Cawthorn under fire for D.C. speech; Debnam calls for calm

• Jan 13, 2021

By Dave Russell

MLK Day: Same message, only virtual

• Jan 13, 2021

By Beth Lawrence

COVID-19 cases climbing higher

• Jan 13, 2021

By Dave Russell

Jackson County History: A rich legacy goes up in flames

• Jan 13, 2021

By Jim Buchanan

Vaccine arrives, COVID-19 cases climb

• Jan 6, 2021

By Dave Russell

Stretch of U.S. 441 named after Jerry Wolfe, Beloved Man

• Jan 6, 2021

The first man in more than 200 years to be bestowed as Beloved Man by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will have a highway in Jackson and Swain counties dedicated in his honor.

SMHS baseball field ready to ‘plaaaay ball’

• Jan 6, 2021

By Dave Russell

Seniors will be able to pick up meals all around the county

• Jan 6, 2021

By Dave Russell

Health, other departments move into new quarters

• Jan 6, 2021

Health educators Curt Collins, left, and Adam Bigelow carry boxes into their new offices in the Jackson County Community Service Center, located at 538 Scotts Creek Road down the hill from Harris Regional Hospital. The Jackson County Department of Public Health, health education, environment…

Commissioners look ahead to 2021

• Dec 30, 2020

By Beth Lawrence

Woodard succumbs to COVID

• Updated Dec 30, 2020

By Dave Russell

Sylva leaders share their goals for new year

• Dec 30, 2020

By Dave Russell

Santa brings Sylva a white Christmas

• Updated Dec 30, 2020

Sleds slid and snowpeople popped up around Jackson County when about 3 inches of snow fell on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, offering a rare white Christmas. Matthew Turlington, of www.MatthewTurling-tonPhotography.com, captured this picture of Sylva’s Christmas tree and the Jackson Co…

Jackson County Year in Review

• Updated Dec 30, 2020

History: Santa delivers jobs to Jackson County

• Dec 23, 2020

By Jim Buchanan

Monument tweaks ‘more complex’ than anticipated

• Dec 23, 2020

By Beth Lawrence

Fire destroys home in East LaPorte area

• Dec 23, 2020

By Dave Russell

Kids brighten the season with holiday art

• Dec 23, 2020

Jackson County Public Schools held a holiday art contest, with the winning design adorning the system’s official greeting card, Interim Superintendent Tony Tipton told the Board of Education at the Dec. 15 meeting.

Six more deaths, many more cases as COVID spreads

• Dec 23, 2020

By Dave Russell

COVID-19: New record set, death reported

• Dec 16, 2020

By Dave Russell

Sylva OKs resolution to change Jacksons

• Updated Dec 16, 2020

By Dave Russell

Fire destroys family home in Savannah community

• Dec 16, 2020

By Dave Russell

Man shoots neighbor, kills self in Barkers Creek after brief standoff

• Dec 16, 2020

By Beth Lawrence 

History: A wave of panic swamps the nation’s banks

• Updated Dec 16, 2020

By Jim Buchanan

Upset bids leave fate of Jarrett House in limbo

• Dec 9, 2020

By Dave Russell

Record 95 COVID-19 cases reported on Monday

• Dec 9, 2020

By Dave Russell

Help for senior gift box effort still needed

• Dec 9, 2020

By Beth Lawrence

Sylva crime down, calls for service up

• Dec 9, 2020

By Dave Russell

History: Let there be light(s)

• Updated Dec 9, 2020

By Jim Buchanan

First snow of this Winter falls in region

• Dec 2, 2020

A light dusting of snow added nature’s touch to the Christmas decorations adorning Courthouse Hill. The snowfall was around an inch or less in lower elevations Tuesday morning in Jackson County, but some areas to the west and in higher elevations received significantly more. The deepest snow…

Mainspring hopes to conserve more acreage in Jackson

• Dec 2, 2020

By Dave Russell

Health officials keep wary eye out for new COVID spike

• Updated Dec 2, 2020

By Dave Russell

Lights and Luminaries to shine a bit differently this year

• Dec 2, 2020

By Dave Russell

County shakes off shock, turns to resolve after Dec. 7

• Dec 2, 2020

By Jim Buchanan

Recount confirms Jones’ victory

• Nov 25, 2020

By Dave Russell

Readers share thoughts on Thanksgiving

• Nov 25, 2020

By Beth Lawrence

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

• Nov 25, 2020

Sylva and Jackson County are preparing for the holiday season, which will be like no other due to COVID-19.

COVID-19 cases rising; two more deaths reported

• Nov 25, 2020

By Dave Russell

Kids need foster, adoptive homes

• Nov 25, 2020

By Beth Lawrence

History: The shot heard ‘round the world

• Updated Nov 25, 2020

By Jim Buchanan

A cornucopia of commerce coming to town

• Nov 18, 2020

By Dave Russell

Kelley leaves legacy of love to family, profession and community

• Nov 18, 2020

By Jim Buchanan

Volunteer firefighters needed across county

• Nov 18, 2020

By Beth Lawrence 

Vaccines offer a ray of hope as COVID rages on

• Nov 18, 2020

By Dave Russell

‘Shop Local’ is not a hollow mantra here

• Nov 18, 2020

By Nate Hadley

Fire destroys Dillsboro home

• Updated Nov 11, 2020

By Dave Russell

Jackson cases rise; death toll now stands at 8

• Nov 11, 2020

By Dave Russell

It wasn’t the Donner Pass, but it was too close for comfort

• Nov 11, 2020

By Jim Buchanan

DENR report could speed up repairs to Allen Street

• Updated Nov 11, 2020

By Dave Russell

Election 2020: Digging into the numbers

• Nov 11, 2020

By Jim Buchanan