November 2, 2006
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Sylva, NC
Volume 81, No. 32

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Two local races among those to be decided Tuesday - Only two local contested races will be on the ballot Tuesday, Nov. 7, when voters from Jackson County join those from across the state and nation in going to the polls for midterm elections. Voting hours are 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. All five county commissioner seats are up for grabs this year, but just one is contested. In District 4, Democrat Mark Jones will face Republican....

Sheriff’s Office is investigating SMHS cell phone photo incident - An “inappropriate” cell phone photo that was shared among Smoky Mountain High School students last week could result in criminal charges for some involved in transmitting the image. Though neither school or law enforcement officials would confirm the information, The Herald has learned from several sources that the incident stems from a nude photo....

Successful Bridge Park fest - Mother Vinegar, a Sylva band whose members include, from left, Jeff Hinkle, Kevin Cassels, Karl Engelmann and Tommy Dennison, was one of the featured bands Saturday during the Bridge Park Project’s fund-raising kickoff. The festival drew almost 1,000 people to the future site of the park. The event raised donations in amounts from 25 cents to $1,000, and contributions totaled $5,664....

Pottery festival - Travis Berning, left, and Brant Barnes add bricks to the wood-fired kiln they are building for the second annual Western North Carolina Pottery Festival, which is slated for this Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Dillsboro’s Front Street. The all-pottery event will feature area artists who will both sell their pots and provide throwing, glazing and firing demonstrations. Pots will be removed from the wood-fired kiln around 1 p.m. on Saturday, and the public is invited to watch its Friday....

Webster leaders drop annexation plans - Two years of legal wrangling ended last week when Webster leaders ended their plans to annex Rivercrest subdivision and adjacent commercial property belonging to Ken Gillis. Webster town board members voted 4-1 during an Oct. 24 emergency meeting to put an end to the lawsuit by making a 2004 annexation ordinance null and void. Webster board members Neal Morgan, Barbara Collins, Jean Davenport and Laura Spaulding voted in favor....

Author Charles Frazier to read at Cherokee museum - Best-selling author Charles Frazier will read and sign copies of his new novel, “Thirteen Moons,” Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. The book is a fictionalized account inspired by the life of William Thomas as it relates to the formation of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation in the 1800s. Frazier’s first novel, “Cold Mountain,” which is also set....

USDA donates to housing program - Federal, state and local officials gathered at the Beta home of Cora Beasley last Wednesday (Oct. 25) as Jackson County leaders accepted a $89,069 donation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA officials gave the money as part of their Rural Development initiative, and the funds will be used to....

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