The Board of Education included all around improvements to athletic facilities around Smoky Mountain High School as one of their priorities in the meeting. The improvements include an expansion of the track from six lanes to eight lanes, a new field house with weight rooms and locker rooms for both male and female athletes, construction […]
Archives for February 13, 2025
Fairview renovations top priority for Jackson County Board of Education
February 13, 2025 by
Ayers kickstarted the joint meeting of the Board of Education and the County Commissioners with discussing the board’s number one priority being a new cafeteria and kitchen area for Fairview Elementary. The 52-year-old school’s cafeteria and kitchen area service 300 students at one time. A problem arises when there are currently 811 students enrolled in […]
New traditional middle school sparks excitement
February 13, 2025 by
The second priority of the board is to build a new middle school that would combine the 6th through 8th grades from Cullowhee Valley, Fairview, Scotts Creek and Smoky Mountain Elementary. It is estimated the roughly 700 to 900 students will be consolidated to the middle school from across the county. Roughly $60 million has been set […]
Blue Ridge to receive new gym, classrooms and cafeteria
February 13, 2025 by
Although not included in the top five priorities of the board, the Blue Ridge Elementary in Cashiers was acknowledged as needing a gymnasium alongside additional classroom and cafeteria space. “We are happy to have our County Commissioners recognize that there are needs there but I don’t think we can really do anything else at this […]
Jackson County Board of Education details plan of new middle school and renovations to elementary buildings
February 13, 2025 by
A version of this story was originally published in the Sylva Herald Feb. 13 edition The Jackson County boards of Commissioners and Education held a joint meeting Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Southwestern Community College’s Burrell Building. Superintendent Dana Ayers led the discussion over various facelifts that many Jackson County schools will see in the upcoming […]
All the cool cats at Catman2
February 13, 2025 by
All the cool cats are heading to Catman2 in Cullowhee to check out all the kittens. Catman2 is a safe-for-life cage-free cat shelter at 637 Bo Cove Rd, Cullowhee, NC 28723. The shelter was founded by Dr. Harold Sims, who passed away in November, 2024. His caretaker, Kaleb Lynch, is now in charge of Catman2 […]
