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EXPERIENCE

True to its Roots Junaluska Animal Hospital Businesses of the Month

Leadership Advocacy Development Innovation

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• Cardiopulmonary Services • Emergency Services • Fitness Center & Wellness Programs • GI Center • Haywood Breast Center • Home Health / Hospice • Imaging (CT, MRI, PET/CT) • Infusion Services • Inpatient Adult and Gero Psychiatric Unit • Intensive Care Unit

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Interventional Cardiology Interventional Pain Management Laboratory Services Lung Cancer Center of Excellence Osteoporosis Center Primary Care Clinics Rehabilitative Services Sleep Medicine Sports Medicine

• Surgical Services including Vascular/Thoracic, Spine, General, GYN, Orthopedics, Ear Nose and Throat, Eye, Oral and Podiatry • 2 Urgent Care Locations • Vein Center • Women’s and Childrens Services including OB/GYN, labor & delivery, prenatal classes, pediatrics, lactation consultants • Wound Care

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Business of the Year

Business

Junaluska Animal Hospital: Family-oriented practice continues to grow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Haywood’s table is set for growth . . 26

Leisure HART of a Community: Beloved theater celebrates 35 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Entrepreneur of the Year

Outdoors

Boojum Brewing Company: “Always looking” to grow, improve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Profile Connecting the Community: New HCC president stresses workforce development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

The Untold Story: Smokies seeks to showcase history of African-Americans in the park . . . . . . 36

Businesses of the Month Recognizing the contributions of local businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

ON THE COVER: The view from Clingman’s Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ASHLEY HASKETT PHOTOGRAPHY

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

STAFF

Scott McLeod Chairman, Rod Harkelroad Vice Chair, John Tench Treasurer Ken Flynt Immediate Past Chairman, Bruce Johnson Chair Government Relations Steve McNeil Chair Business and Economic Development, Wendolyn Forbes Women in Business Chair John Patterson Leadership Haywood Chair, Tiffani Watts Young Professionals Chair Laura Tragesser Ambassadors Chair

CeCe Hipps President, CCE, IOM David Francis Economic Development Kimberly Czaja Member & Business Relations Linda Brown Office Manager Jean Dilley Office Assistant Richard Tirrell Accountant

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. Michael Coleman Haywood Community College Michael Ferguson Evergreen Packaging Ken Flynt Western Carolina University College of Business Wendolyn Forbes Merrill Lynch David Francis Haywood County Government Rod Harkleroad Haywood Regional Medical Center Ken Howle Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center

Travis Hyatt M.B. Haynes Corporation Bruce Johnson Champion Janitorial Supply Jonathan Key The Mountaineer J. W. “Kirk” Kirkpatrick Haywood County Commissioner Scott McLeod Smoky Mountain News Steve McNeil McNeil Consulting

Jake Robinson Champion Credit Union Pratik Shah Best Western Smoky Mountain Inn Michael Sorrells Sorrells Merchandise Co. John Tench HomeTrust Bank Laura Traggesser Entegra Bank Jason Walls Duke Energy Progress Fred Waring Waynesville Automotive Group Tiffani Watts Twigs and Leaves Gallery

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

Community Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Leisure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Membership Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Membership A-Z . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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successful economic environment. Our networking, professional development and outreach ventures — Issues and Eggs, Young Professionals, Women in Business, Candidate Forums, the annual Elected Dear Chamber Members: Officials Reception, and the Legislative visit to Raleigh — all continue to It’s been a great year for the Haywood County Chamber Commerce be well-attended, informative and successful. and the Economic Development Council, and we believe our work Leadership Haywood is one program I continue to take pride in. continues to help the entire business community and our members thrive A group of individuals get an up-close, hands-on education about the as we move into a new year. community and how its individual parts collectively make Haywood a Our continued partnership with the Economic Development Coalition stronger community. Each year, I hear stories of how life-changing this of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce means our development sites are program has been for many and how the participants form a bond that being marketed alongside theirs at trade shows and site consultant visits is everlasting. To me, nurturing young leaders is one of our most throughout the U.S. and abroad. Likewise, when they receive inquiries, important roles. they will assess their client’s requirements and share the properties of The chamber is also nearing the completion of a new five-year strategic Haywood County if deemed a potential fit. plan. This ambitious project has included group discussions and private The partnership has been a great benefit to us through shared meetings with dozens of community partners and members. We are resources, rewards, vision and values. We have several potential clients nearing completion of the final plan, and we believe it will help us rewho have and continue to show interest in locating in Haywood County, focus on our mission and help us remain relevant to our members. and we are hopeful some of those will pay off in the coming months. Also, It’s gratifying to be a part of these partnerships and to make sure the several of our members that are new businesses are taking advantage of chamber continues to play a vital role in the economic prosperity of our entrepreneurship education offered through the Asheville Chamber’s community that will ultimately benefit all businesses and residents. Venture Asheville Elevate program, connecting them with mentors, Thank you for your membership, guidance and especially your funding opportunities and other professional and confidential help. support as we all work together to benefit the business community of In addition to our partnership with Asheville, we have also Haywood County. strengthened partnerships within our own communities through regular Sincerely commercial Realtor meetings, existing business visits along with member pop-ins, and expanding our economic development resources. While we’ve been busy launching our new economic development CeCe Hipps, President program and managing projects, we haven’t forgotten that we are a Haywood Chamber and Economic Development membership-driven organization with a mission to create and sustain a

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Waynesville is Haywood County’s largest town and county seat, containing both the Haywood County Courthouse and town of Waynesville offices. Single-family homes and retail stores surround the historic downtown with its quaint brick sidewalks, galleries, breweries, gourmet restaurants, clothing and gift stores. Locals mingle with droves of tourists for daily lunches, downtown festivals and gallery strolls. On the outskirts of town, mountain homes look across the valley below with views of the Great Smoky Mountains stretching for miles. The town was founded by Robert Love, a Revolutionary War colonel born in Virginia, and named after “Mad” Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War hero. After the war Love, his wife and 10 children relocated from their home in what is now part of eastern Tennessee to Haywood County’s Richland Creek area. Love was a wealthy man who had inherited a fortune and worked as a land speculator, lawyer, justice of the peace, surveyor, state senator and clerk of court. In 1809, Love donated 17 acres for the town of Waynesville, which was where the courthouse, jail and stocks were to be built. A main street and cross street were plotted, along with a public square and 30 half acre lots. The public square was located at the intersection of Main Street and Cross Street — today known as Church Street on one end and East Street on the other. The town of Hazelwood, incorporated in 1905, was a town in and of its own right until it merged with Waynesville in 1995. The tiny town initially housed employees at W.H. Cole’s sawmill, but then grew to contain several industries including a furniture factory, a tannery, and a shoe and boot factory. Houses constructed in the area tend not to have basements, due to a high water table. Hazelwood is home to the Folkmoot Friendship Center, headquarters of the state’s official international festival, celebrated each year in July. The original downtown area of Hazelwood has its own unique personality and is now home to a small cluster of restaurants, a coffee shop, a book store, and specialty retail stores with plenty of on-site parking. Nearby communities include Allens Creek, Hyatt Creek, Balsam and Saunook.

CANTON The neighboring towns of Canton and Clyde are the bedrock of eastern Haywood County. Canton largely grew up out of service to what is now Evergreen Packaging, a large paper mill on the banks of the Pigeon River. Many of the homes in the area, particularly in downtown Canton, are architectural gems. The tiny but well-designed buildings housed mill workers and managers. The town rose in the early 1900s and was a bustle of activity in Haywood County. Canton’s downtown buildings are an interHaywood’s IBMA award winning bluegrass band Balsam Range.

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Asheville, NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 miles Atlanta, GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 miles Birmingham, AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 miles Charlotte, NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 miles Charleston, SC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 miles Greenville, SC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 miles Knoxville, TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 miles Lexington, KY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 miles Nashville, TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 miles Raleigh, NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 miles Richmond, VA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 miles Winston-Salem, NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 miles

Statistics POPULATION 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,971 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,036 Median Resident Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

CLIMATE & LAND Average High Temperature. . . . 70.7 degrees Average Low Temperature . . . . . 50 degrees Average Rainfall . . . . . . . . . . 53 inches/year Average Snowfall . . . . . . . . . 14 inches/year Square Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.66 Highest Elevation . 6,410-foot Richland Balsam Rivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pigeon River Lakes . . . . . . . . Lake Junaluska, Lake Logan

TAXES, PROPERTY & FINANCES Sales Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.75 percent 2019 County Property Tax per $100 Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.585 2019 Canton Municipal Property Tax per $100 Value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.58 2019 Clyde Municipal Property Tax per $100 Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.45 2019 Maggie Valley Municipal Property Tax per $100 Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.43 2019 Waynesville Municipal Property Tax per $100 Value . . . . . . . . . . $0.4957 2013-17 Median Value Owner-Occupied Housing Units . . . . . . . . . . . . $175,200 2017 Median Family Income . . . . . . $58,767

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REGIONAL AIRPORTS Asheville Regional Airport, NC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828.684.2226 AVL Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, SC . . . 864.877.7426 GSP Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA . . . 800.897.1910 ATL McGhee Tyson Airport Knoxville, TN . . . . . . . . . . . . 865.342.3000 TYS

MAJOR EMPLOYERS (FULL TIME EMPLOYEES) Evergreen Inc. (Paper Products) . . . . . . 1,024 Haywood County Schools . . . . . . . . . . 883 Haywood Regional Medical Center . . . . 808 Consolidated Metco (Truck Parts) . . . . . . 475 Haywood County Government . . . . . . . . 471 Walmart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Haywood Vocational Opportunities . . . . 335 Giles Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Town of Waynesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Haywood Community College . . . . . . . . 167

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2% (May) 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9% Annual

GOVERNMENT Haywood County. . . . . . . . . . . 828.452.6625 Town of Canton . . . . . . . . . . . . 828.648.2363 Town of Clyde . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828.627.2566 Town of Maggie Valley. . . . . . . 828.926.0866 Town of Waynesville . . . . . . . . 828.452.2491

UTILITIES & SERVICES Progress Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.452.2777 Haywood County EMC . . . . . . . 828.452.2281 Duke Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.943.7585 AT&T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828.780.2355 Charter Spectrum Cable . . . . . . 877.728.3814 Dish Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.617.4835 Town of Clyde . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828.627.2566 Town of Canton . . . . . . . . . . . . 828.648.2363 Town of Maggie Valley. . . . . . . 828.926.0866 Town of Waynesville . . . . . . . . 828.456.2031

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CLYDE Located east of Waynesville and west of Canton, Clyde is largely a residential community with a small central business district. Clyde’s lo-

cation makes it a great place for commuters with jobs in the region’s larger towns. Clyde is home to Haywood Community College, with its renowned professional crafts program, and Haywood Regional Medical Center, which is under the Duke-LifePoint umbrella. The town is also home to what is thought to be the oldest house in Haywood County, the Shook-Smathers Home. Jacob Shook, a Revolutionary War veteran, built the house in 1795. It began as a log house, but the home’s attic was turned into a large chapel. Today the restored home is a museum. The township of Clyde officially was formed in 1877, but was not incorporated until 1889. The town’s boundary forms a perfect circle. It is said that the circle’s midpoint was a knothole in a floorboard of the town’s train station, and from that knothole a geometric circle was drawn and all the area within that circle became part of the town. Nearby communities include Ratcliff Cove, Stamey Cove and Thickety.

LAKE JUNALUSKA Lake Junaluska is located in the heart of Haywood County. The community is nestled around a 200-acre lake with incredible views of the Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains. Lake Junaluska was originally established in 1913 as a retreat center for Methodists, and today it is open to all. It was named for Junaluska Mountain, which was named after a Cherokee Indian chief. From the beginning, Lake Junaluska was a conference

The eastern gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Maggie Valley was incorporated as a tourist town, a fact evident by its mix of family restaurants, music and entertainment venues, rental properties and souvenir stores. The town is a bustling center of activity throughout the year and a hotspot for motorcyclists. Maggie Valley got its name after one of the valley’s 1860s settlers, John Sidney Setzer, realized the town was in need of a post office. No name, no post office, the government said. Four suggestions were sent to Washington, three of them being Setzer’s daughters’ names — Cora, Mettie and Maggie. Maggie was selected, but it wasn’t until about 1947 that the word “valley” was added. Miss Maggie is still around, portrayed by a volunteer who wears a yellow bonnet, waves to passing cars and appears at festivals. The Wheels Through Time transportation museum houses what some consider the world’s finest collection of vintage motorcycles, and nearly all of them still run. The museum — which also has a classic car collection — attracts visitors from throughout the world and has been featured in several television specials. Maggie Valley also boasts Haywood County’s first distillery, Elevated Mountain, which is open for tours and tastings. Cataloochee Ski Area, also in Maggie Valley, is one of the South’s premier ski resorts. Nearby communities include Dellwood, Jonathan Creek, Hemphill, Ivy Hill, Soco, Rabbit Skin, White Oak and approaching the Tennessee Line, Fines Creek, Harmon’s Den, and Panther Creek.

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esting mix of styles with notable structures such as the Imperial Hotel. Built soon after the railroad reached Canton around 1880, it was originally a private home. Over the years it was advertised as “one of the best commercial hotels of the $2 class in this state,” and in 1918 was renovated to become separate offices, shops and residences. The town’s Main Street Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and several new businesses have opened in recent years including restaurants, a brewery and a bakery. Just south of Canton is Bethel, a rural community located in an open valley north of the now-famous Cold Mountain. The community provides a rural escape where you’ll also find a local restaurant, gas station, produce stand and home-run businesses dotting the miles of rolling pasture land tucked in between mountain peaks. The Blue Ridge Parkway and Pisgah National Forest are easily accessible via U.S. 276 or N.C. 215 from Bethel. Cruso is south of Bethel along U.S. 276. The community proclaims itself “Nine miles of friendly people and one old grouch.” There’s even an annual contest to elect the old grouch. Nearby communities include Beaverdam, Dutch Cove, Hominy, Pigeon, Newfound and Sunburst.

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center as well as a residential community. Today the grounds include two hotels, dormitory and motel-like facilities, a campground, a golf course, 16 gardens, meeting facilities and 800 residential homes. The 2.3-mile walking trail around the lake is one of the most popular recreation areas in Haywood County. Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center hosts thousands of guests every year from around the world. The center welcomes corporate and nonprofit groups, families, weddings, reunions, vacation guests and churches of all denominations. It also hosts concerts and other events throughout the year, including the Balsam Range Art of Music Festival, Smoky Mountain Folk Festival and a fantastic Independence Day Celebration. The lake is open to all to stay in the hotels or vacation rental homes, walk around the lake or participate in recreational activities including a pool, boat rentals, tennis, volleyball and shuffleboard. The mission of Lake Junaluska is to be a place of Christian hospitality where lives are transformed through the renewal of soul, mind and body. Nearby communities include Crabtree and Iron Duff.

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t’s mid-afternoon at the Junaluska Animal Hospital. Bordering the Old Asheville Highway, the hallways and offices are buzzing with veterinarians, assistants, felines and canines. It’s organized chaos, to say the least, and Dr. Bill Snyder wouldn’t have it any other way. “Our office is about integrity and trust. With those two things, our clients trust us with their pets, which are like their children who, in turn, are our patients — that’s how we succeed” he said. “And we have to provide value for what we charge. We aim to make our services affordable to the large majority of pet owners. We want pet owners to take care of their pets and be able to afford that care.” A pillar of the veterinarian community in Western North Carolina, Snyder got his start at the hospital in 1970 when he was in middle school, helping out wherever he could along-

side Dr. Mack Setser, a World War II veteran who opened the practice in 1952. “Dr. Setser’s main business back then were all the dairy farms. There were hundreds of dairy farms around Haywood County in those days,” Snyder noted. “He was always willing to let younger folks into the practice to take it to the next level. And I feel like I’m kind of doing the same thing for my younger partners — they’re the ones who will expand and grow the business.” Now 62, Snyder will soon be celebrating 50 years at the practice. It’s an incredible and admirable milestone for the veterinarian, even if it seems more like 50 days than years in the grand scheme of how fast time really does fly. “It’s pretty crazy. There aren’t many people that spend their whole career on the same side, in the same business anymore. You know, loyalty to companies is not what it used

to be,” he said. “And I consider myself fortunate just to have fallen into a situation where some older guys kind of took me under their wing and helped me into the profession. And then they helped me become a partner.” Currently, the hospital consists of 12 veterinarians, most of which are full-time. The entire practice itself hovers around 35 employees, with each a vital member in the variety of service provided. “We support a lot of families and I think it’s a needed service in the area. But, it’s also a lot more responsibility, too,” Snyder said. “The payroll is pretty significant and fortunately we’re not nearly as seasonal as we used to be. Since we started seeing after-hours emergencies, our business has increased somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 percent or more.” Over the past year or so, the practice underwent its largest expansion. The $2.5 mil-

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lion renovation took the existing 5,500-squarefoot building to around 9,500 square feet. An array of state-of-the art equipment was purchased amid brand new operating rooms, animal housing and staff offices. “The renovation was a long time coming,” Snyder said. “We’ve gone through several phases of this building, but it was time to redo the whole property. And we were able to do it in stages so the business and services wouldn’t be disrupted.” Aside from the much-needed physical changes to the hospital, Snyder also saw the writing on the wall that many independent and small-town veterinarians are having to deal with — evolve or disappear. “The profession is changing very rapidly. It’s a whole lot different from what it was when I first started. All around the country animal hospitals are being bought up left and right by corporate entities,” Snyder said. “And it’s hard for a young person coming out of veterinary school, who may have considerable education debt, to come up with capital to buy equipment, practice at an existing practice or start a new practice. The only real solution is that they find themselves in a situation like we offer, which is being in a partnership.” In being named “Business of the Year,” Snyder simply pointed to his staff as being the reason for the recognition. It’s a family that makes up the practice, and also that same family which is part of a larger community of hardworking and welcoming folks. “A lot of people went into building this besides me — a lot of hands and feet are in the mixture. So, I don’t like to take credit for that,” Snyder said. “I just feel fortunate to be involved in a place that for a long, long time has done their job and done it well. And as a result, it seems like we’re being rewarded for it by being able to work in this nice new facility — it’s a nice feeling to see it happen.”

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aking a seat at a picnic table in front of the Boojum Brewing facility just off Dellwood Road in Waynesville, Kelsie Baker takes a moment to reflect and answer just what the last five years has meant to her and the rest of the Baker family. “Five is a big milestone. We’ve now transitioned from the beginning stages into figuring who we really are going to be — right now, the machine is running along smoothly,” she said. Co-owner/founder of Boojum, Kelsie, her brother, Ben, and their parents, Corrine and Woody, took a chance at launching a brewery in Haywood County. What was initially planned as a simple brewing facility and tasting room in Dellwood has now morphed into two locations, which now includes a downtown Waynesville taproom that also serves as a bustling restaurant and late-night music venue. “When we originally opened, we planned on having the major focus be on production and distribution. But, we’ve definitely put a lot more energy into our restaurant and taproom than we had originally anticipated,” Kelsie chuckled. “When the space became available downtown, we picked that up and thought it was going to be a place where people would maybe just wander in for a beer — it has definitely become more than that.”

