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1 hr ago | The Asheville Citizen-Times

Feds probe Jackson County subdivision

Federal authorities are investigating whether 13 buyers in an upscale Jackson County development fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in loans, according to new court filings in a related civil case.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, Home, Mortgage

Sat Nov 28, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Catch the Spirit hosts talent contest, nativity

Fifty-three acts performed during Catch the Spirit of Appalachia's recent Heritage Alive Mountain Youth Talent Contest on stage at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Otto, NC, Sylva, NC, Robbinsville, NC, Franklin, NC

Tue Nov 24, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Future of Jackson airport up in the air

The Jackson County airport has reached a crossroads. For years the little aviation field above the clouds has been a financial burden on the county.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Alcohol trickles into Cherokee casino

Players at Harrah's Cherokee Casino can now have a stiff drink between games. And under an arrangement approved last week by state officials, their purchase will benefit both Swain and Jackson counties.

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Related Topix: Cherokee, NC, Swain County, NC, Bryson City, NC, Sylva, NC

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

At free clinics survival trumps politics

Dr. David Trigg, medical director at the Good Samaritan Clinic of Jackson County, doesn't know if he should do more or less to treat the uninsured.

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Related Topix: Cherokee, NC, Long Term Care, Health

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

SBI agent charged with assault of Jackson suspect

The State Bureau of Investigation's top polygraph agent is charged with assaulting a man suspected of molesting a child in Jackson County.

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Related Topix: Whittier, NC, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Smoky Mountain News

Commissioners perplexed by paint samples

Jackson County Commissioners pondered paint samples at their meeting this week in an attempt to pick an exterior color for the new library beside the historic courthouse.

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Related Topix: Sylva, NC

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

State passes off child support enforcement to counties

Several western counties have been scrambling to create an in-house child support enforcement program after the state announced it would no longer handle the job of tracking down delinquent parents.

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Related Topix: Cherokee, NC, Swain County, NC, North Carolina, Haywood County, NC, Bryson City, NC

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

WCU sculptor receives award

Western Carolina University graduate student Tracy Bochnak Kirchmann recently received an honorable mention in the 2009 Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture competition from the International Sculpture Center.

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Related Topix: Western Carolina University, Alternative Energy, Energy, Dillsboro, NC

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

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.

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Related Topix: Fire, Sylva, NC, Cullowhee, NC, Mount Pleasant, NC

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

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.

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Related Topix: Waynesville, NC, Lake Junaluska, NC, Cherokee, NC, Science / Technology, Inventions, Sylva, NC

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

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.

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Related Topix: Sylva, NC, Webster, NC

Smoky Mountain News

21 write-ins get votes in Webster

In an unusual election storyline, voters in Webster cast ballots for a total of 21 write-in candidates because too few candidates signed up to run for the five available seats on the town council.

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Related Topix: Webster, NC

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Enamored with stacked stone and timber, planners push mountain look

Western North Carolina has so embraced mountain vernacular architecture that local planning boards across the area are prodding developers into adopting the style.

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Related Topix: Waynesville, NC, Cashiers, NC, Cherokee, NC, Maggie Valley, NC

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Daily Leaf Peep for Sunday

What to do and where to go to enjoy a colorful fall: What: Western North Carolina Pottery Festival.

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Related Topix: Dillsboro, NC

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Business notes

Nominations are now being accepted by the Franklin Chamber of Commerce for several annual awards including Citizen of the Year, Civic Club or Community Organization of the Year and Chamber Member of the Year.

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Related Topix: Franklin, NC, Western Carolina University, Dillsboro, NC, Sylva, NC, Asheville, NC

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Mountain Xpress

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 .

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Related Topix: Sylva, NC, Dillsboro, NC, Webster, NC, Forest Hills, NC

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Archive: Politics played role in '50s decision on route

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.

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Related Topix: Haywood County, NC, Madison County, NC, Bryson City, NC, Geology, Science, Asheville, NC

Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Writers' showcase coming up

The holiday celebration of Catch the Spirit of Appalachia's writing program will begin at 7 p.m. Nov.

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Related Topix: Waynesville, NC, Sylva, NC, Bryson City, NC, Cherokee, NC, Cullowhee, NC

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

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.

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Related Topix: Dillsboro, NC, Bryson City, NC, Western Carolina University, Sylva, NC

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