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News
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County, town leaders dismayed with tax plan
By Vicki Hyatt - Jun 18As the N.C. General Assembly wrestles with the quickly changing issue of tax reform, local leaders are concerned the outcome will simply shift the ...
Center kick-starts emerging businesses
By Shelby Harrell Staff ... - Jun 17On any given day, it would not be unusual to walk intoThe Center for New and Emerging Business and smell the aroma of meat pies baking in the ...
Man arrested for indecent exposure
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 17A Waynesville man was arrested last week on several counts of indecent exposure. Around 1 p.m. last Wednesday, Waynesville Police were dispatched ...
Hollingsed leads by example
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 17From statewide organizations to local boards, Bill Hollingsed runs the gamut when it comes to helping solve the issues that affect the community ...
Baby was almost born at Exit 50 off I-40
Mashburn tells story of baby born in car in ER parking lot
By Julianne Kuykendall - Jun 17On April 16 of this year, the due date of her baby, 19-year-old Tesa Mashburn updated her Facebook status with these words: “Babies are like ...
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Multi-agency dispatch likely to remain as-is
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 17While county commissioners mull the idea of consolidating the 9-1-1 Center and sheriff's office dispatchers, some may wonder why all agency's ...
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MusicWorks Students Take the Stage at the 75th Annual Miss North Carolina Scholarship Pageant!
By Musicworks Studio - Jun 18Three talented, poised, and beautiful young ladies from MusicWorks Studio of Performing Arts will take the stage in Raleigh this week for the 75th ...
Enjoy Early Registration Summer Savings for the Blue Ridge Breakaway
By Haywood County ... - Jun 18The Haywood Chamber of Commerce will host the 4th Annual Blue Ridge Breakaway, August 17, 2013. Registration for the cycling event which brought ...
MusicWorks Open House & Registration Thursday, June 20th
By Musicworks Studio - Jun 18MusicWorks Studio of Performing Arts is holding an Open House and Registration session this Thursday, June 20th from 1pm until 6pm. Guests will be ...
Senior Trip to See the Asheville Tourists
By Waynesville Parks and ... - Jun 18The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a trip for seniors age 50 and above to see an Asheville Tourists baseball game on ...
Senior Trip to See the Elk
By Waynesville Parks and ... - Jun 18The Waynesville Parks and Recreation Department will offer a trip for seniors to see the Elk up close and personal on July 15. This is for ...
Haywood Chamber to Host Chairman’s Cup Golf Tournament
By Haywood County ... - Jun 17The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce will host their Annual Chairman’s Cup Golf Tournament, July 23, 2013 at the Balsam Mountain Preserve. The ...
Lifestyles
Midshipman candidate Forney graduates
Jun 17Midshipman candidate Marshall Forney Jr. graduated from the Naval Academy Prep School, Naval Station Newport May 9 in Newport, Rhode Island. Marsha...
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Haywood Christian Academy announces fourth quarter awards
Jun 13Haywood Christian Academy announces their fourth quarter awards for the elementary school students. A honor roll: Chloe Burke, Hayden Stanbery, ...
Cox requests funding to assist Oklahoma victims
Jun 12Jason Cox, owner of Suburban Landscape Maintenance in Waynesville, is raising funds for a disaster relief volunteer trip to assist victims of the ...
Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration - More photos
Jun 15Check out more photos from the third annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration on Saturday.
Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration - Photos continued
Jun 13Festival goers at the third annual Appalachian Lifestyles Festival enjoyed the warm summer day strolling down Main Street, visiting artist vendors ...
Mission groups help ‘Little Brown’
Jun 12The children's mission groups at Clyde First Baptist Church are holding a fundraiser with all proceeds going toward treatments for fellow classmate...
Member Stories
Strum into Summer June 21-22 at the Classic Wineseller
By Kay Stegall Miller - Jun 18Waynesville, NC - The Classic Wineseller, 20 Church Street, invites you to “Strum into Summer” with Ben Wilson (guitar, vocals) on Friday, June 21 ...
June 29 Kick-off for Waynesville’s First Summer Jazz Festival
By Kay Stegall Miller - Jun 12Waynesville, NC - The Classic Wineseller, 20 Church Street, is hosting a Summer Jazz Festival on four consecutive Saturdays: June 29, July 6, July ...
Columns and Opinions
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Unifying dispatch systems makes sense
Jun 18It’s refreshing to see that, at long last, Haywood County is moving toward a single dispatch center where emergency calls, whether they are ...
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Bait-and-switch conservatism changes meaning of the word
By Kathy Ross - Jun 18This session of the North Carolina General Assembly is supposed to be the most conservative in recent history, with its Republican majorities in ...
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Reader letters
Jun 18Please return statues To the editor: An 80-year-old woman has had two lion statues stolen off her front porch this time. Remember when my six foot ...
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Medicaid costs are expanding
By John Hood - Jun 17During the past year, North Carolinians have heard many things about Obamacare, Medicaid, and health care reform that turned out to be untrue. For ...
Blogs
Star Trek Into Darkness review
By Max Maier - Jun 18In 2009, Director J.J. Abrams, famous for tv show Lost and several other movies, put out a reboot called Star Trek. Abrams wanted to create a new ...