Originally from Florida, the Bakers have always had a special place in their hearts for Western North Carolina. For decades now, they’ve owned a second home in Haywood County, a place that resides at the core of the family’s memories and intent to one day make it a permanent residence. “I first started coming here in the 1990s, and though a lot has changed, it’s still such a cool town where everybody is so supportive and into helping others,” Kelsie said. “If you’re a local business owner, they want to know who you are, what you’re about, and what they’re supporting.” Aside from its beloved flagship craft beers and a rotating selection of seasonal ales, the physical nature of both properties is a constant evolution. “Though the major renovations and changes are now behind us, it’s definitely hard for us to sit still — we’re always looking for different ways to expand the company,” Kelsie noted. “It scary to take that initial leap opening a business. And now, because you’ve worked so hard to get to this point of stable success where we’re at right now, you wonder — now what? Luckily, we’re focusing lately on pushing the brand and the beer further and farther into North Carolina.” The brewing facility is increasing each year in its distribution around the state, which

means more equipment is needed and installed. As of 2019, Boojum is now available in the 14 western counties of North Carolina, a number that will double in the coming year with the partnership of another distributor. “We’ll be close to 5,000 barrels of beer produced this calendar year [with a production capacity of 10,000 barrels]. But, that will change with our new equipment and new counties where we’ll have our cans on the store shelves” Kelsie said. “And the goal of every brewery is consistency. It’s easier said than done because beer is a living organism. So, you have to take into consideration — how will a certain yeast work in a particular system right now? Consistency is the key to any success in this industry.” And just when the downtown Waynesville restaurant couldn’t be any more popular, the taproom, which now employs upwards of 75 local residents, has expanded not once, but three times (backroom, outdoor patio, and The Gem downstairs) in as many years. “There’s a lot of people in Waynesville who are our employees that are relying on our business, but that’s also a two-way street. We spend a lot of time together. It definitely does seem like a family and it’s just really positive all the time,” Kelsie said. “Everybody really cares about each other, works with each other, and wants to

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lift each other up — that’s something that can be a rarity in the business world.” In terms of the business sector of Haywood County, Kelsie saw early on the unique opportunities presented in our area, a place that sincerity is just as valuable as the handmade product itself. “It doesn’t matter what your business is. It could be this off-the-wall idea, but as long as you’re passionate and genuine about your intent, people tend to support it,” she said. “If you’re a real, genuine person, and you really believe in what you’re doing, then people will come and be part of what you’re about.” Standing on the first five years of a business with seemingly unlimited potential and growth, Kelsie and her family remain steadfast in their mission to not only be an integral part of the business community, but also be able to continue to put down deep roots in Waynesville and greater Haywood County. “I love the people that I work with. I love how excited and passionate they are about this company — what we do, what we make from the beer in our brewery to the restaurant aspect,” she said. “I love interacting and working with our staff, creating new products — just having them be successful and also having people be excited about it.”

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Connecting the Community New HCC president stresses workforce development fter more than six months spent searching, the Haywood Community College Board of Trustees in September hired a successor to retiring President Dr. Barbara Parker. Parker will leave the school in December after six years, but not before spending her remaining days working with the school’s next president, Dr. Shelley White. White’s been a Haywood resident for almost two decades after growing up “all over” North Carolina. She has significant roots in the Rutherfordton area, and is herself a graduate of a community college — Isothermal, in Rutherford County. Over those same two decades, she’s worked her way up from being an instructor at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College to serving as the Vice President of Economic and Workforce Development/Continuing Education since 2014. According to a press release issued by HCC, White headed up development of the Composites Training Center of Excellence for GE Aviation’s expansion in Asheville, and the creation of A-B Tech’s Advanced Manufacturing Center. Her economic development focus is also apparent in the organizations she’s partnered with, including the Economic Development Coalition of Asheville and Buncombe County, and the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board. The Smoky Mountain News sat down with White just days after the announcement to hear her thoughts on the community she’s long called home, but now will have a hand in shaping.

Smoky Mountain News: You have a strong background in economic development and workforce development. How does that fit into your role as an educator? Dr. Shelley White: I think that the core of what we do is workforce development. So whether students are seeking a transfer degree to a four-year institution or if they’re looking at a career and a technical degree where they immediately go into the workforce, I think it’s very important that a community college be aligned with the workforce needs of the area and the region it serves so that we’re in tune with the job opportunities for students. I think the community college has an opportunity to be part of that economic development engine for our community because we have programs that can help support industries as they’re making decisions to come to an area, to relocate or expand. We have training funds that

are available to help train up a workforce or improve and build skills for our workforce. For me, having that background is part of the mission of what we do in community college.

nected regionally with groups like the workforce development board. It’s very important for the college to be at the table, in conversations that are important to this region.

You’ve been doing that at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College for 18 years, in various roles. What was that like over there, and what’s that going to be like over here? My progression there, I started as a part-time instructor when I was still a graduate student earning a master’s degree at Western Carolina University. I was teaching a program called human resources development, which is an employability skills program that’s provided at all community colleges, free of charge, for people who are job-seekers — if you need help with a resume, or learning computer skills, it helps to address any barriers that might be in place for you to find the job that you want, and then also helps you connect with further educational opportunities. So I taught in that program for a couple of years, and during that time was when I actually moved here and also taught part time at Haywood Community College. For the first several months, I taught in the GED program there before I got full time at A-B Tech. I worked full time in that human resources program for about four years and then just progressively took on greater responsibility as director of occupational training, which is short-term training in pretty much any workforce sector that’s important to the area economy, like health care, manufacturing, hospitality. Over the past five years, I’ve been vice president for economic workforce development, which then brings in things like the small business center. We have a business incubation program at A-B Tech that helps businesses to have a location, like an office space or a light production facility. What I’ve seen over time is that it’s so important to develop partnerships with community agencies, with groups like the economic development coalition or the workforce development board and with your industries. I think that translates to Haywood County very directly in terms of the opportunities for the college to be connected with the economic growth of the community. I know there’s a partnership now in place between the Buncombe Economic Development Coalition and Haywood County, so I’m very excited about that partnership and being con-

Which of those conversations are missing here? Just from observation, I wouldn’t say that they’re missing. I would say that there are always opportunities to strengthen and grow new partnerships. I think that one thing that’s so important with the community college system is that we are designed to be flexible.

“Knowing that we have such a great reputation, I would want to see us continue to build on that and make sure that we are continuing to address any kind of an awareness gap about what we can offer, because one thing I never want to hear is, ‘Wow, I didn’t know you guys did that.’” — Dr. Shelley White

It’s very important we remember that, when we’re looking at programming and when we’re looking at new opportunities. We might need to shift gears or change our focus on programming as needs become available. Over time, Haywood Community College has been very responsive to the community in terms of building the regional high tech center and having that investment in advanced manufacturing. More recently, it was the announcement on the development of the new healthcare education building. Right now Pisgah High School sends a lot of their students to GE Aviation, with whom you’ve worked extensively in the past. How does HCC see itself fitting into the GE Aviation world when you already have this public high school doing a phenomenal job of placing these kids in these high paying jobs? Knowing the hiring needs at GE Aviation, they are always looking for good talent, so I

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PROFILE think if the high school has this direct pipeline, which is strong, that’s a wonderful opportunity for those students and we would want them to continue making those connections, but I think the college certainly has a role to play in that. We had this same conversation at A-B Tech several years ago when GE made their announcement to expand, because we knew about the program at Pisgah. What we’ve worked to do is build more apprenticeship-type programs within, for example, Asheville High. We’ve worked more with Asheville High on being their partner in machining through a program called Career and College Promise. I know there’s ways to engage, for example, other community members, other high school students who maybe aren’t in those programs. There’ are ways to connect other members of the community who maybe aren’t in that program with these great employment opportunities. And then, we’ll look at building new partnerships. I mean, there’s no reason we couldn’t work with existing industries here to develop similar partnerships or apprenticeship/internship models like they’ve developed with GE. Something that we can do more of is to partner with the colleges around us on our messaging, working with Blue Ridge Community College, kind of along that Interstate 26 corridor. Although we don’t really have a model where we offer joint programming, we do a lot of joint messaging out in the community, so through our workforce board we talk a lot about our collective advanced manufacturing programs or our collective workforce development opportunities. That message is the message that we want to send to the community, and to the region, but also to employers who might look to locate here, because it’s hard to think that one college might be able to support a [company the size of] GE aviation. We recently published a story on a study of the UNC system looking at demographics over the next 20 years, and what to expect. They’re calling for declining enrollment. Haywood Community College appears to be thriving, so how do you plan to keep that up in the face of what could be decreasing demand? I think there are strategies that we can use to help offset what might be a natural decline. We’ve seen a pretty sharp decline since the recession, when it was the height of our enrollment across the community college system. That’s either sharply or just kind of naturally leveled off over the past couple of years as we’ve settled into a really strong economy, but I think it’s in this time when we really can make investments in programs like increasing awareness and this tuition-free guarantee program to connect with students who might not have otherwise come to us. That’ll be our continued mission. I’m very encouraged by the tuition-free

guarantee program that Haywood has put into place and I was reading some reports that it really has had a positive impact on their enrollment this fall. I think we’ll build on that and continue to connect out in the high schools and let those students know that this is a great opportunity without having to necessarily leave home, without having to pay a lot out of pocket. They can get their first two years of college or a technical degree free of charge, and that’s important to help them start off on a good foot. I think focusing on that will also help enrollment. Another kind of mission or tenet of the community college system is lifelong learning. You may earn part of a degree, or you may earn a certificate when you’re younger, but then you can build on that over time and work towards degrees or come back and get additional degrees or work towards your professional certifications once you’re in your career. Ensuring that we’re helping people hear of these opportunities throughout their lives — that they can come back to the college — I think that’s one piece of helping keep our enrollment strong. You’re talking about letting students know, or letting people know about the opportunities here. How do you see HCC’s marketing telling that story to people in the community? It’s so important, and I think we have to engage, now. I’ve seen Haywood Community College engage in a way that I think is great and we can continue to build on, and it’s through social media. Having a strong social media presence is very important and I think we have to continue to be creative on that front. If we’re wanting to connect with middle school and high school students, we need to be on social media resources that they’re using. Whereas now, I understand that Facebook is really more for Gen X and older, younger students really aren’t hanging out on Facebook. That’s where we might be reaching their parents or even their grandparents, but at the same time, where can we connect to make sure that we’re staying relevant in the minds of younger students who are coming up? That’s a very important strategy for our marketing moving forward. I see Haywood Community College in the newspaper and I see it online. Just being a member of the community and knowing that we have such a great reputation, I would want to see us continue to build on that and make sure that we are continuing to address any kind of an awareness gap about what we can offer, because one thing I never want to hear is, “Wow, I didn’t know you guys did that.” Everything that we’ve just talked about, especially the tuition-free guarantee, is aimed at breaking an intergenerational cycle of poverty in Appalachia, and in Haywood County. What are some other ways that we can lift everybody in this county as opposed to just the people

who are able to get into community college or go onto four-year colleges? That’s a good question. And I think one issue that is of extreme importance is helping to address things like the opioid crisis and, what potential role the college could play in that. For example, potentially making connections with individuals while they’re in recovery. When it comes to community college and being able to access education, no one should be left out. It’s important for us to dig deeper in areas where maybe it’s harder to connect. My husband and I, we’re licensed foster parents with the Department of Health and Human Services here in Haywood County. We don’t currently have any children living with us during this transitional time of me taking on this job, but what that has done is it’s given us more insight into the issues that are faced by many members of our community. They’re challenged with issues like drug abuse and generational poverty and physical abuse to the point that they lose their children, they lose custody of their children.

“We have training funds that are available to help, train up a workforce or improve and build skills for our workforce. For me, having that background is part of the mission of what we do in community college.” — Dr. Shelley White

I’ve seen through the work that I’ve done, we’ve been able to add programming to our list of services, things that we offer to help support our workforce continuing education students in Asheville, Buncombe County and Madison County where we’re able to, through grants, provide more “wraparound” services for individuals who maybe are interested in adding to their training and getting better paying jobs. [Wraparound services are] more of an expanded case management model that we call navigators, someone who might have a similar background or have gone through similar struggles, a peer navigator who can say, ‘You know, I’ve been where you are. I’ve experienced that. Here’ are some resources that will help you.” We’ve seen a lot of success with being able to provide kind of an additional layer of service for people who are experiencing greater challenges, or greater barriers. Just in the past few days I’ve had conversations about connecting with health and human services to see, as I’m coming into my new role, what opportunities we have to partner, to maybe look at some of these ways to help support students.

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Since 2010, Haywood County has added employment in 22 of the last 35 quarters, and those employment growth rates are still growing at a rate faster than all of them — double the national and state rates, and almost a third higher than the Asheville metro. Tourism has long kept Haywood County’s cash registers ringing, but 2016 marked a critical turning point in the diversification of the local economy. For the very first time, retail and manufacturing jobs both surpassed the number of hospitality jobs in the county, and those three sectors alone account for almost threequarters of all job growth since 2011.

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New business licenses issued in 2018 were more than double the number issued in 2016, so even in a time of historically low unemployment Haywood County’s job market remains energetic enough to provide jobs for almost half of its residents. The other half comes to work each day from surrounding counties, but as Haywood County continues to add housing stock — several hundred units are currently under construction, or in the planning phase — it’s becoming more and more enticing for many of them to ditch the commute and make Haywood home. “You know when you travel and you go someplace nice and you wonder what it would be like to live there? We’re one of those places,” said Hipps. “People come here year after year and then one day, they wake up and want to get out of the city. They come here and say, ‘This place is on our list.’” Home values in Haywood County are rising faster than the national and state averages, even topping those of Asheville’s red-hot housing market. “People that are moving here now are going to have the best selection and get the best deals,” she said. “We’ve done all the right things, and the growth is not going to stop.”

it’s letting people know those conditions exist. Two years ago, Haywood County economic development officials decided to rethink what was possible and when they did, they didn’t have to look far. “Asheville’s grown, and they’ve been looking for more opportunities,” said Haywood County Chamber of Commerce President CeCe Hipps. “Buncombe County and Haywood County think alike. We believe in regionalism.” Buncombe County — Haywood’s neighbor to the east — has long been an important regional concentration of economic engines, and with a population more than four times that of Haywood, Buncombe County brings significant resources and international cache to the table when trying to lure new businesses. Largely a victim of its own success, Asheville’s scarcity of developable land has driven rents through the roof, presenting the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce with some challenges of its own. Meanwhile, a number of affordable, accessible sites in Haywood County were developed through the Haywood Economic Development Council, but others remained vacant as the Council fought to be heard above the din of larger marketing operations like those of the Asheville chamber. If you can’t beat ‘em, the saying goes, join ‘em. In late 2017, Haywood’s economic development operations were redirected through the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce, which then outsourced much of that work to the Asheville Chamber. What that means is that when Asheville’s economic development professionals are out marketing their assets across the region, the country and the world, they’re also able to offer Haywood County’s opportunities alongside their own, creating a unique regionalized approach to growth and development. “People that live and work in the region don’t care about county lines,” said Hipps. “They want to live in a community where everyone is working together, because a rising tide lifts all boats.” Kit Cramer, president and CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, likened the partnership to selling a relatable Western North Carolina staple. “We present the basket of apples, and the clients choose from among them,” Cramer said. “It’s not often that the apples in Haywood County are similar to the apples in Buncombe County. Businesses want customers and workers from the entire region, so it makes sense to me that we would collaborate and try to do that as efficiently as possible and build upon the investment that’s already there.” At its core, the Haywood-Buncombe partnership isn’t exactly an apples-to-apples comparison, but most of the important components of the economic development ecosystem are. Both counties are located in North Carolina, which over the past decade has become one of the best states in the country in which to do

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nce, it was a sparsely populated, sleepy seasonal community in the shadow of the Smokies, where thick forests carpet 6,000-foot peaks and verdant valleys veil freshwater streams below. It was a place where time passed slowly, where children played in grassy pastures until mom or dad came home from an honest day’s work at the mill, just before the sun set behind the mountains. You can still find all that here, but as the years have passed there’s now much more to consider — a growing population, an awardwinning school system, strong employment, rising property values, declining tax rates and generous business incentives, all of which create an economic climate that now leaves Haywood County “good to grow.” “Coming from where we were to where we are now, the success of Asheville has us poised for growth,” said CeCe Hipps, president of the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce. “We’ve made some dramatic shifts with the numbers.” That’s not exactly a secret. Since 2012, Haywood County has added an average of 480 new residents a year, surpassing the 60,000 population mark in 2016. Some come to work and some come to play, but all of them stay because of the abundant outdoor recreation opportunities, the overwhelming natural beauty and the robust economic growth the county’s experienced since the Great Recession bottomed out around 2010. And they’ll keep coming — that average is projected to grow to 495 new residents a year through the next decade, when Haywood’s population will approach 70,000. Most of them, around 85 percent, choose to settle in the rural, unincorporated areas of the county, which are growing at a rate faster than both the national and state averages. That growth is fueled largely by baby boomers aged 50 to 69, but they’re not the only ones flocking to the county with the highest average elevation east of the Mississippi River. Younger Gen X professionals aged 35 to 49 rival boomers in net in-migration numbers, but they’re actually surpassed by Millennials aged 20 to 34. Those younger generations, in their prime earning years and often struck with the entrepreneurial spirit, are quickly realizing that Haywood County is open for business. “Being a mother of two Millennials, I can tell you their wants and needs are completely different from Boomers,” Hipps said. “It’s about quality of life. They want the experience, the outdoors. They don’t want the hustle and bustle.” In fact, Haywood County’s employment growth rates weathered the last recession better than the national, state and Asheville metropolitan areas; consequently, it recovered faster. “It seemed to hit us much later than the state and the nation, I think because we’re not strictly about manufacturing,” she said. “The diversification of economic clusters in the region is why we came out a little better than most.”

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business. Corporate and personal income tax rates continue to drop and the state recently announced a near-billion dollar budget surplus. According to Forbes, except for Tennessee and Florida (which have no state income tax), North Carolina has the lowest personal income tax rate in the Southeast, and the lowest corporate tax rate in the nation. Unsurprisingly, Forbes Magazine ranked North Carolina the best state in the union for businesses in 2018; that year, the state ranked second in business costs, eighth in regulatory environment, tenth in growth prospects, eleventh in labor supply and twelfth in economic climate as well as quality of life. Both counties also offer similar access to railroads and runways, easily accessible via Interstate 40, a major east-west highway that runs through both counties. From Haywood County, almost a million people live within 50 miles, and 3.5 million people live within 75 miles. An eight-hour drive gives businesses access to one-third of all Americans — more than 100 million customers — and can put products on shelves as far away as Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis and Washington, D.C., or on ships in ports in Charleston, Jacksonville, Norfolk, Philadelphia and Savannah.

“We’re in the perfect location, great for large manufacturers who have to transport their products across the region,” Hipps said. “But we’ve seen all sorts of businesses, large and small, looking for a great place to grow.”

GROWING SMARTER Education has always been a critical precursor to the economic development that drives growth, in two main ways: workers don’t want to relocate to a place where their children will attend failing schools, and companies don’t want to relocate to a place where the schools can’t produce a skilled workforce. Haywood County’s award-winning public school system has that covered, on both fronts. Once in the top 10 percent of all 115 school districts in North Carolina, Haywood County Schools has slipped slightly over the past two years, but remains firmly embedded in the top 20 percent. The bright side is that last year, HCS placed seventh in the state for ACT scores — demonstrating the college readiness of its students— – and placed ninth in work keys scores, which measure career readiness. Like many school districts, HCS has evolved over the years to educate students to the needs

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of the local and regional job market. Whereas vocational and technical training was once frowned upon by the college-ready crowd, nowadays programs like the machining and metals program at Haywood County’s Pisgah High School have students laughing all the way to the bank, even before they graduate. “Around 2005 there was a need for skilled machinists at Smiths Aerospace, which later became GE,” Chip Singleton said. “They hired a couple of my kids right out of high school, and were very impressed with them, so we got to talking about how we could expand that.” By 2017, a full 16 percent of employees at Asheville’s GE Aerospace plant were Pisgah

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High grads working in high-paying, high-skill manufacturing jobs. GE underscored Pisgah’s importance when then-CEO Jeff Immelt visited the school two years ago to present the metals department with a $100,000 grant. Immelt called the partnership “the kind of relationship worth pursuing.” The learning and the training doesn’t stop there, though. Haywood Community College has a long history of orienting itself to the local and regional job market, and recently announced an expansion of its nursing program, along with a “tuition-free guarantee” that helps Haywood County high school grads earn a two-year degree while paying nothing out of pocket — that’s right, nothing. HCC’s newest hire, President Dr. Shelley White, comes to the school from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, where she oversaw a number of economic development initiatives, some of them involving GE. “I think that the core of what we do is workforce development,” said White. “Whether students are seeking a transfer degree to a four-year institution or if they’re looking at a career and a technical degree where they immediately go into the workforce, I think it’s very important that a community college be aligned with the workforce needs of the area and the region it serves, so that we’re in tune with the job opportunities for students.”

