Events
Cullowhee Valley School to honor veterans
Cullowhee Valley School will continue its annual tradition of honoring local men and women who have served in the armed forces with a program and breakfast, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, in the school cafeteria. After breakfast for veterans and their spouses, the special Veterans Day program will begin at 9:30 a.m. in… »
Christmas Parade applications available Nov. 4
Downtown Sylva Christmas Parade applications will be available starting Friday, Nov. 4, and can be picked up at town hall. The Christmas Parade will be held Dec. 10 from 3-5… »
Scotts Creek Baptist Harvest Festival
In an advertisement in this week’s Herald, a church name was inadvertently omitted. All the information about the fall festival mentioned in the ad is correct, it just doesn’t say that the event is at Scotts Creek Baptist Church, which will hold its Harvest Festival from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. The family… »
Treat Street to be held Oct. 29
Treat Street, the downtown Sylva trick-or-treating event, will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m, according to Main Street/Economic Development Director Paige… »
Chili Fest canceled due to lack of interest
The Downtown Sylva Association’s annual Chili Fest was canceled due to lack of interest, according to Sylva’s Main Street/Economic Development Director Paige Roberson. Originally scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 5, this would have been the fourth annual Chili Fest. Roberson said several businesses picked up applications, but no one turned them in by the Oct. 25… »
Shuler to perform at library
Singer/songwriter Keith Shuler of Buff Creek will present a 7 p.m. musical program at the Jackson County Public Library on Tuesday, June 19. A self-taught musician, Shuler started playing at an early age and soon developed a style of his own. Along the way, Keith became interested in songwriting, which soon became his passion. Shuler… »
Updated summer lunch program times released
Jim Hill, Jackson County Schools child nutrition director, gave The Herald updated serving times for the summer lunch program, which provides a free, balanced lunch to youth ages 18 and under through Aug. 10. Times and locations are as follows: Jackson County Recreation Center, Monday-Friday, 12:30-1:30 p.m. River Park Mobile Home Park in Cullowhee, Monday-Friday,… »
Grand opening ceremony held for new library [photo gallery]
Local officials and invited guests gathered on the Courthouse portico Saturday (June 11) to dedicate Jackson County’s new library. Constructed at a cost of $7.19 million, the library complex pairs the renovated 1914 Courthouse with a new, two-story, 20,000-square-foot library addition. The Friends of the Library spearheaded a capital campaign that raised more than $1.8… »
Library looking for ‘book brigade buddies’ to help move books
The Friends of the Library group is seeking people interested in helping move books to the new library facility on May 21. “All Jackson County residents who love the public library are being called to arms,” Friends’ publicist Betty Screven said. The Friends group is forming the Book Brigade Buddies to help move the last… »
Local band to be on History Channel tonight
Jackson County’s Sweet Tater Band is slated to appear with Larry the Cable Guy on The History Channel’s “Only in America,” which airs tonight at 9 p.m. The bluegrass band includes Benny Messer, Russell Messer, Wyatt Messer and Ethan Fortner, all of Tuckasegee; and Paul Iarussi and Mike McFalls of Cullowhee. A Pilgrim Films crew… »
