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NEWSROOM
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 Lynn Hotaling - Editor
Hotaling brings 20-plus years of newspaper experience to the Herald's newsroom. In addition to editing and page design, she covers the school board and Sylva town government, writes many editorials and shares authorship of the Ruralite Cafe, a popular weekly column about local people and places. A Georgia native, Hotaling has lived in Jackson County since 1970 and holds both bachelor's and master's degrees from Western Carolina University.
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 Carey Phillips - Sports Editor
Phillips has been employed at the Herald since 1982 and serves as sports editor and assistant editor. In addition to covering local sports, his duties include reporting on the Sylva Police Department and the Jackson County court system. A lifelong resident of Jackson County, he is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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 Justin Goble - News Reporter
Justin Goble, originally from Lenoir, North Carolina, graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in May 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Mass Communication. He counts playing guitar and watching “bad horror movies” among his hobbies. Goble has worked on a volunteer basis for the Lenoir News-Topic working general assignments. At the Herald he covers the towns of Sylva and Dillsboro as well as TWSA. He also writes features and serves as coordinator for the Newspapers in Education initiative.
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ADVERTISING
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 Margo Gray - Advertising Manager
After graduating from WCU with a degree in art, Margo was employed by The Sylva Herald as advertising manager. "I love my job . . . working with people and designing ads that will get their message to our readers. Call our award-winning design team and let us make your business our business!"
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 Jan Extine - Advertising Representative
A native of Jackson County, Jan has been employed at the Sylva Herald since 1984. She began work in the Herald Darkroom. In this department she worked on printing jobs such as posters, business cards, letterheads and general business forms, including the mechanical tasks involved in preparing a job for the press. She joined the Advertising Staff in 1991. Having attended WCU, and being an '82 graduate of SCC with an Associates Degree in Advertising Design, she looks forward to meeting you and helping with your advertising needs.
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DESIGN/CLASSIFIEDS
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 Cindy Turpin - Typesetter/Layout Artist
Cindy Turpin, a 10-year employee, builds real estate ads and keys in classifieds for the newspaper. She also handles layout of brochures, business cards, business forms and more for the commercial printing department.
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IT DEPARTMENT
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 Nick Breedlove - Webmaster/Design
Nick Breedlove joined the crew in May of 2003. He provides computer tech support to The Herald Staff. As webmaster, he maintains this website, and designs graphics for it. There's the occasional jobwork, i.e. business cards, letterhead, etc. and also the layout of real estate ads. He also does photography for the Sylva Herald.
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COMMERCIAL PRINTING DEPARTMENT
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 Jeff Harlow - Graphic Design/Printing Sales/Production Coordinator
Jeff Harlow has been an employee of the Herald since 1986. He handles printing sales, design and production issues. An honors graduate of SCC in Commercial Art/Graphic Design, Jeff brings more than 15 years experience in the print field to the Herald.
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 Kelly Timco - Print Sales
Kelly was raised in Western Pennsylvania. Now that he works at the Sylva Herald, his mission in life is to bring his experiences into the ads he helps build for the many hard working business owners here in Jackson County.
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BILLING DEPARTMENT
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 Art Altman (no email) - Accounts Receivable
Art has been a Jackson County resident since 1976. A WCU graduate with a BS in Industrial Technology, Art runs the Accounts Receivable department. He is responsible for billing and recording payments to The Sylva Herald.
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