Sylva Board News Today

By Dave Russell

A new independent private school is set to open in Sylva by fall of 2025, with a focus on serving gifted and talented students.  “Our goal i...

Sylva taxpayers may be looking at a one-cent tax increase in the coming 2023-24 fiscal year. In return for that increase, the town would see the Main...

The choice by Jackson County Commissioners not to move forward with a municipal grant application from the Town of Sylva has led to discussion among r...

In a unanimous vote Monday, Oct. 17, the Cherokee Tribal Council passed an ordinance that prohibits begging and panhandling in a variety of locations...

Sylva plans to hold a public hearing on a panhandling ordinance after residents raised concerns about its growing prevalence at the Asheville Highway,...

In the face of a housing shortage and increased competition for employees, the Town of Sylva has updated its policy that allows police officers a take...

Sylva residents and visitors to the town can expect to see a new public restroom at the old railroad depot downtown, if discussions with the railroad...

The Sylva social district is open for business, just in time for this weekend’s Greening Up the Mountains festival.  On Thursday night, the Sylva...

The 250 acres Mainspring Conservation Trust hopes to protect includes much of the immediate view from Pinnacle Rock. Mainspring photos The 3.5-mile hike to the top of Pinnacle Rock is a heart-pumping one, the old logging roads that now serve as hiking trails climbing 2,200 feet before leaving the hiker breathless before a sweeping aerial view of the Town of Sylva, cradled on all sides by forested mountain slopes. The view is the flagship offering of Pinnacle Park, whose core area of 1,088 a...