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 Questions persist after last week’s shooting of suspect - Family and friends of a robbery suspect shot last Tuesday (Nov. 15) are questioning the actions of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Emergency Tactical Team shot 34-year-old Dewann Christopher McCollum at approximately 9:52 a.m. Tuesday morning after he....
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 Parade prep - Jackson County employees Dale Broom, left, and Jay Welch wire a wreath hanging from the balcony of the old Jackson County Courthouse in preparation for its lighting after next week’s downtown festivities. Sylva’s annual Christmas parade will depart from the Community Service Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, and will travel down Scotts Creek Road to Skyland Drive to Business 23 at....
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 WCU summit spotlights meth scourge - Law enforcement officers from across North Carolina joined with state legislators, county and municipal officials, medical and social services professionals, and students and educators at Western Carolina University on Wednesday....
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TWSA appointment tabled at Sylva meeting - Instead of reappointing Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Association Chairman Lynda Sossamon, Sylva board members chose to table the motion. The agenda for the Nov. 17 meeting also included setting a date for a public hearing requested by Planning Director Jim Aust to discuss a zoning ordinance....
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 Firefighters’ training - The Sylva Fire Department was in charge of a controlled burn held Tuesday, Nov. 15, on Skyland Drive. Two houses and an out building were burned as part of a training session. Departments from Balsam, Cullowhee and Savannah also took part in the exercise. Firefighters set several fires then extinguished the flames as part of their training before allowing the structures to burn to the ground. Skyland Drive was....
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