The 4th annual Sylva Pride Festival is this Friday through Sunday, Sept. 13 to 15. The Pride Festival will celebrate queer identities and protest for queer rights and acceptance on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Bridge Park in Sylva. The president of Sylva Pride, Burgin Mackey, is looking to bring a small […]
Tennesee representative visits WCU for Harris-Walz campaign
September 10, 2024 by
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson (D – Memphis, TN), in collaboration with the Harris-Walz campaign and the College Democrats at Western Carolina University, hosted a meet and greet at the WCU A. K. Hinds University Center Wednesday, Sept. 4. The event aimed at connecting with locals and college students advocating for social change and rallying […]
BearWise keeps bears wild in Waynesville
March 22, 2024 by
Kim Parker was spending a normal weekend afternoon with family in the living room when she spied something out the window that left her speechless. “I looked out and at first I couldn’t get the words out. I’m just pointing at the yard. The bear just came down from my neighbor’s yard, and then just […]
Settlement sends county money to fight drugs
February 29, 2024 by
The US Government reached a historic $56 billion in cumulative agreements nationwide, the United States government has begun to distribute relief through settlements in the aftermath of various lawsuits against opioid distribution from American pharmacies. The state of North Carolina is set to receive $1.5 billion in total, announced by Attorney General Josh Stein in […]
107 project impacting 152 properties along route
February 4, 2024 by
story co-written with Abigail Quinn Part 3 of the serial of stories published in The Sylva Herald on Jan. 31 edition The R-5600 N.C. 107 expansion project is a major project talked about for years and years. The reconfiguration is along 2.6 miles of roadway and will bring wider lanes, bike lanes, sidewalks and a grass median in […]
N.C. 107 work: A long road behind, and ahead
December 30, 2023 by
story co-written with Jake HarkeyPart 1 of the serial of stories published in The Sylva Herald, Dec. 13, 2023 America runs on Dunkin and Sylva lost the only one in town. Dunkin ceased selling coffee and doughnuts in November due to road construction and more businesses will be closing permanently or moving to a new […]