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HART of a Community Beloved theater celebrates 35 years eaning back in his chair, in an office tucked in the depths of a large studio building, a slight grin rolls across the face of Steven Lloyd. “I would never have envisioned this,” Lloyd said in a humble tone. “I would have never thought 30 years ahead and have pictured this. But, everything has evolved.” What has evolved is the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre in Waynesville. With its mainstage season now in full swing, HART celebrated its 35th year in 2019. For Lloyd, this will mark 30 years since he first set foot in Haywood County as a visiting artist through Haywood Community College (as part of a statewide initiative, the Edwin Gill Theatre Project), only to become the longtime executive director of HART. “I’ve nursed it along and had it grow organically rather than try to push it to some place where it’s not ready for yet, which is one of the reasons that we’ve be able to financially sustain ourselves,” Lloyd said. “There’s never been a time that this organization has been in debt. We

squeeze through the winter like every other business in town. But, we’ve never had a losing season.” In the 35 years of its operation, HART has gone from a small operation — which took place onstage at The Strand, Tuscola High School and Haywood Community College — to a national renowned theatre company with two large-scale buildings on the property of The Shelton House that contain a mainstage studio, secondary studio space, black box studio and the Harmons’ Den Bistro. Since the creation of the 10,000-square-foot Performing Arts Center, which opened in 1997, and with the opening of the 9,000-square-foot Daniel & Belle Fangmeyer Theatre in recent years, Lloyd estimates there have been over 250 mainstage shows, 125 or so studio shows and another 15 Kids at HART performances. “I had already been other places. I mean, I lived in Los Angeles and worked as an actor. And I had the opportunity to build something here,” Lloyd said. “I have the opportunity to do anything I want to do. I can do any play that I

want. There is nothing that’s off limits or too sensitive of material. So, where can you do that? Where am I going to have the opportunity to be this creative, to have this much freedom?” And all of this — the shows, the people, the evolution of HART — started with a group of determined local residents who decided to launch their own community theatre company. Initially a branch of the Haywood County Arts Council, the community actors and stage production people wanted to set out and become an independent entity. “I think it just gave more autonomy and fewer people involved for decisions to be made, allowed us to grow and get money for ourselves and through ourselves from grants,” said Suzanne Tinsley. One of the founding charter members of HART, Tinsley has been a lifelong actor aside from her work teaching in the Haywood County school system. It was also through the community theatre in the late 1970s where she met her husband, Preston. They will celebrate 39 years together this summer.

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“Our life together is wrapped around this theatre. I think it’s fabulous. Our children — for better or for worse — were raised in this theatre,” Suzanne laughed. “They grew up here. They were all onstage. For a long time, our house was the post-production party house. I can’t think of a better place to have met.” Now a retired teacher, Preston himself caught the acting bug through Suzanne. He estimated he’s been part of around 25 productions, with Suzanne losing count after 50 plays. “If you’re a school teacher, you’re acting in front of students all the time,” Preston noted. “I just thoroughly enjoyed doing it.” The Tinsleys point to Libba and the late Rex Feichter as pivotal — more so crucial — to the creation of HART, and also in the hiring process to bring Lloyd into the fold. “Who would have thought that what began as a ‘task’ given to Paula McElroy and myself by the Haywood County Arts Council to determine if there was an interest in theatre here in Haywood County would become such a vital part of the arts scene?” Libba Feichter marveled. “We certainly could not have envisioned the campus that we see now. It’s a matter of great pride to me that this community and surrounding areas have supported us, literally, as we have matured and grown. I’m eternally grateful to the Arts Council for their support since our beginning.”

And it was the unrelenting sense of community pride and support that has always been at the core of HART and its mission — to bring arts and culture alive under the bright lights for all to see, hear and experience. “Each time we needed to expand or to purchase equipment or to repair something in the theatre, [the community was] there for HART. There has never been a time that this community has not risen to the occasion,” Libba said. “I’m proud of what we do and the quality of that experience. I must believe the reason for that is that the community realizes the value of HART.” Aside from the community love and support for HART, it didn’t always go without a hitch. For a small mountain town, the theatre had moments where controversy arose from a production about to hit the stage, most notably the infamous play “The Full Monty.” “[‘The Full Monty’] was brought to the town board’s attention that the production was being scheduled. The question raised before the board was whether or not some of the scenes would violate our nudity ordinance. Having seen the movie, I found the question quite amusing,” said Waynesville Mayor Gavin Brown. “Libba Feichter was on our board at the time. She made an impassioned argument that the production would not violate community standards. Fortunately, rationality entered the

discussion and the production went off without a single complaint. Rumor has it that Chief Bill [Hollingsed] told his officers not to spend much time on Pigeon Street [where the theater is located].” But, regardless of controversy, Lloyd has never shied away from bringing hot button issues and topics to the HART stage. “Waynesville was much more conservative, much more provincial back when I came here 30 years ago — we brought the world to Waynesville,” Lloyd said. “We brought in lots of things that 30 years ago we wouldn’t have dreamed of going anywhere close to. And the community has changed. As we’ve progressed over those 30 years, people have experienced all of those different pieces and it’s changed their thinking. This community is so much more cosmopolitan now, and it’s still a small town.” “I think the theatre’s call is the same as the church’s call — to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. It’s here to entertain, enlighten, inspire and instruct. It opens a world to people in this small town that many of us would never see,” Suzanne Tinsley added. “It shows us what we’re capable of. And you can live a perfectly fine life and never know what it is you’re capable of. But, how wonderful that life is when you start learning what you’re capable of?”

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And yet, now in its 35th season, Suzanne can’t help but think of “what could have been” if HART hadn’t had the appreciation from its audience, donors, those onstage and behind the scenes. “In 35 years, I’ve seen community theatres come and go, even with the best of intentions,” Suzanne said. “And I have seen larger community theatres with more technical bells and whistles, and people from those communities are coming here to do theatre because of what we do and the opportunities we provide.” In every discussion or trip down memory lane about the theatre, all stories and sentiments seem to circle back to the heart of HART — Steven Lloyd. “The night we hired him began with board members asking random questions about his plans and dreams for us. I asked him why, with all of the options available to him, he wanted to be here. His answer was simple, and I believe was the reason he was hired,” Libba Feichter said. “He said that he wanted to be here because he could make a difference here. That there was a need that he felt he could fill. In all honesty, I feel that if he had not committed himself to HART, it would not be here — certainly not as it is today.” “Steve has the gumption to reach out to anybody. He’s obviously a good grant writer. He has connections everywhere. He has the national connections that have given us national recognition,” Suzanne added. “And we did some great things before he came, but I don’t know anybody who was involved at that early time who would have given the time to it. You can have expertise, but if you don’t give the time to it, then who knows what will happen. But, Steve had the expertise and, for a long time now, has lived and breathed HART.” For Lloyd himself, the work is never done. Once one production is done, onward to the next. Build up the set and then tear it down. Create the costumes. Run the lines. Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. Within this organized chaos, Lloyd seldom has a moment to reflect on the road to the here and now. But, when asked about the future, he considers his words before answering. “For me, it’s just kind of laying the groundwork for the future. I’m 65 now. I’m not planning to retire, but you get to this point in your life and I need to make sure I’ve got things I’ve built that won’t evaporate or fall apart if something were to happen to me,” Lloyd said. And, in that same breath, he remembered his fondest moment at HART. “It was the mainstage ribbon cutting with [the late Waynesville] Mayor Henry Foy. There was a blue ribbon from one side of the stage to the other. We cut it, the curtains were drawn, and the Smoky Mountain Brass Band started playing — that was pretty damn satisfying,” Lloyd smiled. “This has been a healing place for so many people. What we’ve helped to create here has impacted so many lives in so many real and consequential ways.”

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In a photo taken between 1890 and 1903, an AfricanAmerican family sits on a front porch in the Great Smokies region. W.O. GARNER PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

The Untold Story Smokies seeks to showcase history of African-Americans in the park any plotlines weave through the story of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but if the park were a book, some of those plotlines be would written in bold, with others buried in small type. “We probably go overboard in telling the story of the white Appalachian settlers to this area,” said Susan Sachs, the park’s acting chief of resource education. “We do a better job of telling the stories of the Cherokee, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement. But then when it comes to the African-American story, we know that we are failing there.” Sachs spoke during a public meeting held recently at the Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center in Waynesville as part of a concerted effort by the park to correct that failing. The park held two open houses this month — one in Tennessee and one in North Carolina — to educate those communities about the history of African-Americans in the park and to gather input from people who have personal experiences or family stories to share. The events were part of a research effort funded by the Great Smoky Mountains Association aiming to better understand the African-American experience in Southern Appalachia, with the goal of then incorporating that knowledge

into the park’s interpretive materials and educational programs. GSMA donated $24,000 to the effort in both 2018 and 2019, with the park requesting $20,000 for 2020. “The National Park Service is charged to preserve all the many voices of our past,” said Smokies Superintendent Cassius Cash, who is the first African-American to hold that position. “In learning about our past, we open the doors to our future. We hope that even more people will see themselves included and connected to the Smokies through this effort.” It’s an important project, not only from the perspective of better understanding history but also from the perspective of making the national park a welcoming space for all people, agreed Adam McNeil, who is leading the research project. “I remember the first time I walked into one of the exhibits and I was like, ‘I’m trying to find myself,’ right?” he told the audience. “I worked across the country in different Park Service spaces. In Kansas, Kentucky, Virginia, and Massachusetts twice. There would be times where I wouldn’t see any African-Americans there. What I ended up finding out was a lot of times folks didn’t come (to the parks) because they didn’t find a connection to the space.”

CONNECTING TO A PLACE McNeil, himself an African-American, is a Ph.D. student in history at Rutgers University whose love affair with the outdoors began in the Smokies when, as an undergraduate student, he found himself on a one-week spring break excursion there through a program of the Student Conservation Association called NPS Academy. Ever since then, it’s seemed like there’s always been one reason or another — a job, a trip, an academic research project — to return. But when he would try to find himself in the faces of the people posed in old-timey photographs, displayed at visitor centers and roadside exhibits, he’d come up short. The reason, he was led to understand, was that black people just didn’t have much history in the mountains. “Then I started to peel back the layers historically,” he said. “I’m a scholar of slavery. I’m a scholar of the 18th and 19th century. I felt like people kept saying that there were no enslaved people here, there were no black folks here during that particular time. It would have been a post-Civil War phenomenon. I was like, I don’t think so.” That curiosity blossomed into a three-year research project aiming to deliver a more accu-

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rate picture of African-American presence in the Great Smoky Mountains. McNeil’s now in year two of that project, spending his time looking at oral histories, interviews and primary source documents like wills and deeds. What he found is that, while slavery was not practiced at nearly the scale in the mountains as it was in the flatter lands down east, it was definitely practiced. According to the 1860 slave census schedule, he said, in Jackson County 348 people were enslaved by 47 enslavers and in Haywood County 317 slaves were held by 67 people. But despite that fact, many people today — African-American or not — are under the impression that slavery didn’t really impact the mountains. “If your family was one of the 348 or if your family was one of the 317 and you didn’t have the full will of your personal freedom and your economic freedom, it’s hard for me to be complimentary of that particular sentiment,” said McNeil. Understanding that history changes the lens through which you see the present, he said. Many of the big slave-owning families were also the big land-owning families, the families whose names are today displayed on buildings and bridges and roads. “That’s why to me, this project is so important personally and professionally, because it not only allows me to feel better connected to a space, but also because it helps me to see as I’m driving, as I’m traveling, as I’m listening, so when I hear someone’s name and they say, ‘My last name is Love,’ and they’re black, that tells me a little something,” he said. It’s likely that person would be descended from someone who was enslaved by the family whose name they now bear. But the mountains’ black residents from the 1700s and 1800s, by and large, didn’t have their names recorded on birth certificates, headstones or personal diaries. They were considered property, each individual life more often represented as a tick mark in a white man’s inventory than as a unique identity. For McNeil, wills have proven the best source of actual names for enslaved people, though it’s a chilling form of research. The documents will typically name specific enslaved people, directing that this one go to the owner’s daughter, that one to his son, and so on. “That’s an example of actual enslaved people being traded as a commodity, as if they are chattel, as if they’re our cars,” said McNeil, reading an example from the will of James Robert Love. Nevertheless, it’s hard to find documents containing the kind of specific information about day-to-day life and individual families needed to tell a full-bodied story — hence the need for the current effort to gather family stories from across the region. While the goal is to provide interpretation about the lives of

African-Americans in the park itself, right now the Smokies is working to collect stories from the region as a whole. “When you don’t have a whole lot of information on something very specific, you have to branch out,” said McNeil.

STORIES IN CEMETERIES That project is supported by the Great Smoky Mountains Association, but the park’s other nonprofit partner, Friends of the Smokies, funded a companion project to learn more about enslaved people buried in the Cataloochee area of the park. The nonprofit provided $10,500 for a recently completed ground-penetrating radar study at the O.E.

Kerr African American cemetery. The radar study used radio waves to detect objects underground without having to disturb the soil or any potential remains. “Basically, the purpose of this study for this part of the project was to determine the accuracy and the extent of the grave markers and the number of individuals interred at the site,” explained park archeologist Allison Harvey. Anecdotal stories held that slaves from the O.E. Kerr family were buried there, possibly three individuals. The slaves were eventually freed but stayed to work for the Kerrs until their death, the story went. But there had also been a rumor that a traveling pastor was buried in the cemetery as well, having passed away while in the area.

Tell your story The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is working to collect family stories from across the region that will help the park better represent the history of African-Americans in the area in its interpretive materials. Regardless of race, people with family stories or personal experiences on this topic are encouraged to contact Resource Education Park Ranger Rhonda Wise at rhonda_wise@nps.gov.

Two young African-American women sit on a rail between two small trees in a photo taken between 1890 and 1903. W.O. GARNER PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

The results of the study, which was carried out June 6 by the Southeast Archeological Center, appear to support those stories. It identified the remains of two people, with possibly a third between them, and then the remains of a fourth person nearby. Each of the confirmed remains had both a headstone and a footstone. The middle grave with the inconclusive results had a headstone but no footstone. The markers were pretty close to the actual remains, each only a foot or two off, said Harvey. “The main goal of this is so we can have a better understanding of the number of individuals at the location for preservation and so we can have a better grasp of how to plan a management plan for how best to preserve those sites,” she said. “That is the main goal.” The O.E. Kerr site is far from being the only African-American cemetery in the park. Though Harvey does not currently have funding to investigate any other sites, the long-range plan is to continue studying such cemeteries. But the best course of action, said McNeil, is to record the stories before those who lived them are put in the ground. When you bury someone, he said, “you’re not only burying an individual — you’re buryhing all the stories in that person as well.” While African-Americans represented a smaller slice of the park’s historic population than whites or Native Americans, they still played an important role. The open house in Maryville, Tennessee, brought forward one man who said his father was the butler to a white family in Elkmont. The black family would arrive each year one week before the white family to open up the house, and as a result the man developed a deep connection with both the park and the natural world. He went on to become one of the first African-Americans to graduate from Haywood Community College’s forestry department, back in the 1960s. Black people weren’t just servants and slaves and butlers. They were, for instance, the creators of what has become perhaps the most iconic musical instrument of Appalachia — the banjo, an instrument with roots that stretch back to Africa. They were soldiers, too, with at least 12 African-American soldiers from what is now Jackson and Haywood counties fighting with the Union in the Civil War, often traveling long distances to enlist. One of McNeil’s favorite stories is that of Richard B. Boone, who enlisted in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Unit — the sister unit to the 54th Massachusetts immortalized in the 1989 film “Glory” — on June 5, 1963, and ended up surviving the war and moving to Ohio. These stories — and others relating the lesser-known chapters of African-American history — resonated with area resident Amanda Bryson, who told McNeil she’s been working to teach her own son about black history. “If we only knew this growing up, what braver people we could have been,” she said.

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Haywood County offers a unique quality of life. Its mix of small-town attributes, cultural amenities and outdoor recreation make it a truly special place to call home or to visit. And it is surrounded by many special places that attract travelers from across the country. Here are few of the highlights that are either in Haywood or nearby: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Cataloochee Valley History and nature intersect in this picturesque meadow, a long, narrow valley cradled by mountains on all sides that was once a thriving pioneer community that was part of Haywood County. An elk herd has been re-introduced into the park and calls the valley home. Elk were once common here but were overhunted in the early 1800s to extinction in the eastern states. Elk can be seen on most days, and the best time for viewing is in the early mornings or the early evenings. Cataloochee Valley is also home to intact farmhouses, churches, a schoolhouse and cemeteries that can be toured by car and short walks. There are several hiking trails that start in the valley, and it is also a favored location for trout anglers. From Maggie Valley, take U.S. 276 north toward I-40, but just before the interstate, turn left on Cove Creek Road, which leads up and over the Cataloochee Divide and winds down into the valley. Beware the narrow, gravel road.

Oconaluftee Visitor Center Along with knowledgeable rangers who can help you plan your time in the park, fabulous exhibits will take you back in time among the early settlers and Cherokee who called these mountains home. The visitor center chronicles the culture and history of the Smokies and is also a great starting point for anyone visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Located on U.S. 441 at the North Carolina entrance to the park, just outside of Cherokee and a few hundred yards from the southern terminus of the Blue Ridge Parkway. 828.497.1904.

The Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is perhaps America’s most scenic byway, a ribbon of sweeping curves and stunning vistas stretching 469 miles from Cherokee to Virginia and stretches from one end of Haywood County to another. It’s hard to get lost on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It only goes in two directions — north or south. Short, wooden posts along the edge of the road mark off each mile, making it easy to

know exactly where you are. The milemarker number is listed for the recommended stops on the Parkway and should be easy to find by watching the mileposts.

Shining Rock Wilderness One of the original components of the Wilderness System created in September 1964, it is the largest designated wilderness area in North Carolina and is located entirely in Haywood County.

Purchase Knob The Appalachian Highland Science Learning Center at Purchase Knob is on 535 acres in Haywood County that is contiguous with the rest of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The site includes a historic cabin, two buildings which contain offices, laboratory space, a 50-person classroom, and housing for up to eight visiting scientists. The center averages about 5,000 visiting scientists, students and teachers each year. This beautiful spot for hiking with great views was a gift to the Park from the family that previously owned it.

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Waterfalls have long had an almost spiritual appeal among humans, and there are plenty in and around Haywood County. Whether one is an avid outdoorsman or an occasional hiker, there is something special about making a gorgeous waterfall the destination for a hike. The following waterfalls are just a few of the more popular near Haywood:

Midnight Hole There’s not much of a waterfall at Midnight Hole, but if you’re looking for a good place to jump in the water, this is it. Midnight Hole is very popular and crowded at times. Swimmers can jump off the rocks into the pool. The water is cold and crystal clear and feels wonderful after the hike on a hot, muggy afternoon. Take I-40 Exit 451 in Tennessee. It will be the first exit after you cross the state line. Stay left after crossing the Pigeon River and follow the road 2 miles. You’ll drive by a power plant and community park. You’ll come to a stop sign at an intersection. Go straight through the intersection and enter the Big Creek section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Follow the gravel road 0.8 miles to a picnic area and campground entrance. From the parking area, walk back up the road. You’ll see a sign on the left for the trailhead. The hike to Midnight Hole is about 1.5 miles. Stay on the main path and the hole is on the left. The hike is easy. Horses and their riders also frequent the trail.

