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 State education leader visits area, praises schools - The chairman of the state board of education knew he'd be paying Western Carolina University a visit last week, but his trip to Fairview Elementary School came as a surprise. "I didn't know I was coming to Fairview, but I'm absolutely delighted with what I've seen," said Howard Lee as he toured the school March 17. Lee, appointed by Gov. Mike Easley to the board in May 2003 and then unanimously elected chairman by its members, is the first African-American to....
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Dispute stalls planned expansion of Cashiers library - The good news about the planned expansion for the Cashiers library is that construction bids came in much lower than anticipated. The bad news is that county commissioners could not award a contract because Jackson County does not yet own the land needed to build a....
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School officials could name SMH principal during Friday session - Local school officials could remove the "interim" from Alex Bell's title later this week. School Board Chairman James Roper confirmed that naming a permanent principal for the county's largest school, Smoky Mountain High, is expected to be discussed during a 10 a.m. special school board meeting Friday, March 26, and action may be taken....
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 Two local teams win first place in OM tournament - Two Jackson County schools took first-place awards Saturday (March 20) in the Schuncke Memorial Odyssey of the Mind Tournament at Western Carolina University. Smoky Mountain High's Crimson Crocodiles, a team of juniors and seniors, and Fairview Elementary's sixth- and seventh-grade team both finished first in the Fantastic Art long-term problems division. In the Fantastic Art problem, teams created and presented a performance that includes works of art that come alive when no one can see them and return to their original state when others are around....
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TWSA to embark on $10 million plan - Municipal and governmental units that don't include water and sewer officials in planning new projects jeopardize the county's economic development, according to Mickey Luker, Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority chairman. "TWSA needs to be included on the front end of water and wastewater projects and not as an afterthought," Luker said during the authority's March 16 meeting. He cited several large projects, such as the jail, where the authority only learned of the water and sewer demands after completion.
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