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Judge rules in favor of ousted airport authority officers - After considering additional written evidence for two days, Superior Court Judge Ronald Payne last Wednesday (April 13) granted the preliminary injunction sought by ousted Jackson County Airport Authority officers Tom McClure and Jim Rowell and member Eldridge Painter. Last week’s ruling effectively turns the clock back to Jan. 12 for the Airport Authority....
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 Bus ride ends in ditch - A school bus from Scotts Creek Elementary School ended up in a ditch after the driver, Sherrie Dillard, lost control of the vehicle Monday (April 18) on Slim Dillard Road in the Cope Creek area. Neither Dillard or her only passenger, Felisa Trantham, 13, were injured. Dillard usually checks her rear-view mirror for a loose dog that chases the bus in the area, Trantham said. “She just got distracted looking for the dog. I said ‘Uhm,’ and she tried to swerve, but we were already in the....
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Officials call for draft shooting range rules - Jackson County commissioners Monday (April 18), voted to direct the county planning board to draft an ordinance to govern shooting ranges. The issue dominated discussion for the fourth meeting in a row, leading to some heated exchanges, even from commissioners. The meeting began with public comment from five citizens concerned about the possible construction of a shooting range on Tilley Creek by Smoke Rise Field Club, which has lost the lease on its....
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Sylva’s downtown spring celebration to be April 30 - Downtown Sylva is gearing up for its eighth-annual street fair. Greening Up the Mountains, Main Street’s free, all-day festival, is set for Saturday, April 30. Sponsored by Sylva Partners in Renewal and Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, the annual event welcomes spring through a unique blend of music, heritage, crafts, food and contests. The festival draws its name from the way spring comes to the Western North Carolina hills, with....
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Retired superintendent Buchanan is dead at 91 - Retired educator Paul Buchanan, who spent 20 years as a principal and superintendent in Jackson County, died Saturday (April 16) at his Rolling Green home after a period of declining health. He was 91. “I don’t believe there are enough words to tell what I think Paul Buchanan did for Jackson County,” said former Superintendent Earl Hooper. “He was a good person – an extra-good person.” Hooper, who served as teacher....
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 Mountains’ majesty - Late afternoon sunlight streams down toward Caney Fork in this shot taken last week from a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook just east of Richland Balsam. The Sylva Herald will showcase a gallery of photos that capture images of spring in the mountains during the month of May. A selection of entries in the newspaper’s annual photo contest will grace the front windows beginning April 29 and will remain on display through May 30. Winners will be announced April 30 during Sylva’s annual Greening Up the Mountains....
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