Simmons wins 400th game - Cindi Simmons, Smoky Mountain’s women’s basketball coach, was honored for her 400th career victory Friday, a 77-48 rout of West Henderson in the finals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Joining in the celebration are, from left, (front) Sky Kanott, Cetera DeGraffenreid....

Filing period for local elected offices to close Tuesday - Filing for political offices in Jackson County will conclude at noon Tuesday, Feb. 28. As of Wednesday morning, five candidates have filed since last week’s report. Jimmy Ashe is seeking re-election as sheriff. Elaine Carter is running for clerk of court, and Bob Ginn and Tom Massie are candidates for....

County leaders OK land plan despite criticism - County leaders approved the new land-development plan during their meeting on Monday (Feb. 20) despite some criticism of the document. Cullowhee resident Mark Jamison, former chariman of the county’s Smart Growth Task Force, spoke first. Jamison complimented county planner Linda Cable....

Think spring - It’s time to start sorting photos to choose entries for the upcoming ninth annual Sylva Herald “Mountan Spring” photo contest. Winners will be announced in conjunction with downtown Sylva’s Saturday, April 29, Greening Up the Mountains festival and published in The Sylva Herald during May and June. Entries will be displayed at the newspaper office. No entry fee is required, and each photographer may submit up....

Sylva board members approve land-use plan - Sylva leaders put their stamp of approval on the county’s land use plan during their regular meeting last Thursday (Feb. 16). The plan, which includes demographic, economic and geographic data and shows where the population is growing and it is expected to grow, was initially set to be voted on at a....

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