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Celebrate the new year with big sound and big fun from the Blue Ridge Big Band.
12/21/2025

Celebrate the new year with big sound and big fun from the Blue Ridge Big Band.

Twirl your way into 2026 at the Blue Ridge Big Band’s second festive Club Night at Folkmoot — “Swinging in the New Year!” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31.

It's purty. It's purple. It's also a bit tricky to grow here in the mountains. Here's how you can make it work.
12/20/2025

It's purty. It's purple. It's also a bit tricky to grow here in the mountains. Here's how you can make it work.

Ah, lavender…just the word evokes thoughts of relaxation and well-being. But will this Mediterranean evergreen perennial beauty thrive in our heavy clay, acidic mountain soils?

Gather with the Haywood County community for a special Christmas Service hosted by Orchard Church at Stuart Auditorium S...
12/20/2025

Gather with the Haywood County community for a special Christmas Service hosted by Orchard Church at Stuart Auditorium Sunday.

The Orchard Church will once again welcome the community to the second annual Christmas service at Stuart Auditorium at Lake Junaluska at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21.

It's the last weekend to vote for your favorite gingerbread creations! The winners will be announced Monday.
12/20/2025

It's the last weekend to vote for your favorite gingerbread creations! The winners will be announced Monday.

View the annual gingerbread house competition at Times Square Bagels in downtown Waynesville through Dec. 21.

Don't miss your last chance to see "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" at HART.
12/20/2025

Don't miss your last chance to see "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" at HART.

Experience the delightful mayhem of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” running one more weekend Dec. 19–21 at Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART).

Chestnut Mountain is gaining four acres and the potential for new restroom and picnic facilities.
12/19/2025

Chestnut Mountain is gaining four acres and the potential for new restroom and picnic facilities.

New bathrooms and a picnic facility could be coming to mountain biking and hiking trails thanks to a land donation from the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy.

Nice Christmas present! This side-by-side with a full roof, windshield and four doors has a value of $24,000.
12/19/2025

Nice Christmas present! This side-by-side with a full roof, windshield and four doors has a value of $24,000.

The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office has a new piece of equipment thanks to the generosity of one of Waynesville’s newest chain restaurants.

Pisgah wrestling had a lot to celebrate on Tuesday — remaining undefeated in the dual team season, two big wins over qua...
12/19/2025

Pisgah wrestling had a lot to celebrate on Tuesday — remaining undefeated in the dual team season, two big wins over quality opponents and a couple of wrestlers hitting major career win milestones.

Pisgah wrestling is staying hot as the season rolls on, sweeping Owen and Robbinsville in Tuesday’s three-team meet.

A patchwork of abandoned lots along the Pigeon River in Clyde will be put to work as a buffer against future flooding, a...
12/19/2025

A patchwork of abandoned lots along the Pigeon River in Clyde will be put to work as a buffer against future flooding, and provide public riverside recreation in the process.

A plan is in the works to turn low-lying vacant land along half a mile of the Pigeon River in Clyde into pockets of open space for recreation — with

Rotary clubs of Haywood County got an early start this morning delivering Christmas food boxes to over 500 families acro...
12/19/2025

Rotary clubs of Haywood County got an early start this morning delivering Christmas food boxes to over 500 families across the county. Thanks to all those in the community who have helped make the holidays brighter for those in need.

The three Rotary Clubs of Haywood County delivered Christmas food boxes on Friday, Dec. 19. This year the clubs will provide meals for over 500 families in Haywood County.

The winning word in the spelling bee was "superintendent"!
12/19/2025

The winning word in the spelling bee was "superintendent"!

It was a fun-filled evening at First United Methodist Church on Nov. 13 when the tenth annual Fifth Grade Spelling Bee was once again sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of

Canton had to pick a firm to serve as the town's advisor on the long path ahead to building a new sewer plant. The town ...
12/18/2025

Canton had to pick a firm to serve as the town's advisor on the long path ahead to building a new sewer plant. The town board bucked the conventional choice for local government engineering projects in the region.

Canton is one step closer to a solution for its sewer plant woes now that it has selected engineering firm Bolton & Menk to oversee the project — moving the

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