Soco Falls

Fishing The waterways in the Smoky Mountains attract trout fishermen from around the world, and it’s no wonder. Whether you’re in search of native brook trout or trophy-sized browns, you can find just the right river to make it happen. Western North Carolina recently hosted the World Fly Fishing championships, and the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians recently opened in nearby Bryson City. In Haywood County, places like Cataloochee Valley or the Pisgah National Forest offer miles of backcountry streams. Easily accessible streams like Richland Creek and Jonathan Creek are also popular for those without the time or inclination to venture into the backcountry.

Soco Falls is the closest large fall to Maggie Valley. Two creeks flow over steep rock cascades at a right angle from each other. There’s a wooden platform that faces the higher of the two falls. The other falls is nearly impossible to see face on without going down to the base of the falls. There’s a really steep incline that goes down to the pool that now has ropes to hold onto. From Maggie Valley, drive north on U.S. 19. You’ll pass under the Blue Ridge Parkway. After passing the Blue Ridge Parkway, drive 1.4 miles to a pull off on the left. A short, steep path goes down between the guardrails. Follow the trail, which leads to a wooden platform.

Waterfall on West Fork Pigeon River The waterfall on West Fork Pigeon River runs under an old stone bridge on N.C. 215. Although this waterfall isn’t one to plan a trip around, if you’re driving on N.C. 215, it’s worth a stop. You can take shots from the road and the bridge but watch out for traffic. The waterfall is under a bridge on N.C. 215, 4.2 miles from where N.C. 215 crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway. It’s 13.6 miles south of where N.C. 215 intersects with U.S. 276.

Whitewater Nantahala The Nantahala River is a world-class paddling adventure. No experience is necessary to climb on board a raft with an outfitter and take a guided trip down the pristine rapids of the Nanty. The Nantahala has been called everyman’s river. It is an 8mile run of basically Class II rapids (19 of them) with Class III Nantahala Falls waiting at the end. There is a slalom course on the river at the Nantahala Outdoor Center as well as “the wave” for playboaters. It is a wonderful river for rafting and beginner kayakers. Several outfitters on the river allow raft rentals without guides, and they’ll also shuttle you to the put-in.

Pigeon The Pigeon River, which flows through Haywood County, boasts Class IV and Class III rapids along with easygoing sections for a varied whitewater experience with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as a backdrop. The Pigeon has scheduled releases from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, providing a shorter but exciting trip. A number of outfitters offer trips on the Pigeon.

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Hitting the Greens Haywood County is home to a variety of public and private courses, offering some of the finest golf experiences in the Southeast. Rolling hills, lush forests and picturesque ponds are just some of the features found on these majestic fairways and greens. Courses are challenging for seasoned veterans and yet inviting and enjoyable for novice beginners. With the picturesque mountains of Southern Appalachia as a backdrop, players find comfort and solace in the timeless beauty of their surroundings. Acclaimed professionals and a helpful staff are available at each of these venues, where visitors and local residents alike are shown the true meaning of southern hospitality.

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Haywood on Two Wheels With nearly 50 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway and plenty of scenic highways and rural routes, Haywood County is a paradise for cyclists. Check out some of our favorite routes below or go to www.visitncsmokies.com to download ride information.

Coleman Mountain-Panther Creek Loop A wonderful bicycle ride loop in the northwestern end of the county begins at Sorrell’s Store, a “Bike Outpost,” in Jonathan Valley. Climb over Coleman Mountain before descending to the Pigeon River. As you follow the river into the Panther Creek community, your road follows the long gone footprints of the large felines once known as “painters.” The woods, for the next 10-plus miles, are lightly populated and offer long-range views, especially when the leaves are off the trees. Soon enough you will be back in Jonathan Valley to enjoy the wide valley view on the way back to Sorrell’s Store. Ride begins at Sorrell’s Marathon gas station and store, which welcomes riders, at 3796 Jonathan Creek Road (also U.S. 276).

Hyder Mountain Loop Head into the country on a well-shouldered road, passing by the Pigeon River. Once over Interstate 40 continue down the river valley until it is time to climb Hyder Mountain. Most of the climb is conquered in the first half-mile with views that will reward your effort. Soon enough you’re on the twisting descent to another crossing of the Pigeon River. Then it’s just a left turn and a right turn back to your bike carrier. Ride begins at Long’s Chapel United Methodist Church on Old Clyde Road (N.C. 209) in Lake Junaluska, N.C. Park in the gravel area next to the Fire Department across from the church. (9.9 miles, for intermediate and above)

Sunburst Climb A fun ride with little climbing as you pedal deep into the woods west of Canton. Be sure to stop for a few pictures at Lake Logan, an Episcopal Retreat Center where cabins can be rented. If camping is your pleasure, take note as you turn around at Sunburst Recreation Area. On your return, you will pass by numerous farms as you loop back via Lovejoy Road and all too soon find yourself back at Canton’s Rec Park. Ride begins at the Canton Recreation Park on Penland Street/N.C. 215 in Canton. Parking, sheltered picnic tables, and restrooms available. (29.4 miles, for advanced beginner and above)

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Springdale Country Club, Cruso 18 holes, driving range, lessons, pro shop, lodging, dining. Par 74. 800.553.3027. springdalegolf.com.

Skiing and Winter Fun Traditionally one of the earliest ski resorts in the Southeast to open and one of the last to close, Cataloochee Ski Area in Maggie Valley has 18 slopes and trails, 740 feet of vertical drop at an elevation of 5,400 feet, and unmatched snowmaking capabilities. Full service rental shop has more than 4,000 sets of ski and snowboarding equipment plus a state-ofthe-art boot drying system. cataloochee.com or 800.768.0285.

Winter Hiking and Crosscountry Skiing With more than 800 miles of trails in the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park and hundreds of miles more in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests and the Shining Rock Wilderness Area, Haywood County is a hiker’s paradise. Many winter days have temperatures in the high 50s, and with all the leaves gone from the trees, every winter hike offers views that just don’t exist during the more popular summer and fall seasons. Whether it’s the popular Sams Knob hike in Shining Rock or a section of the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, getting outdoors in winter can be an exhilarating experience. Also, the Blue Ridge Parkway and many national forest trails are great for cross-country skiing after being blanketed by a winter snow.

Out and about in Haywood There are a plethora of venues in Haywood County for those who enjoy live entertainment.

HART Theatre Haywood Arts Regional Theatre is an award-winning, top-notch regional theater group that puts on productions on two main stages and a studio theatre throughout the year. It’s two theaters are unique and intimate, and there is also a full-service bistro-restaurant on premises for dinner before shows or cocktails. 828.456.6322 or harttheatre.com.

The Strand 80-seat theater on Waynesville’s Main Street that has first-run movies, live music, and other special events. Open for coffee, beer, wine, specialty sodas and more most evenings. 828.283.0079 or 38main.com

Classic Wineseller This intimate performance venue and restaurant features live entertainment most weekend nights throughout the year. Reservations recommended. 828.452.6000.

Colonial Theater Historic theater turned concert venue in downtown Canton and host of Balsam Range’s Winter Concert Series. 828.235.2760.

The Gem This popular addition to Haywood’s night life is the downstairs portion of the popular Boojum Brewing. Gem hosts live music most weekend nights. 828.944.0888.

Elevated Mountain Distilling This distillery and taproom has regular live music on most weekend nights plus special shows during the week. 828.944.0766. elevatedmountain.com

Stompin’ Ground Home of the American Clogging Hall of Fame World Championships every October, this popular venue in a barn-like setting hosts music and traditional dancing throughout the year. 828.926.7767.

Open Mic Night at The Strand in downtown Waynesville.

Craft beer, spirits industry booming in Haywood The craft beer and spirit industry continues to be one of the hottest in Western North Carolina, and Haywood County is right in the middle of this surging economic sector.

Canton n BearWaters Brewing is located in an 11,000square-foot, two-level building in downtown Canton right on the Pigeon River. Aiming to harness the property’s potential, BearWaters built a river access point for kayakers and tubers looking to stop by for a beverage. They also have a restaurant, the Pigeon River Grille, which feature sandwiches, small bites and southern-inspired favorites. Pets welcome in outdoor areas.

Maggie Valley n Elevated Mountain Distilling Company, located in the former Carolina Nights Dinner Theater building on Soco Road, is the first craft distillery to open in the counties west of Buncombe. Visitors can purchase different spirits at Elevated Mountain and each of them have a distinct Haywood

County name and flavor — Purchase Knob Unaged Corn Whiskey (88 proof), Hurricane Creek Vodka (80 proof), Shining Rock Peach Pie Moonshine (50 proof) and Raymond Fairchild’s Root Beer White Lightning (70 proof). The distillery currently offers premium and small-batch bourbons, moonshine and vodkas and also features a full bar with beer and wine and live music on some weekends. n BearWaters Brewing Creekside is expected to open in early 2020. This will be Bearwaters second location after opening its brewery and taproom in downtown Canton.

Waynesville n Boojum Brewing and Frog Level Brewing in Waynesville are both continuing to grow as the craft beer boom in the region is still on the upsurge. Boojum opened in 2014 and has grown quickly since then. The brewery continues to expand its distribution model and is now found in grocery stores throughout Western North Carolina. Its taproom on Main Street in downtown Way-

nesville features both indoor seating and an outside deck. It recently opened a large downstairs bar and restaurant — The Gem — that stays open later and is geared to those 21 and over. It features live music on weekends and other special events throughout the week. Pets welcome in outdoor areas. n Frog Level Brewing in the Frog Level section of Waynesville is the oldest brewery in Haywood County. It now features a full kitchen and continues to brew some of the most unique beers in the region. The atmosphere at Frog Level Brewing has always been a main draw for the brewery from the laidback and eclectic feel of the taproom to the unmatchable outdoor setting with a deck overlooking Richland Creek. The brewery has an outdoor stage and features music both indoors and outside. Pets welcome in outdoor areas. n Mad Anthony’s taproom in Waynesville features more than 40 different craft beers on tap and live music some nights. The taproom is named after Waynesville’s founder, Mad Anthony Wayne, a Revolutionary War general.

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Being in good hands Haywood County has health care covered Haywood County citizens have plenty of options when it comes to health care. Haywood Regional Medical Center is a Duke LifePoint Hospital with 169 beds whose services include seven operating rooms, advanced home care, behavioral health, critical care, diabetes education, hospice and palliative care, occupational health, orthopedics, pulmonary rehabilitation, sleep disorders, spine care services and women’s care center. The hospital has 930 employees and 150 physicians. Also, Mission Health System has a medical office building in Haywood County that offers primary care, specialty care, imaging and laboratory services. It also offers tele-medicine that Mission says could save patients at trip to Asheville for even complex care. The 30,000 square-foot building is on 23 acres on Hospital Drive, adjacent to the company's existing outpatient center.

Health Care Centers Haywood Regional Medical Center currently offers two Urgent Care Centers in Haywood County, staffed with experts ready to serve your non-emergency injury or illness. ■ Urgent Care — Canton Exit 31 off I-40, Canton 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 7 Days a week 828.648.0282 ■ Urgent Care — West 556 Hazelwood Avenue, Waynesville 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. 7 Days a week 828.452.8890 ■ Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center — 54,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility with indoor track, gymnasium, weight machines and equipment, steam and sauna. Day passes available. 828.452.8080 ■ Mission Outpatient Care Center 490 Hospital Drive, Clyde 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 828.456.9006 or 828.454.6091.

Learning from the best “Success for today, preparation for tomorrow and learning for a lifetime” is the mission statement for and sums up the vision of Haywood County Schools. With schools far smaller than the state average, the system is able to offer its 7,200 students a great deal of personal attention. In terms of student performance, Haywood is in the recently ranked in the top 20 out of 115 school districts in North Carolina on test scores performance and is in the top 5 percent with its SAT scores. Haywood County has 15 public schools and one public charter school.

Public schools ■ Bethel Elementary ■ Bethel Middle School ■ Canton Middle School ■ Central Haywood High ■ Clyde Elementary ■ Haywood Early College ■ Hazelwood Elementary ■ Jonathan Valley Elementary ■ Junaluska Elementary ■ Meadowbrook Elementary ■ North Canton Elementary ■ Pisgah High School ■ Riverbend Elementary ■ Tuscola High School ■ Waynesville Middle School Charter schools ■ Shining Rock Classical Academy

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■ Western Carolina University, part of the University of North Carolina System, serves more than 11,600 students, including 10,000 undergraduates and 1,600 enrolled in graduate programs. Offering more than 115 undergraduate majors and concentrations, WCU features a nationally recognized teacher education program, a criminal justice program used as a model across the state, and the nation’s first accredited four-year emergency medical care program. Graduate students can choose from 60 areas of study offered at the main Cullowhee campus or at Biltmore Park in Asheville. www.wcu.edu. ■ UNC Asheville, part of the University of North Carolina system, is the only dedicated liberal arts institution in the 17-institution University of North Carolina system. Perennially selected as one of the best colleges in the country for the price, the university focuses on critical thinking by taking students outside of their chosen fields of study. With over 30 different majors, the D-1 campus employs 214 full-time faculty members, which provides its 3,600 undergraduate students with an average class size of 19. www.unca.edu. ■ Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College has an enrollment of more than 11,000 students. Established as a trade school, it has 39 career programs and classes that are transferable to any university in the UNC system. www.abtech.edu.

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■ Southwestern Community College provides coursework in arts, sciences, college transfer, career technologies and health services. Over 3.300 students enter more than 60 academic programs, while approximately 6,000 annually participate in the school’s ongoing continuation programs. www.southwesterncc.edu.

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■ Haywood Community College offers more than 30 programs. About 2,220 students took courses during the most recent academic year. Departments include arts, sciences and natural resources, business and industry, and health and human services. HCC also offers a unique production crafts program that draws aspiring artists from throughout the country and is also well known for its forestry and wildlife biology departments. HCC also recently decided to offer free tuition to all qualifying graduates of Haywood County’s public schools. HCC also offers online learning, continuing education, and workforce development. www.haywood.edu.

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AUGUST 2018 LAKE LOGAN CONFERENCE CENTER Lake Logan was purchased by the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina in 2000 to serve as the home for Camp Henry. Beginning in 2001, the diocese began developing the Lake Logan property into a camp and conference center designed to accommodate a wide variety of groups. The mission of Lake Logan Conference Center is to serve Christ by welcoming all generations to experience restoration and reconciliation with God, one another, and all creation. The serene landscape lends itself well to hosting spiritual retreats, conferences and seminars, as well as offering a beautiful and serene place to rest, relax, and recreate. Lake Logan hosts day meetings, group and personal retreats, arts events, reunions, weddings, family vacations, team building events, holiday parties, school field trips, festivals, special events, and more.

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Lake Logan also offers recreation day passes for locals and tourists and is home to Camp Henry, a faith-based summer camp serving second graders through high school. For the last three years, the property has hosted the popular Cold Mountain Music Festival (and now Summer Music Series), which has welcomed the likes of national touring acts The Steep Canyon Rangers, Yonder Mountain String Band, Billy Strings, Shovels & Rope, and more.

SEPTEMBER 2018 A SHOT ABOVE WNC, INC. Specializing in drone photography, A Shot Above offers low altitudeÂ (up to 400 feet above ground level)Â aerial photography using a high quality digital camera that is mounted on either a multi-rotor or a fixed wing radio controlled aircraft. They shoot still images and video simultaneously when needed. Customers are granted full use of the photos as long as the

company is credited. A Shot Above also offers Hands-On UAS training. They do One-on-One hobby/recreational training and Law Enforcement/ EMS/FD training. In addition to standard flight training, the business also focuses on Real World Search & Rescue training scenarios. The drone photography can also be used for real estate marketing, property assessment, construction sites, weddings and reunions, sporting events, golf courses, subdivisions, farm and agriculture, roof inspections, canvas art, and much more.

OCTOBER 2018 HAYWOOD VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES In 1972, Haywood Vocational Opportunities was started, the dream of an advisory committee which had been working since early 1966 to organize a sheltered workshop operation for the citizens of Haywood County. Now, the company employees over 400 local residents.

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HVO believes that individuals have the right to be respected, to have equal opportunities, to work, to earn a fair wage and participate in activities that enrich their lives. The Board of Directors and staff support the concept that through meaningful, satisfying work and leisure, people are able to live more independently, successfully and productively. HVO offers qualifying individuals in Haywood County opportunities to train and make informed choices as they strive to achieve their vocational goals. With regard to its inventory, HVO has manufactured custom medical products and surgical drapers for over 40 years. The various business operations help HVO fulfill its employment and training mission by providing opportunity to persons with disabilities and disadvantages. As well, HVO serves as an employment resource for the community, providing vocational and pre-employment training to individuals with disadvantages and disabilities. The business is actively engaged in supporting the United Way each year through its annual employee campaign. All employee donations are matched dollar-for-dollar. In 2017, HVO and its employees raised a total of $38,304 for the United Way of Haywood County. HVO also partners with United Way each year to host the Manna Food Bank for the “Day of Caring” event.

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DECEMBER 2018 MARK’S HEALTH MART PHARMACY Created in August 2017, Mark’s Health Mart Pharmacy in Waynesville provides quality customer service care to its patients and customers in all areas of pharmaceutical needs, including compounding and inoculations. The principle products and services include prescription medication, compounding for

people and animals, over-the-counter medications and alternative remedies, including CBD products. The main service is providing unique consulting in regards to medications, so that the patient is well-informed as to the effect of the medication and problems that could arise when not taken properly. The pharmacy works hard to ensure that the customer maximizes benefits from their provider, whether that be private insurance, Affordable Care, Medicare or Medicaid. The company wants each customer to be properly provided for, in that all questions are answered thoroughly, with genuine care and kindness, and that they’re receiving the best price on their medication that can be offered.

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Putting down roots in downtown Maggie Valley, Elevated Mountain Distilling Company provides only the highest quality, ultra-premium spirits that always exceed the drinker’s expectations. They promote responsible and joyful consumption of its spirits. And they encourage everyone to elevate responsibly. Within Elevated Mountain Distilling Company, the company tries to create an environment in which employees are highly engaged and encouraged to respect the customer and the quality of the products they produce. At the distillery, most customers are primarily out-of-state visitors. Elevated Mountain also sells its products across North Carolina in ABC Stores. Recently, it has partnered with a distributor that’s getting the products in Tennessee, Georgia and Colorado. Alongside serving on several local advisory boards, the company has partnered with many organizations to provide fundraising opportunities, including Women of Waynesville, Richie’s Alliance, Harrah’s Toy Run, FUR (Feline Urgent Care) of WNC, Haywood Animal Shelter, Haywood Waterways, HERD of Tryon (Helping Equines Regain Dignity) STAR Ranch, PAWS of Bryson City, Waynesville Mountaineer Football and Cheerleading, Junaluska Warrior Football

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Opening its doors for lunch and dinner on Main Street in Waynesville in May 2017, Birchwood Hall aims to support the local farmers, be part of the community, provide a healthy work environment for its employees, and to offer the highest quality meals with the freshest locally sourced products available. The restaurant is actively involved in Haywood County charities, providing gift cards to support programs that reach out to the community. As for community service activity, they partnered with 7 Clans Brewing and UpCountry Brewing in a joint effort to provide new activities and home comforts for children in the hospital and SECU Center. Childs Life insures the quality and mental health of children as they go through treatments. The goal of Birchwood Hall is to create dishes and an atmosphere the evokes traditional Southern hospitality while continuing the traditions of the original historic Birchwood Hall House. With that in mind, the idea is to be a gathering place for detailed friendly hospitality and superb cuisine with a firm focus on responsible sourcing of products and support of the local farmer. This approach has led Birchwood Hall to success thus far and will continue to propel the business toward future goals.

