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Officials postpone action on docks, shooting range - Jackson County commissioners avoided yes or no votes on two controversial topics Monday (Aug. 1). A discussion of the possibility of private docks on county-controlled land, carried over from last month’s commissioners’ meeting, was the first hot button of the night. A proposal, presented to commissioners by county Manager Ken Westmoreland, requested that homeowners....
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 In wake of legislation, local airport is in ‘holding pattern’ - “We’re in a holding pattern” is the way one airport official described the current situation. Jackson County’s Airport Authority remains in limbo in the wake of recent legislation by North Carolina’s General Assembly and a freeze on allocated Department of Transportation funding....
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Area businesses prepare for state’s fourth sales tax holiday - With August comes the annual chore of back-to-school shopping, but the General Assembly aims to help make it easier with the state’s fourth annual state tax holiday, Aug. 5-7. During the 2001 budget crisis, the General Assembly raised the sales tax to 7 percent. In an effort to lessen the tax....
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Sheriff describes enforcement procedures to Forest Hills leaders - In an effort to clear up a May misunderstanding, law enforcement officials met with Forest Hills leaders on Monday (Aug. 1). Sheriff Jimmy Ashe, joined by Lt. Kim Hooper, discussed how the sheriff’s office can deal with problems in the Forest Hills area. In the past, Forest Hills contracted off-duty officers to patrol roads on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights....
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 Lending a hand - Clarence Pressley, left in lower photo, greets one of the volunteers who turned out Tuesday (Aug. 2) to donate time, effort and supplies to construct a ramp at his house. Pressley, a retired barber and unofficial “Mayor of Cullowhee,” suffers from Parkinson’s disease, which impairs mobility. Project CARE coordinator Ben Friddle, who headed the construction, said the focus of such jobs is safety. “Our goal is to keep the elderly out of nursing homes,” he said. Project CARE volunteers, like former Superintendent....
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Deadline looms to file for town elections - With the deadline to file for municipal offices approaching, Forest Hills is the only one of Jackson County’s four municipalities to be assured of having a contested election on Nov. 8. Sue Burton, a Forest Hills board member whose seat is not up for election this year, has filed to challenge incumbent Jim Davis for mayor. The filing deadline is noon Friday, Aug. 5. As of Tuesday afternoon, Forest Hills was not only the lone town to have a....
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