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Outdoor classroom dedicated at Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary School recently held a school-wide ceremony dedicating the school’s new outdoor classroom, which officials there said was built in memory of long-time teaching assistant Tim Simpson. “We are thrilled to have this beautiful outdoor classroom that symbolizes the legacy that he left at Franklin and all the...
Cherokee Tribe to start selling recreational marijuana
The Cherokee Indians are planning the recreational sale of marijuana which could start in about one month, ABC affiliate WLOS reported. Western NC reservation votes to legalize possession of marijuana The tribe opened the state’s first medical marijuana dispensary in April. On Thursday, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Tribal Council approved recreational sales for adults.
This popular state forest is handing out $218 fines and misdemeanor charges to e-bikers
DuPont State Forest near Brevard, North Carolina, does not allow e-bikers — or any manner of motorized vehicles — on trails in the forest. It’s not alone in that stance: most (but not all) USFS and BLM districts also ban e-bikes on non-motorized trails. The e-bike ban...
Franklin Elementary names Student Leaders of the Month
Each month, teachers and staff members at Franklin Elementary School focus on teaching a specific attribute students can learn and use to grow. Earlier this spring, in April, that attribute was being collaborative. The students selected for being collaborative were recognized and awarded a certificate. They are, from left, front row, Eliza Haynes, Phoenix Summerlin, Shiloh Chandler, Benjamin Torres, Luke Oberg, and Kinsley Snow; second row, Oliver Aguilar, JC Nelson, Trenton Catron-Moore, Maverick Payne, Colton O’Dell, Leonardo Rodriguez, and Keaton Heath; third row, Cristian Vega, Moises Neri, Elias Kendrick, Ciena Becker, Emma Palmer, and Sara Leake; back row, Abby Sutherland, Esteban Caballero, Alisson Reyes Flores, Sami Raya, Dixon Alderman, and Asher Gates.
Aerial treatment planned in WNC to slow spread of spongy moth
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The U.S. Forest Service and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture is planning aerial treatment for spongy moth infestations in Western North Carolina this week as part of a national program to “Slow the Spread” of the pest. According to a news release,...
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.
Honoring our GSMNP veterans event announced
Marilyn Childress, president of the Veteran’s Heritage Site Foundation recently announced the date, time and focus of the annual meeting that honors veterans that are buried in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This year’s event will be held at 11 a.m. Jone 15 at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. The focus of this year’s event is World War II veterans. Attendees are encouraged to bring photos of their family members who served in World War II whether they are buried in...
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