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Two recent wrecks renew calls for SMES traffic light - Two recent accidents have led to renewed calls for a traffic light in front of Smokey Mountain Elementary School. The most serious of the wrecks occurred around 7:15 a.m. last Thursday. Tammy Mathis, 37, of Cullowhee was airlifted from the scene to Mission Hospitals in Asheville. She was listed in fair condition Tuesday. Mathis was traveling north on U.S. 441 in a 1999 Dodge van when a southbound 2001 Ford SUV attempted to turn left into the school and struck the Mathis vehicle, according to a report filed by....
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 Parkway color display - Autumn colors are intensifying daily along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Jackson County. Saturday’s perfect fall weather added a clear, blue sky as a backdrop for these orange, red and gold leaves. – Herald photo by Nick Breedlove
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 Head of WCU’s IEF suspended with pay - A key figure in Western Carolina University’s effort to position itself as a regional economic development engine has been suspended. Paul Evans, who receives an annual salary of $134,500 to direct WCU’s Institute for the Economy and the Future, was suspended with pay on Sept. 26. WCU officials have offered no explanation, though several sources who prefer to remain anonymous have indicated to The Herald that complaints against Evans likely stem...
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Commissioners hear tips on court safety - County commissioners Monday (Oct. 16) heard tips on how to make the Justice Center safer. Jackson County Sheriff Jimmy Ashe, joined by District Attorney Mike Bonfoey and District Court Judge Brad Letts, suggested renovations to the Justice Center to increase security for judges, jurors, witnesses and court employees. All three are members the Court Security Task Force appointed to evaluate courtroom safety. “In Jackson County....
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TWSA considers contract with developer - A second gated community is in the works in the Cullowhee area. Mike Wade and his development company, Mountain Rivers of Cullowhee, LLC, are a 60-acre, 40-lot private community off Edgewater Road. “It’s just a beautiful setting,” Wade said of his 60-acre tract. “I started out building student housing, and decided to build a really nice community. I’m a resident here, and I have real interest to keep this area as nice as it can be.” According to....
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Elected officials form group to look at economic development - Economic Development Commission Co-Chairman Brenda Oliver requested help from officials throughout the county to explore economic development options during an Oct. 10 multi-jurisdictional meeting. Sylva Mayor Oliver suggested each municipality, along with officials from the county, Western Carolina University and Southwestern Community College, submit names of two volunteers to make up a task force that will look at ways to improve economic development in the area....
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State’s Appeals Court remands Summit lawsuit to Superior Court - A lawsuit involving Forest Hills will not be decided by the state appellate court as town officials had hoped. Forest Hills Mayor Jim Davis announced during an Oct. 10 multi-jursidictional meeting of municipal and county officials that the lawsuit between the town and Summit Apartments has been remanded to Superior Court, where the case was heard last year. Superior Court Judge Ronald Payne ruled in March 2005 that Forest Hills’ May 2004 action to block construction on Summit’s 14-acre tract was....
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 Painting Sylva purple - Alpha Chi Omega members Margaret Curns and Gina Jones painted the windows of The Sylva Herald’s Main Street offices last week (Oct. 10). The Western Carolina University students were helping “paint the town purple” for the school’s Oct. 13 downtown Homecoming parade.
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