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Fatal Sylva fire under investigation
Police and state arson investigators on Monday were trying to determine the cause of a retirement home fire that killed a 76-year-old Jackson County man.
1 dead, 1 injured in western North Carolina fire
One person died and another was injured in a fire at a retirement community in western North Carolina.
One dies, another injured in Sylva fire
One person died and another was injured in an early morning fire at a retirement community in Sylva.
Sylva man charged with cruelty in dog shootings
A Jackson County man faces felony charges after investigators say he shot and killed two dogs on a roadside.
Voters return familiar faces to seats on Sylva, Dillsboro town boards
Town elections are over, and voters in both Sylva and Dillsboro Tuesday returned former officials to their boards.
Tracing the roots of WNCa s signature style
Love it or hate it, mountain vernacular architecture has stubbornly planted its roots in Western North Carolina and shows no signs of abandoning the area.
Jackson County towns set for Tuesdaya s elections
From the Sylva Herald: Residents of the county's four municipalities - Sylva, Dillsboro, Webster and Forest Hills - will decide who will govern their towns Tuesday .
Archive: Rock slides snarl traffic; slide area still unsafe for cleanup
Editor's note: This story appeared following the July 1, 1997 rock slide that shut down Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge for several months.
Two of the five seats on the Sylva town board are up for election. Both incumbents are running for re-election and will face three additional challengers.
Town voters head to the polls amidst a mixed bag of election dynamics
Towns across Western North Carolina will hold elections for town board and mayor on Nov.
Sylva candidates split on funding for downtown projects
The election for Sylva town board next week will determine the philosophical direction for the town.
Dr. Steven Cress Joins Champion Eye Center's South Asheville/Arden, NC Office
Champion Eye Center already had the eye care market cornered around Asheville, N.C., and now they have it totally surrounded with the addition of Dr.
Meteor shower streaks across WNC sky
An annual meteor shower delighted at least one Western North Carolina resident who caught a glimpse of it Tuesday night.
Unfinished hotel mars Sylva landscape
Smoky Mountain News reports : "The fate of an unfinished Clarion Inn in Sylva is up in the air after a bank foreclosed on the property earlier this month.
Election guaranteed to bring new leadership in Dillsboro
This November, the Town of Dillsboro will elect all five members of its town board, along with a new mayor to replace Jean Hartbarger, who is stepping down after eight years as mayor and eight years as alderwoman.
Unfinished hotel mars Sylva landscape
The fate of an unfinished Clarion Inn in Sylva is up in the air after a bank foreclosed on the property earlier this month.
Shooting victim died in jail of morphine overdose
A man found dead in a Haywood County jail cell warned in a phone text message he would overdose on morphine if he had to go back to jail, according to an autopsy report.
East Carolina to open 3 dental clinics in NC
East Carolina University has named three sites for dental clinics as part of a plan to increase access to dental care for North Carolinians.
The Ashvegas Hot Sheet: Earth Fare turkeys on order; Citizen-Times...
There's a lot going on in town. Here's some of it: Turkeys flying in: I heard that Earth Fare, known for selling awesome, fresh, organic, delicious turkeys - has 600 on order.
Birkhead says he saw Anna Nicole Smith use drugs
Larry Birkhead, the father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, has testified he regularly saw Smith take prescription drugs such as methadone and spotted bottles of valium and other narcotics in her home.