by DJ | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
By Beth Lawrence, The Sylva Herald In a crisis, worried parents sometimes forget that children also experience stress and anxiety. There are some things parents should understand and steps they can take to help children cope with the uncertainty of the COVID-19...
by DJ | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
By Dave Russell, The Sylva Herald Jackson County officials have issued several supplements to the March 16 Declaration of Emergency. That declaration allowed the county to track expenses for possible future reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or...
by DJ | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
By Dave Russell, Sylva Herald The nonprofit working to feed Jackson County residents suffering from food insecurity finds itself asking the community for help of a different kind. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual asks – donations and volunteers – are...
by DJ | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
by DJ | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
A chat room conversation between colleagues at Western Carolina University with ties to China led to fast action that is putting surgical masks into the hands of front-line health workers in the region’s smaller care facilities. Yue Cai Hillon, professor of...
by DJ | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Jessie Stone & Contributing Writer Hannah McLeod, Smoky Mountain News (portion of a larger article) Jackson County Public Schools Chief Academic Officer Angie Dills said the district is responding to the new state guidance by helping teachers connect with students...
by DJ | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Smoky Mountain News, Admin As a professor in Western Carolina University’s Department of Biology who specializes in immunology and infectious diseases, Mack Powell finds the COVID-19 pandemic particularly interesting. The virus has rapidly spread across the world,...
by DJ | Apr 3, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, Uncategorized
Smoky Mountain News, Administration District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said Tuesday the judicial system remains open for business with measures in place to counter the coronavirus pandemic. “The health and well-being of employees and community members we serve is...
by DJ | Apr 2, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Margie Donlon, psychologist: After having thirty-one sessions this week with patients where the singular focus was COVID-19 and how to cope, I decided to consolidate my advice and make a list that I hope is helpful to all. I can’t control a lot of what is going...
by DJ | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates, News
Editorial, Sylva Herald Sylva Herald Announces Changes The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have put an end to business as usual in Jackson County. Simply put, the business of people in Jackson County is, well, people. Gatherings of people, to be specific, at...
by DJ | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Smoky Mountain High School weekly newsletter: Remote Learning Begins Tuesday Remote learning for all Jackson County Public Schools students begins on Tuesday, Mar. 31. Teachers have been working hard to make contact with all of their students and to prepare...
by DJ | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Sylva Herald These are unsettling times. Jackson County and municipal leaders, public health officials, emergency responders and local law enforcement believe a continual flow of up-to-date information is critical. As best we can, we are answering the community’s...
by DJ | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
By Dave Russell, Sylva Herald COVID-19, commonly called the coronavirus, has made its first known appearance in Jackson County. COVID-19 is a sometimes-fatal disease identified in late 2019 and declared a pandemic on March 11. As of Wednesday morning, the N.C....
by DJ | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Administration, Smoky Mountain News All Fontana Regional Library locations in Macon, Jackson, and Swain counties will remain closed through April 15. The date of re-opening is not definite but will be guided by ongoing public health advice and evolving state and local...
by DJ | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
by Holly Kays, Smoky Mountain News Jackson County is now requiring anybody entering from another state or country to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, along with all household members. Anyone entering Jackson County from outside North Carolina borders is expected...
by DJ | Mar 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Our Health Department just sent out this latest update and answers to questions I have been asked frequently the past two days. IMPORTANT INFORMATION! Please follow these guidelines and stay well. Sincerely, Gayle Woody, Jackson County Commissioner MARCH 25,...
by DJ | Mar 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Below is the newest part to the Declaration of a Local State of Emergency for Jackson County. Please do your part in abiding by these directives. We must all respect each other and do all we can to prevent the spread of COVID – 19. Gayle Woody, Jackson County...
by DJ | Mar 28, 2020 | 2020 Elections, COVID-19 Updates, Legislative Watch
Coronavirus Update As of today, March 27, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has reported one case of Covid-19 in Jackson County. Haywood and Swain still have no reported cases. I’d like to continue to ask all citizens to adopt safe...
by DJ | Mar 28, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
by DJ | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
Blue Ridge Parkway has been partially closed from Soco Gap Overlook through Cherokee as of 3/15. For further information with updated map & alerts can be found at Blue Ridge Parkway Closures.
by DJ | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
by DJ | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
by DJ | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
by DJ | Mar 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
by DJ | Mar 25, 2020 | COVID-19 Updates
By Josh Stein, Attorney General CONSUMER ALERT Be wary of door-to-door coronavirus scammers Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Our office has received reports of scammers going door to door in neighborhoods selling coronavirus testing kits and cleaning supplies. This activity...
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