News Staff Residents will soon have easier access to the Valley River. Mainspring has purchased a 30-acre tract in the Hiwassee watershed, according to a release, and in addition to future wetland restoration, they’re making plans to increase public access to the Valley River by adding a put-in so people can enjoy the water. -0-
Southwestern Community College held the grand opening of their new Health Sciences Building on Friday. The facility is home to sixteen health sciences curriculums including the new surgical assistance technology and expanded training for lab technology and respiratory therapy. The twenty million dollar building was made possible by the Connect NC bond referendum approved by … Read more
Family fun turned fatal for a PA family visiting Whitewater Falls Sunday [April 10] after a 3 year old got swept away in the wahad carried the child over the falls, and rescuers located the 3 year old deceased and entrapped in an area of the water fall. Rescuers worked through Monday morning and were … Read more
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a drug take-back event to help residents properly dispose of unused medications. Operation Medicine Drop will collect unused over-the-counter and prescription medications next Tuesday, March 22, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Jackson County Senior Center in Sylva. Additionally, unwanted or expired meds can also be … Read more
The Jackson County Public School system is in desperate need of bus drivers. School officials say the need is so great others are pitching in to take on additional routes outside of their expected duties, including custodians, faculty and some administrative staff. JCPS needs about 12 drivers, according to a press release. In addition to … Read more
Franklin, NC — A wanted Franklin County man is now in custody. William Dale Sheffield was apprehended after a high-speed police chase, reaching speeds of up to 120 mph, that ended when he when he drove into a dead end road and was arrested, according to a press release Wednesday [March 16], from Franklin Police. … Read more
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) – An inmate at Haywood County Detention Center has been linked to multiple catalytic converter thefts and is facing dozens of additional felonies. Waynesville PD detectives say Calvin Glen Medford, 35, is charged with 40 felony charges related to 20 catalytic converter theft cases dating back to December 2020. Medford was already … Read more
It’s spring cleaning time in Jackson County. Jackson County’s Keep Our Mountains Clean and Green Litter Task Force is looking for volunteers to help with its semi-annual litter pick-up next month, April 16-30. Last year’s spring clean-up raked in an excess of 2,500 pounds of litter, according to the Jackson County Department of Solid Waste. … Read more
Bond was set at $100,000 for a sylva suspect linked to multiple robberies at a local fishing shop.. Kyle Lee Lackey was arrested last week after Sylva police linked the 33 year old to thefts at Tuckaseegee Fly Shop on W. Main St., Jan. 2, and again on March 8, which allegedly happened while he … Read more
A Sylva man convicted of getting a girl younger than 15 pregnant in a child sex abuse case will spend at least the next two decades in prison. A judge sentenced Shawn Standingdeer, 35, on six felony child rape charges and ordered him to serve the state’s mandatory-minimum sentence on each count for a total … Read more