The story was written by Carey Phillips and published in The Sylva Herald edition on June 25 Madison Cawthorn rolled to victory Tuesday in the runoff primary to determine the Republican nominee for the 11th Congressional District seat. Cawthorn, a Henderson County resident who owns a real estate investment company, received 30,444 votes, or 65.8 […]
Elections 2020: Republican runoff for NC 11 is today
June 22, 2020 by
The second primary in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District is on June 23. The two candidates in the Republican block, Madison Cawthorn and Lynda Bennett, face each other again when neither got the 30 % threshold in the primaries in March. The significance of this primary goes beyond which Republican candidate will face Moe Davis, who won […]
Smoky Mountain High School spreads loves and breaks records on Valentine’s Day
February 21, 2020 by
Story co-written with Sara Stanley. Story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 20, 2020 Smoky Mountain High School attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the ‘most people hugging soft toys simultaneously’ on Friday, Feb. 14 in the school’s new gymnasium. Over 800 students and staff from SMHS and the Catamount School […]
WNC Pottery Festival brought artists from all over U.S.
November 7, 2019 by
Residents of Jackson County this past weekend didn’t even have to walk out of the neighborhood to support local art. The 15th annual WNC Pottery Festival was held in Bridge Park, Sylva, on Saturday, Nov. 2, offering art to everybody. The event showcased works by over 40 master potters from all over the U.S. It included […]
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Western North Carolina
February 10, 2019 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 7, 2018. A new front in the war against a destructive black and brown insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid, has been opened by Western Carolina University. Research focused in Jackson and Macon counties started last fall, led by Peter Bates and Angela Mech from […]
Nantahala joins Sylva’s craft beer scene
February 21, 2018 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald by Gavin Stewart. Jackson County residents were abuzz on Facebook after finding out the brewery that makes some of their favorite beers, such as Dirty Girl Blonde and Bryson City Brown, plans to open a taproom and brewery in downtown Sylva this year. Joe Rowland, owner of Nantahala Brewing […]
