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	Jan. 13, 2005 Edition Sylva, NC Volume 79, No. 42

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	NC, Western identify 'opportunities for synergy'- Representatives of Western Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified several "opportunities for synergy" between the two institutions, including possible partnerships through which engineering and technology professors and students....

	Violent arrests are increasing, says Police Chief Jamison - Five to six stitches were required for a cut Assistant Sylva Police Chief Tammy Hooper received while arresting a Florida fugitive Dec. 14, Chief Jeff Jamison told Sylva Town Board members during their monthly meeting Jan. 6. Hooper was treated at Harris Regional Hospital and released, Jamison said. The injury marks the department's third since October....

	Sylva residents again say 'no' to town's planned annexation - Residents of the Nanny's Lane and Griffin Road area again spoke out against Sylva's possible annexation of their properties at a public hearing prior to a town board meeting Jan. 6. Many homeowners in the area are elderly and will be hurt by an increase in taxes, speakers said. "I feel at my age that I shouldn't be made to pay taxes for someone else that....

	Waste gas to fuel art center, greenhouses at former dump - County officials have enlisted the services of Altamont Environmental Inc. to begin the transformation of the old landfill at Dillsboro into a tourist and commerce area. Work is in the beginning stages to capture gases at the site for the purpose of powering an arts and crafts center, as well as several....



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	Hitting close to home - While the effects of the recent South Asian tsunami have made an impact on the minds of many local residents, the disaster hit even closer to home for a group of Indonesian exchange students. Made Arsa Wijaya, Gede Dharma Saputra and Gede Agung Adnyana, from left, are three of 16 Indonesian hotel and restaurant management students currently working at High Hampton Inn and taking courses at Southwestern Community College. They joined up this past week with 30 other Indonesian hospitality workers in Cherokee to distribute donation cans for the American Red Cross at Jackson County businesses. While none....

	County gets Cashiers land after legal battle - Thanks to what county Manager Ken Westmoreland called a "surprise decision" by a Superior Court judge, Jackson County now holds the deed to the property that will allow it to expand the Albert Carlton/Cashiers Community Library. Superior Court Judge Ronald Payne Jan. 3 denied a stay that could have prevented the land transfer between the county and landowner Jim Nichols. The saga began more than a year ago, in....


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