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All of us can help fight drug addiction
Published: 2024-03-13 15:02:11To the Editor: With interest, I read the article “Combating the Opioid Crisis” with interest in the February 22 issue of The Sylva Herald. In the article it was stated that an opioid settlement supplemental agreement awarded Jackson County $3 million...
Read MoreWilke transforms HCSO’s vision
Published: 2023-07-19 15:36:24It’s been a long road for Bill Wilke to become Haywood County’s sheriff, and now that he’s got the job, he’s made some changes. . Wilke, a Republican, comes to office with a diverse background. While he has plenty of experience in law enforcement...
Read MoreSupporting a free press is, well, patriotic
Published: 2023-07-04 15:54:41The cookouts are over, the red, white and blue decorations are coming off the patios and tables and are being prepared for storage to await July 4, 2024. . We’ve watched the parades and marveled at the fireworks. Independence Day is now in the rearview...
Read MoreAmid changing times, Haywood budget seeks solid ground
Published: 2023-05-17 17:54:18Strong growth across multiple revenue streams will help Haywood County government balance increasing costs for staffing, schools and vehicles in its proposed 2023-24 budget; however, commissioners will also weigh a 1.5-cent property tax increase that jus...
Read MoreBuilding second chances: Conference explores impact of trauma on tribal workforce — and how to help
Published: 2023-03-29 12:58:15When Katelynn Ledford McCoy stood in front of her Cherokee High School classmates in June 2009, the class valedictorian was so high that, later, she wouldn’t be able to recall a word she said in that long-awaited speech. . She’d been hooked on pills ...
Read MoreAfter two weeks in court, a hung jury leads to mistrial in Knibbs case
Published: 2023-02-22 13:17:57There’s some truth to the old cliché that one readily recognizable sound is the ultimate deterrent against a would-be home intruder. . Click-clack. It’s the distinct noise a shotgun makes when it’s racked, the action that brings a shell from the m...
Read MoreAutopsy shows Jackson jail death was an overdose
Published: 2022-12-09 16:21:16Autopsy results for the June death of a man in custody at Jackson County Detention Center indicate that he died of a drug overdose and was able to engage in drug dealing activity while incarcerated. . “Based on postmortem examination and investigative ...
Read MoreCouple calls out FedEx after driver admits to 17 break-ins
Published: 2022-11-23 14:53:16A couple that owns a home near Highlands is speaking out after they say FedEx failed to act even after warned that one of its drivers was likely robbing several homes along his route. . By the time Gregory Bufkin, 43 was caught, he’d broken into at lea...
Read MoreAway from home: Indian boarding schools leave lasting legacy
Published: 2022-10-12 13:48:12Mary Smith Sneed was just four or five years old the day a wagon rolled up as she played outside near the family home at Mingo Falls. The wagon stopped, and a Cherokee man named John Crowe greeted her. Crowe, who also happened to be a truant officer empl...
Read MoreFive vie for three seats on Haywood Commission
Published: 2022-09-28 13:42:57Three incumbents, along with two challengers, are all running for the Haywood County Board of Commissioners this year, and there isn’t enough room for all of them. Voters can select up to three candidates and in doing so will determine whether or not t...
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