Sylva

Sylva Town Mayor Lynda Sossamon resigned effective Thursday, January 26, following more than seven years leading the Jackson County town.In a letter to the public, Sossamon explained a planned heart surgery has resulted in serious complications.

Over the weekend, a Pride parade was held in Sylva for the second year in a row. Sylva Pride parade

The film, “Where There Are Bees, There Is Honey,” features some of performers behind the growing drag scene in Jackson County including local performers: Calcutta, Marigold Showers and Beulah Land.

A social district is launching this weekend at the Greening Up The Mountain’s festival in Sylva. Folks over 21 will be allowed to drink alcohol in public starting Saturday.

Downtown Sylva has a new addition - a sculpture of Harriet Tubman. Meet the local woman behind the sculpture. The 9-ft bronze sculpture called “Journey to…

The Confederate monument known as 'Sylva Sam' is Jackson County now has its updated plaque. County commissioners in August voted to change the plaque on…

If you drive through downtown Sylva, you might see a new mural. The mural is the opening act for the town’s first Pride parade.On the side of an antique…

The loading dock behind the former post office in downtown Sylva was never intended as a theatrical stage. But beyond the location, Ashlee Wasmund has…

Sylva Town Commissioners voted Thursday to reject plans to update the base of Jackson County’s Confederate monument. ‘Sylva Sam’ sits outside the historic…

Jackson County Commissioners voted last night to move forward with plans to update the Confederate monument, known as 'Sylva Sam', who sits below the…