Republican party are winners in the 2020 midterm elections but experts say it is not the expected red wave. Jackson County was no exception. The turnout for this election was 50% which is lower then 2018 and a lot lower from the 2020 elections when over 72% of registered voters in the county casted their […]
Jackson County votes in 2022 midterm elections
November 8, 2022 by
Story co-reported with Ruby Annas and Giovanni Ricciardi(story updated and corrected at 3 p.m.) Election day in Jackson County so far is going smooth. By noon over 315 votes were casted at the Board of Election voting place in Sylva and in Culluwhee Rec Center around 140 people voted by 11 a.m. So far, the […]
Jackson County Special Olympics is back
May 3, 2022 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald edition on May 4. Following a two-year hiatus, about 100 athletes will take to the track and field for friendly competition at the Special Olympics spring games at 10 a.m. Friday at Smoky Mountain high School. “The games will feature traditional and modified track and field […]
Sylva to celebrate Greening Up the Mountains
April 21, 2022 by
The mountains are greening up and the festival celebrating it is back in Sylva. The streets of downtown Sylva will be filled with music, foods and vendors on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate spring and the new green growth of the mountains. The Greening Up the Mountains Festival is a heritage […]
Native plants required in new Sylva development ordinance
April 10, 2022 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald April 7 edition. The Town of Sylva approved changes to its zoning and subdivision ordinances on Feb. 24. One of the new features of this reworking is that new developments and landscaping changes within city limits will be required to plant native plants, said Paige Dowling, Sylva town […]
The Tuck River Cleanup is Back!
April 4, 2022 by
The Tuck River cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, so get ready to get wet and have fun. The event is organized by Base Camp Cullowhee and is coming back after two years hiatus. This will be the 38th year of the event. “Tuck River Cleanup has been a long running river cleanup on […]
