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Stina's picks
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Maggie mayor envisions future
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MedWest-Haywood working on in-home aide care ...
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WNC Livestock Center sales report, May 14
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Maggie budget meeting set
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Senior housing hearing to be held
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Jarrells help Operation Christmas Child
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Waynesville Memorial Day parade is May 28
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Sheriff's Office arrests, May 5
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Sheriff's Office arrests, April 29
News
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Maggie mayor envisions future
By Stina Sieg - May 16MAGGIE VALLEY — When it comes to towns big and small, it’s easy to talk about problems. It’s infinitely harder, however, to talk about solutions. B...
Queen lead holds in canvass
By Vicki Hyatt - May 16The 2012 primary election canvass is complete, and Democrat Joe Queen’s lead in the 119th House district has held.When the unofficial vote count ...
Repeat drunk driver sentenced to 3 years
By DeeAnna Haney - May 16During a license checkpoint around 10:30 p.m. on March 13, deputies had to jump out of the way to avoid a white Ford truck barreling past them ...
Canton bridge project might end early
By DeeAnna Haney - May 16Construction on Park Street Bridge in downtown Canton is months ahead of schedule and could be completed as early as August, officials predict. The...
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MedWest-Haywood working on in-home aide care solutions
May 16CLYDE – A decision by MedWest-Haywood to discontinue in-home aide services in Haywood County is moving forward. MedWest-Haywood currently administe...
Roller derby takes off in Haywood County
May 16Most people leave roller skating behind with their teens, but the fun of tearing around a rink on wheels isn’t just for children anymore. Roller ...
Community
Schandevels visit 2012 disability policy seminar
May 16Jeff and Rhonda Schandevel attended The 2012 Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C. April 23-25. Monday and Tuesday were spent in various ...
Junaluska Elementary PTO holds first spring bazaar
May 16The PTO from Junaluska Elementary held its first spring bazaar which included a craft fair this past Saturday, May 5. The day started off with ...
Jarrells help Operation Christmas Child
May 15Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, announced the appointment of Bill and Becky Jarrell, of Waynesville, as full-time ...
Waynesville Memorial Day parade is May 28
May 15Haywood County will honor its men and women who have served in the military with a Memorial Day Parade at 11 a.m. Monday, May 28, on Main Street, ...
Tuscola students place in top 10 at the leadership conference
By Roberta D'Alesandro - May 15Three Tuscola students placed top 10 in the state in their competitive event at the North Carolina Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State ...
Remembering Mom: The Pizzelle Episode
By Joanne Meyer - May 14Those of us who no longer have our mothers to honor on Mother’s Day may take solace from a wealth of memories they left behind. Many of those ...
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Copper Leaf's Specials Wednesday 5/16
By High Country Furniture... - May 16Today at the Cafe, we have... Soup: Anne's Hearty Vegetable Desserts: Earthquake Cake Very Berry Cobbler Lorrie's Famous Kahlua Bites Coffees: Dark...
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Senior Trip to See the Elk
By Waynesville Parks and ... - May 15The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a trip for seniors to see the Elk up close and personal on May 21. This is for everyone ...
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Just Announced - Stores Closing
By Daltons Christian ... - May 15Dalton’s Christian Bookstore and WNC SportsZone will be consolidating their Waynesville branches into their Franklin locations this summer. “We’ve ...
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Basketball Camp Offered at the Waynesville Recreation Center
By Waynesville Parks and ... - May 15Kevin Cantwell, current head coach at Carolina Day School and former assistant coach at Georgia Tech, will offer a basketball camp at the Waynesvil...
Business Start-Up Competition Luncheon This Thursday
By Haywood County ... - May 14On Thursday, May 17, 2012, the Greater Haywood County Chamber of Commerce will host its 7th Annual Business Start-Up Competition Luncheon to honor ...
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Monday's Specials at the Copper Leaf Cafe
By High Country Furniture... - May 14On this rainy Monday, we are offering... Soup: Black Bean- Low fat and vegetarian Desserts: Chocolate Cheesecake Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake Coffee:...
Dogs & Suds Benefit for Sarge's at Frog Level Brewing Company
By Sarges Animal Rescue - May 13Thursday, June 14, 5pm-8pm at Frog Level Brewing Company; 56 Commerce Avenue in Waynesville. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. ...
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HCC to host Dept. of Revenue Tax Seminar for Businesses
By Haywood Community College - May 11HCC to host Dept. of Revenue Tax Seminar for Businesses on May 23 Last fall, the North Carolina Department of Revenue began a series of seminars ...
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Pay Attention if Your Dog Has a Cough If not, Get Your Pet’s Vaccinations Up to Date
By HAWA Spay/Neuter - May 11We are getting reports from vets and kennels and others that bordatella (commonly called Kennel Cough) and an apparently new strain of it are ...
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Friday's Happenings at the Copper Leaf
By High Country Furniture... - May 11It's Friday!! Today we have... Soup: Tomato Basil Dessert: Coni's Butter Pecan Cake with Buttercream Brown Sugar Icing Butterfinger Cake Berry ...
Member Stories
Gardens, Mountains & Streams Garden Tour Begins at Historic Dairy Barn
By Cynthia Morris - May 15On Saturday, June 23, the tour of six private gardens hosted by the Haywood County Master Gardener Volunteers, will begin at the historic dairy ...
