These days, it seems like independent hardware retailers are disappearing from the business landscape at a rapid rate and are being replaced by the big chain hardware stores.
These chain stores do have the advantage of far greater resourc...
The Kiwanis Club of Waynesville continues to deliver on its mission, “to improve the world, one child and one community at a time” when it completed one of its members’ favorite projects — delivering dictionaries to Haywood County third-graders. Read more
This is the story of a fragment of history, lost under one of Waynesville’s oldest downtown buildings for more than half a century. That relic… Read more
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As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the country, new state guidance for businesses not following masking and distancing guidelines and… Read more
With less than two weeks until Election Day, the Haywood County Board of Elections has kicked things into high gear. Read more
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Haywood County Public Health received notice of 14 new cases of COVID-19 since Oct. 2. Read more
Briefs
- Elk viewing could mean waits
- Waynesville Rec Center park and pool to close Nov. 3
- Drive-thru flu shot clinic is Oct. 27
- Learn to paint Sapphire the Cow with Linda Blount
- Cemetery cleanup to start Nov. 9
- Learn the history of Locust Field Cemetery
- Haywood Bikers for Toys is Nov. 14
- Clyde student is new member of Alpha Chi Honor Society
- Cow Chip Bingo squares still available
- Waynesville seeks applicants for volunteer post
- Learn to manage diabetes with free online classes
- Blue Ridge Books sidewalk sale is Oct. 17
“This is how I set up every morning, with a pot of tea, a plate of goodies and two tea cups,” said Donna Penney from her porch overlooking Lake Junaluska. Read more
Join First United Methodist Church for a fun and safe alternative to trunk or treat. Read more
Everyone loves a parade and Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation will present a fun-filled parade of adoptable dogs — in costumes — at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, on Facebook Live. Read more
Asheville Music Hall presents The Marcus King Band Trio drive-in concert showing at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at the Smoky Mountain Event Center. Read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause fear and uncertainty, Samaritan’s Purse is calling on churches and families to pack more shoebox gifts than ever before for Operation Christmas Chil… Read more
Haywood Christian Academy, 77 Sutton Loop in Waynesville, has broken ground for its new gymnasium on its 7-acre campus. Read more
On Sunday, the couple who has spent the past three years building homes for homeless families was honored when a duplex was named in their honor. Read more
Each year the Pisgah Athletic Boosters awards two $1,000 annual scholarships, one to a male student athlete and one to a female student athlete. Read more
The winners of The Mountaineer’s 2020 Fall High School Sports Tribute Page contest are in. Read more
Karen Niedbalski won the Lady Lakers’ Club Championship held recently at Lake Junaluska. Read more
With the start of the modified 2020-21 high school sports calendar approaching, Tuscola has found a way to raise money for its athletics program. Read more
At the recent Haywood Pathways Center, Canton Community Kitchen joint golf tournament, 90 players participated in the fundraising event. Read more
While Neyland Walker’s senior football season has been shortened to seven games next spring (plus potential playoff games) by the COVID-19 pandemic, he knows his final game as a Bear won’t be … Read more
The Tuscola Mountaineers have known for weeks now that their football season would take place between February and April. Now, they know who they’ll play — and when. Read more
Pisgah football senior offensive lineman Neyland Walker has made his college decision. Walker, going into his third year on the Bears’ varsity team, announced on his Twitter account Wednesday … Read more
As high school sports in North Carolina inch closer to a September return, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association came out with a pair of key updates last week. One of the big que… Read more
Football season is going to look a bit different in Haywood County this year. Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has meant major changes for the high school sports calendar. With the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Revised calendar, the first sports (volleyball and… Read more
Pisgah football head coach Brett Chappell was ready to hit the turf come Sept. 1, but the team’s plans were turned upside down last week when NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker outlined the new pl… Read more
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- Letters, Oct. 28
- The dirty dozen
- Political letters deadline is Oct. 26
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- There's much to like about Alan Jones
- Letters, Oct. 18
- Choose the state representative candidate who cares — Joe Sam Queen
- A wagon on the schoolhouse one Halloween made memories
- Telemarketing — in reverse
- Taking refuge during challenging times
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