Our Town 2016

July 4: Chamber fireworks, music • Concerts on the Creek: Summer tradition

Our Town

Rejoicing in Jackson County, N.C.

Year-round outdoor activities in Sapphire New emergency room underway at hospital

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Contents

About the Chamber

Jackson’s communities..........................4 County statistics.....................................7 Calendar of events..................................8 Sapphire has year-round activities.......10 Chocolate fixes aplenty in county.........11 Chamber hosts fireworks, music.........12 A+ education options in Jackson.........14 New emergency room at hospital........16 Harrah’s spreads community service..17 Dillsboro a festive place to be.............20 High elevation hiking on Whiteside.....22 Fly Fishing trail hooks anglers.............23 New recreation area with beach..........24 Concerts on the Creek tradition..........25 Waterfalls and new greenway..............26 Membership directory...........................27 Photo by Kelly Donaldson/Staff

COVER PHOTO: Patriotic downtown Sylva by Nick Breedlove

The Historic Hooper House, circa 1905, home of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Sylva.

Welcome to Jackson County!

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hank you for taking the first step toward learning more about Jackson County, N.C. We appreciate your interest in the place we proudly call home. With this relocation and community information magazine, we aim to entice your visit to our neck of the woods and hope you consider staying!

Inside this 11th annual magazine produced by the chamber, you’ll learn more about our majestic region, its many wonderful events and our unique and highly recommended member businesses.

The chamber is the lead producer of the Concerts on the Creek summer music series, the July 4 fireworks celebration, and is a strong supporter of shopping small and locally. We partner with the Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association (GCAMA) to offer a reciprocal membership discount across the county. The chamber provides two scholarships each year to WCU and SCC. Additionally, the chamber funds a Community Grant Program each year that has given back $93,100 to deserving non-profit organizations in Jackson County. We also assist with Outdoor Movie Nights, host monthly S.T.I.R. Business After Hours events, the popular Stonewall Challenge Golf Tournament, and the WNC Fly Fishing Trail.

Take a moment to learn more about this special place we call “Our Town.”

Sincerely,

Julie

H. Spiro

Executive Director

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The S.T.I.R. Business After Hours 2016 Schedule

Jan. 28…………..............Andy Shaw Ford Feb. 25..............Sneak E Squirrel Brewery

March 24...............Dillsboro Block Party- Dogwood Crafters, Country Traditions

April 27.............Stonewall Challenge Golf May 26.......................Lazy Hiker, Franklin

(Franklin Chamber & EDC co-event)

June......................Chamber Picnic (TBD) Morris Broadband host

July 4 …………................July 4 Fireworks

August 25.............JC Green Energy Park

September 22……...Webster Enterprises

October 27....................Sylva Block Party Nov. 17.........Chamber Holiday Reception * All are from 5-6 p.m. Please RSVP by calling the chamber at 828-586-2155.

Our Town

2016 • Vol. 11

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Executive Director.....................................................Julie Spiro julie@nc-mountains.com Assistant Director............................................Kelly Donaldson kelly@nc-mountains.com Member Relations.............................................Norma Clayton norma@nc-mountains.com Member Relations..............................................Linday Worley Visitor Services......................................................Pat Newman Visitor Services...................................................Vickey Frazier

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Thom Brooks, Chairman......Southwestern Community College Larry Hinton, Vice Chair.................................Andy Shaw Ford Robert Edwards, Treas.,.....(Ret.) Western Carolina University Gary Ayers.....................................Allison Outdoor Advertising Rusty Ellis..........................Jackson County Parks & Recreation Chad Gerrety.................Western Carolina University Athletics Steve Heatherly...................................Harris Regional Hospital Tim Hollifield.....................................................Lowes of Sylva Jeff Manka................................................Western Builders Inc Lisa Potts........................................Nancy Tuts Christmas Shop Jan Revis.......................................................First Citizens Bank Brooks Robinson...................Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Amy Sims.......................................................Community Table Dana Smith..................................................BCNC Investments Kevin Stanberry.........................................Stanberry Insurance Wanda Wolfe.............................................State Farm Insurance

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Jackson’s communities

Photo by Mark Haskett

The Historic Jackson County Courthouse (now the home of the Jackson County Public Library) in Sylva is one of the most photographed spots in the county.

