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 Woman accused of killing her son on trial in Sylva - After nearly a year in jail, an Asheville woman accused of causing 8-year-old her son’s death is on trial in Jackson County. Prosecutors contend Michelle Gibson, 36, is guilty of second-degree murder and felony child....
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 Winning photo - Becky and Eric Hester of Sylva took second place in The Sylva Herald’s annual photo contest for this image they captured in March and named “Forsythia Fun.” Newspaper staff members judged this year’s 110-plus entries, and Herald graphic designer Nick Breedlove was contest coordinator. Other winners include Christy Bryson of Fisher....
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 Anne Cabe admits to embezzling from church - A former Sylva elected official pleaded guilty to 20 counts of felony embezzlement as part of a plea arrangement Monday (May 15). Former Sylva board member Anne Cabe will serve no jail time, and was ordered to repay the $21,750 she stole from New Savannah Baptist Church by check before....
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Marijuana at SMES leads board member to suggest middle school - The discovery of drug use at a county elementary school has prompted one official to suggest a middle school might help curb such behavior. “This incident makes me regret that a middle school wasn’t built in this county 20 years ago,” school board member Mark Brooks said Tuesday when asked for a comment regarding the marijuana found last Thursday...
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FERC draft ruling OKs Dillsboro Dam removal - In a much-anticipated document issued last week, federal power officials have recommended issuing new licenses for all of Duke Energy’s hydroelectric plants in Jackson County and endorsed the removal of the Dillsboro Dam. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s May 10 draft environmental assessment is a 402-page document that covers all aspects of Duke’s six hydroelectric projects on the Tuckaseigee River in Jackson....
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 Collision breaks power pole - Michael E. Ufken, 51, was unhurt after his 2003 Chevrolet pickup crashed into a power pole on Fisher Creek Road Sunday (May 14) at about 6 p.m. According to N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Denny Wood, Ufken was traveling north (away from Skyland Drive) on Fisher Creek at 55 mph in a 35 mph zone....
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Relay For Life gears up for all-night event - Local teams will walk the track at Relay For Life’s annual event all night Friday night May 19-20. The Relay will take place at the Jackson County Recreation Complex in Cullowhee from 7 p.m. Friday night to 7 a.m. Saturday morning. For months, team members have sold luminaries and paper stars and moons and have recruited donations from everyone they know. Their work has paid off, $50,056 has been raised for the....
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