Jan. 20, 2005
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Sylva, NC
Volume 79, No. 43

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McClure removed from all appointed county positions - In a surprise move last Wednesday (Jan. 12), county officials reconvened a recessed Tuesday meeting for the purpose of removing from his posts the chairman of the airport authority and county revolving loan committee. Commissioners' Chairman Stacy Buchanan's five-part motion included removing Tom McClure from all county-appointed positions and....

Unsafe structures create hazard, pose challenge to town - Rotten floors, no heat, burst water lines and scrappy wiring at a Clayton Street trailer park had Sylva officials last week considering adding the property to its growing list of condemnation projects. "There was one trailer that had not had heat for two years. They used space heaters and that's not....

County leaders' proposed cemetery board draws fire - Jackson County officials are facing opposition to a proposed cemetery board from Alvin Frady, founder of the Jackson County Cemetery Society who has spent several years working on the old County Home cemetery. Chairman Stacy Buchanan presented a proposal to commissioners....

Cullowhee, Balsam fire departments celebrate new buildings - The buildings are finished, the equipment is inside and all that's left is the party to celebrate the opening of two new fire stations in Jackson County. The buildings, one in Willets on U.S. 23/74 and one on Caney Fork Road next to the Caney Fork Community Center, will be open to the public this weekend as each fire department holds....

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