Gnarcissist, outdoor apparel, and Sparksmith, custom automotive lighting, were chosen to participate in the Venture Asheville Elevate Program, which helps entrepreneurs through mentoring and programming to grow their business. The partnership between Haywood Chamber of Commerce/EDC and the Economic Development Coalition of Asheville-Buncombe County helps our businesses grow in Haywood County, the region and the world.

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APRIL 2019 BROOKSIDE MOUNTAIN MIST INN & COTTAGES Located on Country Club Drive in Waynesville, this bed and breakfast was purchased in 2008 with a simple, yet effective motto of “making people feel comfortable, welcome and at home.” The property features bed and breakfast cottages available for extended stays, and also can accommodate small wedding parties as a venue for nuptials. To enhance the amenities, Brookside can now offer onsite wine sales for weddings, events and other gatherings. There have been new cottages constructed in recent years, as well as add-ons to existing structures. In terms of giving back to the community, the owners routinely pick up trash on Ninevah Road alongside sponsoring the cleanup of the stretch of road. They make sure to send guests to the numerous local, independent businesses in and around downtown Waynesville and beyond. To help grow your business, they believe “you must grow one person, customer or guest at a time. Make them feel like they matter and are important to you — because they are.”

MAY 2019 VICÍNITUS HAYWOOD Launched in August 2015, Vicínitus Haywood is a readership driven monthly publication focused on Haywood County residents, businesses and organizations with a strong social mission to shop local.

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Membership Directory ANIMAL ADOPTION Sarge's Animal Rescue Foundation, Inc. 256 Industrial Park Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9050 fred.strohm@sargeanimals.org www.sargeanimals.org

ANTIQUES Balsam Antique Mall 25 Muse Business Park, STE 1 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-7070 balsammall@yahoo.com www.balsamantiquemall.com

APARTMENTS Haywood Rentals - Mauney Cove & Meadowland Apartments 58 Pigeon Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1688 dcj2905@bellsouth.net www.haywoodrentalsnc.com Mountain View Housing, Inc. 30 Patrick Drive, Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-3565 mountainview.housing@gmail.com VantagePointe Homes @ Balsam Mountain 17 Wilkinson Pass Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 454-5505 leasing@balsammountainapartments.com www.balsammountainapartments.com

APPLIANCES Massie Furniture Co Inc. 45 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3311 jeff@massiefurniture.net

ART GALLERIES AND STUDIOS Inspired Art Ministry, Inc. 180 Lenoir Circle, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9197 Charspaintings@msn.com www.iamclasses.webs.com T. Pennington Art Gallery, Inc. 15 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-9284 tpennart@gmail.com www.tpennington.com

Twigs & Leaves Gallery 98 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-1940 gallery@twigsandleaves.com www.twigsandleaves.com

Cataloochee Ski Area 1080 Ski Lodge Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-0285 tbrown@cataloochee.com www.cataloochee.com

Village Framer 56 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0823 ncjeannie@live.com www.frameshopwaynesville.com

Cataloochee Valley Tours, Inc. 49 Fancy Lane, Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 450-7985 tourguide@cataloocheevalleytours.com www.cataloocheevalleytours.com

Waynesville Art School 303 North Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9869 waynesvilleartschool@gmail.com www.waynesvilleartschool.com

ATTORNEY/LEGAL SERVICES Cannon Law, PC 1433 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4800 bcannon@cannonlawpc.net www.cannonlawpc.net

Cherokee Historical Association PO Box 398 Cherokee, NC 28719 (828) 497-2111 groupsandtouring@cherokeeadventure.com www.cherokeehistorical.org Elevated Mountain Distilling Company 3732 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 944-0766 info@elevatedmountain.com www.elevatedmountain.com Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 225 Everett Street, Bryson City, NC 28713 (800) 872-4681 marketing@gsmr.com www.gsmr.com

James Weaver Kirkpatrick III, PA 37 Branner Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0801 kirk@jwklaw.net www.kirkpartricklawfirm.com

Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort 777 Casino Drive, Cherokee, NC 28719 (828) 497-7777 jhyatt@harrahs.com www.harrahscherokee.com

Joel R. Weaver, PA 41 Woodland Drive, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-0880 joel@jrwpa.com www.jrwpa.com

Rafting in the Smokies P.O. Box 592 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (800) 776-7238 groupsales@raftinginthesmokies.com www.raftinginthesmokies.com

Melrose Law, PLLC 576 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-3141 info@mountainverdict.com www.mountainverdict.com Wenzel & Wenzel, PLLC 166 Branner Avenue, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-9099 derek@wenzellawfirm.com www.wenzellawfirm.com

ATTRACTIONS Cataloochee Guest Ranch 119 Ranch Drive, Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-1401 info@cataloocheeranch.com www.cataloocheeranch.com

Rolling Thunder River Company 10160 Highway 19 West Bryson City, NC 28713 (828) 488-2030 rafting@rollingthunderriverco.com www.RollingThunderRiverCo.com Santa's Land 571 Wolfetown Road Cherokee, NC 28719 (828) 497-9191 santaslandmiami@yahoo.com www.santaslandnc.net Shelton House History Heritage & Crafts 49 Shelton Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1551 andera.long@sheltonhouse.org www.sheltonhouse.org

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AUCTIONS WNC Regional Livestock Center, LLC 474 Stock Drive, Canton, NC 28716 (828) 646-3700 wnclivestock@gmail.com www.wncrlc.com

AUTOMOTIVE Autobell Car Wash 525 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 454-0322 www.autobell.com AutoStar Family Dealerships 285 Hyatt Creek Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2841 walter.davis@autostarusa.com www.autostarusa.com Automotive Ken Wilson Ford 769 Champion Drive Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-2313 kenwilsonford@kwford.com www.kwford.com NAPA Auto Parts 101 Park Street, Canton, NC 28716 (828) 586-6569 www.napaautopartsofwnc.com Sparksmith 182 Richland Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 508-0917 sparksmith.auto@gmail.com www.sparksmithlighting.com Taylor Motor Co. 524 Russ Avenue, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-5111 alanjones@taylormotorco.com www.taylormotorco.com Triangle Automotive Repair 1404 Brown Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9226 triauto1404@yahoo.com Waynesville Tire 65 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-5387 waynesvilletire@gmail.com www.waynesvilletire.com

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ORGANIZATIONS

Haywood Chamber of Commerce 28 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3021 info@haywoodchamber.com www.haywoodchamber.com

Haywood Economic Development Council 28 Walnut Street, STE 4 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3021 chipps@haywoodchamber.com www.haywoodedc.org Haywood REALTOR Association 695 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-5096 exec@hcbor.org www.hcbor.org Historic Frog Level Merchants Association P.O. Box 1575 Waynesville, NC 28786 (727) 580-1842 mel@mcinsightsinc.com www.historicfroglevel.com Smoky Mountain Home Builders Association P.O. Box 162, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 454-0221 info@smokymountainhba.org www.smokymountainhba.org

BUSINESS SERVICES

Aspire Training & Development P. O. Box 9, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-0956 aspire.waynesville@gmail.com www.AspireTrainingDevelopment.com

TCS Printing 1420 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 944-0009 waynesville@tcsprinting.com www.TCSprinting.com

KARE, Inc. 1159 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-8995 jschroer@karehouse.org www.karehouse.org

The Print Haus, Inc. 641 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-8622 chris@theprinthaus.com www.theprinthaus.com

Kiwanis Club of Waynesville P.O. Box 815 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-0124 george.kenney@hotmail.com www.waynesville-nc.kiwanisone.org

Blue Ridge Bookkeeping Solutions, LLC 44 Wildflower Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 734-8309 johns@brbooksolutions.com www.brbooksolutions.com Champion Janitorial Supply 17 Piney Park Road Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 225-1075 bruce@champion-supply.com www.champion-supply.com Clark Communications 2 Westside Drive Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 254-1432 ddiehn@oneclearchoice.com www.oneclearchoice.com Haywood Community College Small Business Center 144 Industrial Park Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 627-4512 kmgould@haywood.edu www.SBC.Haywood.edu PIMSY EHR (Smoky Mountain Information Systems, Inc.) 274 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (877) 334-8512 hello@pimsyehr.com www.pimsyehr.com RJ Young 38C Rosscraggon Road Asheville, NC 28803 (800) 347-1955 eric.hooks@rjyoung.com www.rjyoung.com Ron Robinson, Author and Business Consultant P.O. Box 155 Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 508-0951 mountainronrobinson@gmail.com www.landofskyadvisors.com Sharp Business Systems Zachrey Penland 51 Thompson Street Asheville, NC 28303 (828) 772-9622 zachrey.penland@sharpusa.com www.nc.sharp-sbs.com

A to Z Signs & Engraving 1516 Sulphur Springs Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 454-0983 jacob@atozsigns.net www.atozsigns.net

Signarama of Asheville 53C Shiloh Road Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 575-2250 arlene@wncsigns.com www.wncSigns.com

AmeriPride Linen & Uniform Services 398 Great Oak Drive Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-2384 kevin.lowery@ameripride.com www.ameripride.com

Smart Processing, LLC 53 Asheland Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 225-1887 creece@smartprocessing.com www.smartprocessing.com

CHILD CARE Long's Chapel UMC 175 Old Clyde Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 456-3993 churchadmin@longschapel.com www.longschapel.com

COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS American Red Cross Western North Carolina 100 Edgewood Road Asheville, NC 28804 (828) 575-8834 megan.robinson@redcross.org www.redcross.org/local/northcarolina/greater-carolinas/about-us/locati ons/western-north-carolina.html Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, Inc 1233 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 356-2148 haywood@bbbswnc.org www.bbbswnc.org Flight of Faith 124 Miller Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 550-9203 patricia1forgione@gmail.com www.facebook.com/flightoffaith1 Friends of the Smokies 84 Coxe Avenue STE 200 Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 452-0720 anna@friendsofthesmokies.org www.friendsofthesmokies.org Great Smoky Mountain Association P.O. Box 130 Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (828) 646-7861 breckenridge@gsmassoc.org www.smokiesinformation.org Haywood Advancement Foundation P.O. Box 311 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 421-6687 markbc@charter.net Haywood Christian Ministry 150 Branner Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4838 hcmsteven@gmail.com www.haywoodministry.org

LIFEWORKS with CWJC 58 Montgomery Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 283-9587 lifeworks28786@gmail.com www.lifeworksnc.org Mountain Projects, Inc. 2177 Asheville Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1447 pdavis@mountainprojects.org www.mountainprojects.org Reach of Haywood County 627 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-7898 reachofhaywood@att.net www.reachofhaywood.org The Arc of Haywood County 407 Welch Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1980 sbrown@arcofhaywood.org www.arcofhaywood.org

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Haywood County Tourism Development Authority 1110 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 944-0761 lynn@visitncsmokies.com www.visitncsmokies.com

Haywood County Arts Council 86 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0593 director@haywoodarts.org www.haywoodarts.org

Haywood County SCORE 112 Virginia Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 275-4057 mike.mclean@scorevolunteer.org www.asheville.score.org

Staples 89 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-2089 gm1823@staples.com www.staples.com

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Downtown Waynesville Association 9 South Main Street STE 200 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3517 info@downtownwaynesville.com www.downtownwaynesville.com

Asheville POS 1854 Hendersonville Road Arden, NC 28803 (828) 747-7302 john@ashevillepos.com www.ashevillepos.com

The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina 4 Vanderbilt Park Drive Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 254-4960 info@cfwnc.org www.cfwnc.org The Salvation Army 290 Pigeon Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-7111 david.cope@uss.salvationarmy.org www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/ waynesville

COMPUTER SERVICES C.I.C. Technologies, Inc 34 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-4414 jparker@cictech.net www.cictech.net

CONFERENCE AND MEETING SPACE Lake Logan Conference Center 25 Wormy Chestnut Lane Canton, NC 28716 (828) 646-0095 lauri@lakelogan.org www.lakelogan.org

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Oak Park Inn & Conference Center 196 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-5328 oakparkinn@aol.com www.oakparkinn-waynesville.com ROOM 1902 1904 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 788-4272 philferguson@thesellersagency.com www.room1902.com

CONSTRUCTION Ace Construction Enterprises PO Box 244 Canton, NC 28716 (828) 549-8223 contactus@aceconstructioninc.com www.aceconstructioninc.com America's Home Place 335 NP&L Loop Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 349-0990 rshook@americahomeplace.com www.americashomeplace.com/customhome-builders-in/franklin APAC TN Inc. - Harrison Division P.O. Box 6390 Knoxville, TN 37914 (828) 631-2836 gpfarmer@harrisoncc.com www.harrisoncc.com Backyard Wood Creations 126 Poplar Drive Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 421-2807 dean@backyardwoodcreations.com www.backyardwoodcreations.com Best Built Inc. 4651 Crabtree Mountain Road Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 280-0415 bestbuiltinc@outlook.com www.bestbuiltcustoms.com Christian Brothers Roofing 32 Mongomery Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 919-6700 christianbrotherswnc@gmail.com Clark & Leatherwood, Inc. 179 Industrial Park Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-4500 rleatherwood@clarkandleatherwood.com www.clarkandleatherwood.com Distinctive Building and Design, Inc. 24 Chloe Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4730 tom@distinctivecustomhomes.com www.DistinctiveCustomHomes.com Greene Brothers Well & Pump P.O. Box 724 Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-3170 gbwp@bellsouth.net www.greenebrothersdrilling.com Haywood Builders Supply 100 Charles Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6051 dwingate@haywoodbuilders.com www.haywoodbuilders.com

Ledbetter's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. 8009 Carolina Boulevard Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 452-4328 ledheatac@aol.com www.ledbettersheatingandair.com Lowe's of Waynesville 100 Liner Cove Road, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9999 sammy.s.kilby@store.lowes.com www.lowes.com RCF Inc. 560 Hazelwood Avenue Hazelwood, NC 28738 (828) 456-9570 rcfconst@bellsouth.net Richard Lanning Builders, Inc. 1550 Sulphur Springs Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2616 richard@richardlanningbuilders.com www.richardlanningbuilders.com Southern Concrete Materials 201 Boundary Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9048 jason.greene@scmusa.com www.scmusa.com Thunder Contracting, Inc. 18001 Great Smoky Mountain Expressway Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-3335 beth@thunderdisaster.com www.thundercontractinginc.com Western North Carolina Tiny Homes 69 Belle Meade Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 649-5066 donna@wnctinyhomes.com www.wnctinyhomes.com

DEPARTMENT STORES

Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen 111 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6111 rcsupik0137@gmail.com www.birchwoodhall.com Blimpie 1153 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-9415 kcllkfc@aol.com www.blimpie.com Bocelli's Italian Eatery and PUB319 319 North Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4900 schattie@charter.net www.bocellisitalianeatery.com and www.pub319socialhouse.com Bogarts Restaurant & Tavern 303 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1313 info@bogartswaynesville.com www.bogartswaynesville.com Bojangles of WNC, LLC 1850 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6060 dminnick.boj@gmail.com www.bofanatics.com Bojangles of WNC, LLC Highway 19 Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 (828) 277-1660 dminnick.boj@gmail.com www.bofanatics.com Bojangles of WNC, LLC 734 Champion Drive, Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-7040 amanda.housand@bojangles.com www.bofanatics.com

Belk Department Store 265 Town Center Loop Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-5117 Ashley_Tweed@belk.com www.belk.com/stores

Classic Wineseller 20 Church Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-6000 richard@classicwineseller.com www.classicwineseller.com

Wal-Mart Supercenter 135 Town Center Loop Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4828 www.walmart.com

CLCC Entertainment 111 Sheppard Park, Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 476-6904 tinaltuten@gmail.com

DESIGN SERVICES A. Bailey Design 594 Owens Road, Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 400-3882 ab@andybaileydesign.com www.andybaileydesign.com WNC Social Media Buzz, Inc 101 West Marshall Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 421-2807 lorelei.garnes@wncsocialmediabuzz.com www.wncsocialmediabuzz.com

DINING Angelo's Family Pizza, Inc. 166 Walnut Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1886 crytalMH27@gmail.com www.angelospizzanc.com

Coffee Cup Cafe 48 Haywood Park Drive, Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 627-8905 heidi@coffeecupcafenc.com coffeecupcafenc.com Fat Buddies BBQ 193 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6368 jstjohn49@gmail.com www.fatbuddiesribsandbbq.com Grand Old Lady Hotel 68 Seven Springs Drive Balsam, NC 28707 (828) 456-9498 golh@grandoldladyhotel.com www.grandoldladyhotel.com HARDEEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 2019 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 248-2770 www.hardees.com

Ian & JoJo's Pizzeria & Restaurant 18 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6626 ianandjojopizza@gmail.com www.ianandjojos.com Jack the Dipper Ice Cream 76 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9766 groth@mooresvilleicecream.com www.jackthedipper.com Jukebox Junction Restaurant & Soda Shoppe 6306 Pigeon Road, Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-4546 myttymyke@aol.com www.jukeboxjunctioneat.com Kanini's Restaurant and Catering 1196 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 507-3654 kaninis@kaninis.com www.kaninis.com Kentucky Fried Chicken 667 Russ Avenue, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6626 kcllkfc@aol.com www.kfc.com Pisgah Inn Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 408 Candler, NC 28715 (828) 235-8228 sjohnston@pisgahinn.com www.pisgahinn.com Sweet Onion Restaurant 39 Miller Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-5559 dan@sweetonionrestaurant.com www.sweetonionrestaurant.com The Buttered Biscuit 1226 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 734-6682 butteredbiscuit1226@gmail.com www.facebook.com/thebutteredbiscuit The Cuban Guy 42 Montgomery Street Waynesville NC 28786 (828) 246-9649 thecubanguy828@gmail.com The Swag 2300 Swag Road, Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-0430 becky@theswag.com www.theswag.com Zaxby's 424 Russ Avenue, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-2888 yeed88@yahoo.com www.zaxbys.com

EDUCATION Foundation Forward, Inc. 134 South Sterling Street Morganton, NC 28655 (828) 475-6670 yourchartersoffreedomteam@gmail.com www.foundationforward.com Haywood Community College 185 Freedlander Drive Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 627-4516 mlharris@haywood.edu www.haywood.edu

Haywood County Schools Board of Education 1230 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-2400 nolte@haywood.k12.nc.us www.haywood.k12.nc.us

Lenoir-Rhyne University Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville 36 Montford Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 407-4263 michael.dempsey@lr.edu www.lr.edu/asheville

Western Carolina University College of Business 124 C Forsyth Building Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828) 227-3009 keflynt@wcu.edu www.wcu.edu

ELDER CARE Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center 251 Shelton Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-8365 aaron@haywoodlodge.com www.haywoodlodge.com Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation 75 Fisher Loop Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-4326 kmathis@maximushg.com http://www.maggievalleyrehab.com/

ELECTRONICS Badcock & More Home Furniture 356 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1522 cole.lawson@badcock.com www.badcock.com David's Home Entertainment 2566 Asheville Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 452-5534 daro@Davidshomeentertainment.com www.davidshomeentertainment.com

EMPLOYMENT Goodwill Career Connections 160 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9233 mwhitmire@goodwillnwnc.org www.goodwillwnc.org

NC Works Career Center Haywood County 1170 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6061 lisa.morris@nccommerce.com www.ncworks.gov

Inn at Tranquility Farm 1804 Camp Branch Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 564-1105 sutton@innattranquilityfarm.com www.innattranquilityfarm.com

BB&T Bank - Waynesville 370 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9092 mcclark@bbandt.com www.bbt.com

Lake Logan Conference Center 25 Wormy Chestnut Lane Canton, NC 28716 (828) 646-0095 lauri@lakelogan.org www.lakelogan.org

Brophy & Associates Consulting, LLC P.O. Box 718 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 558-4300 robbin@brophytax.com www.brophytax.com

ROOM 1902 1904 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 788-4272 philferguson@thesellersagency.com www.room1902.com

Carolina Farm Credit 1510 Asheville Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1418 dsilvers@cfarmc.com http://carolinafarmcredit.com

The Farm, A Gathering Place & The Farm Kitchen 215 Justice Ridge Road Candler, NC 28715 (828) 667-0666 info@thefarmevents.com www.thefarmevents.com

