Dillsboro officials consider merging with Sylva - Dillsboro Mayor Jean Hartbarger dropped a bombshell last week when she said the town’s planning board is researching the possibility of Dillsboro becoming a part of Sylva. Hartbarger made her statement during Dillsboro’s Oct. 6 board meeting. “Several of the residents – I have had quite a few of them over the past several years – have asked about putting before the board...

Methodists’ ‘Pumpkin Patch’ - Heritage Christian Academy students examine the wares at First United Methodist Church’s Pumpkin Patch Monday afternoon (Oct. 13). The church is selling pumpkins through Saturday, Nov. 1, to benefit youth ministries and the church building fund. Located adjacent to the church in the former Schulman house yard...

Leaders discuss water shortages - With the region in the throes of an ongoing drought, officials from throughout the county discussed ways to help those whose wells and springs are running dry. County commissioners, along with officials from each municipality, discussed the situation during their Oct. 7 multi-jurisdictional meeting. Commissioners’ Chairman Brian McMahan brought up the drought, saying county leaders have heard from several residents who have seen their wells and springs get so low that they...

Post office takes shape - Construction is under way at the new Sylva Post Office, which is located in Jackson Plaza adjacent to Roses. According to U.S. Postal Service real estate specialist Paul Frye, the new facility will be between 5,000 and 5,500 square feet, compared to the current Landis Street post office, which has 4,174 square feet and opened in 1965. The post office sees approximately 19,000 pieces of mail per day and close to 120,000 pieces per week, which can nearly...

Friday’s three-vehicle accident kills two, injures two near SMES - Two people died and two others were injured – one critically – in a three-vehicle accident around 12:55 p.m. Friday on U.S. 441 in the Qualla area just north of Smokey Mountain Elementary School. Casey Achaia Rosario, 25, of Lizzy Cucumber Road, Cherokee, the driver of a 2002 Nissan Altima, and her passenger, Derick Mychael Taylor, 22, of Samuel George Jr. Road, Cherokee, died at the scene, according to Trooper Steve Allred of the N.C. Highway Patrol. He said Rosario was traveling....

One-stop voting opens today - Early voting for the Nov. 4 general election will begin today (Thursday). Voters may cast ballots at the Board of Elections Office on the second floor of the Justice Center from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Extended hours of 9 a.m.-3 p.m. will be observed on the final day of one-stop voting, Saturday, Nov. 1. The Jackson County Recreation Center in Cullowhee will also be a one-stop voting site. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and...

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