The Sylva Herald

Oct. 28, 2004
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Volume 79, No. 31

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	Jackson County voters to cast ballots Tuesday - For the first time in more than 150 years, North Carolinians will have a chance to vote for one of their own on a national presidential ticket when they cast ballots Tuesday. U.S. Senator John Edwards of North Carolina is the Democratic vice presidential running mate of Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry....

	Homecoming smiles - Members of the Western Carolina University dance team toss candy to the crowd lining Main Street for the university's annual Homecoming Parade, held Friday (Oct. 22) through downtown Sylva. The university's weekend celebration was dampened by a 27-24 loss to Chattanooga in the homecoming football game Saturday....

	Commissioners add personnel to building inspections department - County leaders last week (Oct. 19) added three positions to local inspections departments, a move that appears likely to pave the way for a satellite inspections office in Cashiers. During discussion of the three new positions at county commissioners' Oct. 12 meeting, consensus was....

	It's time to set clocks, watches back an hour - It's time to pick up that hour of sleep lost last spring when Eastern Standard Time returns this weekend. The official time to "fall back" is 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 31. However, it is suggested that clocks and watches be set back an hour before going to bed Saturday night to be on time....



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	Rhodes Cove sewage dumps into Love Branch - An estimated 80,000 gallons of untreated wastewater flowed into Love Branch over the course of nearly four weeks, starting Sept. 27 and ending Oct. 22, Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority director Hugh Montgomery announced last Friday (Oct. 22). TWSA employees first noticed higher-than-expected levels of fecal coliform....

	Western to showcase new fine arts facilities - Western Carolina University's department of art will hold its first-ever open house in the recently completed art wing of the Fine and Performing Arts Center from 4 until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4. The event is open to the public free of charge. It is the first public activity in Western's new $30 million centerpiece for the arts and humanities....

	Local school food service workers to receive state-recommended pay increase in July - School officials learned Monday (Oct. 25) that local cafeteria workers will get a state-recommended pay raise after all. School finance officer David Steinbicker told members of the Jackson County Board of Education that all school food service personnel will receive a 58-cent per hour raise as well as a one-step promotion effective July 1, 2005.

	Season's splendor - Autumn color peaked this week in the Sylva area, and sunny weather Monday accented the season's offerings, as demonstrated by this view of the Pinnacle from Fisher Creek. – Herald photo by Nick Breedlove


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