Efforts to address substance abuse in Jackson County using funds from the opioid settlement between states, opioid manufacturers and distributors have begun.

Despite the rain, volunteers at the Appalachian Women’s Museum harvested a generous crop of tomatoes, okra, potatoes, peppers ...

I don’t need to inform the reader that not every door is meant for every person. Beyond simple locks and deadbolts, doors ...

While the North Carolina House and Senate continue to discuss how – or whether – to resolve their budget dispute and enact a new fiscal framework for the next two ...

The following persons were arrested by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office between July 28 and Aug. 3.

“It’s kind of like breaking up with your girlfriend or boyfriend of a long time; you’re intertwined,” Letson said when discussing what has taken place since the vote to leave FRL on June 24 where his ...

The following persons were arrested by the Sylva Police Department between July 28 and Aug. 3.

If you get a letter from the North Carolina State Board of Elections this month, don’t ignore it. That’s the message from Jackson County Elections Director Amanda Allen, who is urging local voters to ...

Donald Green started turning wrenches and changing oil at his dad’s shop when he was nine. Donald Green’s father, Kelly, opened the shop at 125 Asheville Hwy. in 1966. Countless oil filters, tires and ...

First responders from a variety of agencies used every tool at their disposal in the search for a drowning victim at the Pines Recreation Area at Lake Glenville.

That is, they claimed taxpayers wouldn’t have to fund any of the multi-billion-dollar cost of North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion because, get this, the federal government would cover it, either ...