Man of Steel review
By Max Maier - Jun 17Superman is an American icon recognized the world over. Superman represents truth, justice and the American way. It all started back in WW2 era ...
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Movie Review: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
By Haywood County Library - Jun 17Reviewed by Librarian Donna Surles Set in the near future, two neighbors, Dodge (Steve Carell) and Penny (Keira Knightley), react in different ...
New Group for Teenagers at Canton Branch Library
By Haywood County Library - Jun 14The Canton Branch Library will be starting a Teen Advisory Group, TAG for short. This group will allow teens to have a voice in their library and ...
Comments
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Re: County, town leaders dismayed with tax plan
By John Buckley - Jun 18When Laurel and Hardy said "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" it was funny. The prospect of higher property taxes is not. ...
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Re: Reforming taxes first, explaining details later is bad public policy
By Charles Zimmerman - Jun 18Dear Vicky; Congratulations for your service. I plan on doing something in regards to 4-H. Don't know much about this countie's, but something ...
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Re: “Gun Rights, Healthcare and the Constitution” with CATO Institute"
By Charles Zimmerman - Jun 18This is reactionary nonsense: "It has been said: ‘the 2nd Amendment protects all the other amendments including the right to free speech, freedom ...
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Re: Hollingsed leads by example
By Lee Galloway - Jun 18In my 39 years in local government, Bill Hollingsed ranked among the finest individuals with whom I had the pleasure to work. He excels as a Chief ...
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Re: Spyders take a spin through Maggie Valley
By Allen Alsbrooks - Jun 16What a great event! The first year, 2011, I only had two conference attendees stay at my property. This year I had 10. Thanks to BRP/CAN-AM, ...
Sports
It's PLAY Ball! for tonight's American Legion Game
Jun 18Haywood Post 47 Baseball Club officials have bags of quick-dry ready in case inclement arrives for tonight's game. But all indications are a late ...
College Football
Tuscola’s Duffield to walk-on at App State
By Chuck Fiebernitz - Jun 18Levi Duffield had lots of options in pursuing a collegiate football career during his senior season. But all his options just dried up once the ...
American Legion Baseball
Kerslake, Dills lead Dragoons past Burke County
By Chuck Fiebernitz - Jun 18Burke County Post 21 scratched a run off of Haywood Post 47 starter Forrest Kerslake (Tuscola) in the first inning in Monday night’s American ...
Swimming
Accomplished swimmer finds ‘Key’ to success
By Shelby Harrell - Jun 18While most college students struggle with mid-terms, essays and studying for class, Jonathan Key, an accomplished swimmer with severe dyslexia, ...
Business
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ARC launches community capital initiative
Jun 16Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has created a new central bank for development lenders that will increase the availability of capital to ...
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School of Banking participants announced
Jun 13Four bankers with HomeTrust Bank will attend the North Carolina Bankers’ Association School of Banking as part of the program’s Class of 2016. This...
ReStore has a new manager
By Carol Larson - Jun 15Michelle Smith is thrilled with her new job as manager of the Haywood Habitat ReStore in Waynesville, replacing retiring manager Gary Clontz. “I ...
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June 10 livestock market report
Jun 12WNC Regional Livestock Center, Canton, NC Report for Monday Jun 10, 2013 Cattle Receipts: 227 Last Week: 241 Last Year: 245 Slaughter cattle ...
A & E
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Grace holds last Noon Concert
Jun 16The final concert for this season at the Grace Episcopal Noon Concert Series in Waynesville will feature Dixieland Jazz by The Frog Level Philharmo...
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Brewology
By Greg Copen - Jun 12The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) recently released the results of its 2013 national competition. (Drum roll, please!) Even though my ...
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HART holds 'Dearly Departed' auditions
Jun 13The Haywood Arts Regional Theatre will hold auditions for its August production of the Southern comedy “Dearly Departed” at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday ...
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Library Friends start summer series
Jun 12The Friends of the Haywood Library offers "The Known World" as the first in the Let’s Talk About It summer series entitled Journeys Across Time ...
Obituaries
Jack Turner Arrington
Jun 18Loving Father and Grandfather CANTON — Jack Turner Arrington, 63, of Mears Avenue, passed away Monday, June 17. A native of Haywood County, he was ...
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Geraldine Holland
Jun 181924 — 2013 CANTON — Geraldine Hannah Ray Holland, 89, passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, at her residence in Vanceboro. A native of Haywood ...
Joseph Casty Warren
Jun 17WWII Veteran WAYNESVILLE — Mr. Joseph Casty Warren, 92, of Waynesville passed away at his residence Saturday, June 15, 2013. He was born in ...
Sharon D. Daniels
Jun 18Loving Mother WAYNESVILLE — Sharon Dawn Daniels, 62, of American Way, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013, at her residence. Sharon was a native of ...
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James M. “Jim” Lawrence
Jun 171934 — 2013 TOLEDO — James M. “Jim” Lawrence, 78, passed into Eternal Life peacefully June 14, 2013. He was born Oct. 30, 1934 to the late Oscar ...
Lawrence R. Panizzoli
Jun 17World War II Veteran WAYNESVILE — Lawrence Robert Panizzoli, 90, of Waynesville, died June 12, 2013. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on February ...
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