News Staff RALEIGH – Thanks to some much needed rain over the weekend, the N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning as of noon Monday, Dec. 13. The ban went into effect just after Thanksgiving [Nov. 29] due to hazardous forest fire conditions. The ban was lifted for 67 other counties last week … Read more
PRESS RELEASE: SYLVA, N.C.- The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Jackson County Parks and Rec are teaming up for the second annual Holiday Fireworks display in Sylva next weekend [Dec. 17]. Organizers hope the event will draw holiday shoppers to buy local on the final weekend before Christmas. Contact the chamber for more info. … Read more
St. Mary’s Catholic Church will not be able to offer a final resting place for families of loved one who’ve passed on. The Sylva Board of Adjustment rejected St. Mary’s permit request for a 123-gravesite cemetery on its property at the intersection of Josephine Street and Dillsboro Road. About 20 people showed up both to … Read more
Good news on the jobs front. Jackson County’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.2 percent, down .3 percent from September and 2.3 percent from October 2020. The unemployment rate decreased in 83 of North Carolina’s counties in October, with more than 20, 000 people back to work. The state unemployment rate for November will be released … Read more
SYLVA – Southwestern Community College graduates will get to celebrate with family and friends following two years of COVID cancellations. SCC’s Career Technologies graduates will walk across the Myers Auditorium stage on SCC’s Jackson Campus in Sylva at 5:30 p.m. followed by a ceremony for the Health Sciences and Arts & Sciences grads at 7 … Read more
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., – The Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded over $4,000,000 in funds for the first round of the new SITE Program. The SITE Program supports communities in identifying potential areas for economic development and provides funds to complete studies on sites already identified as prime spots for projects that will help increase … Read more
There are several ways you can help those still recovering from Tropical Storm Fred. Recover Haywood is a comprehensive website that includes information about ways to donate money, items, or time to assist with ongoing recovery efforts. Also… United Way of Haywood County has organized a Flood Recovery Fund to help with disaster recovery efforts. … Read more
A 14-unit townhome development will soon be built just a few blocks from Main Street in downtown Waynesville. The townhomes, called Richland Estates, will be located on a long vacant 1.5-acre tract in Frog Level, an area officials say has become an eyesore. But that is changing, developers say, with the new housing development which … Read more
Health experts worry that more than just holiday cheer will be spread as family and friends gather for Christmas. This is National Influenza Vaccination Week (Dec. 5-11) and an important reminder to get your flu shot this season, a Jackson County Department of Public Health spokeswoman urges. Flu activity during the 2020-21 season was very … Read more
Buncombe County – WOODFIN, NC (FOX Carolina) – A driver has been charged in the death of worker at a road construction project Sunday night in Bumcombe County. Police said Caleb Luke Grindstaff, 30, crashed on Future I-26 West between exits 24 and 25 claiming the life of Dario Dominguez of Candler. The department said … Read more