Archive for September, 2011

A Western Carolina University police investigation into the theft of about $10,000 worth of college textbooks from the WCU Bookstore led to the recent arrest of Alvin Ray Wilson II, 43, of Fayetteville, Ga. Wilson was arrested on a charge of felony larceny on the evening of Sept. 22 with the assistance of the Cherokee… »

Smoky Mountain built a 19-0 lead in the second quarter Friday and held on for a 19-14 Western Athletic Conference football victory at West Henderson. Blake Smith rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns. The Mustangs (2-4, 1-1) are assured of their best record since… »

Bids were unsealed Thursday afternoon (Sept. 22) for the Cashiers Recreation Center. Officials approved funding the project out of the county’s general fund balance June 6. Alternate options listed below are for a maintenance building (alternate one), gym equipment (alternate two) and sport flooring in the gymnasium (alternate three). Asheville based D. Michael Ward presented… »

Patrick Ewart, 38, owner of Nick & Nate’s restaurants in Sylva and Waynesville, was arrested today in Haywood County on a charge of indecent liberties against a child under the age of 16. Ewart’s arrest was made in connection with an incident alleged to have occurred in Jackson County at Ewart’s home on May 11,… »

Tuscola scored touchdowns on consecutive plays late in the third and early in the fourth quarter Friday as the Mountaineers rallied for a 21-14 victory over Smoky Mountain in the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference football… »

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest yesterday (Sept. 15) in connection with a Sept. 8 sexual incident involving a 14-year-old girl that occurred in the Sylva area. Western Carolina University sophomore Jonathon Tyler Pitts of Rabbit Ridge Apartments in Cullowhee is jailed under a $150,000 bond. Pitts, who’s from Morganton, is charged with… »

The Sylva Police Department executed a search warrant Monday at a business destroyed by fire hours earlier. A DVR player, cigarette butts and fire debris were seized from the ruins of the Fireplace Oyster Bar and Tavern (formerly Annie’s Food and Spirits) at 21 Steeple Road, according to documents on file at the Jackson County… »

Sylva Town Manager Adrienne Isenhower submitted her resignation – effective immediately – during Monday’s board meeting. Mayor Maurice Moody said Monday that it was a “voluntary resignation,” due to personal reasons but told The Herald Tuesday he could not comment regarding Isenhower’s departure or anything else that went on during closed session. However, Isenhower said… »

Isenhower Sylva Town Manager Adrienne Isenhower submitted her resignation, effective today (Monday, Sept. 12) during a morning board meeting. “It was a voluntary resignation,” Mayor Maurice Mayor said. Moody said Isenhower resigned for “personal reasons,” and that Public Works Director Dan Schaeffer will fill the manager’s job for the immediate future. Town officials will look… »

Sylva police officer Caleb Harris, right, surveys damage sustained by a fire to the Fireplace Tavern during the early morning hours of Sept. 12. – Herald photos by Nick Breedlove An area bar burned to the ground this morning and crews are on the scene investigating the cause. The Fireplace Tavern, located on 21 Steeple… »