Archived News

Honor MLK with day of service

Citizens recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day since it was established in 1986, are encouraged to volunteer on the third Monday every January to honor King’s vision of service.

The local Jackson NAACP Branch encourages everyone in the community to participate with area nonprofits — Mountain Projects, The Community Table and other preferred service groups — in recognition of this historical day.  

All organizations and individuals performing service projects on Jan. 16 — are invited to the Western Carolina University campus for a MLK Unity March. Participants should plan to arrive by 2 p.m. in front of the Hines University Center at the fountain. Alpha Phi Alpha has been hard at work along with WCU Intercultural Affairs, the Black Student Union, The Jackson WCU Student NAACP Unit and the Latino Appreciation Students to plan this year’s MLK Unity March.

Smokey Mountain News Logo
SUPPORT THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS AND
INDEPENDENT, AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM
Go to top
Payment Information

/

At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who wanted access to it. We don’t plan to change that model. Support from our readers will help us maintain and strengthen the editorial independence that is crucial to our mission to help make Western North Carolina a better place to call home. If you are able, please support The Smoky Mountain News.

The Smoky Mountain News is a wholly private corporation. Reader contributions support the journalistic mission of SMN to remain independent. Your support of SMN does not constitute a charitable donation. If you have a question about contributing to SMN, please contact us.