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N.C. Rep. Phil Haire, left, presented a copy of the General Assembly's joint resolution honoring the founders of Jackson County on the occasion of the county's sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary to Jeff Carpenter, right, chairman of the county's Sesquicentennial Committee and director of the Jackson County Recreation and Parks Department. Looking on are Sylva Town Board Member Maurice Moody, second from left, vice chairman of the Sesquicentennial Committee, and Stacy Buchanan, Jackson County Commissioners' vice chairman. The monthlong sesquicentennial celebration will begin with Mountain Heritage Day Sept. 29 and conclude with an all-day downtown festival and parade Saturday, Oct. 20. - Herald photo by Lynn Hotaling
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