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 Diners get surprise as truck plows through drive-in door - A local man gave new meaning to the words “drive-in restaurant” last week when his truck plowed through the front door. According to Sylva Police Chief Jeff Jamison, Cling Pressley, 87, of Cullowhee, accidentally drove....
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Officials take steps to reduce dropout rate - School board members June 15 approved a measure to reduce the number of credits students need to graduate in an effort to curb the county’s dropout rate. Officials became concerned about the number of students leaving school early when a report showed the county’s dropout rate increasing as....
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Sylva officials slash DSA allocation - Sylva leaders now have a budget for 2006-07, but it didn’t come without a fight. Officials passed the $2.08 million budget last Thursday (June 15) by a vote of 3-2. Board members Harold Hensley, Ray Lewis and Danny Allen voted in favor....
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DSA responds to last week’s funding cut - Officials from the Downtown Sylva Association said they were “shocked and disappointed” that town leaders cut their funding from $20,000 to $2,000. DSA members met June 19 to craft a statement in response to the town board’s action. Though that meeting was closed to the press, the statement was....
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Traffic group begins discussion of N.C. 107 - Jackson County’s Transportation Study Task Force has taken some small steps forward in its effort to improve local driving conditions. While some have been discouraged by what they see as slow progress, Beverly Williams, planning group supervisor for the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Planning....
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Minor earthquake rocks Jackson County - A minor earthquake centered a few miles from Cherokee shook Jackson County June 15. According to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Web site, a 3.1 magnitude tremor rattled several Western North Carolina counties around 9 p.m....
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 Another winner - Ginger Buchanan of Dillsboro won an honorable mention in The Sylva Herald’s annual photo contest for this image she captured last month and named “Busy Bee.” Newspaper staff members judged this year’s 110-plus entries, and Herald graphic designer Nick Breedlove was contest coordinator. Other winners include Christy Bryson....
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