 23County maintenance have been working to complete the landscaping plan in front of the county's Historic Courthouse approved by the commissioners. I...
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40 Under Forty, Asheville NC
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Mountain Trace Units Available For Rent!!!
By Select Homes Property ... - May 23Gorgeous Mountain Trace upscale townhouse apartments are available for rent. 2 Bdrm/2.5 Bath with lovely finishings. $785 per month. Pet Friendly!!...
Leadership Haywood Set to Launch Fall 2013
By Haywood County ... - May 22The Haywood Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the Leadership Haywood program. Leadership Haywood is designed to develop ...
Senior Trip to See the Elk
By Waynesville Parks and ... - May 22The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a trip for seniors to see the Elk up close and personal on June 3. This is for everyone ...
Summer Camp at the Waynesville Recreation Center
By Waynesville Parks and ... - May 22The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a summer camp for kids in kindergarten to 5th grade. The camp will begin June 3 and ...
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Blind Hog Smokey Mountain Throw Down Disc Golf Tournament on August 4
By Waynesville Parks and ... - May 22The first annual Blind Hog Smokey Mountain Throw Down Disc Golf Tournament is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 4. It will take place at ...
Lifestyles
STAR Ranch holds community picnic June 1
May 23The annual open meeting and picnic will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at STAR Ranch, which is beginning its seventh year July ...
Celebrate Memorial Day in Haywood
May 22Honor all veterans this Memorial Day by attending one of the Memorial Day celebrations that will be held in Haywood County this weekend. From ...
Healing ministry opens in Waynesville
May 22The Daily Blessing Ministry, which relocated to 32 Felmet St., in Waynesville, held its grand opening Wednesday, May 15. Waynesville Mayor Gavin ...
‘A Time For Healing’ service to be held May 26
May 23Christ Worship Center, 3197 Soco Road, in Maggie Valley, will dedicate its 11 a.m. worship service Sunday, May 26, to praying for the sick in ...
Career Day
May 22Students from the Waynesville Middle Incredibles Team recently participated in a Career Day lesson and activity that was brought to life by ...
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WMS Project Unify
May 22Waynesville Middle School Project Unify team attended the North Carolina Special Olympics flag football tournament in Charlotte. The tournament ...
Member Stories
Angie’s Aces Dominate at International Dance Challenge
By Angie's Dance Academy - May 22Starz Performing Troupe Team pictured above are Kennedy Barker, Krista Bradley, Ella Cody, Kellie Ferguson, Ava Flowers, Kolt Nelson, Grace ...
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New tennis camps at Lake Junaluska starting May 28
By Lake Junaluska Center - May 22Lake Junaluska, NC – Tennis isn’t just a weekend sport, says local pro Bunnie Allare. It can get your children a college scholarship or gainful ...
Columns and Opinions
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When Republicans look like Democrats
By Scott Mooneyham - May 23RALEIGH -- For a lot of years, Republican politicians have trumpeted the notion that some services traditionally delivered by government can be ...
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DC Comics' M.I.A. heroes
By Eric S. Brown - May 22In September 2011, DC Comics relaunched its entire company and universe dropping all existing titles and replacing them with 52 new ongoing ...
Rolling with Stone
May 22Memorial Day Perhaps Memorial Day should be a somber day as we honor all the men and women who have lost their lives in military service to this ...
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The conservative case to preserve judicial public financing
May 22RALEIGH - On the very day that the N.C. Senate could vote to end North Carolina's innovative judicial public financing program, respected Republica...
Blogs
Iron Man 3 review
By Max Maier - May 23As I have mentioned in my Spiderman and Dark Knight Rises review, I am a big comic book fan. Behind Spiderman, Iron Man is my favorite. I love the ...
Spain: My last days and what I know now
By Kristian Buckner - May 20The last few days in Spain involved Cordoba, where we stopped by to see the mosque, and then Madrid again, where we ended our stay. We shopped, ...
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Book Review: Music of Ghosts by Sallie Bissell
By Haywood County Library - May 20Reviewed by Keneitha Bryson, Library Assistant at the Canton Branch Library Sallie Bissell received a typewriter as a Christmas present from her ...
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Book Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
By Haywood County Library - May 13Reviewed by Librarian Donna Surles For 40 years, the humans and dragons of the Kingdom of Goredd have lived in an uneasy peace. Since the dragons ...
