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Word from the Smokies: Iconic arch returns to downtown Waynesville
The air buzzed with excitement as the crowd gathered in downtown Waynesville on Saturday, June 1. A standing-room-only assembly packed the street and sidewalk for a solid block between First Baptist Church and town hall, necks turned upward toward the new steel arch — still shrouded in black cloth — spanning Main Street.
Council rejects housing project along Waynesville Inn and Golf Club opposed by residents
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Developers have taken a couple shots at getting approval to build homes along the Waynesville Inn and Golf Club. But they've been turned down. Those in favor of the housing development say it would be good for overall economic development for the Waynesville area, but many residents along Longview Drive, however, say they're opposed due to too many houses in too small a space.
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