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 Last call for spring photos - The deadline for The Sylva Herald's seventh annual Mountain Spring photo contest is fast approaching. Readers are invited to choose up to two of their best seasonal shots, like these snowy cherry blossoms by Herald photographer Rose Hooper, and bring them by the newspaper office by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 8. Photos must be in color, unframed, unmatted and be at least 5 by 7 inches. All qualifying entries will remain on display through June and may not....
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 Local school officials name Alex Bell SMHS principal - Local school officials Friday afternoon (March 26) named a permanent principal for the county's largest school, putting an end to ambiguity that has surrounded the office since longtime Principal Kenny Nicholson was suspended in July. Members of the Jackson County Board of Education unanimously named Smoky Mountain High School Interim Principal Alex Bell to a four-year contract after meeting in closed session for more than two hours....
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Anti-gay group from Kansas plans protest of WCU play - The "unique picketing ministry" of a Kansas-based church intends to create a stir at the entrance of Western Carolina University later this month. According to press releases and the Web site of Westboro....
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 Students win state contests - Two local high school students have taken top prizes in separate statewide competitions. Smoky Mountain High School senior Stanton Kidd of Cullowhee is the North Carolina AAA Travel Challenge winner, and freshman Catherine Toledo of Sylva is the ninth-grade winner in the N.C. State University Literary Festival essay contest. Kidd was the top scorer among five North Carolina students during a proctored, written exam in March. He received a $1,000-scholarship and the chance to compete nationally in....
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 Beautifying Sylva - Sylva Garden Club members Joan McNeill, left, and Martha Chovan, were among those who spent the morning of March 25 working on the plantings at Bicentennial Park near the old Courthouse on Keener Street. Jackson County maintenance personnel helped with heavier tasks. A special project of the Garden Club, Bicentennial Park is a peaceful oasis....
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Webster officials consider elder housing - Mountain Projects needs Webster's help in meeting the needs of the county's low-income elderly and disabled residents, Patsy Dowling, the agency's executive director, told town board members during their March meeting. One of those needs, Dowling said, is housing. According to her figures, more than 7,000 of the county's 33,566 residents are elderly. Of those, 1,500 are low income....
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 New Zealand rainbow - Local contra dancers Ron and Cathy Arps may not have found a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow, but they did find breathtaking scenery and congenial dancers and musicians during a January tour of New Zealand's South Island. The Sylva couple organized a group of dancers who left wintertime stateside for a summer trek through New Zealand's Southern Alps. For more on their experiences, see page 1C....
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