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Evidence links McCollum to China Dragon shootings - Evidence analyzed by the State Bureau of Investigation has linked slain armed robbery suspect Dewann McCollum to a Cullowhee restaurant crime scene. According to Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe, an SBI report he received Nov. 23 indicated that dried mortar mix collected at the China....
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 Christmas comes to Sylva - Thousands took advantage of clearing skies Tuesday night (Nov. 29) to line Main Street for the town’s annual Christmas Parade. “It was one of the best parades we’ve had in recent years,” said parade organizer Betty Foxx, who termed the event a success. See photo gallery here.
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 Dillsboro’s holiday celebration to begin - Visitors to Dillsboro during the first and second weekends of December will once again find the town aglow with twinkling lights and candles. The 22nd annual Festival of Lights and Luminaries will be Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3 and 9-10. The event is put on by the Dillsboro Merchants Association, which also....
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Homeland Security advisor to be at WCU - Smoky Mountain High School graduate Dan Ostergaard, executive director of the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory Council, will discuss the role that Western Carolina University should play in homeland security issues for the region when he visits campus Monday, Dec. 5. Ostergaard’s public presentation will begin at noon in the Fine and Performing Arts Center. He will be....
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Funds established for victims in Chinese restaurant robbery - Two separate benefit funds have been set up to assist the victims who were shot during a Nov. 15 robbery at the China Dragon restaurant in Cullowhee. Funds have been established by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Sylva First United Methodist Church to offset the victims medical expenses. Cai Bolin and Jie Lin, employees at the restaurant, were hit by gunfire during the incident. Both were admitted to Mission....
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Local retailers report brisk post-holiday sales - Local retailers are reporting brisk sales for the shopping days after Thanksgiving. Many businesses offer customers discounted prices and early hours for the Friday after Thanksgiving, which has been given the name “Black Friday,” and has become the traditional day to begin Christmas shopping. Wal-Mart, Jackson County’s and the world’s largest retailer, reported steady sales, though the store saw no increase over previous years’....
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