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The forgotten victims of violent death
Published: 2024-10-23 16:09:09A pproximately 20,000 murders occurred in the United States in 2023. These killings ranged in scope from gang battles to domestic violence. . Most of these murders register only as a blip in the day’s news, a 15-second spot on the radio or a short colu...
Read MoreEDITORIAL: Ode to Asheville, ode to WNC
Published: 2024-10-03 16:22:23I ventured down there today: the River Arts District. . The epicenter of the flood that has destroyed parts of Asheville, and on so many damn levels. I wanted to see it for myself. I wanted to stand there and simply look. Not to take photos or to gawk. B...
Read MoreOn the right path: Pathways celebrates a decade of service to the community
Published: 2024-09-25 14:04:16What started off as a clever idea to address recidivism has grown into something more — a community-driven response to concerning and costly social ills like homelessness, mental illness and substance abuse disorder. . Today, exactly a decade after Hay...
Read MoreCherokee decides how to use opioid settlement funds
Published: 2024-08-28 14:30:07The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has approved a plan to use money from a settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers to provide a boost to an up-and-coming transitional living home on the Qualla Boundary that will help those in rec overy ge...
Read MoreAll 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...
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