• The alarming rise in polio incidents spurred a nationwide initiative known as the Mother’s March on Polio, as communities rallied to fight the disease. • Burley tobacco, which covered over 100 acres ...

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Linda Parris Gunter went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 10, 2025 after an extended illness. Linda was a lifelong resident of Jackson County, born July 22, 1947, and was the daughter of the late Earl ...

Smoky Mountain High School swept Robbinsville High School in roundball action at home on Jan. 7. The JV girls won 31-22, while the JV boys won 55-42. In varsity action, the girls won 50-33 to take ...

Yvonne Rose B. McDowell, 87, of Sylva, N.C. passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. A native and a lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was born on Feb. 11, 1934, the daughter of the late Odell ...

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Bladders in Sylva rejoiced last month with the opening of downtown restrooms and their Dillsboro counterparts soon join them when the restroom in Monteith Park is completed. Electricity is in, heaters ...

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Dixie Nell Fish (Webb), age 79, went home to be with Jesus on Christmas morning 2024. She was born Nov. 10, 1945 to Hayes and Lila Webb of Cullowhee, North Carolina. The oldest of six, she had many ...