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News
Haywood dog show gives canine close ups
By Shelby Harrell Staff ... - Jun 20Hundreds of primped pooches were prancing around the Haywood County Fairgrounds last weekend during the fifth annual dog show held by the Western ...
Student brings music ministry to Nicaragua
By Jessi Stone Guide editor - Jun 19Samantha Mulholland, of Waynesville, will spend her summer in a small village in Nicaragua setting up a music ministry for children and helping ...
Cruise fire cuts couple’s trip short
Jun 19Kenneth and Elaine Liscombe of Waynesville were only two days into their vacation when their cruise ship caught on fire and cut their trip ...
Walksler stars in reality show
By Jessi Stone Assistant ... - Jun 19A reality TV show starring Dale Walksler, owner of Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, premiered last night on Velocity TV. The show ...
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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 ...
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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
Art After Dark set for July 5
Jun 19The Waynesville Gallery Association presents Art After Dark from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 5. Festive Art After Dark flags denote participating ...
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 ...
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 ...
Member Stories
How to Prune KnockOut Roses
By Jim Janke - Jun 19KnockOuts® are by far the most popular roses planted today. They bloom from spring to hard frost, are disease-resistant, and require little ...
“Gun Rights, Healthcare and the Constitution” with CATO Institute"
By Mountain Heritage - Jun 14(Waynesville NC) Haywood County TEA is honored to welcome Robert Levy of the CATO Institute Thursday, June 20th at 6 pm at the USDA Ag Extension ...
Columns and Opinions
Did you know?
The Seinfeld counter culture
By Paul Viau - Jun 19Earlier this year my wife and I saw Jerry Seinfeld perform in Asheville. He looked a little older, and in fairness so did we. But his sense of ...
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Tax reform takes a good turn
By John Hood - Jun 19RALEIGH — Life, the old saying goes, is best thought of as a journey, not a destination. When it comes to reforming North Carolina’s tax code, ...
Rolling with Stone
By Jessi Stone Guide editor - Jun 19In the round I spent my weekend with my favorite guys — my husband who is celebrating his 29th birthday today (Happy birthday Matt!) and my dad ...
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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 ...
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: Cruise fire cuts couple’s trip short
By Allen Alsbrooks - Jun 19Ok.....the picture shows damage to the back of the ship. LOL The front was OK. I sail two cruises each year. These events, though seemingly often, ...
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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 ...
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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Retail group wants fair tax
Jun 19Members of the Alliance for Main Street Fairness (AMSF) in North Carolina sent a letter to their Congressional delegation urging them to pass the ...
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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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...
A & E
Get on the BBQ & Brews train
Jun 19BRYSON CITY — Join the first ever BBQ & Brews Dinner Train featuring slow-cooked barbecue prepared fresh and beer tastings showcasing local ...
Wildflowers in the Smokies
Jun 19The Waynesville Public Art Commission is holding a fundraiser at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 27 at the Preforming Art Center at the Shelton House (HART ...
Bridging gap between young, old
Jun 19With each passing day our connections to the past slip through our fingers, taking with them their first-person stories of what life was like in ...
Book Club Banter
By Allison Lee - Jun 19My recommendation for a light summer read is "Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale" by Lynda Rutledge. It’s the story of an eccentric, reclusive ...
Obituaries
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Franklin H. Wilson
Jun 19Loving husband, father WAYNESVILLE — Mr. Franklin H. Wilson, 71, of Waynesville, passed away at his home June 18, 2013. He was born in Hendersonvil...
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 ...
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 ...
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