Archive for January, 2012

The Dillsboro town board will hold a special meeting on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 11 a.m. to discuss rezoning a 7.75-acre parcel located on Long Branch Church Road, behind the Holiday Inn Express. The parcel is currently zoned as residential, but property owner Buddy Owens is considering commercial… »

Smoky Mountain’s men’s basketball team maintained a share of first place in the Western North Carolina Athletic Conference with a 78-71 win Friday at Pisgah. Tanner Cogdill led the Mustangs (10-3, 5-1) with 21 points. Will Carpenter followed with 19 while Micah Carter scored 13 and Jalen Rosbor had 11. Smoky Mountain’s women were held… »

Smoky Mountain’s men’s and women’s basketball teams picked up Western North Carolina Athletic Conference victories Friday at Brevard The Mustang men (9-3, 4-1) won 66-52 behind Will Carpenter’s 18 points and Tanner Cogdill’s 17. The Lady Mustangs (8-4, 3-2) took a 47-39 victory. Maris Ridenour scored 15… »

Coach Cindi Simmons picked up her 500th career victory Wednesday as Smoky Mountain defeated East Henderson 67-47 in a Western North Carolina Athletic Conference women’s basketball game at the SM gym. Simmons, who is in her 29th season, has a record of 500-255. Sarah Henson scored 31 points for the Lady Mustangs (7-4, 2-2), and… »

Brian Anthony Edwards, age 21, who confessed to the Dec. 14 robbery of the State Employees Credit Union branch in Cullowhee, was convicted and sentenced today (Jan. 3) in Jackson County Superior Court to a total active prison sentence of a minimum of 10 months and a maximum of 21 months to be served in… »

Last night’s snow has caused Smoky Mountain’s home basketball games with East Henderson to be postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday. East does not have a JV women’s team so the JV men will play at 5 p.m. followed by the varsity women and varsity… »