The former owners of Melton-Riddle Funeral Home have been charged with a number of counts of obtaining property by false pretense. Melton-Riddle changed names to Melton Funeral Home when it was sold in 2009, and the charges do not relate to the current funeral home or its present director. According to court documents, Ronnie Austin… »
Archive for January 17th, 2012
Former funeral home’s owners face fraud charges
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Report lists alcohol as factor in October fatality
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012An updated report from the N.C. Highway Patrol lists alcohol as a factor in the October single-vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Western Carolina University employee and Cullowhee firefighter. Baxter Leroy Nicholson, 51, of Little Savannah Road was driving a state vehicle north (toward Sylva) on N.C. 107 and was travelling an estimated… »
SMHS’ Callahan named Regional Teacher of the Year
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Smoky Mountain High School health sciences teacher Edith Callahan is the Region 8 Teacher of the Year and will now compete for the title of North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Callahan, who was named Jackson County’s Teacher of the Year in July, learned of the district honor during an assembly this morning in the… »
