Jackson County Public Schools has announced that meal prices remain unchanged this year despite a significant loss of federal funding that will result in a deficit of nearly $130,000 for the program.

The Cullowhee Community Garden works to combat food insecurity

The Nantahala Health Foundation, a newly formed, public 501(c)(3) organization, is excited to announce its initial request for funding proposals from local organizations in Jackson, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon and Swain counties and the Qualla Boundary. 

Keep kids safe in pools

By Geoff Cantrell

Look before you lock

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians recently received the Redefining American Healthcare Award from the Healthcare Leadership Council, a coalition of chief executives representing some of the nation’s leading healthcare companies and institutions.

Whether you’re biking the Virginia Creeper Trail, hiking to Waterrock Knob or paddling the Tuckaseigee River this summer, don’t forget to pack a first-aid kit, along with a water bottle and sunscreen.

It’s now officially summer and the staggering statistics are out: eight drowning deaths have been reported along North Carolina’s coast in the past month. The cause of six of them? Rip currents.

Did you know that walking is one of the easiest ways to improve your health? A study by Harvard researchers found that their participants who walked briskly for an hour per day cut in half the obesity promoting genes. Just a short 15-minute walk has also been shown to help curb chocolate and…

Harris Home Health has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall patient satisfaction score that ranked in the top 20 percent of all eligible SHP clients for the 2018 calendar year.

July 26 marks the 29th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) signed by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990.

Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital are proud to announce the winners of the annual school wellness challenges. The programs include teachers and staff from area school systems participating from September to May in customized wellness programs designed by the hospitals. Ca…

June 27 is National HIV Testing Awareness Day, a day to raise awareness about the importance of testing and early diagnosis of HIV. This year’s theme, “Doing it my way,” highlights how and why people make testing part of their lives on their terms and in their way.

As the summer season quickly approaches, Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and Safe Kids North Carolina are reminding people of the dangers of leaving children in cars by launching a statewide summer campaign: “Baby, It’s Hot Inside.”

The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation is accepting grant applications for proposals to improve the health and wellbeing of Highlands, Cashiers and surrounding communities.

Despite historic declines in the rates of teen pregnancy and births in the United States and a 5 percent reduction in the teen pregnancy rate in North Carolina, the U.S. teen birth rate is still higher than that of many other developed countries.

National Women’s Health Week, celebrated May 12-18, serves as a reminder for women to make their health a priority and build healthy habits for life. The Jackson County Department of Public Health supports this week and encourages all women to be as healthy as possible.

The Evergreen Foundation board of directors voted at their March board meeting to provide $39,695 in fourth quarter funding to seven agencies providing programs and services for individuals with Behavioral Health, Substance Use and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. The grants were awa…

Parents agree that feeding and sleep schedules are important to keep their children healthy. The same goes for childhood immunizations. Vaccinating children on time is the best way to protect them against 14 serious and potentially deadly diseases before their second birthday.

The Jackson County Medicare/SHIIP office will conduct outreach events in the Sylva/Cashiers area through the next several months.

Harris Regional Hospital will offer a free educational event titled “Running 101: Essentials for Success” at noon Monday, April 22, in the first-floor boardroom.

The Nantahala Health Foundation, a newly formed, public 501(c)(3) organization, has announced its board of directors and the launch of its website.

The “I’m Finally Free” substance abuse awareness march and benefit concert is scheduled for April 11 on the Western Carolina University campus. 

The 10th annual Healthy Living Festival is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Cullowhee Recreation Center.

Harris Regional Hospital is expanding access for pulmonary care with the addition of nurse practitioners Christine Kryger and Leslie Morris.

As part of National Poisoning Prevention Week, celebrated annually during the third week of March, Safe Kids Jackson County, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Healthy Carolinians of Jackson County are hosting an Operation Medicine Drop from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, March 23 The even…

Faculty members in Western Carolina University’s Department of Psychology are looking toward enrolling the first students in the university’s new doctoral-level program in psychology following the program’s approval for accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commis…

Equinox Ranch of Cullowhee has received the Kirstie Ennis Foundation Award.