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High winds cause power outages throughout county - Powerful winds ushering in a cold front downed trees and power lines Sunday (March 7), causing electrical outages to some 3,000 Duke Power-Nantahala area customers. Falling trees destroyed at least 15 power poles in scattered Jackson County communities, according to Fred Alexander, Duke's district manager. Webster was one of the hardest hit areas....
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 Like father, like son - Jackson County native Alan Thornburg, center, is sworn in to the N.C. Court of Appeals by his father, U.S. District Court Judge Lacy Thornburg, left, while Superior Court Judge Ronald Payne observes from the bench. The younger Thornburg’s wife, Sarah Thornburg, held the Bible for her husband during the March 4 ceremony in the Buncombe County Courthouse....
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Stranded couple, children rescued - If you are going four-wheeling in the woods - even if it's only for a couple of hours - take some food, water and warm clothes. "You never know what might happen," said Bethany Leonard of Cullowhee, who was trapped in the woods with her family Sunday night. She and her husband, Matt, and two young children were stranded overnight March 7 near the Blue Ridge Parkway at the....
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Commissioners hire attorney to challenge Duke relicensing - County leaders Tuesday (March 9) hired an attorney to represent local interests during Duke Power Co.’s relicensing process. Energy lawyer Paul Nolan of Arlington, Va., who limits his practice to governmental agencies, will represent the county and other intervenors before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which will eventually rule on Duke’s requests. Nolan is experienced and has often represented state and local governments before the FERC, where he has won several....
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 Heckert forced from Haiti in wake of political unrest - A Cullowhee woman was forced from her Peace Corps position in Haiti two weeks ago due to growing political unrest and instability on the impoverished island. Jessica Heckert’s required 27-month stay as an agricultural volunteer was cut dramatically short as armed rebels swept the countryside, burning police stations and demanding that President Jean-Bertrand Aristide be ousted. Heckert received notice to evacuate Feb. 19, after only six months of service. She walked and hitchhiked from the small town where she was stationed to the capital city of Port-au-Prince without complication....
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