Downtown Sylva group joins opposition to Southern Loop - The Downtown Sylva Association went on record in opposing the proposed Southern Loop and supporting an alternative supported by the Smart Roads Coalition. That action came during the group’s Dec. 12 meeting. Smart Roads members Roger Turner and Harold Messer, along with Susan Leveille, the group’s representative on the Jackson County Transportation Task Force – all of whom are against the proposed...

Courthouse Hill glows with holiday lights - Courthouse Hill and the historic Jackson County Courthouse have been aglow with Christmas lights since the county’s grounds crew decorated the historic site in advance of Sylva’s Dec. 1 Christmas parade. New this year are small Christmas trees on the hill to accompany WestCare’s Hospice tree at the fountain. – Herald photo by Nick Breedlove

Rock quarry owners appeal permit denial - Tuckasegee residents breathed a sigh of relief last month after state environmental officials denied a mining application that would have allowed a rock quarry in their community. That relief was short-lived, however, as word came this week that Franklin-based Carolina Boulder and Stone LLC has filed a notice of appeal. The company’s July 2006 application to the N.C. Department of...

Officials discuss possible end to dam removal opposition - County leaders Monday night (Dec. 3) discussed the possibility of ending their opposition to Duke Energy’s plan to remove the Dillsboro dam. Discussion was added to the meeting’s agenda by Commissioner Tom Massie, who had hoped energy attorney Paul Nolan of Alexandria, Va., would be on hand to discuss Duke’s relicensing applications and the...

Harrah’s donates toys - More than 100 employees at Harrah’s Casino in Cherokee loaded trucks Friday (Dec. 14) with toys collected by employees for “Toys for Tots.” According to Randy Hughes, “Toys” coordinator for the Smoky Mountain Marine Corps League, Harrah’s collection is by far the biggest they receive. Toy donations from casino employees have been collected since Nov. 15. According to...

Herald lists holidays, deadlines - The Sylva Herald newspaper office and printing plant will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 25, to allow employees to spend Christmas with their families. Deadlines for classified and real estate advertising for The Sylva Herald’s Dec. 27 issue will be today (Thursday, Dec. 20) at noon. Display advertising deadline will be Friday, Dec. 21, at noon, and all news deadlines for that issue...

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