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Just Announced - Stores Closing
By Susie Sorrells - May 15Dalton’s Christian Bookstore and WNC SportsZone will be consolidating their Waynesville branches into their Franklin locations this summer. “We’ve ...
HCA Students Volunteer at Special Olympics
By Haywood Christian Academy - May 15Haywood Christian Academy’s high school students served as volunteers at the 2012 Haywood County Special Olympics. This is nothing new to HCA’s ...
Columns and Opinions
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At UNC-Chapel Hill, a growing company of rogues
By Scott Mooneyham - May 14RALEIGH — No one has come up with a better line about the scandal surrounding UNC-Chapel Hill's football program than history professor Jay ...
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How Did God Vote on Amendment 1?
By D. G. Martin - May 14Where was God in all this, really?North Carolinians heard God speaking in contradictory voices during the weeks leading up to the vote on May 8 ...
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Politics 101: To influence public policy, take time to cast a vote
May 11It would be interesting to know how many of the North Carolinians who are now crying foul regarding the passage of Amendment One bothered to vote ...
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You Decide: Is government getting larger or smaller?
By Mike Walden - May 11A recent headline in a major national newspaper caught my eye. The headline read, “Government Getting Smaller in the U.S.” Could this have been a ...
Blogs
One month
By Lauren Wood - May 16One month…how is possible that I only have one month left in Honduras? I will be honest and tell you that I am in serious burn-out mode right now. ...
The Art of Faking It
By Kristian Buckner - May 11When does expression to please yourself become an act to appease everyone else? Fake. Liar. Harsh words huh? The truth is that, that's reality. ...
Sports
NCHSAA Class 3-A West Girls Soccer Tournament
Mountaineers prevail in exciting marathon playoff match
By Caroline Cox - May 12Hibriten and Tuscola couldn’t settle things in regulation, a pair of overtimes and two five minute sudden death periods during Friday night's ...
Baseball Column
Hamilton swings into MLB history
By Chuck Fiebernitz - May 10History is made almost every day in baseball. Sometimes it is bad, sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s so rare that it’s the kind of history ...
NCHSAA Class 2-A West Softball Tournament
'Queens of Thump' set state record!
By Rhonda Byrd - May 12Move over T.C. Roberson High School, there's a new home run king in the state of North Carolina.And it's the Pisgah varsity softball team.The ...
Youth Baseball
Nationally-ranked Mudcats win Mayfest Global NIT
By Staff Reports - May 10The Carolina Mudcats 10-and-under baseball team claimed its third consecutive tournament banner and fourth in 2012 after going 5-0 at the Mayfest ...
Business
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WNC Livestock Center sales report, May 14
May 15RA_LS152Raleigh, NC Tue May 15, 2012 USDA-NC Dept of Ag Market NewsWNC Regional Livestock Center, Canton, NCReport for Monday May 14, 2012Cattle ...
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WNC Regional Livestock Center May 7 sale report
May 08Cattle Receipts: 170 Last Week: 206 Last Year: 296 Slaughter cattle trended 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle trended steady to 7.00 higher.Slaugh...
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Appalachian’s WNC Economic Index resumes with look at March data
May 10BOONE—After a year-long hiatus, the Western North Carolina Economic Index and Report has resumed with a current review of the regional economy. ...
Murphy opens law office in Waynesville
May 08J. Hunter Murphy, a longtime resident of Waynesville, is relocating his law practice from Sylva to Waynesville this month. Murphy concentrates his ...
A & E
Stina's picks
By Stina Sieg - May 16I know Disney claims to be the “happiest place on earth,” and maybe that’s true for some, but I’ve never had as full an experience at its “World” ...
Groovy Movie Club to meet Friday
May 14The Groovy Movie Club — Haywood County's long-running group of local cinefiles — is meeting again this Friday night when they screen "Albert ...
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Main Street 'Block Party' is May 26
May 14The Downtown Waynesville Block Party on Main Street will start at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 26. There will be live bands, dancing, refreshments and ...
Mill to host 'Cars and Cornmeal'
May 13This year the Francis Grist Mill is 125 years old, and since May is National Preservation Month the landmark's friends are having a celebration. ...
Obituaries
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Ruby Arrington
May 151920 - 2012 Mooresville — Ruby Inez Conner Arrington, 91, of Mooresville, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Gordon Hospice House in ...
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Tommy Mathews
May 15Loving Father, Grandfather WAYNESVILLE — Tommy Griffin Mathews, 67, of Killian Street, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012. Mr. Mathews was born ...
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Josie J. Martin
May 14Wonderful, Loving Mother CLYDE — Ms. Josie J. Martin, 58, of Clyde, passed away Sunday May 13, 2012, at Medwest-Harris in Sylva. She was born in ...
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William 'Bill' Ledford
May 151911 – 2012 CLYDE – William David Ledford, 100, of the Fines Creek community, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Silver Bluff Nursing Home. A ...
Edith Ruth Hancock
May 141922 — 2012 WAYNESVILLE — Edith Ruth Mayo Hancock, 89, of Waynesville, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away Friday, May 11, ...
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Tommy Mathews
May 13In Loving Memory Tommy Griffin Mathews, 67, of Killian Street, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012. Crawford/Ray Funeral Home is honored to be ...

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