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 And the winner is ... - This shot by Christy Bryson of her then-2-year-old son Coleman is the grand prize winner in The Sylva Herald’s ninth annual Mountain Spring photo contest. Bryson, who lives on Fisher Creek, captured Coleman’s intensity last year as he hoisted a string of fish caught by his father, Brian, and brother, Hunter. Newspaper staff....
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Melton, Ashe are leading vote-getters in Tuesday races - Months of campaigning came down to tense moments of waiting for local candidates after Tuesday’s (May 2) primary elections. When the votes were tallied, incumbent Sheriff Jimmy Ashe defeated former Sheriff Jim Cruzan by more than a two-to-one margin in the Democratic primary. Ashe garnered 3,520 votes to Cruzan’s 1,388. Since there is no Republican challenger....
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Sylva voters pass liquor by the drink - Sylva voters gave the green light to sales of liquor by-the-drink during Tuesday’s (May 2) primary. The contentious issue – which failed twice before, most recently in 2001 when it was defeated 224 to 220 – passed with 257 votes for and 182 against. The referendum will allow sales of mixed alcoholic beverages....
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 Festival termed success - Sylva’s ninth annual Greening Up the Mountains spring festival went off without a hitch Saturday as music filled the air and crowds flocked to Main Street for the Downtown Sylva Association’s signature event. “I was so pleased,” said DSA Administrator Linda Gillman. “I was pleased with the weather, the crowd, the vendors...
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Proposal to increase coach’s salary draws heated debate - A proposal to increase the salary of a coaching position drew mixed reactions at the April 27 school board meeting. The debate over the terms of employment for the new Smoky Mountain High School men’s basketball coach was started by board member Mark Brooks, who pointed out....
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Sylva officials expected to vote on recycling at tonight’s meeting - Sylva leaders are expected to vote on a voluntary curb-side recycling program during their regular meeting tonight (Thursday). Members of the town’s recycling committee met April 27 to discuss the issue and see how much it would cost to reinstitute the program. A mandatory....
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