Come out to Dillsboro for the annual Easter Hat Parade on April 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. Registration for the parade begins at noon and the parade starts at Dillsboro Town Hall at 2 p.m. Attendance is free! There is also an egg hunt at hosted by Generation Church at 11 a.m. at Monteith […]
Renovation of Dillsboro’s Jarret House is coming along
January 23, 2025 by
Story was originally published in The Sylva Herald Jan. 22 edition. Dillsboro leaders heard an update on progress at the Jarrett House at its first town hall meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 13. New bathrooms at Monteith Park, snow removal, FEMA hurricane meetings and a sewer and water line were also on the […]
Jackson County is looking in tourism priorities for this year
February 27, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, Feb. 15 edition. Tuesday Feb. 7 the Jackson County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation from Nick Breedlove, director of Tourism Development Authority. Breedlove presented the board with updates on capital projects, tourism numbers and campaigns. The TDA released its capital project policy in 2022 with certain projects […]
Easter Hat Parade returns to streets of Dillsboro
March 26, 2021 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, April 1 publication. Kids of all ages are invited for a day of fun during the Easter Hat Parade on Saturday in Dillsboro. Registration for parade entry will begin at noon, and the event will start from the Town Hall at 2 p.m. The town of […]
Dillsboro welcomes spring with Habitat for Humanity Bloom and Build
April 12, 2017 by
The third annual Spring Bloom and Build festival brought thousands to the Dillsboro, North Carolina train depot on an unseasonably warm April 1. The festival was sponsored by Habitat for Humanity of Macon and Jackson County, along with students taking the Hospitality and Tourism 436 class – Tourism Planning and Development of WCU. Bloom and Build is a […]
Tuck River clean up back for it’s 33rd year
April 6, 2017 by
The largest single day river clean-up in the nation kicks off Saturday morning, April 8, on the campus of Western Carolina University. The Tuck River Cleanup is an annual event that takes the Cullowhee area by storm each year. This year is the 33rd annual cleanup, and it’s expected to be nothing less than spectacular. […]
