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 River cleanup to be Saturday - Volunteers raft down the river looking for trash during the 2005 Tuckaseigee River Cleanup, when nearly four tons of refuse was removed from the river by community and campus volunteers organized by Western Carolina University....
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Three commissioners’ seats to be decided May 2 - This year’s field of county commissioner hopefuls is among the most crowded in decades, and the outcome of three of those seats will be decided during the Tuesday, May 2, Democrat primary. Jackson County’s top elected post, commissioners’ chairman, is already decided, since no one filed to run against incumbent Democrat Brian....
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Officials say ‘no’ to USFS land sales - County officials Monday (April 17) unanimously approved a resolution opposing the sale of local U.S. Forest Service land. The resolution, which is similar to one passed March 6 by Macon County commissioners, specifically opposes the proposed sale of 137 acres in Jackson County. The proposal was sent to Congress by....
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 Easter parade - Hats were on display all over Dillsboro Saturday for the merchants’ Easter Hat Parade. Though this year’s crowd was down slightly, organizer Brenda Anders termed the annual event a success and said some 20 prizes were awarded for various special hats and bonnets.
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Sheriff Ashe, former Sheriff Cruzan to square off in Democrat primary - Along with three of five county commissioners’ seats and the Clerk of Court race, the office of sheriff will be decided by the outcome of the Tuesday, May 2, Democrat primary. Only two candidates, both Democrats and both with experience as sheriff, are seeking election....
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Melton, Carter vie for Clerk of Court position - With only two Democrats seeking election as Jackson County’s Clerk of Court, the outcome will be decided with the upcoming primary on Tuesday, May 2. Contenders are incumbent Ann Melton, who was appointed to the position by Resident Superior Court Judge Marlene Hyatt when longtime Clerk Frank Watson retired in 2004, and Elaine Carter, a former employee in the Clerk’s Office. Melton is 42, lives in Webster and is currently Jackson County Clerk of Court; Carter is 41, lives on Greens Creek in Savannah community....
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 Steve Gray takes over as Sylva Herald publisher - Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, grandmother and father, Sylva Herald President and CEO Steve Gray is now the newspaper’s publisher. Former Publisher Jim Gray, who had held the title since his mother’s 1985 death, announced his son’s promotion last week. “Steve has been in charge of The Herald’s day-to-day operations since August 2003, and he’s done a....
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 Former deputy memorialized - A roadside ceremony was held at noon last Thursday (April 13) on U.S. 23-441 near Cowee Mountain to dedicate that portion of the road as the “Deputy Gene Ashe Highway.” Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe, left, and N.C. Department of Transportation Division Engineer Joel Setzer unveiled the sign as members of Gene Ashe’s family, from left....
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