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WEBSales began last Saturday morning, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. at the old bingo hall on the western end of the Qualla Boundary. The dispensary is owned by the Great Smoky Cannabis Co., operated by Qualla Enterprises, LLC, an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians-owned company that also operates a 22.5-acre cannabis farm. A bipartisan panel of election law ...
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WEB4 days ago · Written by Kyle Perrotti. Wednesday, September 04, 2024. Waynesville Police Chief David Adams had all of his law enforcement instructor certifications suspended by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission; however, he told The Smoky Mountain News late last week that he plans to appeal the …
As long as water runs downhill: The story of Popcorn Sutton
WEBApr 21, 2021 · P eople have been making moonshine almost since the day water started running downhill, and it seems like people have been talking about enigmatic Appalachian moonshiner Popcorn Sutton for just as long. But now, for the very first time, a full-length biography attempts to explore the conflicted life and legacy of Appalachia’s most …
Cherokee joins three-tribe hotel partnership
WEBJun 16, 2021 · The Cherokee will have a 30% stake in the project, as will the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.The developer, Memphis-based DreamCatcher Hotels, will have a 10% stake. The hotel would be the first to be constructed under the DreamCatcher brand, but it would not be the first hotel the …
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WEBOf parched corn and rank strangers: Ahead of new book, Gary Carden reflects on a lifetime of storytelling. Written by Cory Vaillancourt. Wednesday, August 14, 2024. So I walk into Gary Carden’s room in the ICU and the first thing he says to me in his….
Of parched corn and rank strangers: Ahead of new book, Gary …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The soliloquy he wanted me to take down and turn into a story was, in its own way, a personal redoubt of those themes. As with any good Carden yarn, it reveals a strongly rooted sense of place — a sense of this place — whether that be a darkened Main Street movie theater is his native Sylva or some dusty fairgrounds smoldering on a …
Playing politics at the expense of our soldiers - Smoky Mountain …
WEBPlaying politics at the expense of our soldiers. Written by Admin. Tuesday, November 29, 2005. By Major Gen. Geoffrey B. Higginbotham. In 1998, while serving as a Marine Corps Bases Commander in Japan, I had the opportunity to brief Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, on Pacific Rim political and military issues.
Fast moving brushfire in Maggie contained thanks to firefighting ...
WEBApr 5, 2022 · A fire that began Monday afternoon on Sheepback Mountain in Maggie Valley and initially spread quickly was 100% contained as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5. According to a press release from Haywood County Emergency Services, it burned about 300 acres over just 24 hours. “Several homes were threatened near Pless Underwood Road,” the …
What’s left behind: Canton mill closure leaves complex …
WEBJun 28, 2023 · Like the mill in Maryland, the Canton mill has left behind some messes. Currently, there are two active cleanups onsite resulting from issues with above-ground storage tanks. The first , discovered in February 2021, was a release of gasoline from an underground pump supply line from a tank. A 1-foot-thick layer was found during …