Tag: Sylva

Local News

Catman’s legacy continues after death

“One word to describe Harold is legend,” said Kaleb Lynch, Catman2’s shelter director and close friend of the late Harold “Catman” Sims Jr.  The legacy of Catman lives on in Western North Carolina through Catman2 and the American Museum of the House Cat.   “He was full of ideas. The man’s […]

Lifestyle

WATR celebrates past and welcomes future

The Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River will host a live music celebration and fundraiser party 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 at Innovation Station in Dillsboro.  WATR is a locally focused, grassroots organization founded in 1999 to restore and protect the water quality of the Tuckasegee River Basin.   For over […]

Features

Local nonprofit offers many resources for WNC LGBTQ+ community

Cornbread and Roses, a local nonprofit organization, offers a variety of resources for the Western North Carolina community including therapy services, a food pantry, a gender/size inclusive thrift store and community events.  CBR’s mission is “to promote inclusive, vital community services throughout Western North Carolina by focusing on service gaps […]

Campus News

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene

Western North Carolina has been hit with the most devastating storm it has seen in modern history. Hurricane Helene made landfall along the Florida Gulf coast late Sept. 26. The storm impacted North Carolina in the early morning hours of Sept. 27.  Western Carolina University has been monitoring the impact […]

Arts & Entertainment Lifestyle

October Arts and Entertainment Events

October Arts and Entertainment Events   This is a non-exhaustive list of art and entertainment events happening in the Cullowhee/Sylva area. The Western Carolinian is not affiliated with these events and has simply compiled them with the intention of connecting and informing the community. Descriptions of events are directly from hosts’ […]

Features

Artifacts of Sylva’s history uncovered

Originally published in The Sylva Herald  Robin Sharrett was clearing the basement of the former Farmhouse Mercantile and Coffee Bar in Sylva when he found something buried under the old shelves. He dug it up to find a cola bottle made by the Nehi Bottling Company in Bryson City in […]

Local News

N.C. 107: The economic impact of the work

Originally published by The Sylva Herald.  America runs on Dunkin and Sylva lost the only one in town. Dunkin Donut s closed shop in November and more businesses will be closing permanently or moving to a new location soon. With all of this change, Sylva’s economy is expected to take […]