The N.C. Department of Transportation recently awarded a $6.2 million contract to replace a bridge, build a roundabout, new sidewalk and new bike lanes in Cullowhee. Crews from IPC Paving of Orlando m ...

Abra Brooks is the program coordinator for SCC’s new Dental Assisting program, which welcomes its first class of students to the Jackson Campus this fall. Southwestern Community College’s newest acade ...

Harris Regional Hospital has announced the much-anticipated reopening of the Pediatric Inpatient Unit. After experiencing temporary closure due to COVID-19 restrictions, they are thrilled to resume fu ...

A fight with a friend ended with a Cullowhee man facing felony assault charges. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said a knife or some other sharp object was drawn following an argument between the ...

The Sylva Police Department said a man was recently taken into custody as part of an ongoing child exploitation investigation. Officers said 36-year-old Aaron Miller of Sylva was charged with one coun ...

A Jackson County deputy is accused of driving while impaired before crashing in downtown Sylva early Friday morning. The Sylva Police Department said they responded to a crash on West Main Street in f ...

Career preparedness, safety, and student mental health will be priorities when Jackson County Schools welcome students back for the new academic year at the newly built Kevin Dukes Career and Innovati ...

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will have a temporary route change later this month while the Nantahala Gorge tracks are being repaired, and that’s good news for local business owners. The GSMR wil ...

Rich Mountain Road in the Cades Cove area was forced to close after a close encounter between a visitor and a bear on Saturday, August 5th. According to officials with the Great Smoky Mountains Nation ...

Bond was set at $26,000 on July 5th for a Cherokee, NC. man arrested last week in connection to a theft at a local business. In an update Wednesday , Franklin police said they have identified the susp ...