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 […]
Apodaca floods amid classes
February 13, 2025 by
Around 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, Bonnie Ross, the Facility Management Housekeeping Department Manager, received a call from Chris Ammons about flooding on the first and second floors of the Apodaca Science Building. Ross was notified about a mechanical room causing leakage toward the backside of the building on the second floor that was seeping […]
N.C. House District 119 race
November 17, 2024 by
Contributions from Deanna Sipe. Prior to Nov. 5, the race for the District 119 seat was competitive with incumbent Mike Clampitt (R) facing off against Mark Burrows (D) for re-election. This video was a part of our Election Day livestream, which can be found on Youtube and Facebook.
An insiders look: How elections are prepared
October 29, 2024 by
The early voting in N.C. started on Oct. 17 and we are seeing record numbers of voters showing up and voting. With misinformation about the voting process fogging the public’s perception of the voting process the Jackson County Board of Elections provided an insider look at how the Express Vote machines are set up in […]
Election 2024: Short profiles of the candidates running for U.S. and N.C. House and Senate
October 18, 2024 by
Candidates for 11th U.S. Congressional District Caleb Rudow – D Caleb Rudow earned his bachelor’s in philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2009 and his master’s in global policy from the University of Texas in Austin in 2017. He worked as a COVID-19 case investigator with Community Care of North […]
