by Anthony Brown | Jul 11, 2014 | Happenings
The Swain County Coalition Against Fracking will be presenting a series of educational movies on the dangers of hydraulic fracturing. The first movie, Gasland 1, will be screened at the Swain Center for Performing Arts (Swain High School) on Thursday, July 24 at 7 pm....
by Anthony Brown | Jul 10, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF “What are they digging a hole for?” “Are they building a playground?” Those were just a few of the questions asked as elementary school students at the Cherokee Youth Center (CYC) toured the construction site for the new...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 10, 2014 | Happenings
July 14 at 12pm at the Jackson County Republican Headquarters at Laurel Terrace in Cashiers on Hwy. 64 East. Jamey Falkenbury, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s education policy advisor, will be in attendance to answer questions on Common Core, teacher pay, teacher tenure, and...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 9, 2014 | Happenings
CULLOWHEE – You can make history as a competitor at this year’s Mountain Heritage Day, Saturday, Sept. 27, on the Western Carolina University campus. This year’s festival celebrates its 40th anniversary, along with the university’s 125th, with a number of contests,...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 9, 2014 | OBITUARIES
Dennis Ray Jumper, 53, of the Snowbird Community passed away on July 5, 2014. Dennis is the son of Leroy Jumper and Virginia Jones Key. Also surviving, daughter Amanda Walters of Robbinsville; step sons, David Joseph Walters and Daniel Walters; granddaughter Lily...