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Developers propose post office on Railroad Avenue - While it’s been assumed by some for several years now that a new Sylva post office will go in at Jackson Plaza Shopping Center, two developers who visited Sylva leaders May 19 had a different idea. Speaking during one of the town board’s regular monthly sessions, Chuck Baker and Jimmy Anderson, both of Dahlonega, Ga., said they think the U.S. Postal Service....
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 SMHS seniors bring back class gift - Smoky Mountain High School’s Class of 2005 has revived the tradition of giving a class gift upon graduation. When the 181 seniors toss their caps Monday, May 30, they will leave behind a new American flag, a new 30-foot flagpole....
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Mother faces charges after son dies in car - An Asheville woman remains in jail facing murder charges following the Sunday (May 22) death of her 8-year-old son. Michelle Joyce Gibson, 36, of East Coleman Avenue in Asheville is being held in the Jackson County jail under a $100,000 bond and has been charged with second-degree murder, according to Sheriff....
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Herald offices to close for Memorial Day - The Sylva Herald offices and printing plant will be closed on Monday, May 30, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. All news deadlines for the June 2 edition will be noon on Friday, May 27. Display advertising deadline will remain noon on Tuesday, May 31. Classified and real estate ads, normally due at noon Monday, will need to be received by noon on Friday, May 27.
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Three county high schools schedule graduation exercises - One-hundred-ninety-six seniors will be candidates for graduation from Jackson County’s public schools in ceremonies for Smoky Mountain High School, Blue Ridge School and the School of Alternatives in the next week. School principals and Superintendent Sue Nations will award diplomas to graduates. Seniors will walk the stage in Western Carolina University’s Hoey Auditorium for the School of Alternatives’ ceremony on Friday, May 27. SMHS graduates will toss their caps in the Ramsey Center at a 7 p.m. event....
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 ‘Captured’ butterfly - This “Elusive Butterfly” by Christy Taylor earned honorable mention in The Sylva Herald’s annual Mountain Spring photo contest. Taylor captured the image near her Whittier home last year. Herald Publisher Jim Gray, assisted by newspaper staff members, judged this year’s 80-plus entries, and Herald graphic designer Nick Breedlove was contest coordinator. Other winners are Waverly Green of Sylva, first; Robert Franz of Whittier, second; and Christy Rowe of Tuckasegee, third. The other honorable mention went to Shannon....
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Budget, time constraints cause delays in SMHS construction - After debating how to deal with changes in the proposed cost and the schedule of planned construction at Smoky Mountain High School, county officials decided Monday (May 23) to send the project back to the drawing board. During a special meeting, commissioners voted to decline all bids offered on the first phase of the work, a decision that may delay part or all of the work until next summer. The initial project included....
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State OKs Duke’s dam-removal plan; Jackson leaders take opposite stance - Last week brought both good news and bad for Duke Power’s relicensing efforts. The electric company cleared one hurdle in its effort to remove the Dillsboro Dam as part of a Settlement Agreement filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, but local opposition to Duke’s plans mounted as Jackson County’s commissioners joined other local governments and groups in signing a....
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