Southwestern Community College students hosted a public forum for the candidates running for the Board of Education Seat 5 on Oct. 1. The candidates racing for the empty seat are Amanda Woods and Sandy Jennings, who were both invited to the forum. Jennings was not present at the forum. SCC students in professor Timothy Moser’s Introduction to Sociology class studied local issues […]
Jackson County Civic Forum: No debates, just neighbors
October 5, 2026 by
Jackson County residents met candidates running in the local elections, registered to vote and got a free voter photo IDs Sept. 27, at a nonpartisan civic forum hosted by the Town of Webster and the Jackson County Board of Elections. Over a dozen tents and as many organizations like the Student Democracy Coalition, the No […]
Community hears from Commission candidates
October 3, 2026 by
Story re-published from The Sylva Herald, Sept. 30 Budget, housing, transportation, food, data centers and flock cameras were topics that five candidates for county commissioners answered during the only public forum this mid-term elections. Organized by Southwestern Community College students in the Introduction to Sociology class young voters researched and asked questions in a room […]
Civic Forum space for non-partisan political discourse and community engagement
September 26, 2026 by
With elections approaching Webster and Jackson County Board of Elections are organizing a civic forum as a space for the community to meet with candidates running for different offices, discuss issues and problems and how they will address them. People can register to vote, ask questions while having fun. The event is on Sunday, Sept. […]
Local candidate forums set for Sept. 24 at Southwest Community College
September 16, 2026 by
Re-published content from The Sylva Herald For the first time since 2020, Southwestern Community College students will be hosting a forum for candidates seeking public office. Incumbents and challengers for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners have been invited to participate in a forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, in the Burrell Conference […]
HHS is the new Cullowhee Election Day polling site
September 8, 2026 by
The Jackson County Board of Elections voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for the Health and Human Sciences building to serve as the official polling site for Election Day. The HHS building on Western Carolina University’s millennial campus will replace the Cullowhee Recreation Center as the polling location for voters beginning Nov. 3. See the […]
