Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 15 edition Jackson County Board of Commissioners passed a motion approving an Opioid Settlement Supplemental Agreement at its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 7. An additional $21 billion in new settlements, referred to as Wave Two Settlements because it is the second case of opioid settlements in […]
Commissioners take a look at possible Cullowhee sidewalk
March 16, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 15 edition County commissioners recently examined an effort to reduce carbon emissions by building a sidewalk from the Recreation center in Cullowhee to Western Carolina University. It will be part of the Carbon Reduction Grant from the NC Department and will cost over $2 million. The project […]
Forest Hills wants to widen road Airbnb’s, trees also discussed at meeting
March 16, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 15 edition Wider and safer road, no to short-term rentals and more trees were discussed during the monthly meeting of the Village of Forest Hills council on March 7. A section of road in The Village of Forest Hills is so narrow that two cars cannot drive […]
Reducing the political divide in Jackson County
March 15, 2023 by
On Saturday, March 18, from 10 a.m to noon, Braver Angels, an organization dedicated to decreasing the political divide between citizens, will be holding its first event “Speaking with the ‘enemy’ – Healthy conversations across the political divide” in the UC Multi-purpose room. Palin Berkana-Wycoff, the senior associate director for Student Activities at Western Carolina […]
Greening Up set to kick off festival season
March 9, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 9 edition. The first leaves to fall are on the top of the mountain. There is no festival.But when the first green at the bottom of the mountainsides starts working its way up it is time to wear bright clothes, get out into fresh spring air and […]
Webster board begins short-term rental conversation
March 9, 2023 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 9 edition. Short-term rentals, an issue discussed in municipal boardrooms across the region, were on the minds of the Webster Town Council at their March 1 meeting. The board discussed at length how to deal with rental organizations who, can “drive up the housing costs for people who […]
