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Yesterday | Smoky Mountain News

WestCare Health System recruits 11 new physicians

Last year Jackson County saw five of its primary care physicians leave their practices.

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Related Topix: Currie, NC, Sylva, NC, Otolaryngology, Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Highlands, NC

Wed Jul 01, 2009

Ashvegas

N.C.'s largest paper recycling mill, located in Sylva, is growing, and so is concern

I'm not sure why I haven't heard more about in area media about the expansion plans of Jackson Paper Manufacturing Co.. Maybe I haven't been paying attention.

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Related Topix: Sylva, NC, Fire

Mon Jun 29, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

On the Dillsboro dam, it's folly, utter folly

Folly, utter folly! How could any citizen of Jackson County and the town of Franklin know what is good for themselves--compared to the wisdom and environmental sensitivity of a huge electric power monopoly such as Duke and a bunch of so called 'stakeholders'? Mark Singleton, executive director of American Whitewater, and recent resident of Jackson ...

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Related Topix: Dillsboro, NC, Franklin, NC

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Legal Intelligencer

NC judge hailed as tough but fair with his work

Ten dollars a minute. That's how much federal Judge Lacy Thornburg politely orders attorneys tardy to his courtroom to pay the court clerk after listening to their apologetic explanations for why they are late.

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Related Topix: Asheville, NC, North Carolina, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Mars Hill College

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Smoky Mountain News

Katrina refugee wades into the fray against Duke

As Jackson County leaders continue their fight against Duke Energy, an unassuming local lawyer that few have heard of has appeared as the county's heavy-hitter against the politically powerful and uber-wealthy Fortune 500 utility.

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Related Topix: Dillsboro, NC, Bryson City, NC, Sylva, NC

Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Strong and fair, Thornburg served NC with distinction

Firm but fair. That pair of adjectives are high on the list of the positive traits Lacy Thornburg has exhibited during his years on the bench.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Bent Creek, NC, Clinton, NC, Brevard, NC

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Hot Picks

'special guest' at the free Downtown After Five street show on Lexington Avenue .

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Related Topix: Cherokee, NC, Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent, The Country Gentlemen, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Sylva, NC

Mon Jun 22, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Thornburg hailed as tough but fair jurist

Ten dollars a minute. That's how much federal Judge Lacy Thornburg politely orders attorneys tardy to his courtroom to pay the court clerk after listening to their apologetic explanations for why they are late.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Mars Hill College, Sylva, NC

Sat Jun 20, 2009

HendersonvilleNews.com

U.S. District Court Judge to close 5-decade career

By Jim Morrill The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Published: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:18 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 7:18 a.m. The pending retirement of a federal judge is fueling speculation that North Carolina's Western District could end up with its first minority or woman on the bench.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Senator Kay Hagan, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Criminal Defense Law, Law, John Edwards

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Memorial ride for slain trooper Shawn Blanton

Memorial ride for Shawn Blanton The Trooper Shawn Blanton Memorial Ride happens Saturday, three days after the one-year anniversary of his shooting death during a traffic stop on I-40 in Waynesville.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Jackson chamber to sponsor free outdoor movies

The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce has created Outdoor Movie Night, a monthly showing of modern classics this summer that is sure to fit any budget.

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Related Topix: Sylva, NC, Dillsboro, NC

Mon Jun 15, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Terrell remembered with laughter

Laughter overpowered sorrow Sunday at a memorial service for Western North Carolina's beloved storyteller Bob Terrell.

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Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, The Kingsmen Quartet, Gospel

Sat Jun 13, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Just Remnants

The prophet Isaiah's idea of the remnant of the just is a moral concept with periodic weight, and I fear its time has come round again.

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Related Topix: Yancey County, NC, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Science, Ecology, Activism, Opinion

Thu Jun 11, 2009

WLOS

Dillsboro Dam Controversy

It looks like the historical Dillsboro dam will be around awhile longer. Jackson County commissioners voted 4-1 to reject a proposal from Duke Power that would have removed the dam from the Tuckaseegee River.

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Related Topix: Dillsboro, NC

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Test protest may cost Ward license

Doug Ward was almost 30 years old before he realized what he wanted to do with his life.

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Related Topix: Cullowhee, NC, Swannanoa, NC, Family, Kids, Education Etc., Buncombe County, NC

Sun Jun 07, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Beloved local columnist Bob Terrell dies

Bob Terrell spent more than 60 years writing about the people and happenings of Western North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Sylva, NC, Cullowhee, NC

Fri Jun 05, 2009

Windsock

Merger proposal scrapped

A proposed merger of Craven and Pamlico community colleges is off the table for now, but state officials may instead conduct a study of the benefits of combining school resources.

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Related Topix: Sylva, NC, Craven County, NC

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

I think that I shall never see a finer grove than poplar trees

Ask folks what their favorite tree is and you'll get many answers. I hadn't really thought about it until someone asked me.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Tue Jun 02, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

REACH of Jackson County presents 'Casino Royale'

REACH of Jackson County presents Casino Royale, the sixth annual fundraising event will be held June 4th from 6:30 until 10:30pm at the newly renovated Pavilion at the High Hampton Inn in Cashiers, NC.

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Related Topix: Cashiers, NC

Mon Jun 01, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Overturned truck hampers traffic in Jackson County

A tractor-trailer accident overnight has resulted in a lane closure on U.S. 74 in Jackson County this morning.

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Related Topix: Sylva, NC

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