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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…
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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…
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Sylva Town Commissioners voted Thursday to reject plans to update the base of Jackson County’s Confederate monument. ‘Sylva Sam’ sits outside the historic…
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Jackson County Commissioners voted last night to move forward with plans to update the Confederate monument, known as 'Sylva Sam', who sits below the…
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The base Jackson County’s Confederate monument has been covered.After a long debate this summer, Jackson County Commissioners voted in August not to…
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Jackson County is one of six jurisdictions in Western North Carolina now considered to have ‘critical’ community spread of coronavirus, the highest such…
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Even with the pandemic, mass outdoor gatherings in support of various causes have become a common occurrence across Western North Carolina. Dangerous…
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“Black Lives Matter, Confederate Statues Don’t,” proclaims one of the new billboards located in the Savannah on U.S. 441. These billboards are the next…
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Jackson County Commissioners voted on Tuesday night to keep the county’s Confederate monument in its place. But the conversation over Sylva Sam is far…
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The Town of Sylva board of commissioners met this morning - in part to discuss the removal of the county’s Confederate monument. However the meeting was…