By Jessi Stone Guide editor - Jun 19
Samantha Mulholland, of Waynesville, will spend her summer in a small village in Nicaragua setting up a music ministry for children and helping ...
Jun 19
Kenneth and Elaine Liscombe of Waynesville were only two days into their vacation when their cruise ship caught on fire and cut their trip ...
By Jessi Stone Assistant ... - Jun 19
A 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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By Vicki Hyatt - Jun 18
As the N.C. General Assembly wrestles with the quickly changing issue of tax reform, local leaders are concerned the outcome will simply shift the ...
By Shelby Harrell Staff ... - Jun 17
On 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 ...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 17
A Waynesville man was arrested last week on several counts of indecent exposure.
Around 1 p.m. last Wednesday, Waynesville Police were dispatched ...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 17
From statewide organizations to local boards, Bill Hollingsed runs the gamut when it comes to helping solve the issues that affect the community ...
By Julianne Kuykendall - Jun 17
On 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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By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 17
While county commissioners mull the idea of consolidating the 9-1-1 Center and sheriff's office dispatchers, some may wonder why all agency's ...
Jun 16
Join Friends of the Smokies in celebrating 20 years of support for Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) with a Classic Hike of the Smokies.
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By Mary Ann Enloe - Jun 15
The Soda Shop at Lake Junaluska was a rocking-and-rolling place in the mid 20th century before there was rock and roll.
"The jitterbug was the big ...
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Jun 15
Robert Levy from the Cato Institute will lead a public policy debate focusing on gun control, healthcare and election finances at 6 p.m. June 20 ...
Jun 14
Great Smoky Mountains National Park will host a two day Leave No Trace (TNT) trainer course on Saturday, June 22 through Sunday, June 23 at Big ...
By Shelby Harrell - Jun 14
Forty-two students turned their tassel Thursday during the first graduation ceremony held solely for Haywood County Alternative Learning Center ...
Jun 14
Great Smoky Mountains National Park managers report that several trails in Cosby and Big Creek are closed due to extensive damage from the wind ...
By Jessi Stone Assistant ... - Jun 14
Wells Funeral Homes and Cremation Services will be expanding its business by constructing an events and reception center in downtown Waynesville.
O...
By Vicki Hyatt - Jun 14
CLYDE — A flood control project east of Clyde is expected to wrap up soon, but not soon enough for residents along Thickety Road.
A section of the ...
Jun 14
Haywood County maintenance workers have been putting the finishing touches on landscaping for the Historic Courthouse lawn this week, plowing dirt ...
Jun 13
If you spotted hundreds of peculiar-looking cycles zooming through Maggie Valley this week, chances are they were Can-Am Spyder roadster owners ...
Jun 13
The Mountaineer asked our 7,000 Facebook followers to submit their favorite Father's Day photo of a dad and child for a photo contest. Which ever ...
By Vicki Hyatt - Jun 12
The first chapter in Waynesville resident Ann Davis Melton’s book is a gripping account of her son, Buddy’s life-threatening accident and miraculou...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 12
In an effort to increase emergency response times and improve information sharing, emergency service officials have proposed to consolidate two ...
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Jun 12
The Haywood County Health Department has received the Best Practice for Surveillance and Reporting Award issued by North Carolina Public Health ...
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By Jessi Stone Assistant ... - Jun 12
The Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen is still working out a few negotiations regarding the proposed 2013-14 budget before June 30, the end of the ...
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By Vicki Hyatt - Jun 11
Aside from two major projects being funded through grants and loans, Clyde’s budget this year is leaner than before.
Joy Garland, Clyde town ...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 10
The women of the Shady Ladies quilting group have proved that quilting, though a hobby and an art, can also bring people together from around the ...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 10
For Tyler Treadway, a Pisgah High School graduate, experimentation one night with a few prescription pills meant he must live in a nearly vegetativ...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 09
A local bank employee faces felony charges after she allegedly embezzled money from an elderly customer's banking account.
Leeann Allison, 30, of ...
By Mary Ann Enloe - Jun 08
What did Waynesville pay $441,450 for and in a perfect world would like not to have to use?
A new fire truck, said Mayor Gavin Brown Monday ...
By Peggy Manning - Jun 08
The generosity of two couples allowed the completion of the 2.6-mile walking trail and footbridge at Lake Junaluska, and the subsequent constructio...
By Vicki Hyatt - Jun 08
Carson Phllips, 6, of Franklin, was the winner of the "Million Coin Campaign: Cash for Cold" contest during the Waynesville Block party with his ...
Jun 08
“When people think of elk these days, they typically think of big-antlered majestic animals roaming free in the big parks and high mountains of ...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 07
A recently erected sign in the Frog Level district of Waynesville was destroyed last weekend when an elderly woman struck it with her car.
On ...
Jun 07
The third annual Appalachian Lifestyle Celebration will allow residents and visitors to learn, experience and celebrate Appalachian history and ...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jun 07
All it took was a handful of pills to change one local Pisgah High School graduate’s life forever.
Once a happy, outgoing teen with plans to go to ...
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By Mary Ann Enloe - Jun 07
Waynesville leaders will hold the line on spending and won't increase property taxes under the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.
The tax ...
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Jun 06
RALEIGH - An overwhelming 85 percent of North Carolina voters support early
voting, including 77 percent of Republicans, 89 percent of Democrats ...
