Story produced in collaboration with Austin Page Greening Up the Mountains, Sylva’s main festival of the year, kicks off the spring. Holding its 21st annual celebration of the changing of the seasons while bringing recognition to local vendors. Spanning Main Street and the Bridge Park area, over 200 vendors kept the area busy, selling local artisanal […]
Students band together to help the community
May 14, 2018 by
Co-written with Jeremy Giovanni Western Carolina University strives to be a school that gives back to the community. Many students on campus participate in various clubs and organizations that go above and beyond to help those throughout the region. Among the biggest and most popular of these events is the Tuck River Clean Up, voter registration and student […]
Sylva’s muralist returns to task following injury
May 14, 2018 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald Aaron Harris is making his vintage postcard mural a reality in downtown Sylva after a brief hiatus due to a hairline fracture in his right forearm. The first two weeks of the project were spent prepping and priming the side of Ward Heating & Plumbing on Mill Street, which […]
Elections 2018: Primary is May 8. Learn about the candidates in Jackson county
May 7, 2018 by
Primary elections are on Tuesday, May 8. Early voting finished on May 5 (or at the UC voting place on May 3 ). The Sylva Herald provided a look at the candidates on the May 8 primary ballot. Candidates were contacted and offered 300 words to explain who they are, why they’re running and why […]
55 businesses gone? N.C. 107 project will have ‘major impact’ on businesses
May 3, 2018 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald by Quintin Ellison As many as 55 business owners along N.C. 107 and U.S. Business 23 could see their workplaces condemned and destroyed as part of a planned remodel of Sylva’s bustling commercial corridor. The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to begin right-of-way acquisition in December and start construction […]
WCU graduate takes guests on a walk through history
April 30, 2018 by
Edited & Multimedia by Jeremy Giovanni The Mountain Heritage Center sponsored a series of free tours through Western Carolina’s campus. The “Historic Walking Tours” featured a one-mile walk through nine different locations filled with western’s rich history. “I feel so connected to so many people by looking at these buildings by looking at the physically […]