Comments
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Re: Ghost Town ready for opening day
By jAMES Franklin - May 23Wouldn't a 150 foot cross on top of the mountain be a violation of the NC Mountain Ridge Protection Ordinance of 1983? This ordinance allows ...
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Re: Community Foundation funds early childhood development projects
By Diane Stanton - May 20We greatly appreciate the Community Foundation for this funding. Their grant will help Region A Partnership for Children to do the very important ...
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Re: GOP leaders unite to explore Medicaid reform
By Bruce and Carole Larivee - May 18Reference in this article to "North Carolina's broken Medicaid system" is contradicted by an article published last month in your newspaper ...
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Re: Long live Camp Hope
By Jena K Sowers - May 18Thats all fine and good but the law suit was not brought against Canton for not allowing visitor's from other areas using the property. It was ...
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Re: Maggie Valley Memorial Day service is May 27
By Beverly Slone - May 18It should read "Attendees may bring
Sports
NCHSAA Class 2-A West Softball Tournament
Bears charge into regional
By Rhonda Byrd - May 23For the third time in the last four years, the Pisgah varsity softball team advanced into the NCHSAA Class 2-A West Regional after the Black Bears ...
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MedWest Sports Medicine offering Haywood student athletes free pre-participation sports physicals May 30
May 23MedWest Sports Medicine is offering Haywood County student athletes free pre-participation sports physicals Thursday, May 30, at the MedWest ...
American Legion Baseball
'Sometimes it rains!'
By Chuck Fiebernitz - May 23In the movie Bull Durham, Ebby Calvin LaLoosh was spot on when a reporter asked the zainy pitcher about making it to “The Show.” “Sometimes you ...
American Legion Baseball
Canton Lions Club teams up with Dragoons
By Chuck Fiebernitz - May 21Everyday in North Carolina, from the Great Smoky Mountains to the beautiful Outer Banks, more than 10,000 Lions work diligently to improve their ...
Business
Lake Junaluska opens new bookstore and cafe
May 23Walk into the former Cokesbury Bookstore at Lake Junaluska and revel in the transformation. Lake Junaluska will celebrate the Bookstore and Cafe’s ...
$10,000 scholarship awarded to Barth by State Employees’ Credit Union Members
May 22The SECU Foundation, funded solely by the members of State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU), presented a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to ...
Thompson awarded $10,000 scholarship by State Employees Credit Union
May 22SECU Foundation, funded solely by the members of State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU), has presented a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to ...
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WNC Livestock report, May 21
May 21Raleigh, NC Tue May 21, 2013 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market News WNC Regional Livestock Center, Canton, NC Report for Monday May 20, 2013 Cattle ...
A & E
Tuscola creates art garden
May 23Tuscola High School students and teachers worked together this year to create an art garden for all students to use outside of the E building. All ...
'Appalachia' opens May 30 at Gallery 86
May 22The Haywood County Arts Council’s Gallery 86 will host an exhibition called, "Appalachia" beginning Wednesday, May 30 through Saturday, June ...
Cashiers festival unites blues, brew and BBQ
May 22The village green in Cashiers springs to life this Memorial Day weekend with a new festival: Blues, Brew and BBQ. This family-friendly event takes ...
JAM program year ends in celebration
May 22Students of the 2012-2013 Junior Appalachian Musicians Program (JAM) here in Haywood County celebrated the end of a busy and successful school ...
Obituaries
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Tammy Theresa Smith Crowe
May 231965 — 2013 WAYNESVILLE/BRYSON CITY — Tammy Theresa Smith Crowe, 47, formerly of Cherokee, passed away May 22, 2013, in a Buncombe County hospital....
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Benjamin H. Blake Sr.
May 23WAYNESVILLE — Benjamin Hutaff Blake Sr., 85, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Autumn Care of Waynesville. Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation ...
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Lois M. Holland
May 22Loving Mother, Grandmother FRANKLIN — Lois Rubena Messer Holland, 78, died Wednesday. A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late ...
Barbara C. Fish
May 23Loving Mother, Grandmother CANTON — Barbara Carpenter Fish, 80, passed in the early hours of May 23, 2013, following years of declining health. ...
Howard Liner
May 221931 — 2013 WAYNESVILLE — William Howard Liner, 81, of 199 Liner Cove Road, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Silver Bluff Village Nursing ...
Doris B. Duncan
May 22Loving Wife, Mother WAYNESVILLE — Doris Blanton Duncan, 71, of 1785 Hyatt Creek Road, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013. A native and lifelong ...
