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Locals can save on golf at Lake Junaluska
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (371+ words) Full-time residents of Haywood, Jackson and Buncombe counties can save money playing golf at Lake Junaluska Golf Course with a seasonal rate discount card. With the purchase of a $50 discount card, residents can save $9 on 18-holes of golf with a…...
Smoky Mountain baseball team hosts youth night
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (427+ words) Smoky Mountain High School baseball team held a special "Youth Night" Thursday night to give the kids a wonderful experience with the varsity players. Little League and youth players enjoyed an on-field experience at the Smoky Mountain baseball field just…...
Visitors of Whiteoak Sink reminded of group size limits
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (342+ words) As'spring approaches, Great Smoky Mountains National Park reminds visitors of group size limits during the popular wildflower season at Whiteoak Sink. Individuals and small groups of eight or fewer people may access the Whiteoak Sink area throughout the wildflower season…...
Religious scholar to discuss new book
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (363+ words) Dr. Bart Ehrman will discuss his newest book, "Love Thy Stranger: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West" at a ticketed event at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 in the Feichter Studio at Haywood Arts Repertory Theatre in…...
Young Republicans want new members
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (341+ words) Why should Haywood County young adults consider joining and participating with the Mountain View Young Republicans? The reasons are many, but here are just a few reasons: " The'Mountain View Young Republicans will'offer resources to enhance young adults" political understanding and…...
HCAC’s ‘Little Hands, Big Imagination’
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (389+ words) The latest exhibit, "Little Hands, Big Imagination," will be showcased through April 13 in the Haywood Handmade Gallery at the Haywood County Arts Council in downtown Waynesville. Join the HCAC for a joyful exhibit of large-scale collaborative artwork created by elementary…...
From Watergate to Lamontgate — ‘The Accident Report’
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (746+ words) On the day Richard Nixon resigned the presidency, Ronald Truluck drove the long way to work so he could smoke a celebratory joint." So begins Ralph Ellis's comic novel The Accident Report" (Black Rose Writing, 2025, 223 pages). A recent graduate of…...
Partner content: Lessons on Longevity
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (283+ words) Here's a checklist of health habits to assess: Leah McGrath, RDN, LDN It may be tempting to believe some of the claims you see on social media about buying certain supplements that can help you achieve magical longevity, but the…...
Youth backpacking ministry joins Lake Junaluska
1+ week, 1+ day ago (376+ words) Lake Junaluska and'Wilderness Trail, a long-time adventure and backpacking ministry, have joined forces to launch a new satellite program at Lake Junaluska June 611. Based in Troutdale, Virginia, with an office at First United Methodist Church of Waynesville, Wilderness Trail has…...
Up Moses Creek: Spring Has Sprung!
1+ week, 1+ day ago (732+ words) The only problem is that, during the first warm days of spring, the stinkbugs that survived our fall "hunt" and made it into the house reemerge. A stinkbug is like the family cat that wants in, only to want back…...