To describe the Friends of the Library annual Book Sale at Haywood County Library as large would be a vast understatement.
Enormous is probably closer to the right word to encompass the sale, which fills the entire lower level of the...
Even in the Folkmoot center’s crowded cafeteria, it’s easy to spot dancing veteran Sofia Henriques and her band of fellow performers from Portugal. Just look for the table with the small children running around it. Henriques, who...
Lee Starnes is officially Haywood County’s Hometown Hero of the Year.
And while this comes as no surprise to many in the community, when Starnes first heard the news, he couldn’t quite believe it.
“What in the world...
Photo courtesy Sally Smith
Mountaineer reader Sally Smith spotted a black bear in her yard at Lake Junaluska Wednesday night. Thursday morning, her daughter spotted the bear on Ivy Lane and caught a picture with her cell phone. Submit your photos of Haywood County to...
The old adage about when one door closes, another one opens is certainly true for Margaret Osondu, who, at age 52, suddenly found herself unemployed and separated from her husband at almost the same time. She was also without the business...
In the last few days, the Folkmoot Friendship Center has morphed from an empty antique building into a bustling international hostel of sorts, housing dancers and musicians from all corners of the globe. In this, its 27th year, Folkmoot USA...
The Haywood County Consolidated School System is again being forced to tighten its belt and will start the school year with a dozen fewer individuals on staff.
The schools are facing $1.1 million in cuts in state funding for the...
After a pivotal, split vote to proceed with a solar thermal system in the proposed creative arts building, the Haywood Community College governing board is forging ahead in a unified mission.
At a special called meeting Tuesday night, the...
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