CONTENTS On the Cover Following the school shooting in Connecticut, educators in Western North Carolina are considering more school officers to guard campuses and protect children. (Page 6-7) Cover photo: Waynesville Middle School Resource Officer Eddie Lowe
News Faith-based groups fill gaps in government aid for needy ................................4 Local brewery forced to change name in trademark dispute ..........................5 Canton’s downtown could welcome veteran housing complex ......................5 Lawsuit threatens future of Canton-owned camp property ..............................7 Cherokee lays out plans for new hospital ............................................................8 PETA protests Cherokee bear zoos ......................................................................9 Golf course remains on tribal dime for now ........................................................9 Swain receives funding for new courthouse park project ................................9 Jackson steep slope rules on the rocks? ..........................................................10
Opinion Be prepared! The apocalypse could be near, maybe ......................................13
A&E Balsam Range expands horizons through collaboration ................................16
Outdoors January 16-22, 2013
One man’s mission to save a historic fire tower ..............................................20
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