Haywood Pathways Center #FeedTheNeed

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. As I enjoyed family and delicious food, I thought about those less fortunate than I. When I was little, I thought that homeless people only existed in big cities and that they lived under bridges or on park benches. As I

Haywood students volunteer at Pathways Center

Central Haywood students listened to the Rev. Nick Honerkamp, senior pastor at New Covenant Church, Tuesday, Nov. 4, when he and an assistant, Andrew Holland, spoke to the entire school about the need for volunteers at the old Hazelwood prison to meet the deadline to open the Haywood Pathways Center by

Volunteers needed

Volunteers will be needed at the Haywood Pathways Center from now until its expected Nov. 15 opening. There is much work left to do, said volunteer Clark Thompson, a former contractor who is at the site daily helping coordinate work. There’s plenty of cleaning, blinds to hand, paint to chip

Nonprofits, Next Step Ministry receive Parish Fair grants

The 2014 Grace Church in the Mountains annual Parish Fair raised more than $14,500. The money was dispersed through a grant process to 19 local nonprofits organizations, all dedicated to serving the common good of the community. This year’s grant recipients are The Arc of Haywood County, Big Brothers/Big Sisters,

Holiday celebration, fundraiser for Pathways Center planned

The inaugural Hometown Christmas Celebration, special holiday celebration and fundraiser for the Haywood Pathways Center, will take place from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec.13, in the auditorium at Haywood Community College. From 2 to 4 p.m. and from 5 to 8:30 p.m., children can mingle with Santa’s elves while

Pathways Center volunteers needed Saturday

As work wraps up at the Haywood Pathways Center, both funding and volunteers needed to help complete the project and meet a projected Nov. 15 opening date. Individuals, businesses, organizations and churches that contribute more than $3,000 will be listed on a permanent donor board that will be prominently displayed

Help needed at Haywood Pathways Center Friday and Saturday

In a final push to reach an early November opening at the Haywood Pathways Center, a work weekend is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. In addition to roofing, there’s plenty of painting to finish. Volunteers will also be removing the old prison fences and replacing

Help Pathways center cross the finish line

As the opening date for the Haywood Pathways Center nears, a last-ditch push is being made to help make the Nov. 1 opening possible. So far, only about two-thirds of the funds needed to complete construction and fund initial operations have been raised. Another $100,000 is needed to complete the

Pathways center kick-off puts Haywood on the map

The volunteer kickoff effort at the Haywood Pathways Center on Sept. 25, 2014, was a glorious day in Haywood County. It is estimated more than 1,000 volunteers were on hand at the former Hazelwood prison site to remove fencing, paint dormitories, build a laundry/restroom facility and landscape the premises. All

Sharing breakfast with Ty

The Open Door Ministry in Waynesville was almost unrecognizable Thursday morning as it overflowed with hungry Haywood County residents having breakfast with television star Ty Pennington. Pennington made a visit to Waynesville after Haywood County’s vision project, the Haywood Pathways Center, won first place in the Guaranteed Rate Ultimate Neighborhood