Archive for March, 2009

Smoky Mountain defeated Brevard 8-0 in softball Tuesday. Trish Brooks pitched a three-hitter and struck out 18 in the Western Athletic Conference opener. The Mustang baseball team came up just short in the final inning and lost… »

Flanked by his parents, Mary Jane and Ray Don Letts, new Superior Court Judge Brad Letts takes his oath of office today (Tuesday). Letts, a 1985 graduate of Sylva-Webster High School, is the first member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to become a Superior Court judge. He’s also the first Jackson County resident… »

Smoky Mountain’s soccer team  the Western Athletic Conference portion of its season Monday with a 4-0 victory at Brevard. Sarah Newbold scored two goals for the Lady Mustangs while Sara Larcher and Cadence Railsback both had… »

This year’s “Greening Up the Mountains” festival is set for Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Sylva. Organized by the Downtown Sylva Association, the festival will once again feature two music stages, vendors, craft demonstrations and food along Main Street in Sylva. This year there will be an emphasis on… »

District Court Judge Brad Letts, who was tapped by Gov. Bev Perdue last week to take retired Judge Marlene Hyatt’s place on the Superior Court Bench, will be sworn in tomorrow (Tuesday). Letts, a 1985 Smoky Mountain High School graduate, was the first member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to be named to… »

The Sylva town board will meet Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. During that time, board members will take comments during a public hearing regarding the rezoning of a parcel on Sunrise Park from R-3 to B-2 zoning classification. Town officials will then discuss the application from David Gates for that rezoning…. »

Jackson County commissioners will meet tonight (Monday) to continue budget discussions for the upcoming fiscal year. Tonigh’s topics will include operations spending. The session will get under way at 6:30 p.m. in Room A-227 in the Justice… »

Smoky Mountain’s Western Athletic Conference soccer opener Monday at Brevard has been moved to 6 p.m. There will be no JV… »