Jackson County shines from head to toe

CASHIERS

Located at 3,486 feet above sea level, Cashiers is said to be named for a lost horse— an acknowledgement of the area’s dense forests, replete with laurel and rhododendron thickets.

The village was hailed as a cool respite from the hot, humid shipping towns further south for mid-19th century aristocrats. Now tourists and part-time residents from all over the country travel to Cashiers in the summer months for the very same reasons.

Cashiers is home to several world-renowned resorts and golf courses but also boasts great opportunities for recreation such as hiking,

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shopping, dining, outdoor music events and festivals, mountain climbing and much more.

Also of note are some of the smaller communities that surround Cashiers. Traveling south on N.C. 107 from the county seat of Sylva to Cashiers sits East LaPorte, along the Tuckaseigee River.

East LaPorte leads into the community of Tuckasegee which is the last valley community before climbing elevation about 1,000 feet to the Glenville community and ultimately to the village of Cashiers.

Just east of Cashiers is the Sapphire community, yet another wonderous neck of

woods featuring lush forests, lakes, waterfalls, country club communities and much more.

CULLOWHEE

Cullowhee, which means “white lily” in Cherokee, is an unincorporated township comprised mostly of Western Carolina University and the surrounding businesses and residences designed to service campus needs.

Professor Robert Lee Madison founded Western Carolina University — originally chartered as Cullowhee High School — in Aug., 1889.

About 1912, the university went through several name changes as its course offerings increased and it wasn’t

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until 1967, when the school was designated a regional university by the NC General Assembly, that the name Western Carolina University was finally settled upon.

Near Cullowhee is the Village of Forest Hills, named for the 1878-1880 postmaster’s home, Forest Hill. Forest Hills is primarily a residential area for university faculty members.

Cullowhee is the fastest growing area in Jackson County.

DILLSBORO

A village of shops, crafters, family restaurants and diverse festivals, Dillsboro has always been a center of

Photo by Nick Breedlove

The Blue Ridge Parkway is just a short drive from the center of downtown Sylva and offers spectacular long-range views of Jackson County vistas. railway activity. During the 1880s when the Western North Carolina Railroad was built, the village bore a variety of names —Depot, New Webster, or Webster Station.

In 1882, the Tunnel Post Office (named for the railroad’s Cowee Tunnel) was established with William Allen Dills as postmaster. It was the railroad’s developer, A.B. Andrews who suggested the town adopt the name of its postmaster, becoming Dillsboro.

Dills was responsible for building the Riverwood Shops, which overlook the Tuckaseigee River, and what later became known as the C.J. Harris House. Harris is the namesake of Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva.

Dills’ own home stood next to the Mt. Beulah Hotel — constructed in 1884 and today known as the Jarrett House. By 1888, Dillsboro had become the most important town along the railroad in terms of industry, with two sawmills, two clay mines, two livery stables, six general stores, a shoemaker and several wood yards.

Nowadays, Dillsboro is proud to host annual festivals featuring Arts and Crafts, Lights and Luminaries, an Easter Hat parade, and Pottery Fest, just to name a few.

The popular Great Smoky

Mountains Railroad makes a stop in Dillsboro throughout the busy spring, summer and fall months.

Each day, this community welcomes fresh-faced tourists with charm, hand-made arts and crafts and delicious dishes fit for any palate.

GLENVILLE

The Glenville community surrounds a large man-made lake with 26 miles of shoreline at 3,500 feet above sea level. The lake is the highest of its size east of the Mississippi River and is a favorite place for aquatic recreation.

The area originally was known as the Hamburg Township, settled in 1827.

In the late 1880s the area was thriving with industries including forestry, tanning and mining. It was in 1891 that the area was renamed Glenville.

The lake itself was not created until 1940-41, when Nantahala Power and Light Company — owned by ALCOA — constructed a dam on the Tuckaseigee River. The hydro-electric dam provided more electricity to help make aluminum for the war effort. The creation of the lake flooded Glenville’s schools, homes, businesses and farmlands.

Today, the community is

settled along the shores with several second hand vacation homes, boating businesses and small shops.

SYLVA

Sylva is Jackson County’s retail and professional center where day-to-day services meet unique history. The town’s development

rose with the construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad in the 1880s.

