Sylva

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…

The base Jackson County’s Confederate monument has been covered.After a long debate this summer, Jackson County Commissioners voted in August not to…

Jackson County is one of six jurisdictions in Western North Carolina now considered to have ‘critical’ community spread of coronavirus, the highest such…

Even with the pandemic, mass outdoor gatherings in support of various causes have become a common occurrence across Western North Carolina. Dangerous…