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Downtown Sylva group lists achievements, asks for support - Through hand-carried letters to downtown merchants and an e-mail to Jackson County Chamber of Commerce members, the Downtown Sylva Association (formerly Sylva Partners in Renewal) is seeking to build support in advance of tonight’s Sylva Town Board meeting. The letters and e-mails urge business owners to attend tonight’s 7 p.m. Sylva board meeting....
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Proposed EDC budget swells - Members of the county’s Economic Development Commission have developed a proposed budget for the next fiscal year, and they’ll have more money to work with than in recent years. The bulk of the $337,989 proposed budget is a $300,000 transfer from the Jackson Development Corporation. According to EDC member Tom McClure, that money stems from a July 2001 sale of the former....
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 Fourth of July - Crowds packed downtown Sylva Tuesday in preparation for another spectacular fireworks display over Jackson County’s historic Courthouse, but a severe storm moved into the area ahead of this year’s show. Thunder, lightning and heavy rain washed out the planned pyrotechnics, marking the first time the annual July 4....Online Photo Gallery.
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 Quilting circles - Gladys Hooper, left, who turned 93 June 26, and Mary Jo Harris recently shared quilts they’ve made – including the circle quilts above – with participants in a seminar at the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Organized by Center Fellow Carrie Gates, the weeklong quilting session, titled “If Quilts Could Speak: Storytelling with....
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Herald’s ‘Across the Mountains’ to be distributed free in Sylva, Dillsboro - The Sylva Herald’s new magazine, “Across the Mountains,” which made its debut in last week’s edition, will be available for free distribution this summer while supplies last. The publication has been so well received that the newspaper elected to make another 7,000 copies....
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 Herald advertising staff picks up five statewide awards - The Sylva Herald’s advertising staff captured a total of five awards recently in the N.C. Press Association’s Best Ad contest. Awards were presented June 15 in Research Triangle Park. Advertising Manager Margo Gray won three individual awards – two firsts and a second....
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