Jackson County Get Fit Challenge

The Jackson County Get Fit Challenge kicked off August 29 and will continue with the first round through December 5. The challenge is to get Jackson County residents off the couch and have them put their running shoes on and be active.  For a segment on the radio Power 90.5 Dr. Randy Provost of Med […]

The rise of prescription drug abuse in Jackson County, NC

She got her hair from her mom, her eyes from her dad and her drugs from her grandmother’s medicine cabinet.  Is this what you want people to say about someone close to you? Jackson County, in April, hosted a “Lunch and Learn” class at the Community Service Center about the growing prescription drug abuse problem. The […]

Safety Fair planned for March 23

Members of CatTracker and other local emergency organizations planned a safety fair potentially set for March 23. Various members of the police, fire department, and EMS, of Jackson County as well as campus police organized the fair. “The primary purposes of the safety fair are to increase awareness of CatTracker as well as general safety awareness,” says Tammi […]