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Suit filed in wake of Blue Ridge sex scandal is settled - A civil lawsuit filed in the wake of a sex scandal that rocked Blue Ridge School and sent its athletic director to prison has been settled out of court. “Congratulations,” said School Board Chairman Ken Henke to Chris Campbell after the Asheville attorney relayed the news during Monday’s meeting of the Jackson County Board of Education, one of five....
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 Mountain Heritage Day - Five clogging groups will perform at this year’s Mountain Heritage Day. The old-fashioned mountain festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, on the Western Carolina University campus in Cullowhee. This year’s event will mark 31 years of celebrating traditional Appalachian culture. A combination old....
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 Allen Street repairs - Work continues to repair problems caused by last year’s hurricanes on Allen Street. What looks to be a cave-in on part of the street is actually a needed part of the repairs according to zoning administrator Jim Aust. “This is part of hurricane mitigation,” Aust said. “We received a grant to stop mud slides in the area. When we dug out the bank to put up the new wall, it started sliding. So we took out part of the road....
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Commissioners hire coordinator for landfill methane gas project - Commissioners voted Monday (Sept. 19) to hire Timm Muth to serve as coordinator of the beneficial gas reclamation project in Dillsboro. Muth, who has previous experience working with renewable energy sources, was hired on a recommendation from county Manager Ken Westmoreland, who was absent from the Sept. 19 meeting. Westmoreland and Muth worked together during the grant application process for the project....
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Teenager, toddler die in Saturday accident on U.S. 23-74 east of Sylva - A teenager and her toddler niece died following a two-vehicle accident Saturday (Sept. 17) on U.S. 23-74 east of Sylva. Skylar Michelle Wingate, 15, of Durham, and Leah Leathers, 2, of Waynesville were killed in the 4:40 p.m. wreck, which occurred just east of Balsam Loop Road, according to N.C. Highway Patrol Sgt. Matt Wike. Wingate was airlifted from the scene to Mission Hospitals in Asheville, where she was pronounced dead, Wike said. Leathers was pronounced dead at Harris Regional Hospital....
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School leaders tap Jones to assist superintendent - Steve Jones, who has been serving as director of school improvement for Jackson County Public Schools, has been promoted to assistant superintendent. School board members voted Monday (Sept. 19) to give Jones the title. The assistant’s position has remained empty since Sue Nations became superintendent in November 2003. At the time officials said the decision to not hire a new assistant was a cost-cutting move as part of a restructuring. Recently school leaders began a move to place an assistant principal at each school....
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 Local housing initiative replaces old homes with new - A local grant-funded initiative has provided housing upgrades to 10 Jackson County residences, and everyone involved is pleased with the results. “I’m personally very pleased we chose to participate,” said county Manager Ken Westmoreland. “There was some concern early on about how beneficial these types of federal....
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