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12/26/2025

What is shape-note singing? Appalachian flame keepers are working to keep the tradition alive.

As haunting harmonies drifted through the rafters of the third-floor attic chapel, echoes of the past rose and fell with the voices signing from the pages of an 1873 shape-note

12/26/2025

A high-elevation home in Waynesville triggered the state ridge law, proving the 40-year-old rule is still at work protecting ridge lines from obtrusive incursions.

A $1.3 million house at 4,400 feet elevation in Waynesville had to prove it passed muster with the state ridge law before being granted a building permit — an unusual

12/26/2025

David Owen spent weeks searching for his mama's rocking chair after the flood, when lo and behold, a year later, he learned it had survived thanks to a photo in the newspaper. "As a kid, we’d all be lined up in the chairs there, shucking corn, stringing beans, with my great granny and my mamaw.”

That’s mamaw’s rocking chair, David Owen realized in disbelief, tears welling in his eyes as he studied the photo.

12/26/2025

“It’s been a hard journey. I was struggling in every way. Only God could have moved things the way He did.”

For 75-year-old Sandra Halstead, life inside her former camper had become dangerous. Rainwater leaked down the walls, black mold crept through the interior, and the plumbing had failed so completely

12/26/2025

The annual Season of Light open house at the Pigeon Center offers a journey around the world of holiday customs and traditions of 10 global cultures.

Tamales, rice jollof, latkes and sesame cookies might make for an odd Christmas dinner spread, but they all made the plates at the annual Season of Light celebration at the

12/25/2025

An original short story by Haywood County Christian author Maureen Miller envisions the glorious moment when angels appeared to a shepherd boy with the news of Jesus ' birth.

You’re a good boy, kind and hon—

12/25/2025

"Christmas reminds us that God did not wait for the world to be well-rested, healed, or whole before entering into it. God came in the middle of the mess. In the quiet. In the cold. In a borrowed space, to tired parents, in a world already aching for hope."

“A weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.”

12/25/2025

Being Santa and Mrs. Claus isn't something that only comes around at Christmas, but is a 365-day-a-year role for Smokey Mountain Santa and his better half. “We tell people all the time that the children, their families, keep us all grounded. They help us to see and understand the most important things in life around us,” Mrs. Claus said. “They have a way of seeing things and sharing that genuine love.”

Some people choose their career, but for others, the career chooses them. That’s the case for Dennis and Deborah Reed — the real names behind Haywood’s favorite Christmas icons, Smokey

12/25/2025

What is it like to play the role of Mary in a live Nativity? Three Mary's share their reflections on the experience.

Three women playing Mary in living Nativity scenes across the county this year are separated by wildly different stages of life, relationships, and motherhood. But Haywood’s many Marys all have

12/25/2025

Find room in your prayers for those who are struggling with difficult circumstance at Christmas, and know that God is always with us, even in the hard times.

While I was watching a football game recently, my wife Carol came into the room as a graphic was on the screen. “Most rushing yards for the season.”

12/24/2025

The children will soon be nestled all snug in their beds. Their delightful letters to Santa offer a precious glimpse into the hearts and wishes of Haywood County kids.

Put on the cocoa, stir the fire and settle down for a delightful read of this year’s installment of Letters to Santa by Haywood County school children.

12/24/2025

Enjoy a good laugh at this clever list to Santa imparting gifts that this year's Haywood County newsmakers sorely need in their stockings.

Dear Santa, I know it’s late. I know you’re weary. Sure hope your plans still include me. I’ve tried to be good, not been too naughty. Asking for presents after

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