Archives for January 2024

N.C. 107: pain, but eventual gain

story co-written with Jake Harkey Part 2 of the serial of stories published in The Sylva Herald on Jan. 24 edition The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to reconfigure N.C.107 through Sylva’s commercial corridor for safety reasons. In the summer of 2021 NCDOT began work on the road.  According to Sylva lawyer and roads activist […]

Renter beware: Students share their apartment horror stories

A version of this story was originally published in The Western Carolinian, Dec. 14 edition For many students, the transition from a residence hall to an apartment feels like a dream. No parents, no RAs and, for most, living in an apartment is their first opportunity to be on their own. However, for many students […]