Its name came about at the suggestion of Mae Hampton, daughter of E.R. Hampton, who is credited as being the founder of Sylva.

E.R. Hampton had married into the Cannon family, which owned a sawmill where

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Photo by Nick Breedlove

Springtime flowers bloom along Highway 107 in Cullowhee overlooking the mountains and campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee.

William D. Sylva, an itinerant Dane, had helped saw the logs that built the Hampton’s home.

The railroad’s route through Sylva made it a prime location for the county seat — originally located in Webster — but the issue of relocation resulted in years of bitter dispute between the two town’s representatives.

The state legislature settled the dispute, giving Sylva permission to construct a courthouse so long as the town paid the moving costs to relocate. On Feb. 28, 1914, the new Sylva court-house, located on a hill overlooking Main Street, opened. Construction costs totaled $30,000.

Today, the courthouse is reputed to be the most photographed in the country.

WEBSTER

The town of Webster is a quiet residential community situated on top of a hill overlooking the Tuckaseigee River. It is situated just south of Sylva before entering Cullowhee.

The town was created in the mid-1800s with the purchase of an 18-acre tract

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specifically designated to become the county seat. Within a few years of its settlement, a courthouse was erected.

The town was incorporated in 1859, but over the next 20 years the town government became inactive.

During the construction of the Western North Carolina Railroad, county residents fully expected the railroad to run through Webster.

However, the county’s state government representative — said to be fond of his drink — was taken aside at a crucial moment in the voting process and plied with liquor by an individual desiring a more direct route from Sylva to Dillsboro.

The location of the railroad later was a primary factor in the movement to relocate the county seat from Webster to Sylva.

Today, the community is a home to Southwestern Community College, many fly fishing opportunities along the river, and a vibrant community board that recently renovated a World War II monument. A town logo and historic tour/trail was also created.

WHITTIER

Whittier, Jackson County’s closest community to Cherokee, was another rail-

road town.

Upon calling the area’s residents together, Clark Whittier proposed the formal establishment of a town: “It is my wish and I so move that we start operations here upon the principals and Word of God, including all morality, especially temperance and prohibition of the strongest form.”

The town was incorporated in 1907 and by 1913 boasted a dry store, hotel, physician and surgeon, plus sawmills, lumber yards, three churches and a school. However, with the Great Depression the town lost much of its industry as the demand for lumber declined.

By 1993 Whittier’s charter was repealed and today the community is mostly residential.

It is home to the Smoky Mountain Country Club and modest shopping and dining opportunities for a quaint and quiet residential atmosphere.

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Important numbers Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.........828.586.2155 or 800.962.1911 Jackson Co. Parks & Recreation...............828.293.3053 NC Driver’s License Office. . . . . . . ..............828.586.5413 NC Tag Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................828.586.3886

COUNTY/MUNICIPAL NUMBERS Employment Security Commission........828.586.4063 Jackson Co. Board of Elections.............828.586.7538 Jackson County Commissioners...........828.631.2295 Jackson Co. Economic Development Office......................................................828.631.2240 Jackson Co. Planning Department........828.631.2261 Jackson County Justice & Administration Building (Courthouse)...........................................828.586.4055 Jackson County Landfill . . . . . . . . ........828.586.7509 Jackson Co. Solid Waste Dept..............828.586.2437 Town of Sylva.........................................828.586.2719 Town of Dillsboro....................................828.586.1439 Town of Webster....................www.townofwebster.org Village of Forest Hills........www.villageofforesthills.org

EMERGENCY NUMBERS Domestic Violence. . . . . . . . . . . . . .......828.586.8969 Sylva Fire Department............................828.586.1911

Statistics TAXES & SALES Sales Tax .......................................................6.75% "Property tax/$100 value ................................28¢ Gross Retail Sales" (2012-13, in millions)........................................$339.7

INCOME & HOUSING Median household income ..........................$36,951 Per capita personal income .........................$21,014

US Social Security Administration 828.524-0631 or 866.562-0738 www.ssa.gov • 2123 Lakeside Dr., Franklin, NC 28734

Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Authority.....................................828-586-5189 TELEPHONE & INTERNET Frontier...........................................800-921-8101 Morris Broadband.........................888-855-9036

