During the evening hours of Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at approximately 10:00pm the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into a threat involving a mass shooting made to SOAR, a school ...

Becky Buller Becky Buller Band and Mountain Heart will be the headline musical acts for this year’s Mountain Heritage Day, the popular outdoor festival at Western Carolina University to be held this y ...

Dr. Bradley McAbee, Physician, Article Contributor School’s out and that means one thing: summer is officially here! As the days grow longer and brighter, many of us will be taking full advantage of s ...

The board of advisors of the Swain County Community Foundation will begin accepting grant applications from nonprofits serving needs in the local community. Funds are available for nonprofit organizat ...

The Burrell family is honored to have a section of N.C. 107 in Jackson County named in honor of Conrad Burrell. The stories flowed easily from friends, pastors and family members of the late Conrad Bu ...

Repairs to the Jackrabbit Beach restroom will take place Monday, June 6th through Saturday, June 11th. The swim area will be closed to the public while work is completed to repair the onsite restrooms ...

Colby Derrick Bean At approximately 5:15pm, Tuesday, June 7, 2022 employees at Lowe’s Home Improvement of Sylva reported to the Jackson County Emergency Management 911 Center they had observed a perso ...

Search Area where authorities say a felon fled a car chase on Tuesday morning in Sylva. Jackson County Law Enforcement confirms that during a vehicle chase on Tuesday morning, a subject fled the vehic ...

Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. A crack in an amphitheater canopy column at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds could lead to a complete overhaul and a two-year relocation of all events typically held there ...