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 Second hurricane brings flooding, road damage, widespread power outages - Hot on the heels of Hurricane Frances’ destruction, the remnants of Hurricane Ivan roared through Jackson County, downing trees and power lines, flooding homes and businesses, and sending portions of roads sliding down the mountains. Torrrential rains sent the Tuckaseigee River out of its banks Thursday night and Friday (Sept. 16-17) all the way....Gallery
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Flood reaches Sylva - Sylva escaped flooding from Frances, but that wasn’t the case with Ivan as Scotts Creek left its banks in several places. “I have never seen that extreme flooding or the water rise as quickly as it did,” Police Chief Jeff Jamison said. “When the creek did come out of its banks, it happened very quickly and at several different places at once....
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 Storm damage closes highways - Ivan may be gone, but he won’t soon be forgotten by Jackson County travelers experiencing detours and delays in his wake. Remnants of the second major hurricane to hit Jackson County in two weeks brought torrential rains to steep terrain still saturated by downpours from Hurricane Frances eight days before....
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 Storm sends hundreds to emergency shelters - As Hurricane Ivan storm trooped through Jackson County last Thursday (Sept. 16), emergency shelters were set up in four locations – at Smokey Mountain Elementary School, Smoky Mountain High School, the Community Service Center and the Cashiers-Glenville Rescue Squad Building....
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FEMA opens disaster recovery center here - A temporary disaster recovery center has opened in Jackson County to assist those with damages from Hurricanes Frances and Ivan. The DRC is located at the Jackson County Justice Center Room 203 through Saturday, Sept. 25, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. “We encourage county residents to call our toll free number 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) to register,” said Frank Mansell, FEMA public affairs officer, who was helping set up the Sylva center....
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