By Marie Metcalf - Jun 01
Many young men aspire to become President of the United States or perhaps an astronaut, but in the early days of Lake Junaluska, young dreamers ...
By Joye Maier Hehn - Jun 01
Lake Junaluska is a special place to those who have experienced the serenity of a dew covered walk on her rose path, worshipped with a standing ...
By Caroline Klapper - May 29
In one day, 3-year-old Elijah Fisher, of Waynesville, takes more medication than a healthy adult might take in a span of months. He downs about 20 ...
By By Peggy Manning - May 25
Early advertising billed Lake Junaluska as a site for family vacations and it didn’t take long for it to become a popular destination for local ...
By Stina Sieg - Jan 20
There's something called "puppy therapy," and it's complimentary with any stop by Sarge's Animal Rescue any Saturday. Currently, the no-kill ...
By Stina Sieg - Jan 16
MAGGIE VALLEY — In the Maggie Valley business community, as in life, nothing is ever static. It seems just as a shiny, new business starts up, an ...
By Stina Sieg - Jan 11
MAGGIE VALLEY — When people say there are two sides to every story, they probably haven’t been to Maggie Valley, where sometimes it can feel more ...
By Stina Sieg - Dec 10
There were many applause breaks and even a few tears at Monday night's Haywood County Board of Education. Not only was it was it the last meeting ...
By Stina Sieg - Oct 31
Waynesville's Treats on the Street was — like always — hugely successful Halloween night, with an untold number of children and their parents ...
Oct 23
The Blue Ridge Artists and Crafters Association (BRACA) finished up its annual two-week art and craft show this weekend at the Haywood County ...
By Stina Sieg - Oct 05
At Haywood County Schools, like most public schools across the nation, things are changing. Gone are the days of rote memorization and math ...
By Stina Sieg - Aug 12
About 350 runners of all ages showed up for the third annual Waynesville Main Street Mile Friday night. Downtown Waynesville was thick with ...
By Stina Sieg - Jul 25
After a few evenings at the Folkmoot Friendship Center, you come to know what to expect. There are always people lounging, cell phone or computer ...
By Stina Sieg - Jul 24
Serbian dancers from the Talija Folk Dance Troupe added a little extra spice to Friday's night's Mountain Street Dance. In addition to the ...
By Stina Sieg - Jul 21
The Haywood County Arts Council's International Festival Day was held Saturday — a week earlier than normal. Though the date was a change from ...
By Stina Sieg - Jul 14
Despite the rain, a determined group of runners showed up for the first-ever Folkmoot 4.01K run Saturday morning. The race, which wound through ...
Jul 05
Lake Junaluska held its traditional Fourth of July fireworks show Wednesday night in front of crowds of onlookers.
By Stina Sieg - Jul 05
MAGGIE VALLEY — Pigeon Forge has them. So does Morganton, Gatlinburg and little Barnardsville. Zip lines are getting to be downright ubiquitous ...
By Stina Sieg - Jul 05
Thanks to Canton Mayor Mike Ray, his little town had its first July 4th celebration on Wednesday, complete with music, dancing and watermelons ...
By Stina Sieg - Jun 24
CANTON — Walking through the Lamp Factory Outlet, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. From the outside, the large building looks plain, but inside it’s ...
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By Stina Sieg - Jun 18
MAGGIE VALLEY — Are video sweepstakes machines a cash cow or a social blight — or perhaps both?
This question can’t help but come up as a local ...
By Stina Sieg - Jun 08
Who doesn’t love kittens? It’s hard not to ask that question when visiting the Haywood County Animal Shelter this time of year.
It’s spring and ...
May 15
Pisgah High School graduates from as far back as 1979 gathered together last weekend for the first annual Alumni Chorus Show. The concert featured ...
By Stina Sieg - Apr 13
Buddy Melton has performed more shows with Balsam Range than he can remember, but he’ll never forget Saturday’s concert. No one who was there ever ...
By Stina Sieg - Apr 08
It was all things Easter at Lake Junaluska Saturday, when countless families came together for a morning of foot races, Easter activities and — of ...
By Stina Sieg - Feb 15
Editor’s note: This is part two of a story on Canton resident Rick Morris’ recent visit to CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta with the rest of the ...
By Stina Sieg - Feb 13
Editor's note: This is part one of a story on Rick Morris, a Canton resident currently training with the 2012 CNN Fit Nation Triathlon Challenge.
A...
By DeeAnna Haney - Jan 28
On the third Friday of every month third, fourth and fifth graders can enjoy a dance social complete with pizza, drinks and plenty of room to ...
By Stina Sieg - Jan 26
For most people, the fight to get fit is a private struggle, but not for Rick Morris.
The 43-year-old Canton father, business owner, Army vet and ...
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By Stina Sieg - Jan 17
At its most recent meeting, the Maggie Valley Board of Alderman decided to tweak the town’s recently changed noise ordinance, though it’s unclear ...
By Stina Sieg - Dec 29
Every Thursday at 11 a.m., little children who don't like to sit still have a story time tailored especially for their frenetic energy. The ...
By Stina Sieg - Sep 09
This year, as interior designer Kathryn Crisp Greeley celebrates three decades of business in Waynesville, she is going far beyond the typical ...
By Stina Sieg - May 09
Contra dancers walk among us. They look like us and talk like us, and they might even be our friends or neighbors. For the most part, contra ...