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JUDY'S BRIDAL...
and Formal Wear is featured in our Business Spotlight this week. Owner Judy LaPoint and her staff offer wedding gowns, dresses for bridesmaids, mothers and flower girls, prom gowns and tuxedos. See the ad on the back page of this section for more information.
MOUNTAIN DISCOVERY,..
a charter school for grades K-6 set to open in Whittier this fall, will hold an informational meeting Tuesday, March 5, with the location and time to be announced in next week's paper. Students from Jackson County are eligible to enroll in Mountain Discovery, a free, public school chartered by the N.C. State School Board. For more information, visit the school's web site, www.mtndiscovery.org, or call (828) 488-4406. Last week's story on the new school incorrectly listed the meeting date as March 19. We regret the error.
IF YOU LIKE TO DANCE,..
see an ad in this issue for information about freestyle and rock 'n' roll at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Barkers Creek Community Building. Everyone is welcome.
UNAHWI RIDGE...
at the top of Bettys Creek Road is planning a dedication and ribbon-cutting Thursday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. The event will celebrate the completion of a conservation easement with the Land Trust of the Little Tennessee, as well as the efforts of the new Seven Generations Learning Center, which will be located there. John Beckman and his wife, Jane Finneran, owners of Unahwi Ridge, have designed the community to protect the property's natural resources. A conservation easement allows landowners to permanently protect their property from future development. For more information, call 586-5462 or e-mail Beckerman at info@unahwiridge.com.
DAVE MOWERY...
has joined Smith Insurance Services as a commercial/business lines agent. Dave has 24 years of experience in the insurance field. He and his wife, Kathy, live in Cullowhee.
NICK SEARCY,..
a graduate of Cullowhee High and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will play the role of Bull Conner in the premier of "I Have A Dream: Gospel Musical of Martin Luther King Jr." Feb. 22-24 at Varick Auditorium on the campus of Livingstone College in Salisbury. Searcy, the son of James and Marie Searcy of Sylva, has appeared in several feature films including "Fried Green Tomatoes," "The Fugitive" and "Cast Away."
SMOKY MOUNTAIN...
High Senior Class President Keely Moll and Assistant Principal Tinnie Salzano want to thank all the local businesses that contributed prizes for the class raffle to raise money for the annual senior trip.
JACKSON COUNTY'S...
Public Library will be closed until 1 p.m. next Thursday, Feb. 28, for staff training.
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