Our area is facing a looming stormwater crisis. Large tracts of developed land mixed with erratic rainfall lead to situations where local utilities are overwhelmed by the influx of stormwater runoff. This is only going to get worse as the area is further developed.
Smoky Mountain High School students, from left, Dylan Bishop (freshman), Crystal Creason (sophomore), Carter Pastorius (junior) and Luis Palacios Poxtan (senior) were selected as Mustangs of the Month for January. The award is presented to students who best exemplify the spirit of Smoky Moun…
More than 180 graduates earned their associate degrees, diplomas and/or certificates from Southwestern Community College in the fall semester.
• 9 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 23, Sylva town board,
Mount Pleasant
It is my pleasure to announce that the Sylva Police Department has new badges. These badges are part of a greater image upgrade for our department.
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will host a regional learning session for the Visit NC Farms app at Southwestern Community College on Feb. 26.
By Beth Lawrence
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recognized Julie Donaldson for 20 years of service as the Chamber’s executive director last Thursday.
As March quickly approaches, the urge to be outdoors pruning, preparing and planting in and around our garden and landscape areas comes instinctively to most individuals as temperatures reach Hi-Low (F) averages between 59.2-31.9 degrees and precipitation around 3.19 inches.
Smoky Mountain High School students, from left, Dylan Bishop (freshman), Crystal Creason (sophomore), Carter Pastorius (junior) and Luis Palacios Poxtan (senior) were selected as Mustangs of the Month for January. The award is presented to students who best exemplify the spirit of Smoky Moun…
More than 180 graduates earned their associate degrees, diplomas and/or certificates from Southwestern Community College in the fall semester.
• 9 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 23, Sylva town board,
Mount Pleasant
It is my pleasure to announce that the Sylva Police Department has new badges. These badges are part of a greater image upgrade for our department.
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will host a regional learning session for the Visit NC Farms app at Southwestern Community College on Feb. 26.
By Beth Lawrence
The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recognized Julie Donaldson for 20 years of service as the Chamber’s executive director last Thursday.
As March quickly approaches, the urge to be outdoors pruning, preparing and planting in and around our garden and landscape areas comes instinctively to most individuals as temperatures reach Hi-Low (F) averages between 59.2-31.9 degrees and precipitation around 3.19 inches.
The Jan. 21 meeting agenda for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners included a proposed budget calendar for fiscal year 2020-21.
North Carolinians can help conserve North Carolina’s wildlife with a voluntary contribution to the Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Fund, found on line 30 of the North Carolina state income tax form.
The Jackson County Tourism Development Authority has announced some changes to the meeting schedules of various committees. All meetings are at 10 a.m. at the JCTDA Office at 116 Central St.
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, the region’s largest employer, made a commitment to take its support of Southwestern Community College and its students to an entirely new level.
Smoky Mountain High School has received a scholarship to participate in the Asheville Regional North Carolina Science Olympiad tournament. The Asheville tournament is a regional science, technology, engineering and mathematics competition (STEM) taking place Feb. 22 at UNC-Asheville.
Middle and high school students in Jackson County Public Schools can now report suspicious or potentially harmful behavior using a new smartphone app.
By Jim Buchanan
THE SYLVA CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED will partner with the Department of Public Works to clean up Scotts Creek at 8 a.m. Saturday, meeting at the Tuckaseegee Fly Shop on West Main Street.
Local residents join students in a Monday march at Western Carolina University to celebrate and commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. WCU holds events in the spirit of King through the week, focusing on concept of community. On Friday, WCU will host the National Coalition…
By Beth Lawrence
Sylva leaders voted Jan. 9 to adjust the town’s fee schedule to allow for the replacement of recycling bins and their lids without forcing resident to purchase both items.
A Southwestern Community College student from Tuckasegee and two others were recently sworn in as the newest members of Southwestern Community College’s Board of Trustees.
Betsy Swift, an organizer of the Sister March, addresses the 80-100 people who came out to the event on Saturday. The gathering was in conjunction with the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. Chilly temperatures and rain kept the crowd huddled under the Bridge Park pavilion, and a planned marc…
The N.C. Community Foundation recently announced a $25,000 gift from the First Citizens Foundation, an arm of First Citizens Bank, on behalf of the Jackson County Community Foundation and Macon County Community Foundation.
It’s that time of year again. Time to reevaluate your present and make a plan to improve your future. I invite you to attempt a different approach this year.
Chances are, you’ve used a sponge recently to clean, scrub or otherwise beautify an area.
Over 90 percent of cervical
The Small Business Center at Southwestern Community College and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems are offering the free seminar “How to Make Money on the Farm” from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Qualla Fire Station.
Ochre Hill Baptist Church
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners has set a hearing for public input on proposed changes to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance.
Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital are celebrating several milestones as a new year begins.
As of 2019, Swain County 4-H Livestock Club was in its second year. With 15 members, the Tangled Feet Stompers also has new youth members as well. With 4-H ages ranging from 5 to 19, there is constant need for clubs and groups to recruit new members or they will eventually dwindle and cease …
Soil testing is a quick and accurate method to determine the relative acidity of the soil (pH) and the level of several essential nutrients (phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, sulfur, manganese, copper, and zinc) needed. The test results will aid in plant selection, soil prep…
Representatives for the Center for Domestic Peace gave Sylva Town Board members an update on Jan. 9 on efforts to become independent of REACH of Macon County and asked the board for its support.
An intense but short storm blew through the mountains Saturday, hitting Jackson County at about 6 p.m.
Sylva can expect a greener Greening Up the Mountains this spring.
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners approved a change to a local development ordinance at its first meeting of the year Jan. 7.
Sylva’s town board filled two open seats on the planning board at its Jan. 9 meeting.
Thursday, Jan. 16 through Thursday, Jan. 23
When construction on Southwestern Community College’s new Health Sciences Building is completed in 2021, funding will be available to begin furnishing it.
The Small Business Center at Southwestern Community College will host a “Regional Business Plan Competition” to help individuals transform their ideas into fully realized businesses.
Jackson County has accepted a bid on another piece of distressed property.
Tom and Gillian McMillan are volunteers with HERE in Jackson County Homeless Services Program. Throughout December, the couple picked up evening meals from the Community Table and delivered them to homeless individuals and families being sheltered from the cold. The McMillans are also helpin…
If you look at the sky outside right now, chances are you’ll see a cloud. On a normal day over half of the planet is covered in clouds. These masses of water vapor operate at a wide range of altitudes, and take on a variety of types depending on their location and height.
Dressed in a royal blue cap and gown, Cherokee resident Emma Hull walked across the stage on Dec. 5, at Southwestern Community College to finally have the moment she said she has been waiting on for so many years.
By Dave Russell
The essential elements of successful learning experiences in 4-H youth development include belonging, mastery, independence and generosity.
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