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

Jennifer Lynn Green, 44, Sylva, order for arrest - no liability insurance, OFA - driving while license revoked/not impaired revocation, OFA - fictitious/altered title/registration card/tag, OFA - ...

Born on April 20, 1956 in Yancey County, she settled in McDowell County where she raised her family. She was a caregiver for her mother whom she cherished, Mrs. Alma Ruth Carroll Yule, who preceded ...

“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 ...

By Beth LawrenceAround noon Officer Brianna Foster spotted him a quarter mile away from the vape store in the Walmart parking lot. She attempted to speak to Mathis but he refused to comply. According ...

“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 Russell“He was beat out the week before last as chairman and that was because we knew the direction things were going, but he also got more votes than one or two others who were still in the ...

The following persons were arrested by the Sylva Police Department between June 2 and June 8.

By Hannah YarringtonAlthough the federal government has authorized HOP funding through December 2029, money is only available if the state contributes its 10 percent share. However, both the House and ...

“Mark and I had conversations about the Cashiers water and how that is needing, at least, a study done,” Kings said, referring to Board Chair Mark Letson. “We got a proposal from Civil Design Concepts ...

By Beth LawrenceAt the previous valuation, a property assessed at $200,000 would have a $760 tax bill using the current tax rate – .38 cents per $100 valuation. After this revaluation, that same ...

Top recipient Nayely Mireles of Blue Ridge School was awarded the Gene and Lee Meyer Scholarship, valued at $12,000 over four years, the Heffington Scholarship, valued at $3,000, and the WNC Regional ...