March 8, 2007
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Sylva, NC
Volume 81, No. 50

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Commissioners Okay Moratorium 4-1.
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Lady Mustangs to compete for state title Saturday - Smoky Mountain’s women’s basketball team has one more mountain to climb in its quest to become state 2-A champions. The final hurdle is the state’s top-ranked team, Graham (31-1). The teams will meet in a noon showdown Saturday at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill. The Lady Mustangs (29-2), are ranked third in the state. They defeated second-ranked East Davidson....

Moratorium vote may come tonight - After weeks of controversy, county officials’ proposed subdivision moratorium may come to a vote during tonight’s (Thursday) 6 p.m. commissioners meeting in Courtroom 1 at the Justice Center. County leaders initially indicated that a vote would come at the conclusion of last week’s public hearing but instead postponed the decision until their next meeting. Both supporters and opponents....

Sylva OKs new zoning ordinance - After months of debate, Sylva officials passed a zoning overlay that will allow higher-density housing with a 4-1 vote Thursday (March 1). Board member Maurice Moody cast the one “no” vote against the residential planned unit development overlays, which have been in the works since last September. “I just think we may be damaging the traditional communities,” he said. Moody has expressed doubts about the proposal on several occasions since its....

Big rig flips on Cowee - Driver Anita Franks, 34, of Kirkwood, Mo., escaped with minor injuries Friday (March 2) after her 2005 Volvo tractor-trailer rolled down an embankment around 7:45 p.m. Franks was heading north (toward Dillsboro) on U.S. 441 and was coming off a steep grade when she lost control, rolled over and slid down the bank, according to Sgt. Paul Campbell of the N.C. Highway Patrol. The truck, owned by Central Refrigerated of West Valley City, Utah, was loaded with 29,000 pounds of chicken that had to be....

It’s that time – already - Get ready to lose an hour of sleep as daylight saving time returns this weekend – almost a month sooner than in previous years. This year’s official time to “spring forward” is 2 a.m. Sunday, March 11. However, it is suggested that clocks and watches be set forward an hour before going to bed Saturday night in order to be on time Sunday morning. Daylight saving time continues a week longer as well – until 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 – rather than concluding the last weekend in October as it....

Property values likely to continue climbing - With the recent uproar over a proposed building moratorium and several planned subdivision development ordinances, county commissioners found that their Thursday (Feb. 22) budget work session had more information than they had expected about high revenues from property valuations and new construction. Finance officer Darlene Fox and county Manager Ken Westmoreland went over this year’s numbers with a focus on operating expenses and revenues....

Cat in the Hat visits Scotts Creek - Kindergarten and prekindergarten students at Scotts Creek and other county schools received a visit from the Cat in the Hat (Maureen Lackey of the Family Resource Center) and “Thing 1” (M.R. Hall) on March 2, which was the Cat’s creator Dr. Seuss’ birthday. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Cat in the Hat,” a book Seuss wrote specifically to appeal to young readers who were ready for interesting stories but had limited....

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