Trump’s espionage demands action
To the Editor:
In early March, Jack Teixeira, the former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who posted classified intelligence reports online, switched his plea to guilty in exchange for a sentence of 16 years in prison, avoiding espionage charges and a possible 60-year term.
Trump doesn’t deserve our support
To the Editor:
Recently the world lost one of the most honorable and bravest advocates for democracy that we have ever seen.
Cherokee funeral home hires director with criminal past: Owner currently faces several felonies
The owner of Long House Funeral Home, himself facing decades in prison, has hired a convicted felon to be funeral home’s director.
Waynesville man sentenced for illegal machine guns
Jacob Ryan McClure, 25, of Waynesville. was sentenced to 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised released for possession of machine guns.
Man pleads guilty to Sylva break-ins
A man faces a lengthy prison sentence after pleading guilty Wednesday in Jackson County to a string of break-ins and thefts in Sylva, as well as to assaulting and injuring an officer with Cherokee Police Department. Sylva police handled the investigation.
