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    Smoky Mountain High School Interact Club supports The Community Table

    The Smoky Mountain High School Interact Club collected around 750 canned goods and 20 bags of rice for The Community…
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    Local Business Supports Rotary Efforts

    Cassie and George Neslen of Creekside Oyster House & Grill made a presentation of $1,600 to Rotary Club of Sylva…
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    Smith Sentenced in Court

    An Andrews man received a 15-year sentence after pleading guilty to a slew of charges, including first-degree burglary and selling…
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    North Carolina budget advances renovations, salaries for WCU

    North Carolina’s recently enacted state budget means historic Moore Building, a landmark for Western Carolina University and the community, will…

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      Woman Gave Leggings a Five-Star Review, After They Survived Her Fall Down a Mountain

      It seems like there are more and more FAKE reviews for products online . . . so one trick is to find people with photos and videos proving how they are using the item.  And this is a CLASSIC example: An Amazon review by a user named “Cory H” is going viral. A little while ago, she posted a FIVE-STAR review for some leggings.  (Their official name is “Raypose Women’s Yoga Running Capris Leggings.”) She said, “Can I just say that I will be re-ordering [these leggings] in every color.” She posted a couple of unflattering photos of her on the side of a…

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      Two in Five “Pet Parents” Think Having a Pet Is as Expensive as Having a Kid?

      We know that Halloween costume you bought your dog set you back a few bucks.  But are pets really THIS expensive?  A new poll of cat and dog owners found that 40% of, quote, “pet parents” think having a pet is just as expensive as raising a CHILD.  Some said MORE expensive? People who aren’t parents probably don’t realize how fast kids can drain your bank account.  On average, it now costs $233,000 to raise a child to the age of 18.  That doesn’t even include college. The “pet parent” poll found the average person spends $4,500 a year on their pet. …

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      The Best Cities for Thanksgiving 2021

      We’re less than three weeks out from Thanksgiving.  So where’s the BEST place to spend it? WalletHub.com just posted its rankings for the best cities to be in for Thanksgiving this year, and Atlanta took the top spot.  (The last time they did the list in 2019, Atlanta didn’t even make the top ten.) They based it on 20 metrics spread across three categories:  “Celebrations and traditions” . . . “safety and accessibility” . . . and how affordable everything is. Atlanta ranked first partly because it’s got the highest number of Thanksgiving events per capita.  So, things like parades and turkey trots. …

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      Half of Us Have Started Our Holiday Shopping

      There’s been a lot of talk about supply chain issues, slower shipping, and higher prices heading into the holiday season . . . but will that be enough to get through to last-minute shoppers? In a new survey, 37% of people say they’ve started shopping early due to news reports.  And 15% started buying gifts over the summer.  Overall, more than half of people began holiday shopping before Halloween. 29% say they plan to spend LESS this year than last year, while 53% expect to spend the same, and 18% will spend MORE.  For the record, last year was reportedly…

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      A Judge Has Banned Elf on the Shelf in His County

      The Elf on the Shelf” has been a welcome tradition for a lot of families throughout the past decade or so.  But apparently, the elves’ movements have become an unwelcome burden for some parents. So a judge in Cobb County, Georgia named Judge Rob Leonard is offering local parents an OUT. He just made an order requesting that the elf NOT show up in homes this holiday season.  He said that “inexplicably” some elves fail to move, and when that occurs, it can disappoint the children . . . and with everything going on, he believes it’s best to “BANISH all Elves…

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      18 “Most Regretted” Purchases

      Remember when everyone was hoarding mountains of toilet paper in April of 2020?  Well, for some people that was just the start of a long string of dumb purchases. In a recent poll, one in 10 people say they regret purchases they made during 2020. The #1 thing they regret buying is gaming equipment, which isn’t surprising considering people had a lot of time in quarantine. Here are the Top 18 things we regret buying: 1.  Gaming equipment 2.  Tools or carpentry equipment 3.  Clothes or shoes 4.  Home gym equipment 5.  Musical instruments 6.  Pizza oven 7.  Hot tub…

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