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 Old ‘Ford place’ goes up in flames - Sylva Volunteer fire fighters used the former Ford dealership building as a controlled burn during exercises Tuesday evening (June 2). With assistance from other county fire departments, the burn began around 6:20 p.m. and debris was still smoldering at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning....
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Library locations narrowed to three - Going around the table one by one, each member of the Library Task Force named the same three sites last week as they discussed top picks for the location of a new county library. Narrowing their selections down from six previously-considered properties, task force members chose....
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Fired principal files lawsuit, seeks jury trial - The fired principal of Jackson County’s largest school has filed a lawsuit, alleging breach of contract and wrongful termination by local school officials. Former Smoky Mountain High School Principal Kenny Nicholson’s complaint alleges....
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Residents oppose annexation by Webster - Thanks, but no thanks, residents of Rivercrest Subdivision told Webster town board members May 28 at a public hearing on annexing their 25.49 acres. “As a neighborhood we’ve discussed this. We’re not opposed to being a part of Webster per se, but we are concerned about services – and the cost associated with them,” said Sylva town manager Richard McHargue....
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 County’s first greenway route enters final planning stage - For the past few years, the Jackson County Greenways Commission has been playing one huge game of connect-the-dots. Its mission: to create a system of linear parks along streams, rail lines and roadways that will give county residents a place to walk, run and bike. The plan is to link existing parks with schools, government buildings and business areas, to provide a path that will be used both for exercise and as an alternative to motor vehicle traffic....
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 Strawberry girl - Linda Vinson of Honea Path, S.C., took second place in the “Cute Kids” category in The Sylva Herald’s annual Mountain Spring photo contest with this shot of her granddaughter, Katie Vinson taken in a Tuckasegee strawberry patch. Additional category winners are Brandy McCardle of Sylva, first; and Kayla Sloan of Sylva, third. Other contest winners are Tracey Grant of Cullowhee, grand prize; Phyllis Jarvinen of Webster, first; Christy Taylor of Whittier, second....
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Lenoir man dies after Memorial Day wreck - A Memorial Day accident on U.S. 74-441 proved deadly for a Lenoir man. Trooper Mike McLeod of the N.C. Highway Patrol identified the victim as 62-year-old Bruce Drum. Drum was traveling west in a 1994 Buick passenger car near the 79-mile marker just east of the Barkers Creek straight when the wreck occurred at 10:21 a.m. An eastbound 1994 Ford Ranger pickup, driven by 39-year-old....
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