by Anthony Brown | Jun 5, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Beginning on Thursday, June 5, at 4 a.m., the N.C. Department of Transportation closed a portion of Interstate 40 in Haywood County near the Tennessee border while crews eliminate potential rockfall hazards. NCDOT has been monitoring the area closely since Thursday...
by Anthony Brown | Jun 5, 2014 | OBITUARIES
Ralph Cooper, of Whittier, passed away at the home of his daughter on Wednesday, June 4 at the age of 95. He stated on Tuesday that he had lived a “good” life and enjoyed good health all his life. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Jimmie, in 2003...
by Anthony Brown | Jun 5, 2014 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University has advanced to the championship round in a leading outdoor publication’s annual competition to name the best outdoor adventure school in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Online voting in the final round of Blue Ridge Outdoors...
by Anthony Brown | Jun 4, 2014 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
BY JOLENE M. SNEED SMES SOCIAL WORKER Have you ever wondered why potatoes have eyes? Or, why does corn have ears? These are the kinds of observations that kindergarteners at Smokey Mountain Elementary found intriguing when working in the school’s teaching gardens...
by Anthony Brown | Jun 4, 2014 | Happenings
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering special programs for youth to participate in science and service activities this summer. Salamander Scientists Did you know that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is known as the “Salamander Capital of the World”? Join...