Archives for July 31, 2020

Sylva leaders move to address statue issue

By Dave Russell Originally published in The Sylva Herald on July 30, 2020.  The decision to remove the Confederate monument on the Courthouse steps overlooking Sylva belongs with Jackson County and the state. That didn’t stop Sylva’s town board from making its feelings known Monday by 3-2 vote approving a resolution asking county commissioners to […]

A look ahead to the Nov. 3 election

Originally published in The Sylva Herald on July 30, 2020.  The Nov. 3 general election is fewer than 100 days away, and Jackson County residents have some big decisions to make. Below is a sample of some of the candidates in the running. For the Jackson County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat, Democrat Susan […]