Champion Credit Union - Canton 1 Academy Street Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-1515 ccu@championcu.com www.championcu.com

ENTERTAINMENT Carolina Christmas Show Colonial Theater Canton, NC 28716 info@marlumor.com www.marlumor.com/christmas-show Classic Wineseller 20 Church Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-6000 richard@classicwineseller.com www.classicwineseller.com Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28719 (828) 497-7777 jhyatt@.harrahs.com www.HarrahsCherokee.com HART- Haywood Arts Regional Theatre 250 Pigeon Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6322 boxoffice@harttheatre.org www.harttheatre.org Haywood County Arts Council 86 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0593 director@haywoodarts.org www.haywoodarts.org Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts 1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 (828) 524-1598 scotty@greatmountainmusic.com www.greatmountainmusic.com Spinfire Entertainment, LLC 40 Wayward Path, Candler, NC 28715 (828) 400-2736 info@spinfiredj.com www.spinfiredj.com

ESTATE SALES Frog Pond Estate Sales 10 Commerce Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 734-3874 worktobuy@yahoo.com www.frogleveldownsizing.com

FACILITY RENTALS Appalachian Farm Weddings & Events 592 Qualla Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 400-9800 appalachianfarmweddings@gmail.com www.appalachianfarmweddings.com

Wells Events & Reception Center 33 Wells Events Way Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 476-5070 wellseventscenter@gmail.com www.wellseventscenter.com

FAMILY, COMMUNITY & NON-PROFIT United Way of Haywood County 1233 N. Main Street STE 14 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 356-2832 cwillett@uwhaywood.org www.uwhaywood.org Voices In The Laurel P.O.Box 1581, Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 (828) 564-3310 voicesinthelaurel@gmail.com www.voicesinthelaurel.org

FESTIVALS Folkmoot USA 112 Virginia Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2997 info@folkmoot.org www.folkmootusa.org Smoky Mountain Folk Festival 58 Pigeon Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1688 properties@haywoodrentalsnc.com www.smokymountainfolkfestival.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES Ameriprise Financial - Martin M. Sohovich 1200 S. Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0494 marty.sohovich@ampf.com www.ameripriseadvisors.com/marty.sohovich

Champion Credit Union - Waynesville 311 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6268 ccu@championcu.com www.championcu.com Edward Jones - Emily W. McCurry 101 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0161 emily.mccurry@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com/emily-mccurry

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Western Carolina University 501 Robinson Administration Building Cullowhee, NC 28723 (828) 227-7100 chcollins@wcu.edu www.wcu.edu

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group 244 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 263-6625 latishaperkins@atlanticbay.com www.atlanticbay.com

Shining Rock Classical Academy 1023 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 738-2665 tkeilberg@shiningrock.org www.srca.teamcfa.school

Haywood County Fairgrounds 758 Crabtree Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 400-1704 managerhcfg@gmail.com www.haywoodcountygairgrounds.org

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Inspired Art Ministry, Inc. 180 Lenoir Circle Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9197 Charspaintings@msn.com www.iamclasses.webs.com/

HVO, Inc. 172 Riverbend Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4455 agaddis@hvoinc.com www.hvoinc.com

Edward Jones - Jack Bishop III 209 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-4048 jack.bishopIII@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com Edward Jones - Jeremy Phillips 385 N. Haywood Street, Ste 2 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0635 Jeremy.Phillips@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com/en_US/fa/index.h tml&CIRN=510838 Edward Jones - Lisa R. Ferguson 387 N. Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9905 lisa.ferguson@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com/en_US/fa/index.h tml&CIRN=423926 Entegra Bank 2045 S. Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3006 ltragesser@entegrabank.com www.entegrabank.com First Citizens Bank Waynesville 196 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-6310 lorinda.whaley@firstcitizens.com www.firstcitizens.com

HomeTrust Bank - Clyde 8583 Carolina Boulevard, Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 627-9621 cody.robinson@htb.com www.htb.com

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HomeTrust Bank - Waynesville 800 Russ Avenue, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-7330 patsy.rogers@hometrustbanking.com www.hometrustbanking.com Independent Accounting Services, Inc. 21 Allison Acres Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3190 tinaprice88@hotmail.com Lynn Sylvester, CPA, PA 675 South Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6505 lynn@lascpa-nc.com www.lascpa-nc.com Tax Preparation Services Merrill Lynch - Keller Ferrell 1 North Pack Square, 2nd Floor Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 258-4420 gerald_keller@ml.com www.fa.ml.com/thekellergroup Merrill Lynch - Susan Sorrells, CFP, CRPC 1 North Pack Square, 2nd Floor Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 258-4452 susan_sorrells@ml.com www.fa.ml.com/susan_sorrells Merrill Lynch - Wendolyn Forbes One North Pack Square, 2nd Floor Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 258-4477 wendolyn.forbes@ml.com www.fa.ml.com/wendolyn.forbes Mountain Credit Union 721 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2216 danathompson@mountaincu.org www.mountaincu.org Ray, Bumgarner, Kingshill and Associates 385 North Haywood Street, STE 3 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-4734 markcpa@rbk-cpa.com www.rbk-cpa.com

Wells Fargo Advisors - Larry East, CFPÂŽ Senior Vice President-Investments 52 Walnut Street, STE 6 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-7407 larry.east@wellsfargoadvisors.com www.home.wellsfargoadvisors.com/larry.east Wells Fargo Bank 339 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-2300 karen.m.morrow@wellsfargo.com www.wellsfargo.com Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 339 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (207) 409-5020 Frank.J.Agnelli@wellsfargo.com www.wellsfargo.com WNC Community Credit Union 27 Kent Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-1840 rcrawford@wncccu.org www.wncccu.org

FUNERAL SERVICES Garrett Hillcrest Memorial Park, Funerals & Cremations 460 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-8656 chadwell.hamiel@dignitymemorial.com www.garrettfuneralsandcremations.com Wells Funeral Homes Inc. & Cremation Services of Canton 3715 Asheville Highway Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-2371 wellsfhc@bellsouth.net www.wellsfuneralhome.com Wells Funeral Homes Inc. & Cremation Services of Waynesville 296 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3535 wellsfhw@bellsouth.net www.wellsfuneralhome.com

FURNITURE

Richard C. Tirrell, CPA 854 Mount Valley Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 734-4677 RCTCPA@hotmail.com

Aaron's 143 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-3130 C0394@aarons.com www.shopaarons.com

Shelley B. Drevas, CPA 101 West Marshall Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 200-1556 shelley@drevascpa.com www.drevascpa.com

Adam Davis Furniture, LLC 180 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (919) 612-4791 adam@adamdavisfurniture.com www.adamdavisfurniture.com

TD Bank 217 Branner Avenue, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 454-9908 christopher.shirlin@td.com www.tdbank.com

Badcock & More Home Furniture 356 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1522 cole.lawson@badcock.com www.badcock.com

United Community Bank 165 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0307 mike_mckinney@ucbi.com www.ucbi.com

Carolina Furniture Concepts 121 Eagles Nest Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 454-9293 sandeepgupta@123cfc.com www.carolinafurnitureconcepts.com

Massie Furniture Co Inc. 45 N. Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3311 jeff@massiefurniture.net

GOLF Balsam Mountain Preserve 81 Preserve Road, Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 631-1040 info@balsammountain.com www.balsammountainpreserve.com Laurel Ridge Country Club 49 Cupp Lane, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0545 sarahs@laurelridgegolf.com www.laurelridgeexperience.com Maggie Valley Club & Resort 1819 Country Club Drive Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-1616 membership@maggievalleyclub.com www.maggievalleyclub.com Springdale Country Club 200 Golfwatch Road, Canton, NC 28716 (828) 235-8451 buddy@springdalegolf.com www.springdalegolf.com

GOVERNMENT Haywood County Government 215 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-6625 dbfrancis@haywoodnc.net www.haywoodnc.net Town of Clyde 8437 Carolina Boulevard Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 627-2566 joy.garland@townofclyde.com www.townofclyde.com Town of Waynesville 16 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2491 aowens@waynesvillenc.gov www.waynesvillenc.gov

GROCERS Wicked Fresh Seafood Co. 171 Montgomery Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 476-5020 richgray47@gmail.com www.Wickedfreshseafoodwnc.com

HARDWARE STORES Haywood Ace Hardware & Garden Center 1391 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 926-0300 haywoodace@att.net www.haywoodace.com

HEALTH AND FITNESS All About Fitness 177 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6575 allaboutfitnessinc@outlook.com www.allaboutfitnesswnc.com

Be Well Western Carolina, LLC 29 Forga Plaza Loop Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 734-7702 michelle@bewellwc.com www.bewellwc.com Waynesville Pilates Waynesville, NC 28786 (718) 791-6797 waynesvillepilates@gmail.com www.waynesvillepilates.com

HEALTH CARE SERVICES BenchMark Physical Therapy 275 Barber Boulevard Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6409 mwinters@benchmarkpt.com benchmark.urpt.com/locations/waynesville Blue Mountain Chiropractic, Dr. Mike Hogan 270 North Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9555 mrihogan@gmail.com www.bluemtnchiro.com Blue Ridge Health 490 Hospital Drive, Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 246-6372 info@brchs.com www.brchs.com Care Partners Home Health Services 88 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-3600 susan.parham@msj.org www.carepartners.org Carolina Breathing Solutions 755 South Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1919 breathing1@bellsouth.net www.carolinabreathingsolutions.com CBT Counseling Centers 166 Branner Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 350-1177 kjoyner@behaviortherapist.com www.cbtcounselingcenters.com Crescent Health Solutions, Inc. 1200 Ridgefield Boulevard, STE 215 Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 670-9145 desiree.greene@crescenths.com www.crescenths.com Family Circle Chiropractic, PLLC 627 North Main Street, STE 2 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 522-4144 drzeke@familycirclechiropractic.com www.familycirclechiropractic.com Four Seasons the Care You Trust 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731 (828) 692-6178 cdavis@fourseasonscfl.org www.fourseasonscfl.org Great Beginnings Pediatric Dental Specialist & Great Smiles Orthodontic Specialist 50 Bowman Drive, Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 454-9156 waynesville@greatbeginningspedo.com www.begreatdental.com

Mountain Eye Associates, PLLC 486 Hospital Drive Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 452-5816 ajk@mountaineyeassociates.com www.mountaineyeassociates.com

General Insurance 1023 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2801 sdavis@giswnc.net www.giswnc.net

Haywood Cancer Center 21st Century Oncology 49 Spicewood Drive, Suite 10 Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 452-2320 sha@shallc.net www.21co.com

Silver Bluff Village 100 Silver Bluff Drive, Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-2044 bleatherwood@silverbluffvillage.com www.silverbluffvillage.com

Haywood Insurance Service, Inc. 977 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2243 floydt@haywoodins.com

Haywood Family Eye Care 29 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-8361 office@haywoodfamilyeye.com www.haywoodfamilyeye.com

John M. Highsmith, DDS 78 Nelson Street, Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 627-9282 office@drhighsmith.com www.drhighsmith.com Kim's Pharmacy 479 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2313 kimsrx@gmail.com www.kimsrx.com LIFESPAN 2143 Asheville Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1720 jfranklin@lifespanservices.org www.lifespanservices.org Mark's Pharmacy 97 Kent Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6191 christynkirk@gmail.com www.sylvadrugstore.com Michael Gillespie, DDS 611 South Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9007 frontdesk@drgillespie.com www.drgillespie.com Mission Community Primary Care Haywood 360 Hospital Drive Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 456-9006 paula.floren@msj.org www.missionhealth.org Mission Health 509 Biltmore Avenue Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 213-1111 cara.truitt@msj.org www.missionhealth.org

Smoky Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center 1349 Crabtree Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 454-9260 smk18-admin@smokymountaincare.com www.smokymountaincare.com/

Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance 5948 Huntington Drive Grovetown, GA 30813 (605) 423-4356 kim-ayers@leavitt.com www.leavitt.com McNeil Consulting 165 Country Club Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 316-9614 smcneil729.sm@gmail.com

Southeastern Sports Medicine 35 Valley View Terrace Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 454-9816 heather.underwood@unchealth.unc.edu www.southeasternsportsmedicine.com

Overbay Insurance Services 219 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-4699 jon@overbayinsurance.com www.overbayinsurance.com

Yarrington Physical Therapy & Sports Care, Inc. 13 Haywood Office Park Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 452-1306 eric@yarringtonpt.com www.yarringtonpt.com

Patton, Morgan & Clark 70 Academy Street Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-2632 kstockton@pmcinsagency.com www.pattonmorganclark.com

Yurko Dental Excellence 419 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 316-1988 yde1@yurkodentalexcellence.net www.waynesvilledentist.com

HEALTHCARE NETWORKS Crescent Health Solutions, Inc. 1200 Ridgefield Boulevard, STE 215 Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 670-9145 desiree.greene@crescenths.com www.crescenths.com

INSURANCE Allstate Insurance Georgi Insurance Group, Inc. 283 North Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2815 olgageorgi2@allstate.com www.agents.allstate.com/0B1211 Apply4Medical2Day 1523 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9950 info@apply4medical2day.com www.apply4medical2day.com

The Superior Finish, Inc. 145 Broadview Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-8668 superiorfinish@bellsouth.net www.superiorfinishinteriors.com

INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER Balsam West Fiber NET, LLC 35 Bonnie Lane Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 339-2900 tmcelroy@balsamwest.net www.balsamwest.net Carolina Mountain Cablevision Inc. 4930 Jonathan Creek Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-2288 cmc@cbvnol.com www.cbvnol.com

JEWELERS Studio Thirty Three 822 Balsam Ridge Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 400-0003 diannah.studio33@gmail.com www.studio33jewelry.com

LANDSCAPING

Sheppard Insurance Group 6792 Carolina Boulevard Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 627-2826 kathy@sheppardinsurancegroup.com www.sheppardinsurancegroup.com

Boyd's Landscaping & Hydroseeding 143 Boyd Farm Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-8888 trees@boydmountain.com www.boydmountainchristmastreefarm.com

Stanberry Insurance Waynesville 406 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1341 kevin.stanberry@stanberry-ins.com www.stanberry-ins.com

Holland Services of Haywood County 228 Wild Rose Lane Canton, NC 28716 (828) 421-0487 hollandservicesofhc@gmail.com

State Farm - Angie Franklin 1908 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-8200 Angie@AngieFranklin.com www.angiefranklin.com State Farm - Chad McMahon 97 Lee Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0567 chad@chadlmcmahon.com www.chadlmcmahon.com The Pressley Group Allstate Insurance Jeremy Pressley 418 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1898 jpressley@allstate.com www.agents.allstate.com/jeremypressley-waynesville-nc.html

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Haywood Regional Medical Center 262 Leroy George Drive Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 456-7311 kim.jackson@haymed.org www.myhaywoodregional.com

Smoky Mountain Foot & Ankle Clinic PA 289 Access Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 452-4343 carlapalmer@smokymountainfootclinic.com www.smokymountainfootclinic.com

L.N. Davis Insurance Agency 143 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2876 lndavis@lndavis.com www.lndavis.com

Distinctive Building and Design, Inc. 24 Chloe Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4730 tom@distinctivecustomhomes.com www.DistinctiveCustomHomes.com

Haywood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 516 North Wall Street Waynesville, NC 28751 (828) 452-3154 mlfreeman@savasc.com www.savaseniorcare.com/haywoodnursing-and-rehabilitation-center

Skyland Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. 3845 Hendersonville Road Fletcher, NC 28732 (828) 684-1644 skylandprosthetics@skylandprosthetics.net www.skylandprosthetics.net

INTERIOR DESIGN/DECORATORS

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Groups: Recover Together 59 Haywood Office Park Waynesville, NC 28785 (800) 683-8313 anna.leatherman@joingroups.com www.joingroups.com

Laurel Crest Landscapes, Inc. 52 Sugar Loaf Road Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 316-7862 laurelcrestnc@yahoo.com www.sylvalandscapers.com Mountain View Landscaping & Design, Inc. 182 Richland Street, STE 11 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 734-8643 mountainviewlandscaping@yahoo.com www.mountainviewlandscapewnc.com

LODGING Almost Heaven Bed & Breakfast 147 Preservation Way Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6671 innkeepers_almostheavenBB@yahoo.com www.almostheavenbedandbreakfast.com

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Andon-Reid Inn Bed and Breakfast 92 Daisy Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-3089 info@andonreidinn.com www.andonreidinn.com

Holiday Inn Asheville - Biltmore West 435 Smokey Park Highway Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 665-2161 hkarvir@holidayinnbiltmore.com www.holidayinnbiltmore.com

Best Western Smoky Mountain Inn 130 Shiloh Trail Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4402 managerbwsmi@outlook.com www.bwsmokymountaininn.com

Jonathan Creek Inn 4324 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-1232 jeff@jonathancreekinn.com www.jonathancreekinn.com

Boyd Mountain Log Cabins 445 Boyd Farm Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-1575 info@boydmountain.com www.boydmountain.com

Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center 759 N. Lakeshore Drive Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 (800) 222-4930 communications@lakejunaluska.com www.lakejunaluska.com

Brookside Mountain Mist Inn & Cottages 142 Country Club Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-6880 info@brooksidemountainmistbb.com www.brooksidemountainmistbb.com Buffalo Creek Vacations 226 Bison Run Road Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 550-0960 cheryl@buffalocreekvacations.net www.buffalocreekvacationsnc.com Carolina Vacations, Inc. 1984 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-0871 management@CarolinaVacations.com www.CarolinaVacations.com Cataloochee Guest Ranch 119 Ranch Drive Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-1401 info@cataloocheeranch.com www.cataloocheeranch.com Creekwood Farm RV Park 4696 Jonathan Creek Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-7977 office@creekwoodfarmrv.com www.creekwoodfarmrv.com Furry's Lodge 109 Dolan Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 356-4074 furryslodgewnc@gmail.com www.furryslodge.com Grand Old Lady Hotel 68 Seven Springs Drive Balsam, NC 28707 (828) 456-9498 golh@grandoldladyhotel.com www.grandoldladyhotel.com Grandview Lodge & Wedding Venue 466 Lickstone Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-5212 gvlbb@yahoo.com www.grandviewlodgenc.com Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28719 (828) 497-7777 janhyatt@cherokee.harrahs.com www.HarrahsCherokee.com

Lake Logan Conference Center 25 Wormy Chestnut Lane Canton, NC 28716 (828) 646-0095 lauri@lakelogan.org www.lakelogan.org Love Lane Bed & Breakfast 55 Love Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (504) 239-8080 lovelanebb@aol.com Maggie Valley Club & Resort 1819 Country Club Drive Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-1616 membership@maggievalleyclub.com www.maggievalleyclub.com Oak Hill on Love Lane Bed & Breakfast 224 Love Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-7037 anna@oakhillonlovelane.com www.OakHillonLoveLane.com Oak Park Inn & Conference Center 196 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-5328 oakparkinn@aol.com www.oakparkinn-waynesville.com

The Farm, A Gathering Place & The Farm Kitchen 215 Justice Ridge Road Candler, NC 28715 (828) 667-0666 info@thefarmevents.com www.thefarmevents.com The Swag 2300 Swag Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-0430 becky@theswag.com www.theswag.com The Yellow House on Plott Creek Road 89 Oakview Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0991 info@theyellowhouse.com www.theyellowhouse.com

MAIL & POSTAGE SERVICE Allegra Marketing Print Mail 88 Roberts Street Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 236-0076 Dave@AllegraAsheville.com www.AllegraAsheville.com

MANUFACTURERS Abundant Labs LLC 289 Silkwood Drive Canton, NC 28716 (987) 654-3210 info@abundantlabs.com www.abundantlabs.com Brigman Electric Sales & Services LLC 107 Barber Hill Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6601 brigmanelec@gmail.com Evergreen Packaging 175 Main Street Canton, NC 28716 (828) 646-2318 michael.ferguson@everpack.com www.EvergreenPackaging.com

Pisgah Inn Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 408 Candler, NC 28715 (828) 235-8228 sjohnston@pisgahinn.com www.pisgahinn.com

