Looking Back: This week in local history:

• Jun 29, 2022

70 years ago - June 26, 1952

Recalling an epic feat, and an equally epic tragedy

• Jun 22, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

RAIL Project lands annual WNCHA achievement nod

• Jun 22, 2022

The Western North Carolina Historical Association’s (WNCHA) 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented to The Railroad and Incarcerated Laborer (RAIL) Memorial Project for their work telling the story and memorializing the work and sacrifice of the thousands of incarcerated laborer…

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• Jun 22, 2022

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• Jun 15, 2022

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County’s economic juggernaut gives word of its exit

• Jun 15, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Census data shows changes in county, technology

• Jun 8, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• Jun 8, 2022

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Jacksonians’ bus ride for ERA may not have been a lost cause

• Jun 1, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• Jun 1, 2022

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Captain Coward left his mark on the high seas

• May 25, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• May 25, 2022

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Looking Back: This week in local history

• Updated May 18, 2022

70 years ago - May 15, 1952

From the high mountains to the high seas

• May 18, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

‘Gangdom’ incident made a splash in 1932 Sylva

• May 11, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This week in local history

• May 11, 2022

70 years ago - May 8, 1952

History: The last curtain call for movie theaters in Sylva?

• Updated May 5, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• May 4, 2022

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As spring blooms, recalling a lost holiday

• Apr 27, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This week in local history

• Apr 27, 2022

70 years ago - April 24, 1952

An epic ‘oops’ 90 years back changed the look of the skyline

• Apr 20, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• Apr 20, 2022

70 years ago - April 17, 1952 

A trip to Florida puts Sylva’s band on the map

• Apr 13, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• Apr 13, 2022

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New branches are traced in the county’s family tree

• Apr 6, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• Updated Apr 7, 2022

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Odd doings in Jackson County

• Mar 30, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Gas woes, conspiracy theories and shifting time

• Mar 23, 2022

      By Jim Buchanan

Patiently bringing new life to an old wonder

• Mar 16, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This Week in Local History

• Mar 16, 2022

70 years ago - March 13, 1952

Baker’s ‘Warrior Wannabe’ a fitting read as Vietnam War Veterans Day nears

• Mar 9, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• Mar 9, 2022

70 years ago - March 6, 1952

County’s path shaped in part by fire

• Mar 2, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Boom times down at the ol’ fishing hole

• Feb 23, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This week in local history

• Feb 23, 2022

70 years ago - Feb. 28, 1952

When Satan settled down in Cullowhee

• Updated Feb 16, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This Week in Local History

• Feb 16, 2022

70 years ago - Feb. 21, 1952

A short war, but likely a long and difficult slog for Jackson soldiers

• Feb 9, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This Week in Local History

• Feb 9, 2022

70 years ago - Feb. 14, 1952

A towering structure bids farewell to Sylva’s skies

• Feb 2, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• Feb 2, 2022

70 years ago - Feb. 7, 1952

History: An uncomfortably close celestial call in southern Jackson

• Jan 26, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Dean recounts somber tale of a troubled path

• Jan 19, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This Week in Local History

• Updated Jan 19, 2022

70 years ago - Jan. 17, 1952

Skeletons in the closet - and in the classroom

• Jan 12, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

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• Jan 12, 2022

70 years ago - Jan, 10, 1952

A frightful death, and perhaps a death by fright

• Jan 5, 2022

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This Week in Local History

• Jan 5, 2022

70 years ago - Jan. 3, 1952

Tax time, and a tax on time

• Dec 29, 2021

By Jim Buchanan

Looking Back: This week in local history

• Dec 29, 2021

70 years ago - Dec. 27, 1951