March, breakfast, other events to be part of MLK celebration - A Unity March, Unity Breakfast and speech by a civil rights activist are among the events planned by Bridging Jackson Communities, along with the Jackson County Arts Council and Western Carolina University, to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Planned events will extend into February, which is Black History Month. Events kick off...

Monteith Park exhibit, fund-raiser - An opening reception for the “Shaping Culture: Appalachian Women in the Early 20th Century” exhibit is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at the Hooper House gallery. Sponsored by the Monteith Farmstead Restoration Committee and others, “Shaping Culture” is the first of several local and regional heritage projects planned as part of the effort to...

Smart Roads event discusses alternatives to Southern Loop - An event last Thursday (Jan. 10) hosted by the Smart Roads Coalition sought to inform local citizens of alternatives to the proposed Southern Loop. Initial plans indicated the Southern Loop would run from U.S. 23/441 south of Dillsboro, cross N.C. 107 near Locust Creek and intersect with U.S. 23/74 near Blanton Branch, but right-of-way acquisition funding in the Department of Transportation’s Transportation Improvement Plan...

Lawsuit terms TWSA policy ‘unconstitutional’ - A suit was filed last week against the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority. Sylva attorney Eric Ridenour prepared the complaint on behalf of Reggie Holland and his wife, Tamara, of Franklin, who purchased the Grindstaff Cove property across from the Justice Center from Three James Limited Partnership LLC last April. Ridenour said the prior owners had...

Whittier woman dies in Saturday accident - A Whittier woman died Saturday, Jan. 12, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near her home. Elsie Wood Coggins, 85, of Martin Road was attempting to make a left turn from Martin Road onto U.S. 441 South. Martin’s 2000 Ford was struck by a northbound 1997 Mercury driven by Marion Franklin Hilton, 63, of Snellville, Ga., according to a report filed by N.C. Highway...

Sylva teacher is named region’s best - A local educator has been named the region’s Teacher of the Year and is in contention for the title of North Carolina’s top teacher. Renee Peoples of Sylva, who teaches at Swain County’s West Elementary School, was recently named regional Teacher of the Year by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. Along with a $5,000 prize, the award means...

 Current Issue