Giles Chemical P.O. Box 370 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-4784 contactgiles@gileschemical.com www.gileschemical.com

Premier Vacation Rentals 2787 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-6025 melissa@pvrnc.com www.pvrnc.com

Pepsi Cola Company P.O. Box 1207 Fletcher, NC 28732 (828) 650-7800 msmith@pepsihky.com www.pepsi.com

Smoky View Cottages & RV Resort 72 Crider Circle Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-1245 accounts@smokyviewcottages.com www.smokyviewcottages.com

Sonoco Plastics 288 Howell Mill Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-4774 judy.webb@sonoco.com www.sonoco.com/productsandservices/pl astics.aspx

Springdale Country Club 200 Golfwatch Road Canton, NC 28716 (828) 235-8451 buddy@springdalegolf.com www.springdalegolf.com

Sunburst Trout Farm LLC 128 Raceway Place Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-3010 Anna@SunburstTrout.com www.SunburstTrout.com

MARKETING Incredible Towns Asheville/WNC PO Box 9181 Asheville, NC 28815 (828) 545-3396 stevejencks@incredibletowns.com www.incredibletowns.com Moxxie Marketing 122 Miller Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6667 nikki@moxxiemarketing.com www.moxxiemarketing.com Shondra Grant HIBU Senior Account Executive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 771-6233 shondra.grant@hibu.com www.hibu.com Text Services, LLC 25 Staymen Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 585-5832 x 709 leannajones@textservicesllc.com www.textservicesllc.com WNC Woman Magazine P.O. Box 648, Asheville, NC 28802 (828) 649-9955 info@wncwoman.com www.wncwoman.com

MEDIA Frank G. McCoy 24180 Forest Drive Forest Lake, IL 60047 (847) 757-8516 fmc@ieee.org iHeartMedia 13 Summerlin Road Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 257-2700 brianhall@iheartmedia.com www.iheartmedia.com Rapid River Magazine 85 North Main Street Canton, NC 28716 (828) 646-0071 rick@rapidrivermagazine.com www.RapidRiverMagazine.com Smoky Mountain Living Magazine 144 Montgomery Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2251 ads@smokymountainnews.com www.smliv.com Smoky Mountain News 144 Montgomery Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-4251 info@smokymountainnews.com www.smokymountainnews.com Spectrum Reach 89 Peachtree Road, STE 200 Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 505-7623 moses.stanberry@charter.com www.spectrumreach.com The Mountaineer 220 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0661 jkey@themountaineer.com www.themountaineer.com

Vicinitus Haywood P.O. Box 1152 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 275-4057 caroladams@vicinitus.com www.vicinitus.com/

MICROBREWERY BearWaters Brewing Company 101 Park Street Canton, NC 28716 (828) 237-4200 kevin@bearwatersbrewing.com www.bwbrewing.com

Dancer Creek Brewing LLC 591 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 550-4149 will@willedgar.net www.dancercreek.com Frog Level Brewing Company 56 Commerce Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 454-5664 froglevelbrewing@gmail.com www.froglevelbrewing.com

MOVING AND STORAGE Bethel Self Storage 3695 Pisgah Drive Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-5456 diannetatham@yahoo.com Haywood Secure Storage, Inc. 7066 Old Clyde Road Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-0147 info@haywoodsecure.com www.haywoodsecure.com

PERSONAL SERVICES 42 Rue Salon 79 Ed Green Road Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 702-0375 keturahrb@yahoo.com www.42ruesalon.com City Hair Salon 27 West Marshall Street Waynesville NC 28786 (828) 456-8796 Magnolia Concierge WNC P.O. Box 997 Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 (828) 506-4604 magnoliaconciergewnc@gmail.com magnoliaconciergewnc.com

A Better Clean (Hard Surface & Carpet Cleaning) 114 Spring Meadow Lane Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 400-3650 info@abettercleanhsr.com www.abettercleanhsr.com Canine Detection Services 362 Sugar Cove Road Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 593-1107 cdsbugs@gmail.com Clegg's Pest Control 276 B Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 27715 (828) 253-8131 ashevillecleggs@gmail.com www.cleggs.com M. B. Haynes Corporation 187 Deaverview Road Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 254-6141 thyatt@mbhaynes.com www.mbhaynes.com Mike's Heating & Cooling 329 Dogwood Road Candler, NC 28715 (828) 665-4343 info@mikesheatingandcooling.com www.mikesheatingandcooling.com

Forrest Firm, P.C. 1 Haywood Street, STE 477 Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 552-5458 martha.bradley@forrestfirm.com www.forrestfirm.com J.M. Teague Engineering and Planning 1155 North Main Street Waynesville NC 28786 (828) 456-8383 daveg@jmteagueengineering.com www.jmteagueengineering.com NEO Corporation 289 Silkwood Drive Canton, NC 28716 (828) 456-4332 styburski@neocorporation.com www.neocorporation.com Reece, Noland & McElrath Inc. 94 Main Street Canton, NC 28716 (828) 492-0677 skaufman@rnm-engineers.com www.rnm-engineers.com Sabrina L. Greene Art & Photography Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 593-2447 sabrinagreene@outlook.com www.sabrinalgreene.com

Perfect Touch 8716 Hwy. 74 W. Whittier, NC 28789 (828) 476-8850 info@perfecttouchpros.com www.perfecttouchpros.com

Smathers & Smathers Attorneys At Law 118 Main Street Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-8240 pat@smatherslaw.com zeb@smatherslaw.com

Service Master of Haywood County 2803 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 926-0887 smhayco@charter.net www.myservicemaster.com/7756

Terminix Service, Inc. 3241 Asheville Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3729 waynesville@trustterminix.com www.trustterminix.com White & Williams Co. Inc. 514 Swannanoa River Road Asheville, NC 28805 (828) 296-0267 rsales@wwhvac.com www.whiteandwilliams.net

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES A Shot Above of WNC 21 Cougar Trail Clyde, NC 28786 (828) 593-8321 flyguy2010a@yahoo.com www.ashot-above.com/

Wenzel & Wenzel, PLLC 166 Branner Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-9099 derek@wenzellawfirm.com www.wenzellawfirm.com

REAL ESTATE Balsam Mountain Preserve 81 Preserve Road, Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 631-1040 info@balsammountain.com www.balsammountainpreserve.com Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Great Smokys Realty 36 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 564-1950 kaye@4smokys.com www.4smokys.com

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Lifestyle Properties April Sutton 21 Long Shoals Road, Suite 100 Arden, NC 28704 (828) 274-1091 aprilsutton@bhhslp.com aprilsutton.bhhslifestyleproperties.com Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Heritage 1986 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-5200 mre@bhgheritage.com www.BHGHeritage.com Beverly-Hanks & Associates - Mark Zaffrann REALTOR 74 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 356-4094 mzaffrann@beverly-hanks.com www.beverly-hanks.com/agents/mzaffrann Beverly-Hanks & Associates Realtors 74 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-5809 briancagle@beverly-hanks.com www.beverly-hanks.com Carolina Living Choices Retirement Guide 1854 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803 (828) 676-4980 marketing@carolinalivingchoices.com www.carolinalivingchoices.com

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MICROBREWERY

PROFESSIONAL HOME & BUSINESS SERVICES

Civil Design Concepts P.O. Box 5432 Asheville, NC 28813 (828) 452-4410 patrick@cdcgo.com www.CivilDesignConcepts.com

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Great Smokys Realty - Chris Caldwell 36 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 564-1950 chris@4smokys.com www.4smokys.com/about-us/chris-caldwell

Boojum Brewing Company 357 Dayton Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 944-0888 kelsie@boojumbrewing.com www.boojumbrewing.com

The Dog House 310 North Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3753 thedoghousewaynesville@yahoo.com www.thedoghousewaynesville.com

Beth Brown Photography 871 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 550-1272 beth@bethbrownphoto.com www.bethbrownphoto.com

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WPTL Radio 920 AM 133 Pisgah Drive Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-3576 admin@wptlradio.net www.wptlradio.net

PET SERVICES

Elk Country Realty 212 Campbell Creek Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-0091 jimblyth@icloud.com www.elkcountryrealty.com ERA - Sunburst Realty 147 Walnut Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-7376 sunburst@sunburstrealty.com www.sunburstrealty.com Forga Rental Properties 1604 Sulphur Springs Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-3279 chris@forgarentalproperties.com www.forgarentalproperties.com Gaddis Properties 221 West Oakland Park Boulevard Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 (954) 565-8900 pstamos@gaddiscapital.com Haywood Rentals - Mauney Cove & Meadowland Apartments 58 Pigeon Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1688 dcj2905@bellsouth.net www.haywoodrentalsnc.com Jerry Lee Mountain Realty, Inc. 2650 Soco Road, STE B Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 230-1082 jerryhatley@bellsouth.net www.jerryleemountainrealty.com

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Keller Williams Great Smokies Realty 434 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 926-5155 klrw973@kw.com www.kellerwilliamswaynesville.com Keller Williams Realty Great Smokies Gina Kinder 434 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 506-9367 gina@ginakindersells.com www.ginakindersells.com` Keller Williams Realty Great Smokies Tavia Thomas 434 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 734-9878 tavia@taviathomas.com www.searchthemountains.net Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center 759 N. Lakeshore Drive Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 (800) 222-4930 communications@lakejunaluska.com www.lakejunaluska.com McGovern Property Management and Real Estate Sales 284 B North Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1519 mcgovernpropertymgt@gmail.com www.shamrock13.com RE/MAX Executive 71 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 400-9029 davidwillett1@live.com www.remax-waynesvillenc.com Realty World Mountains 3549 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 355-6288 mark@RWMountains.com www.RWMountains.com Rob Roland Realty Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 400-1923 33robroland@gmail.com www.robrolandrealty.com Select Homes Property Management Company 56 Montgomery Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6111 michele@selecthomeswnc.com www.selecthomeswnc.com Southeastern Development & Acquisition, LLC 102 Lochview Drive Cary, NC 27518 (919) 608-1739 sedev@nc.rr.com Southern Firefly Properties PO Box 296, Hazelwood, NC 28738 (828) 712-6801 contactus@southernfireflyproperties.com www.southernfireflyproperties.com Sunburst Realty Rentals 147 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-7376 sunburst@sunburstrealty.com www.sunburstrealtyrentals.com

Tessier Associates 82 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 398-5257 info@tessierassociates.com www.tessierassociates.com Waynesville Shopping Center, LLC 435 Overlook Drive Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-3940 Wenzel & Wenzel, PLLC 166 Branner Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-9099 derek@wenzellawfirm.com www.wenzellawfirm.com White Oak Partnership 1947 Lee Road, Winter Park, FL 32789 (407) 694-8689 ardaman@fishbacklaw.com www.WhiteOakMountain.net

RELIGION First United Methodist Church 566 South Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9475 biversen@fumc-waynesville.com www.fumc-waynesville.com Long's Chapel UMC 175 Old Clyde Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 456-3993 churchadmin@longschapel.com www.longschapel.com The Creative Thought Center 449-D Pigeon Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9697 waynesvilleCtC@gmail.com www.creativethoughtcenter.org

REPAIR SERVICES Ledbetter's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. 8009 Carolina Boulevard Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 452-4328 ledheatac@aol.com www.ledbettersheatingandair.com Mountain Top Appliance Service 220 Amherst Way, Canton, NC 28716 (828) 492-0780 mta2003cad@gmail.com www.mountaintopappliance.us The Hot Tub Store 1478 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 926-8484 thehottubstorewnc@gmail.com www.thetubstore.com

RETAIL 828 Market on Main 180 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9900 rgriffin704@gmail.com www.facebook.com/828MarketOnMain Asheville Outlets 800 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 333-6282 tcox@nedevelopment.com www.shopashevilleoutlets.com

Dillsboro Chocolate Factory 170 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9838 info@dillsborochocolate.com www.dillsborochocolate.com Gnarcissist, LLC 106 Hazelnut Lane Cullowhee, NC 28723 (919) 616-7220 gnarcissist828@gmail.com www.gnarcissistgear.com

SPA/MASSAGE THERAPY Maggie Valley Wellness Center 461 Moody Farm Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 944-0288 mvalleywellness@gmail.com www.maggievalleywellness.com

SPECIALTY SHOPS

Green Orchid Soap Co. 225 Wall Street Waynesville, NC 28786 greenorchidsoapco@gmail.com www.greenorchidsoapco.com

Classic Wineseller 20 Church Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-6000 richard@classicwineseller.com www.classicwineseller.com

Haywood Habitat for Humanity ReStore 331 Walnut Street, STE 1 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9135 restore@haywoodhabitat.org www.haywoodhabitat.org

Cold Mountain Toffee 1959 Jonathan Creek Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-2459 coldmountaintoffee@gmail.com www.coldmountaintoffee.com

J. Gabriel Home and Gifts 62 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9876 jgabrielhomeandgifts@gmail.com www.jgabrielgifts.com Publix Super Markets 124 Frasier Street, Waynesville, NC 28786 (704) 424-5017 kimberly.reynolds@publix.com www.publix.com Sorrells Merchandise Co., Inc. 3796 Jonathan Creek Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-0385 sorrells@cbvnol.com Studio Thirty Three 822 Balsam Ridge Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 400-0003 diannah.studio33@gmail.com www.studio33jewelry.com The Turquoise Elephant 1360 Asheville Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9877 turquoiseelephantboutique@gmail.com www.turquoiseelephant.com Tia Dana 224 Branner Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-9779 dana@tiadana.com www.tiadana.com Traditional Hands P.O. Box 144 Cherokee, NC 28719 (828) 554-5884 tradhands@gmail.com www.traditionalhands.com

SECURITY SERVICES IDShield-LegalShield-David JordanIndependent Associate-Certified Identity Theft Risk Management SpecialistCertified Identity Theft Protection 886 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 606-6442 jordan64@legalshieldassociate.com https://jordan64.wearelegalshield.com

Giggie's, LLC 117 Secret Hollow Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 944-0511 info@mygiggies.com www.mygiggies.com Mast General Store 63 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-2101 joey@mastgeneralstore.com www.mastgeneralstore.com The Hot Tub Store 1478 Dellwood Road, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 926-8484 thehottubstorewnc@gmail.com www.thetubstore.com

SPORTING VEHICLES Smoky Mountain Steel Horses, LLC 82 Locust Drive, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-7276 info@smsh.co www.smokymountainsteelhorses.com

TAX PREPARATION SERVICES Richard C. Tirrell, CPA 854 Mount Valley Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 734-4677 RCTCPA@hotmail.com Sheila Gahagan, CPA 229 Penland Street, Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 627-1040 sheila@gahagancpa.com www.gahagancpa.com Underwood, Dills & Associates, PC 154 North Main Street, STE 7 Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-5370 dills@udcpas.net

TELEPHONE Balsam West Fiber NET, LLC 35 Bonnie Lane, Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 339-2900 tmcelroy@balsamwest.net www.balsamwest.net

Yellow Book USA 1340 A Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 259-3913 kristina.parker@yellowbook.com www.yellowbook.com

TRANSPORTATION Asheville Regional Airport Authority 61 Terminal Drive, STE 1 Fletcher, NC 28732 (828) 684-2226 tkinsey@flyavl.com www.flyavl.com Leap Frog Tours 419 North Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 246-6777 ann@leapfrogtours.com www.leapfrogtours.com

TRAVEL SERVICES/AGENCIES Time To Travel 999 Turkey Creed Road Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 734-7643 amanda.timetotravel@gmail.com www.timetotravelinc.com

UTILITIES Blossman Propane Gas 2161 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 926-1537 waynesville@blossmangas.com www.blossmangas.com Carolina Mountain Cablevision Inc. 4930 Jonathan Creek Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-2288 cmc@cbvnol.com www.cbvnol.com Consolidated Waste Services P.O. Box 8468 Asheville, NC 28814 (828) 645-0660 swelch@cws-nc.com www.consolidatedwasteservices.com Duke Energy 555-A Brevard Road Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 258-5019 jason.walls@duke-energy.com www.duke-energy.com Haywood Electric Membership Corp. 376 Grindstone Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 452-2281 ken.thomas@haywoodemc.com www.haywoodemc.com PEAK Energy P.O. Box 1110, Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9035 info@peakenergyonline.com www.peakenergyonline.com PSNC Energy 15 Overland Industrial Boulevard Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 670-3535 dhallingse@scana.com www.psncenergy.com

Santek Waste Services 650 25th Street, NW Cleveland, TN 37311 (423) 303-7101 www.santekenviro.com

VETERINARIANS Animal Hospital of Waynesville 91 Depot Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-9755 dani@animalhosp.com www.animalhosp.com Balsam Animal Hospital PA 1628 South Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1868 balsamanimalhospital@gmail.com www.balsamvet.com Canton Animal Hospital 74 Radio Hill Road Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-7800 bryantbrummitt@yahoo.com www.cantonanimalhospital.com Earthwinds Chiropractic 56 Iron Will Cove Waynesville, NC 28785 (254) 319-0174 earthwindschiropractic@gmail.com www.earthwindschiropractic.com Junaluska Animal Hospital/Haywood Animal Emergency 3248 Asheville Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-1478 jahpracticemanager@gmail.com www.junaluskaah.com Maple Tree Veterinary Hospital and Dog Camp 1855 Russ Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-5211 kbirthright@mapletreevet.com www.mapletreevet.com

WEDDING & EVENT SERVICES 3rd Generation Barn Loft 84 Frank Mann Road Canton, NC 28716 (828) 648-4094 w_tskinner@bellsouth.net https://3rd-generation-barnloft.business.site

Boyd Mountain Log Cabins 445 Boyd Farm Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 926-1575 info@boydmountain.com www.boydmountain.com Brookside Mountain Mist Inn & Cottages 142 Country Club Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-6880 info@brooksidemountainmistbb.com www.brooksidemountainmistbb.com Destination Elopements WNC 43 Grandview Drive Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 476-7763 destinationelope@gmail.com www.destinationelopementwnc.com Fat Buddies BBQ 193 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-6368 jstjohn49@gmail.com www.fatbuddiesribsandbbq.com Grand Old Lady Hotel 68 Seven Springs Drive Balsam, NC 28707 (828) 456-9498 golh@grandoldladyhotel.com www.grandoldladyhotel.com Inn at Tranquility Farm 1804 Camp Branch Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 564-1105 sutton@innattranquilityfarm.com www.innattranquilityfarm.com Kanini's Restaurant and Catering 1196 North Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 507-3654 kaninis@kaninis.com www.kaninis.com

Sabrina L. Greene Art & Photography Clyde, NC 28721 (828) 593-2447 sabrinagreene@outlook.com www.sabrinalgreene.com Staples 89 Waynesville Plaza Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-2089 gm1823@staples.com www.staples.com Studio Thirty Three 822 Balsam Ridge Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 400-0003 diannah.studio33@gmail.com www.studio33jewelry.com The Farm, A Gathering Place & The Farm Kitchen 215 Justice Ridge Road Candler, NC 28715 (828) 667-0666 info@thefarmevents.com www.thefarmevents.com The Yellow House On Plott Creek Road 89 Oakview Drive Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0991 info@theyellowhouse.com www.theyellowhouse.com Wells Events & Reception Center 33 Wells Events Way Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 476-5070 wellseventscenter@gmail.com www.wellseventscenter.com Winchester Creek Country Club 566 Walker Road Waynesville, NC 28786 (561) 310-7017 wrlackey@aol.com www.winchestercreekcountryclub.com

Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center 759 N. Lakeshore Drive Lake Junaluska, NC 28745 (800) 222-4930 communications@lakejunaluska.com www.lakejunaluska.com Laurel Ridge Country Club 49 Cupp Lane Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-0545 sarahs@laurelridgegolf.com www.laurelridgeexperience.com

Andon-Reid Inn Bed and Breakfast 92 Daisy Avenue Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 452-3089 info@andonreidinn.com www.andonreidinn.com

Maggie Valley Club & Resort 1819 Country Club Drive Maggie Valley, NC 28751 (828) 926-1616 membership@maggievalleyclub.com www.maggievalleyclub.com

