• Jerry Gaines achieved the unbelievable feat of making All-American in three different sports when he was named to the ...

On February 8, 1910, the Boy Scouts of America was founded. This week February 8th through 14th is the 35th anniversary of Scouting.Sylva Boy Scouts are celebrating the event in numerous ways. They ...

By the end of 2025, a Certified Forest Therapy Trail will be added to the Greenway, offering a unique self-guided nature immersion experience. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku or ...

“We have had multiple meetings about naming the middle school, whether it’s going to focus on career and technical education and all the things,” she said in April. “I think there is a consensus that ...

“The political world we live in today needs more men and women with the quality of character and integrity that Charles Elders exhibited,” former Jackson County Commissioner Chairman Brian McMahan ...

By Dave RussellThe jail has seen at least six deaths since 2019 and a spate of drug overdoses, leading to new procedures and equipment at the jail. Up-to-date security cameras were installed following ...

The following persons were arrested by the Sylva Police Department between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5.

By Hannah Yarrington“AWARE is a federal grant North Carolina applied for in 2018 and received it for three cohorts,” Crews said in an interview prior to the meeting. “Those districts were Cleveland, ...

“Should a voter decide to change to a different post office location, set up a mailbox at their physical address, or otherwise change where they receive mail, they’ll need to update their information, ...

Kaitlyn Brooke Price, 32, Cherokee, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony possession of Schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or distribute Schedule II ...

Just up the road in Dillsboro Court and also not open yet, Mabel’s Kitchen claims their food is “just like having breakfast at Grandma’s with all the fixings you can dream of.” Diners can build a ...

Legend has it the Moon Eyed People were a race of cave dwellers in Western North Carolina predating English and Spanish settlers who were small in stature, flaxen-haired and bearded with skin so fair ...