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 Officials consider private docks on county-controlled shore - Commissioners last Thursday (July 14) tabled a proposal that would allow private docks on land leased to the county – a decision a Duke Power official said Tuesday is not theirs to make. The question was raised by county Manager Ken Westmoreland. Nantahala Power & Light Co. leased the....
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Lowe’s asks Sylva for help with TWSA impact fees - Lowe’s developers have asked Sylva officials for help with impact fees for the store they plan to construct near the intersection of N.C. 107 and N.C. 116. During the Sylva’s July 7 town board meeting, officials discussed whether the town should help pay the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority’s impact fees for the Lowe’s construction site. “I received an e-mail from Wimbush and Consulting wondering if the town could help them pay $143,865....
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Uncertainty clouds airport’s future - Bills pending in the state Legislature are casting a long shadow over the Jackson County Airport and may bring planned construction at the 26-year-old facility to a halt. House Bill 1051, which has cleared the House and is scheduled to be heard by the Senate’s finance committee in the near future, allows the creation of a regional airport authority to serve both Jackson and Macon counties....
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 Folkmoot dancers to perform at WCU - Founded in 1971, Danzdeel Salzkotten will be one of three international groups performing song and dance at Western Carolina University on Tuesday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. The performance, part of the annual Folkmoot USA festival, will take place in the recital hall of the Coulter Building. Also performing will be the Latvian dance group Vektors, from the country’s capital city Riga....
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Jackson Transit to offer new bus route - Have you ever wanted to get from Wal-Mart to downtown Sylva without having to fight N.C. 107 traffic? Starting Monday, July 25, you will be able to, thanks to Jackson Transit. The county-operated transportation service has initiated a new route to take travelers from Sylva, Dillsboro and Webster to various area businesses and Harris Regional Hospital. The 70-minute circular route will begin in Dillsboro at Riverpark Apartments, follow Yellowbird....
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 Courthouse vandal pleads guilty in Sylva - The vandal who destroyed most of the concrete planters that adorned the Courthouse steps has pleaded guilty. Jeramie Ryan Conner, 25, of Roscommon, Mich., entered a plea July 12 in Jackson County District Court to injury to property in connection with the May 31 Courthouse incident and a broken basement window at Peeble’s on the same night. Judge Steve Bryant ordered Conner to make restitution in the amount of $1,000 to Jackson County and pay....
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