Former commissioners’ head to be Sylva’s manager - Sylva leaders last Thursday (Aug. 18) tapped a former elected official to be the town’s second appointed manager. Jay Denton, who was Jackson County’s commissioners’ chairman from 1998-2002 and served as full-time county manager for most of his term, was the....

Law enforcement kicks off ‘Booze It and Lose It’ here - Law enforcement officials from more than 35 counties gathered at the steps of the old Jackson County Courthouse last Friday (Aug. 19) for the kick-off of the Fall 2005 “Booze It and Lose It” campaign. “This is an historic moment,” Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe said. “It’s the first....

Flood’s anniversary leads to new feature - The approaching 65th anniversary of Jackson County’s greatest natural disaster gave rise to this newspaper’s newest feature. “Then and Now,” a series of paired photos showing a local scene’s past and present, debuts this week on page 1C. The idea is simple, but its execution relies on the expertise of Sylva Herald photographer Nick Breedlove, who accepted the task of shooting the present-day images. Finding the right location and perspective can be....

Autopsy results confirm heat caused Devin Gibson’s death - Official autopsy results have confirmed that hyperthermia, or excessive heating, caused the May 22 death of  8-year-old Devin Miles Gibson. Performed by Dr. Amy Tharp of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine’s pathology department, the autopsy reveals that Gibson was a “perfectly healthy little boy” prior to being confined to a hot car in the Mountain....

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