Zion Hill Baptist
By Brannen Basham
Jackson County Public Schools recognized outstanding leaders at the annual “Excellence in Leadership” award ceremony held at the Smoky Mountain High School Fine and Performing Arts Center on Oct. 8.
HERE in Jackson County has been awarded a grant from the Evergreen Foundation to support cold weather shelter for homeless individuals who also need treatment for mental health and substance use disorders.
The Jackson County Farmers Market for the first time plans to go year-round outdoors at Bridge Park. The Wednesday evening market continues 3:30-6:30 p.m. through October, opening again in April. Saturday hours will change to 10 a.m.–1 p.m. beginning in November. The only exceptions are no m…
By Kendra Fortner
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019
By Brannen Basham
Jackson County Public Schools recognized outstanding leaders at the annual “Excellence in Leadership” award ceremony held at the Smoky Mountain High School Fine and Performing Arts Center on Oct. 8.
HERE in Jackson County has been awarded a grant from the Evergreen Foundation to support cold weather shelter for homeless individuals who also need treatment for mental health and substance use disorders.
The Jackson County Farmers Market for the first time plans to go year-round outdoors at Bridge Park. The Wednesday evening market continues 3:30-6:30 p.m. through October, opening again in April. Saturday hours will change to 10 a.m.–1 p.m. beginning in November. The only exceptions are no m…
By Kendra Fortner
The Southwestern Commission is hosting a Regional Broadband Summit from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in the Burrell Building at Southwestern Community College.
Smoky Mountain High School students, from left, Alexa Anderson (sophomore), Victoria Wlosok (junior), Brayden Bryson (freshman) and Luz Velazquez (senior) were selected as Mustangs of the Month for October. The award is presented to students who best exemplify the spirit of Smoky Mountain Hi…
By Beth Lawrence
Numerous species native to the United States are threatened with extinction, and have been classified as “endangered” or “threatened” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.
The search for the next president of the University of North Carolina System will include a pair of “listening sessions” on the campus of its westernmost institution that are designed to provide members of the public with opportunities to share ideas on the qualities they would like to see i…
Western Carolina University has announced its roster of new graduates and released its dean’s/chancellor’s list for the summer sessions of 2019.
Borgerding graduates
By Lynn Hotaling and Carey Phillips
By Jim Buchanan
The Western Carolina Dog Fanciers Association held a food drive at this year’s Bark in the Park on Oct. 6. Well in excess of 200 pounds of food donations were gathered. The donated cat and dog food will be delivered to the recipients of Jackson and Haywood County’s Meals on Wheels program to…
Harris Hospice has opportunities for individuals who would like to serve their community as a hospice volunteer. All training is provided. Call 631-1702 for more information
Improvements are ongoing at the Duke Energy dam on the West Fork of the Tuckaseigee River at the Thorpe Power Plant. Duke is replacing a trash rack and installing a new headgate and rake at the dam, according to Lisa Leatherman, community relations manager. The trash rack is to catch debris …
Wednesday, October 09, 2019
Ochre Hill Baptist Church
More than 200 attended Dani’s Fight
November’s election will feature six people seeking three seats on Sylva’s town board.
By Brannen Basham
By Chris Hatton
Fire safety week runs from Oct. 6 to Oct. 12, but people can take steps year-round to protect their homes and families.
While a number of people look forward to fall and the subsequent holiday season, they don’t look forward to its companion season, flu season.
Those born 1945-1965 most likely to have infection
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The Board of Directors of Great Smokies Health Foundation approved the funding of 31 grants totaling $85,920 to non-profits, schools and governmental agencies in Jackson and Swain counties from the 2019 Thrift Shop Grant Program. Grants focused on health, wellness and prevention projects/programs.
The Jackson County Solid Waste Department will hold a shred day event for county residents from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday in the lower parking lot of the Justice Center. Residents are invited to bring their old documents and have them shredded at no cost.
A Jackson County resident proposed an upgrade that would give the county a covered pool and an outdoor swim facility at the same location with little construction.
Local residents seeking part-time or full-time employment have an upcoming opportunity to meet with several local employers in one convenient location.
Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 26 of North Carolina’s counties in August, decreased in 40, and remained unchanged in 34, according to figures released by the N.C. Department of Commerce.
Thursday, Oct. 10 through Thursday, Oct. 17
A mountain between Sylva and Franklin is moving.
“I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country and my world.”
Flu vaccines available
Many hands make light work
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
The plastic of the ancient world, ancients put it to myriad uses
Total of $86,160 result of Boots, Blue Jeans and Bling.
By Beth Lawrence
• 5:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7, Dillsboro town board,
About 70 people gathered Sept. 26 around Western Carolina University’s fountain with music and stories to honor Rainey Niles, 18, a student killed in a Sept. 18 car crash. Organizers handed out glowsticks, and candles were placed around the fountain. Mourners said Arabia loved to dance and t…
Spaghetti squash a delicious seasonal favorite
Western Carolina University is featured prominently – including a top 10 ranking – in regional and national categories of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges of 2020” guidebook, released Sept. 9.
By Tyler Davis
Bridge Park improvements
Leaders of Western Carolina University and Southwestern Community College met Tuesday to sign a memorandum of understanding that guarantees admission to WCU for all SCC graduates who satisfy criteria spelled out in the document.
Southwestern Community College’s Space Apps Challenge, a NASA innovation program, will give participants a chance to solve the biggest problems on earth and beyond.
The Bardo Arts Center Sunday Cinema Series returns with more pre-recorded film presentations from the London stage. Benedict Cumberbatch is back in the title role in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” at 3 p.m. Sunday.
By Beth Lawrence
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