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Mustangs advance to third round
Smoky Mountain advanced to the third round of the state 2-A basketball playoffs Wednesday with a 95-70 win over Mountain Heritage at the SM gym. Will Carpenter scored 26 points leading four players in double figures. Tanner Cogdill added 17 followed by Mark Thompson with 12 and Nathan Neesam with 11. The Mustangs (22-4) will… »
Mustangs win playoff opener
Smoky Mountain opened the state 2-A men’s basketball playoffs at home Monday with an 80-66 win over Owen. The Mustangs (21-4) will be at home in the second round at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Mountain Heritage, a 67-52 winner over Polk. The Lady Mustangs finished the year 14-11 with a 58-51 loss at East… »
Basketball playoffs to open Monday
Smoky Mountain’s basketball teams will open the state 2-A playoffs Monday. The Mustang men (20-4) are seeded third in the West pod and will meet 14th-seeded Owen at home at 7 p.m. The Lady Mustangs (14-10) are seeded 10th in the West. They will be at seventh-seeded East Rutherford at 6:30 p.m. Both SM teams… »
Arrest made in connection with SMHS fire
Local law enforcement officers have arrested Smoky Mountain High School student Cody Perry, 16, in connection with yesterday’s fire at Smoky Mountain High School. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was investigating the suspicious fire that broke out in the upstairs boys’ bathroom in C Building around 1 p.m. After review of school surveillance video and… »
High school fire likely due to arson
Though initial reports called it an electrical fire, yesterday’s blaze at Smoky Mountain High School is now believed to be deliberately set. “It’s pretty clear that it was arson,” Superintendent Mike Murray said this morning. The location of the fire – in a trash can in the upstairs C Building boys bathroom – rules out… »
Fire at Smoky Mountain High School
Four fire departments were dispatched to Smoky Mountain High School. The fire was in an upstairs rest room in C Building and was initially believed to be electrical in nature, though by Friday morning officials were saying it was likely deliberately set. The entire school was evacuated. -Herald photos by Nick Breedlove Update – 2:16… »
Smoky Mountain men, women advance to finals
Smoky Mountain’s men’s and women’s basketball teams reached the finals of the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference Tournament with semifinal wins Wednesday at Brevard. The Mustang men (20-3), the regular season champions, defeated North Henderson 78-56. Will Carpenter scored 16 points followed by Nathan Neesam with 15, Tanner Cogdill with 12 and Jalen Rosbor with… »
Local photographer finalist in Appalachian contest
Cullowhee photographer Scott Hotaling is a finalist in an online photo contest with “Mt. LeConte Winter,” in the Landscape category of the Appalachian Mountains Photography Contest. Readers may vote for Hotaling’s photo by following this link http://pca.appmtnphotocomp.org/index.asp?action=register Voting takes about 30 seconds. Follow the link, enter a valid email address and then check your inbox… »
Jones files for re-election to board of commissioners
Jackson County Commissioner Mark Jones filed today with the Jackson County Board of Election to run for re-election to his District 4 seat. District 4 includes Canada, Caney Fork, Cashiers, Hamburg, Mountain and River precincts. Filing for political offices in North Carolina started Feb. 13 and will continue through noon on Friday, Feb. 29, according… »
Snow cancels school
Moderate snow is falling in the Sylva area, prompting local school officials to cancel classes for the day. Southwestern Community College is on a two hour delay. Have snow pictures? Post them on our Facebook… »
