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Participants in a Southside Project Nov. 1 Asheville rally encircle three officials. The officials include, center, from left, a project opponent, Chattooga Conservancy Program Associate Buzz Williams, and two project supporters, Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Supervisor Hurston Allen Nicholas and District Ranger Mike Wilkins. Although the rally and a related meeting were in Asheville -- where Nicholas’ office is located -- much of the public land involved in the project is actually in southern Jackson County.

U.S. Forest Service moves forward with plan targeting old-growth trees

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For the February raffle benefitting Cashiers-Glenville firefighters, Nancy Pressley has donated a beautiful set that includes a necklace and earrings made from red creek jasper. (Contributed.)

Last chance to buy a raffle ticket to win beautiful necklace

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Jackson County Dist. 4 Commissioner Mickey Luker, left, and Dist. 3 Commissioner Ron Mau will be in Cashiers Thursday, March 7 to interact with southern Jackson County residents as part of a commissioners work session and Cashiers Area Planning Council public hearing. Luker and Mau, both Republicans, represent southern Jackson County on the commission. (Photo by Dan Brown.)

County officials to meet in Cashiers

By Dan Brown / Staff

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Piloting the Sapphire Knights of Columbus Confession Concession entry, Glenville’s Jose Luis Feria Aparicio, right, skis past the Poop Coop entry piloted by Lance Black of Alabama en route to victory Saturday afternoon in the 13th annual Sapphire Valley Resort Outhouse Race. (Photo by Don Richeson.)

Glenville's Aparicio pilots Knights entry to win Sapphire outhouse race

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Southern Jackson County residents walk their dogs at the Village Green just before a pet-blessing ceremony there in October 2018. Although the Cashiers park is popular with dog walkers, it lacks an official dog park area -- there currently isn’t one anywhere in southern Jackson County. (Photo by Don Richeson.)

County may move flood-prone dog park

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Blue Ridge School Education Foundation President Carl Hyde of Sapphire and about 20 southern Jackson County parents and teachers listen as MountainWise Regional Tobacco Prevention Manager Tobin Lee gives a two-hour Feb. 13 evening presentation on “vaping” in Blue Ridge School and Early College’s cafeteria. He also spoke to BREC students earlier in the day. (Photo by Dan Brown.)

BREC group learns about ‘e-cigs’ risks

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New Summit Charter School gym will be plateau's largest

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Jackson County commissioners, seated, Boyce Deitz and Gayle Woody, listen as Jackson Cooperative Extension Service Director Rob Hawk warns them last week of a looming Christmas tree shortage and price spike, after many Glenville-Cashiers growers put off planting during the 2008 economic downturn. (Photo by Dan Brown.)

Activity on Glenville-Cashiers Christmas tree farms may slow, cause price spikes

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Summit Charter School girls basketball coach Kaylee O’Dwyer clowns with her undefeated team as they celebrate moments after winning the Tri-State Conference championship on Feb. 2 at Highlands School. (Photo by Don Richeson.)

Kaylee O'Dwyer: You can come home again

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Mature, red-flowering dogwood trees planted last month at the designer cottage sales village at 373 U.S. Highway 64 West are predicted to dazzle those entering Cashiers from Highlands come springtime. Designer Cottages Cashiers Owner Jeff Sikes said he also paid $18,000 to install a concrete sidewalk, far left, in front of the village in December 2018. (Photo by Don Richeson.)

U.S. Highway 64 West gateway receives revamp

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Jackson County Planning Department Director Mike Poston, right, makes a point at a recent Cashiers Area Community Planning Council meeting as the council’s vice chairman, Deborah Townsend-Stewart, listens. (Photo by Don Richeson.)

Cashiers Planning Council looking at temporary signage

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Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad names new director

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Library to host Harry Potter Family Night Feb. 7

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An inferno consumes a wood-frame home at 216 Monte Vista Road in Cashiers in the pre-dawn hours Friday. A Cashiers woman was critically injured after leaping from the roof to escape the burning home, which was destroyed in the fire. The woman and four others lost all their belongings in the fire, as well as a place to live. The community is reaching out to them, raising $11,500 of a $30,000 GoFundMe page goal as of Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Cashiers-Glenville Volunteer Fire Department.)

Cashiers woman critically injured in leap from burning home

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Give blood at Blue Ridge School and Early College Friday, Feb. 1

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