Appalachian Farm Weddings & Events 592 Qualla Road Waynesville, NC 28785 (828) 400-9800 appalachianfarmweddings@gmail.com www.appalachianfarmweddings.com

Pisgah Inn Blue Ridge Parkway, Milepost 408 Candler, NC 28715 (828) 235-8228 sjohnston@pisgahinn.com www.pisgahinn.com

Bocelli's Italian Eatery and PUB319 319 North Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 (828) 456-4900 schattie@charter.net www.bocellisitalianeatery.com and www.pub319socialhouse.com

Reflections at the Pond managed by White Laurel Design, Co 489 Johnson Dr Canton, NC 28716 (828) 342-2451 reflectionspond@gmail.com www.reflectionspond.com

The Haywood Chamber of Commerce

Members A to Z

3rd Generation Barn Loft..........................................61 42 Rue Salon ................................................................59 828 Market on Main ................................................60 A Better Clean................................................................59 A Shot Above of WNC................................................59 A to Z Signs & Engraving..........................................53 A. Bailey Design ..........................................................54 Aaron's ............................................................................56 Abundant Labs LLC ....................................................58 Ace Construction Enterprises ................................54 Adam Davis Furniture, LLC ......................................56 All About Fitness..........................................................56 Allegra Marketing Print Mail ..................................58 Allstate Insurance Georgi Insurance Group, ..................................57 Almost Heaven Bed & Breakfast..........................57 America's Home Place..............................................54 American Red Cross Western North Carolina ......................................53 AmeriPride Linen & Uniform Services ..............53 Ameriprise Financial - Martin M. Sohovich ....55 Andon-Reid Inn Bed and Breakfast ..................58 Angelo's Family Pizza, Inc.......................................54 Animal Hospital of Waynesville............................61 APAC TN Inc. - Harrison Division ..........................54 Appalachian Farm Weddings & Events ............55 Apply4Medical2Day....................................................57 Asheville Outlets ........................................................60 Asheville POS ................................................................53 Asheville Regional Airport Authority ..................61 Aspire Training & Development ............................53 Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group ................................55 Autobell Car Wash ......................................................52 AutoStar Family Dealerships ..................................52 Backyard Wood Creations ......................................54 Badcock & More Home Furniture........................55 Balsam Animal Hospital PA....................................61 Balsam Antique Mall ................................................52 Balsam Mountain Preserve....................................59 Balsam West Fiber NET, LLC....................................57 BB&T Bank - Waynesville........................................55 Be Well Western Carolina, LLC ..............................56 BearWaters Brewing Company ............................59 Belk Department Store ............................................54 BenchMark Physical Therapy................................56 Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Great Smokys Realty ..........................................59 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Great Smokys Realty - Chris Caldwell ....................59 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Lifestyle Properties April Sutton........................................59 Best Built Inc. ................................................................54 Best Western Smoky Mountain Inn ..................58 Beth Brown Photography........................................59 Bethel Self Storage ....................................................59 Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Heritage ............................................59 Beverly-Hanks & Associates - Mark Zaffrann REALTOR ....................................................................59 Beverly-Hanks & Associates Realtors ..............59 Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, Inc ..................53 Birchwood Hall Southern Kitchen ......................54 Blimpie..............................................................................54 Blossman Propane Gas............................................61 Blue Mountain Chiropractic....................................56 Blue Ridge Bookkeeping Solutions, LLC ..........53 Blue Ridge Health ......................................................56

Bocelli's Italian Eatery and PUB319 ....................54 Bogarts Restaurant & Tavern ................................54 Bojangles of WNC, LLC ............................................54 Boojum Brewing Company ....................................59 Boyd Mountain Log Cabins....................................58 Boyd's Landscaping & Hydroseeding ..............57 Brigman Electric Sales & Services LLC ..............58 Brookside Mountain Mist Inn & Cottages ......58 Brophy & Associates Consulting, LLC ................55 Buffalo Creek Vacations ..........................................58 C.I.C. Technologies, Inc ..............................................53 Canine Detection Services ......................................59 Cannon Law, PC............................................................52 Canton Animal Hospital............................................61 Care Partners Home Health Services ................56 Carolina Breathing Solutions ................................56 Carolina Christmas Show ........................................55 Carolina Farm Credit....................................................55 Carolina Furniture Concepts ..................................56 Carolina Living Choices Retirement Guide ......59 Carolina Mountain Cablevision Inc.....................57 Carolina Vacations, Inc. ............................................58 Cataloochee Guest Ranch ......................................52 Cataloochee Ski Area ................................................52 Cataloochee Valley Tours, Inc. ..............................52 CBT Counseling Centers............................................56 Champion Credit Union - Canton ........................55 Champion Credit Union - Waynesville ..............55 Champion Janitorial Supply ....................................53 Cherokee Historical Association ..........................52 Christian Brothers Roofing ......................................54 Civil Design Concepts ................................................59 Clark & Leatherwood, Inc. ......................................54 Clark Communications ..............................................53 Classic Wineseller........................................................54 CLCC Entertainment ....................................................54 Clegg's Pest Control ....................................................59 Coffee Cup Cafe............................................................54 Cold Mountain Toffee ..............................................60 Consolidated Waste Services ................................61 Creekwood Farm RV Park........................................58 Crescent Health Solutions, Inc. ............................56 Dancer Creek Brewing LLC ......................................59 David's Home Entertainment ................................55 Destination Elopements WNC ..............................61 Dillsboro Chocolate Factory....................................60 Distinctive Building and Design, Inc...................54 Downtown Waynesville Association..................53 Duke Energy ..................................................................61 Earthwinds Chiropractic............................................61 Edward Jones - Emily W. McCurry........................55 Edward Jones - Jack Bishop III ..............................55 Edward Jones - Jeremy Phillips ............................55 Edward Jones - Lisa R. Ferguson ........................55 Elevated Mountain Distilling Company ............52 Elk Country Realty ......................................................59 Entegra Bank..................................................................55 ERA - Sunburst Realty ..............................................59 Evergreen Packaging ................................................58 Family Circle Chiropractic, PLLC ............................56 Fat Buddies BBQ..........................................................54 First Citizens Bank - Waynesville ........................55 First United Methodist Church..............................60 Flight of Faith ................................................................53 Folkmoot USA................................................................55 Forga Rental Properties ............................................59 Forrest Firm, P.C.............................................................59

Foundation Forward, Inc. ........................................54 Four Seasons the Care You Trust ........................56 Frank G. McCoy ............................................................58 Friends of the Smokies ............................................53 Frog Level Brewing Company................................59 Frog Pond Estate Sales ............................................55 Furry's Lodge ................................................................58 Gaddis Properties........................................................59 Garrett Hillcrest Memorial Park, Funerals & Cremations ......................................56 General Insurance ......................................................57 Giggie's, LLC ..................................................................60 Giles Chemical..............................................................58 Gnarcissist, LLC ............................................................60 Goodwill Career Connections ................................55 Grand Old Lady Hotel................................................54 Grandview Lodge & Wedding Venue................58 Great Beginnings Pediatric Dental Specialist & Great Smiles Orthodontic Specialist........56 Great Smoky Mountain Association ..................53 Great Smoky Mountains Railroad ......................52 Greene Brothers Well & Pump..............................54 Groups: Recover Together........................................57 Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort ........................52 HART- Haywood Arts Regional Theatre............55 Haywood Ace Hardware & Garden Center ....56 Haywood Advancement Foundation ................53 Haywood Builders Supply ......................................54 Haywood Cancer Center - 21st Century Oncology ..................................................................57 Haywood Chamber of Commerce ......................53 Haywood Christian Ministry ..................................53 Haywood Community College..............................54 Haywood Community College Small Business Center ........................................53 Haywood County Arts Council ..............................53 Haywood County Fairgrounds ..............................55 Haywood County Government ............................56 Haywood County Schools Board of Education ..............................................55 Haywood County SCORE..........................................53 Haywood County Tourism Development Authority......................................53 Haywood Economic Development Council ....53 Haywood Electric Membership Corp. ................61 Haywood Family Eye Care ......................................57 Haywood Habitat for Humanity ReStore ........60 Haywood Insurance Service, Inc. ........................57 Haywood Lodge & Retirement Center ..............55 Haywood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center ....57 Haywood REALTOR Association............................53 Haywood Regional Medical Center ....................57 Haywood Rentals - Mauney Cove & Meadowland Apartments ................................52 Haywood Secure Storage, Inc...............................59 Historic Frog Level Merchants Association......53 Holiday Inn Asheville - Biltmore West ..............58 Holland Services of Haywood County ..............57 HomeTrust Bank - Clyde..........................................56 HomeTrust Bank - Waynesville ............................56 HVO, Inc. ..........................................................................55 Ian & JoJo's Pizzeria & Restaurant ......................54 IDShield-LegalShield-David JordanIndependent Associate-Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist-Certified Identity Theft Protection ..................................60 iHeartMedia ..................................................................58

Incredible Towns Asheville/WNC ........................58 Independent Accounting Services, Inc. ............56 Inn at Tranquility Farm ..............................................55 Inspired Art Ministry, Inc. ........................................52 J. Gabriel Home and Gifts ......................................60 J.M. Teague Engineering and Planning ............59 Jack the Dipper Ice Cream ......................................54 James Weaver Kirkpatrick III, PA ..........................52 Jerry Lee Mountain Realty, Inc. ............................59 Joel R. Weaver, PA........................................................52 John M. Highsmith, DDS ..........................................57 Jonathan Creek Inn ....................................................58 Jukebox Junction Restaurant & Soda Shoppe......................................................54 Junaluska Animal Hospital/Haywood Animal Emergency................................................................61 Kanini's Restaurant and Catering ........................54 KARE, Inc. ........................................................................53 Keller Williams Great Smokies Realty ..............60 Keller Williams Realty Great Smokies Gina Kinder..............................................................60 Keller Williams Realty Great Smokies Tavia Thomas ........................................................60 Ken Wilson Ford ..........................................................52 Kentucky Fried Chicken ............................................54 Kim's Pharmacy............................................................57 Kiwanis Club of Waynesville..................................53 L.N. Davis Insurance Agency..................................57 Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center................................................58 Lake Logan Conference Center..............................53 Laurel Crest Landscapes, Inc. ................................57 Laurel Ridge Country Club ......................................61 Leap Frog Tours ............................................................61 Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance......57 Ledbetter's Heating & Air Conditioning. ..........54 Lenoir-Rhyne University Center for Graduate Studies of Asheville..............................................55 LIFESPAN ..........................................................................57 LIFEWORKS with CWJC ..............................................53 Long's Chapel UMC ....................................................53 Love Lane Bed & Breakfast....................................58 Lowe's of Waynesville ..............................................54 Lynn Sylvester, CPA, PA ............................................56 M. B. Haynes Corporation........................................59 Maggie Valley Club & Resort ................................58 Maggie Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation ..........55 Maggie Valley Wellness Center............................60 Magnolia Concierge WNC........................................59 Maple Tree Veterinary Hospital and Dog Camp........................................................61 Mark's Pharmacy ........................................................57 Massie Furniture Co Inc. ..........................................52 Mast General Store ....................................................60 McGovern Property Management and Real Estate Sales ........................................60 McNeil Consulting........................................................57 Melrose Law, PLLC ......................................................52 Merrill Lynch - Keller Ferrell....................................56 Merrill Lynch - Susan Sorrells, CFP, CRPC..........56 Merrill Lynch - Wendolyn Forbes ........................56 Michael Gillespie, DDS ..............................................57 Mike's Heating & Cooling ........................................59 Mission Community Primary Care Haywood ......................................57 Mission Health..............................................................57 Mountain Credit Union ............................................56

110% Club Join the Chamber’s “110% Club!” Your contribution of 10% over your annual membership investment will help the Haywood County Chamber of Commerce continue to provide relevant programs and resources to serve the needs of our members, as well as supporting our advocacy, leadership, innovation and development efforts. Our 110% supporters will receive special recognition on the Chamber website (see the list below), social media pages, Tabletop Directory and events. We will even send you the 110% Club badge to place on your website.

150% Club Ameriprise Financial – Martin M. Sohovich

110% Club

www.HaywoodChamber.com

Stanberry Insurance - Waynesville ......................................................57 Staples ................................................................................................................53 State Farm - Angie Franklin ......................................................................57 State Farm - Chad McMahon ..................................................................57 Studio Thirty Three ......................................................................................57 Sunburst Realty Rentals ............................................................................60 Sunburst Trout Farm LLC ............................................................................58 Sweet Onion Restaurant............................................................................54 T. Pennington Art Gallery, Inc...................................................................52 Taylor Motor Co...............................................................................................52 TCS Printing ......................................................................................................53 TD Bank..............................................................................................................56 Terminix Service, Inc. ..................................................................................59 Tessier Associates ........................................................................................60 The Arc of Haywood County....................................................................53 The Buttered Biscuit ....................................................................................54 The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina............53 The Creative Thought Center ..................................................................60 The Dog House ..............................................................................................59 The Farm, A Gathering Place & The Farm Kitchen ........................55 The Hot Tub Store ........................................................................................60 The Mountaineer ..........................................................................................58 The Pressley Group Allstate Insurance ..............................................57 The Print Haus, Inc. ......................................................................................53 The Salvation Army ......................................................................................53 The Superior Finish, Inc. ............................................................................57 The Swag ..........................................................................................................54 The Turquoise Elephant ............................................................................60 The Yellow House On Plott Creek Road ............................................58 Thunder Contracting, Inc. ..........................................................................54 Tia Dana............................................................................................................60 Time To Travel..................................................................................................61 Town of Clyde ................................................................................................56 Town of Waynesville....................................................................................56 Traditional Hands..........................................................................................60 Triangle Automotive Repair ......................................................................52 Twigs & Leaves Gallery ..............................................................................52 Underwood, Dills & Associates, PC......................................................60 United Community Bank ..........................................................................56 United Way of Haywood County ..........................................................55 VantagePointe Homes @ Balsam Mountain ..................................52 Vicinitus Haywood........................................................................................59 Village Framer..................................................................................................52 Voices In The Laurel ....................................................................................55 Wal-Mart Supercenter ................................................................................54 Waynesville Art School ..............................................................................52 Waynesville Pilates ......................................................................................56 Waynesville Shopping Center, LLC........................................................60 Waynesville Tire ............................................................................................52 Wells Events & Reception Center ..........................................................55 Wells Fargo Advisors - Larry East, CFP................................................56 Wells Fargo Bank ..........................................................................................56 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage ..................................................................56 Wells Funeral Homes Inc. & Cremation Services of Canton......................................................56 Wells Funeral Homes Inc. & Cremation Services of Waynesville ..........................................56 Wenzel & Wenzel, PLLC ..............................................................................52 West Carolina Freightliner..........................................................................53 Western Carolina University ....................................................................55 Western Carolina University - College of Business ......................55 Western North Carolina Tiny Homes ..................................................54 White & Williams Co. Inc. ..........................................................................59 White Oak Partnership ..............................................................................60 Wicked Fresh Seafood Co. ........................................................................56 Winchester Creek Country Club ..............................................................61 WNC Community Credit Union................................................................56 WNC Regional Livestock Center, LLC ....................................................52 WNC Social Media Buzz, Inc....................................................................54 WNC Woman Magazine ............................................................................58 WPTL Radio 920 AM ....................................................................................59 Yarrington Physical Therapy & Sports Care, Inc. ............................57 Yellow Book USA............................................................................................61 Yurko Dental Excellence ............................................................................57 Zaxby's................................................................................................................54

Experience Haywood 2019

Mountain Eye Associates, PLLC ..............................................................57 Mountain Projects, Inc. ..............................................................................53 Mountain Top Appliance Service ..........................................................60 Mountain View Housing, Inc. ..................................................................52 Mountain View Landscaping & Design, Inc. ....................................57 Moxxie Marketing ........................................................................................58 NAPA Auto Parts ............................................................................................52 NC Works Career Center - Haywood County ....................................55 NEO Corporation ............................................................................................59 Oak Hill on Love Lane Bed & Breakfast ............................................58 Oak Park Inn & Conference Center........................................................54 Overbay Insurance Services ....................................................................57 Patton, Morgan & Clark ..............................................................................57 PEAK Energy ....................................................................................................61 Pepsi Cola Company....................................................................................58 Perfect Touch ..................................................................................................59 PIMSY EHR (Smoky Mountain Information Systems, Inc.) ........53 Pisgah Inn ........................................................................................................54 Premier Vacation Rentals ..........................................................................58 PSNC Energy ....................................................................................................61 Publix Super Markets..................................................................................60 Rafting in the Smokies ..............................................................................52 Rapid River Magazine ................................................................................58 Ray, Bumgarner, Kingshill and Associates ........................................56 RCF Inc. ..............................................................................................................54 RE/MAX Executive........................................................................................60 Reach of Haywood County ......................................................................53 Realty World Mountains............................................................................60 Reece, Noland & McElrath Inc.................................................................59 Reflections at the Pond ..............................................................................61 Richard C. Tirrell, CPA....................................................................................56 Richard Lanning Builders, Inc. ................................................................54 RJ Young ............................................................................................................53 Rob Roland Realty........................................................................................60 Rolling Thunder River Company ............................................................52 Ron Robinson, Author and Business Consultant ..........................53 ROOM 1902 ......................................................................................................54 Sabrina L. Greene Art & Photography ................................................61 Santa's Land....................................................................................................52 Santek Waste Services................................................................................61 Sarge's Animal Rescue Foundation, Inc.............................................52 Select Homes Property Management Company..........................60 Service Master of Haywood County....................................................59 Sharp Business Systems - Zachrey Penland....................................53 Sheila Gahagan, CPA ..................................................................................60 Shelley B. Drevas, CPA ................................................................................56 Shelton House - History Heritage & Crafts ......................................52 Sheppard Insurance Group ......................................................................57 Shining Rock Classical Academy............................................................55 Shondra Grant HIBU Senior Account Executive..............................58 Signarama of Asheville ..............................................................................53 Silver Bluff Village..........................................................................................57 Skyland Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc.....................................................57 Smart Processing, LLC..................................................................................53 Smathers & Smathers Attorneys At Law ..........................................59 Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts ..........................55 Smoky Mountain Folk Festival................................................................55 Smoky Mountain Foot & Ankle Clinic PA............................................57 Smoky Mountain Gold & Ruby Mine ..................................................52 Smoky Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center..........................57 Smoky Mountain Home Builders Association ................................53 Smoky Mountain Living Magazine ......................................................58 Smoky Mountain News ............................................................................58 Smoky Mountain Steel Horses, LLC ....................................................60 Smoky View Cottages & RV Resort ......................................................58 Sonoco Plastics ..............................................................................................58 Sorrells Merchandise Co., Inc. ................................................................60 Southeastern Development & Acquisition, LLC..............................60 Southeastern Sports Medicine ..............................................................57 Southern Concrete Materials ..................................................................54 Southern Firefly Properties ......................................................................60 Sparksmith........................................................................................................52 Spectrum Reach ............................................................................................58 Spinfire Entertainment, LLC ......................................................................55 Springdale Country Club............................................................................58

Santek Waste Services Four Seasons Compassion for Life Smoky Mountain Foot & Ankle Clinic Fat Buddies BBQ Great Beginnings Pediatric Dental Southeastern Development Champion Credit Union Rolling Thunder River Company Wells Events & Reception Center David’s Home Entertainment Mike’s Heating & Cooling Yurko Dental Excellence McGovern Property Management Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC Distinctive Building and Design, Inc. Junaluska Animal Hospital White & Williams HVAC Brophy & Associates LLC Haywood EMC Merrill Lynch – Susan Sorrells Studio Thirty Three The Turquoise Elephant Sharp Business Systems Bojangles of WNC The Salvation Army Ken Wilson Ford Lynn A. Sylvester CPA PA Balsam West Fiber NET, LLC JukeBox Junction Restaurant Haywood Lodge and Retirement

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