February 9, 2006
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Sylva, NC
Volume 80, No. 46

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Political filing period will open on Monday - Filing for offices up for election this year will begin at noon Monday, Feb. 13. The deadline for candidates to file with the Jackson County Board of Elections is noon Tuesday, Feb. 28. Local offices on the ballot this year include all five commissioners’ seats and three spots on the school board as well as the positions of sheriff, register of deeds....

Dillsboro restaurants begin wine, beer sales - Four months after voters approved beer and wine sales, Dillsboro restaurants are starting to offer the beverages to customers. Restaurant owners must apply for a license from the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Commission before they can sell wine and beer. While Dillsboro officials may be contacted to offer an opinion of an applicant, the decision to issue a license lies solely with the ABC board, according to....

Mill Street slated for repaving this summer - The N.C. Department of Transportation has let a contract to resurface Mill Street in conjunction with the town of Sylva’s work to renovate the road. The work on one of downtown’s main arteries will begin during the summer, Sylva town Manager Jay Denton said. According to Bill Parrish, an engineer at the local NCDOT office, the state’s part of the Mill Street project will include “extensive” repaving work. It is part of several contracts to improve....

Firefighters contain blaze - Sylva firefighters controlled a Tuesday fire at the Ken Lee residence on Mills Branch Road. An attached workshop where the fire started was destroyed, and the rest of the house suffered heat and smoke damage, according to Sylva Fire Chief Mike Beck, far left. Smoke and flames were visible when they arrived on the scene around 12:15 p.m., but firefighters were able to contain the blaze, Beck said. Lee, far right....

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