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Looking Back -- This Week in Local History
A white blanket of snow covered the ground in Jackson County on the first day of spring. • The Smoky Mountain Mental Health Center, in cooperation with Jackson County Schools, initiated a new and ...
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Pacesetting states offer growth lessons
North Carolina is one of the fastest-growing states in the country. If present trends continue, we’ll surpass Georgia and become the eighth-most-populous state by 2030. There’s even an outside chance ...
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Paws of Legacy
On Saturday, April 5, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., the American Museum of the House Cat will host their Paws of Legacy event.
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A thank you for my rescue
On what was supposed to be a simple one-mile hike off an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, I managed to turn a peaceful afternoon stroll into an eleven-hour misadventure ...
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1939 visitor writes about time in Sylva
Sylva resident Antoinette Puglisi MacWatt’s mother, Eula Mae Puglisi, traveled to Sylva in 1939. The 15 year old grew up in ...
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Church Bulletin
The Lord’s Closet at Ochre Hill Baptist Church will be open from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 26 with free food boxes, a hot meal, and spring and summer clothing for ...
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Catamount breaks women’s tennis record
Jade Groen has broken the record for the most singles wins in Catamount women’s tennis program history. The history-making win came with her tenth singles victory of the season, boosting her overall ...
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The secrets behind bread making
Unless there is a dietary reason for it, you ate bread this past week. That goes for all of us – bread is the most widely ...
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Looking Back: This week in local history
• A Speed Queen washing machine cost $99 and claimed to have completed seven loads of laundry in one hour. • City Clerk Ed Nicholson reported that 13,000 tons of gravel were hauled and placed on the ...
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Courthouse tree falls
A log falls to the ground as a sawyer tears into the hemlock tree that stood sentinel below the Jackson County Courthouse for many years. The tree to the left of the fountain is now just a tiny stump.
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WCU’s Gary steps down from Athletics Director position
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Acts of Kindness
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