|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
This is An
ARCHIVE
Click Here to
Return to Current Issue
|
|
|
 Remembering King - Area residents gathered downtown Sunday evening to honor the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. After a twilight march down Main Street, participants lit candles in King’s memory (inset) before a panel discussion on the fallen leader’s life. Other programs were held throughout the county, including a Monday....
|
|
|
|
Two commissioners say they won’t seek re-election - Commissioner Roberta Crawford has become the second county official to say she won’t seek another term. Crawford made her announcement during commissioners’s Thursday (Jan. 12) session. Commissioner Eddie Madden previously announced he would not seek re-election to the....
|
|
|
|
 Saturday snowman - Tim Hawkins of Fisher Creek took advantage of Saturday’s snowfall to build a snowman with his daughters, Molly, 5, left, and Morgan, 8. The wintry weather caused scattered power outages in the southern end of the county but did not cause any major road problems, according to Edwin Austin, transportation supervisor with the N.C. Department of Transportation. Accumulations reached 4 inches on....
|
|
|
|
Comments cause concern among library supporters - Statements by county officials last week have triggered concern among supporters of a new library in Sylva. County commissioners’ Jan. 9 budget planning session included discussion of officials’ top priority for the citizens. While talk of funds for the library has been going on since a Jackson Plaza site was purchased in September 2004, some commissioners said the....
|
|
|
|
New law aims to reduce number of meth labs in North Carolina - A new law to help fight the spread of meth labs in North Carolina went into effect Sunday (Jan. 15). The statute was championed by N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper and sheriffs across the state. “These secret drug labs that make methamphetamine threaten our families and our communities,” Cooper said. “The best way to keep criminals from making this dangerous drug is to cut off their access to its main ingredient, and....
|
|
|
|
TWSA board taps Turpin - The Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority chose new leaders and swore in a new member Tuesday (Jan. 17). Jackson County representative and TWSA Vice Chairman Randall Turpin, the authority’s de facto chairman since December, was unanimously elected chairman. The leadership vacancy occurred as a result of Sylva town board members’ December decision not....
|
|
Current Issue 