Archive for May, 2009

Haywood County-based Balsam Range bluegrass band will play a fund-raiser concert Friday, June 5, at Southwestern Community College to benefit Relay For Life. “Hoedown for Hope – Stompin’ Out Cancer,” will begin at 7 p.m. in SCC’s Myers Auditorium. Joining Balsam Range will be Sole Impact. Balsam Range features several members with local connections. Mandolinist… »

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will get to decide whether alcohol can be served on the premises of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel Thursday (June 4). This comes after a petition by EBCI members was approved by the tribe’s board of elections in December. More than 1,500 people – 25 percent of… »

Smoky Mountain’s softball season came to an end Friday with a 4-3 loss to Owen in the sectional finals at Webster. The Lady Mustangs gave up three unearned runs and trailed 3-0 entering the bottom of the sixth when they scored three times for  a 3-3 tie. However, the Warlassies scored in the seventh to… »

-Herald photos by Nick Breedlove, Herald video by Stephanie… »

Physicians and nurse practitioners with Sylva Pediatric Associates, Wellspring Family Practice and Sylva Orthopaedic Associates in conjunction with Carolina West Sports Medicine will offer free sports physicals to Smoky Mountain High School students at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at Sylva Pediatrics. The physicals are for eighth-graders entering SMHS as freshmen in the fall, and… »

The Jackson County Relay For Life will begin tonight at 6 p.m. at the Jackson County Recreation Center in Cullowhee. The Survivor’s Reception will immediately follow the opening ceremony and the survivors’ and caregivers’ laps and will last from 6:30 until 8 p.m. The closing ceremony will take place at 6 a.m. tomorrow. The Rev…. »

During their May 18 meeting, Jackson County commissioners heard a report on a proposed river access park in Dillsboro. County officials paid Equinox Environmental $19,468.97 for the plans. The proposal calls for access points off North River Road, Mockingbird Lane and Haywood Road. The plan also calls for multi-use trails, picnic areas, fishing piers and… »

The Sylva public safety committee, made up of town board members Harold Hensley and Maurice Moody, met this morning to discuss a budget request from the Police Department for take-home police cars for the town’s three sergeants. The proposed budget already includes the cost of three new vehicles that are being rotated into use. The… »

You can view the proposed budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year by clicking here (11.7MB… »

Basketball camps for girls and boys who will be in grades 3-9 in the coming school year are planned for the next two weeks at Smoky Mountain High School. Cost for both camps is $40. The girls’ camp will be from 3:30-6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, June 1-3. The boys camp is set for 8:30-11 a.m. Wednesday-Friday,… »