Communication contract renewal gets OK

Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, Feb. 15 edition Jackson County Sheriff Doug Farmer and County Attorney Heather Baker requested renewal of the NCIC Correctional Communication Agreement for a three-year contract to provide services to the Detention Center. The contract allows communication for inmates and visitors by telephone, video visitation, messaging, picture attachments and […]

New sheriff in town

Co-reported/ produced with Chloe Ettinger and Victor VenJohn Jackson County will have a new sheriff in town. Doug Farmer, republican candidate won on the 2022 midterm elections with almost 53 percent of the votes. With that he made a history. There has not been a republican sheriff in Jackson for over 80 years. Farmer will […]