Jackson works to shore up security at judicial center
Late last month, Superior Court Judge Bradley Letts wrote a letter. “He kind of drew a line in the sand,” said Jackson County Manager Chuck Wooten.
Commissioners field trip to Haywood justice center
Sitting in the judge’s seat, Jackson County Commissioners Chairman Jack Debnam took a look around. He absorbed the courtroom, glanced down at Commissioner Doug Cody on the witness stand and County Manager Chuck Wooten in the jury box.
Jackson justice center squeezed for space
The verdict is in, and Jackson County Justice Center is a little too small. To be exact, it’s 35,807 square feet too small.
At least according to the results of a needs assessment by Heery International, the same company that designed and built the Haywood County courthouse in the early 2000s.
Price tag inches up on Cherokee jail and justice center
Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Tribal Council took issue with a construction budget increase for the tribe’s justice center and jail during their meeting last week, a sign of overall displeasure with past and current projects demanding more funds.
