A series of storms starting the week of Christmas forced evacuations, caused widespread damage and resulted in multiple road closures across Jackson County.
In addition to the $2 million from the Charles Koch Foundation, Western Carolina University plans to seek funding for its free-enterprise center from another controversial group, the Templeton Foundation, according to public documents reviewed by The Herald.
After five seasons, Dave Napert is out as football coach at Smoky Mountain High School.
Two former Southwestern Community College staff members are under investigation for allegedly enrolling in classes and then dropping out to defer making federal loan payments.
The Jackson County School system has been granted $200,000 by the Carolina Panthers through the National Football League Foundation Grassroots Program to help pay for a synthetic turf field at Smoky Mountain High School’s Carr Hooper Stadium/Babe Howell Field.
Saying he “wanted to go on an adventure,” Dakota Hill, now charged with first-degree murder, drove with Tyler Gaddis to an historic church near Cherokee and, in a frenzy, stabbed him to death under the bell tower, according to a federal criminal complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2015
In addition to the $2 million from the Charles Koch Foundation, Western Carolina University plans to seek funding for its free-enterprise center from another controversial group, the Templeton Foundation, according to public documents reviewed by The Herald.
Monday, November 30, 2015
After five seasons, Dave Napert is out as football coach at Smoky Mountain High School.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Two former Southwestern Community College staff members are under investigation for allegedly enrolling in classes and then dropping out to defer making federal loan payments.
Monday, October 26, 2015
The Jackson County School system has been granted $200,000 by the Carolina Panthers through the National Football League Foundation Grassroots Program to help pay for a synthetic turf field at Smoky Mountain High School’s Carr Hooper Stadium/Babe Howell Field.
Thursday, October 08, 2015
Saying he “wanted to go on an adventure,” Dakota Hill, now charged with first-degree murder, drove with Tyler Gaddis to an historic church near Cherokee and, in a frenzy, stabbed him to death under the bell tower, according to a federal criminal complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The Jackson County Sheriff’s office announced Tuesday that two people were found dead Friday (Sept. 18) in an apparent murder-suicide.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The N.C. Highway Patrol needs the public’s help in locating the driver who hit a 12-year-old boy on a bicycle around 7 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 16) near the Western Carolina University campus.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Daniel Aaron Sellers, 18, has been charged with felony murder in the death of his mother, Jennifer Fassold Sellers, of 51 Sun Setting Lane in Cullowhee.
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred on Cullowhee Mountain Road today (Aug. 12), Sheriff Chip Hall said.
Friday, August 07, 2015
Jewelry Outlet owner Duane “Jay” Ball of Sylva was arrested Friday (Aug. 7) on federal charges contained in an indictment listing 13 counts against the Main Street businessman.
Thursday, August 06, 2015
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Information Needed (hit "share," please on our Facebook post here): A 22-year-old man was struck and killed early this morning along N.C. 107 near the intersection with Old Settlement Road, and officers need help identifying the motorist who hit him. They also want to compile a timeline of t…
Tuesday, June 09, 2015
A call from a man claiming he’d been stabbed in a historic church inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park came shortly before emergency responders found a Whittier man’s body in the sanctuary on March 29.
Thursday, May 28, 2015
A state regulatory board is reviewing county building records following a Herald inquiry about local compliance with North Carolina law and procedure.
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
State jail inspectors say local detention officers didn’t properly monitor Chuckie Moose on the day he hanged himself in his cell. This marks the second time in five weeks the county has been cited for failing to adequately safeguard inmates.
Friday, April 24, 2015
Remember the lead problems that surfaced last year at Southwestern Community College’s firing range? There are more issues now, according to an April 20 report obtained today by The Herald.
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Western Carolina University has suspended the Zeta Xi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity for five years for violating the university’s code of student conduct.
Monday, April 20, 2015
State inspectors say Jackson County hasn’t been enforcing state and local laws designed to prevent erosion and sedimentation problems at R-5000 dirt-dumping sites.
Friday, April 17, 2015
Eric Davis will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his 4-year-old daughter in a Qualla motel room a year-and-a-half ago.
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
The State Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the March 13 suicide of a county jail inmate, District Attorney Ashley Welch said Monday (April 6).
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Jackson County jailers didn’t check on Steve Ross as required before the Sylva man killed himself, documents filed with state regulators show.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Steve Allen Ross, 38, of Pathfinder Lane in Sylva died as a result of what Sheriff’s Office Maj. Shannon Queen termed self-inflicted injuries Friday (March 13). Ross was a prisoner at the Jackson County Jail.
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Four Jackson County residents, including a former law enforcement officer, have been arrested on criminal charges in connection with an Oct. 25 Halloween party at Dillard Excavating in Sylva.
Sunday, February 01, 2015
Sylva Police Officer Mark Bennett was taken by WestCare ambulance to Harris Regional Hospital Sunday afternoon (Feb. 1) around 3 p.m. after being struck by a vehicle at Quality Plus gas station.
Monday, January 26, 2015
At last count some 15 homes have been burglarized during the past week, Maj. Shannon Queen of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said Monday (Jan. 26).
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
A male guest fell to his death from a 21st-floor hotel balcony at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Tuesday (Jan. 13) around 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Autopsy findings released Tuesday (Nov. 25) by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office indicate missing teen Alec Lansing died due to hypothermia. Pathologist Dr. William Selby conducted the autopsy Monday.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
A pedestrian died from injuries he sustained Tuesday, Nov. 18, after being struck by a vehicle on Skyland Drive near the intersection of Fisher Creek Road around 7:12 p.m.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating a teenager who walked away from a youth camp for high-risk teens.
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