Out of capacity, TWSA officials re-examine policies - Members of the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority discussed what policy changes, if any, they will make during a moratorium on sewer allocations. According to TWSA Director Joe Cline, it’s necessary to look at current policies concerning allocations because the authority has allocated all of its wastewater treatment capacity in the Sylva and Dillsboro areas. This stems from a special order of consent, negotiated with the state...

Tour de Tuck - Jackson County’s second Tour de Tuck Bike Challenge attracted 210 riders Saturday (Sept. 22), a 21-percent increase over last year’s inaugural event. The ride hugs the Jackson County line for 40 miles along the Blue Ridge Parkway, above, then briefly dips into Transylvania County on N.C. 215 before bringing riders back toward N.C. 107 and Sylva through the Roy Taylor National Forest via...

Mountain music, heritage to take center stage at WCU this weekend - Music of a traditional tone will be echoing around the Western Carolina University campus this weekend – Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28-29 – as the university holds its 33rd annual Mountain Heritage Day festival and acoustic music virtuoso Sam Bush pays a visit for a concert at the Ramsey Center. Mountain Heritage Day, WCU’s daylong festival of mountain culture, will present about 30 music and dance...

WCU economy institute staff discuss services with EDC - Members of Western Carolina University’s Institute for the Economy and the Future came before the Economic Development Commission Monday night (Sept. 24) to discuss services they could offer. IEF Acting Director Alan Thornburg, a Jackson County native, said the institute has been conducting an array of studies to help economic planners in places like Asheville and Atlanta, and those services could be helpful to Jackson County as well. One of the biggest things Thornburg said has become apparent throughout...

Potential post office sites termed ‘unsatisfactory,’ mayor tells board - Sylva will apparently have to wait even longer for its long-anticipated post office. Mayor Brenda Oliver announced at Sylva’s mid-month meeting (Thursday, Sept. 20) that the U.S. Postal Service post office site selection committee had found the proposed post office sites unsatisfactory on the basis of either cost, traffic or site preparation. However, Oliver said U.S. Postal Service real estate specialist Opal Elder of Greensboro had mentioned the possibility of keeping the post office...

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