Jackson County is hosting a “Welcome Home Parade” for the local band, Mountain Faith which was a big hit this year on America’s Got Talent. The parade is tomorrow, Sept. 10, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Sylva and end with a performance by Mountain Faith at Bridge Park. The local bluegrass group […]
“Make a Crane and Save Lives”
May 31, 2015 by
Cullowhee Valley School 4th graders in Ms. Christin Wilson class are doing a charity fundraiser from June 1 to 11 at the school. In the campaign “Make a Crane and Save lives”, for 25cents anyone can come in and learn how to make a paper crane from our paper crane masters and save lives. “It […]
Jackson County Green Energy Park hosts artist open house
April 14, 2015 by
The Jackson County Green Energy Park (JCGEP) was excited to host their first open house and artist competition on Saturday, April 11. JCGEP has been in existence since 2006, and prides itself on being the first and only art studio powered only by methane gas. The park extracts methane gases from the landfill located on […]
‘Ready, Set, Blow’ with Jackson County Green Energy Park
April 8, 2015 by
Jackson County Green Energy Park (JCGEP) will host an artist open house competition from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. “The artist open house competition is an incentive to get the artists out to the JCGEP and experience our brand of studios,” said Timm Muth, director of JCGEP. JCGEP is searching for artists […]
Abandoned
February 20, 2015 by
A photo story on abandoned houses by Hunter Bryn and Nicole Roman. We went through Jackson County and explored the back roads and hills in search for houses that have been left behind. The photo story includes half destroyed houses and structures that have been reclaimed by nature. We talked to Jackson Co. Mapping office […]
Wacky weather in the Whee
April 29, 2014 by
Night fell on Cullowhee yesterday in its usual fashion, but what occurred after the sun set was anything but normal. It began with the rain, picking up pace until buckets were pouring over campus. The wind joined, ripping through the valley of Cullowhee at speeds reaching up to 40 miles per hour, nearly tearing away […]