(Jackson County) 2014..................................40,981

NC Department of Commerce 919-814-4600 • www.nccommerce.com 301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1058

PSNC Energy.................................828-670-3535 WATER

Balsam West FiberNet...................828-586-6141

POPULATION

Better Business Bureau 828.253.2392 or 800.452.2882 www.asheville.bbb.org 1 W. Pack Square, Suite 1601 Asheville, NC 28801

Duke Power, Nantahala Area.......800-777-9898 NATURAL GAS

housing units (2012) ..................................$172,800

Sylva Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....828.586.2916

NC Department of the Secretary of State 800.228.8443 • www.state.nc.us/secstate 110 S. Blount St. • Raleigh, NC 27601

ELECTRIC

Median value of owner-occupied

Jackson County Sheriff. . . . . . . . . ........828.586.8901

ADDITIONAL NUMBERS

UTILITIES

(Sylva) 2014.....................................................2,669

DEMOGRAPHICS 0-19 .............................................................23.5% 20-29 ...........................................................18.8% 30-39 ...........................................................10.6% 40-49...............................................................10.7% 50-59...............................................................12.6% 60+ ...............................................................23.8%

TOURISM STATISTICS (2014) •

Generated $171.16 million in direct tourism spending in 2014.

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Produced $38.78 million in worker income and paychecks.

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Created $7.75 million in local county tax revenues.

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Created $9.17 million in state tax revenue.

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Generated 1,660 jobs in Jackson County.

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Generated 16.92 million in combined state

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HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS (2012) Number of physicians ..........................................79 Physicians per 10,000 population......................19.7 RNs per 10,000 population................................88.5 Dentists per 10,000 population............................3.9 Pharmacists per 10,000 population.....................7.4

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS CABLE MorrisBroadband.....................888-855-9036 NEWSPAPERS The Sylva Herald .........................828-586-2611 The Smoky Mountain News........828-452-4251 Crossroads Chronicle.................828-743-5101 RADIO STATIONS WRGC.........................................828-586-2221 WWCU .............................. .........828-227-7173

CLIMATE Annual rainfall ....................................................51”

and local taxes, representing a $626 tax

Annual snowfall ...................................................9”

savings to each county resident.

Average annual temperature.......................55.35ºF

2014 tourist spending increased by 5% over

Average annual high temperature...................67.9ºF

2013.

Average annual low temperature....................42.8ºF

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Calendar of Events 2016 Recreation, 828-586-2155, www.mountainlovers.com, Bridge Park Pavilion in Sylva.

Following are some of the larger events planned in 2016 that have been submitted to the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce by chamber members for publication:

Groovin’ on the Green –828743-8428, www.visitcashiers valley.com, Village Commons in Cashiers. Starts Saturday, May 28 with BBQ/Blues event, then continues every Friday through Labor Day except July 15. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

MARCH Easter Egg Hunt, March 19, noon. Recreation Park in Cullowhee, Rusty Ellis, 828293-3053

JUNE

Dillsboro Easter Hat Parade - March 26, 10:30 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. – www.visitdillsboro.org.

Brenda Anders, 828-5068331, Dillsboro, (Parade is at 2 p.m.)

Summertime Arts and Craft Show- June 25 & 26 – www. mountainartisans.net,– 828524-3405, Doris Hunter, Cullowhee.

APRIL

Front Street Arts & Crafts Show – June 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., www.visitdillsboro.org, 828-506-8331, Lisa Potts, Dillsboro.

Greening Up The Mountains - April 23 – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. - www.mainstreetsylva. org, 828-586-2719, Sylva.

Stonewall Challenge Golf Tournament – April 27 – Julie Spiro– www.mountainlovers. com, 828-586-2155, High Hampton Inn and Country Club. Cashiers.

MAY Tour de Cashiers- May 14, www.tourdecashiers.com, 828-743-5191.

Relay for Life – May 20, http://main.acsevents.

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JULY Photo by Kelly Donaldson

A young little bee enjoys the ever-popular Pumpkin Patch Halloween event at the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department in Cullowhee. org/site/TR/RelayForLife/ RFLCY16SA?pg=entry&fr_id=70978, Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department, Cullowhee, 828293-3053.

Concerts on the Creek – Memorial Day – Labor Day (every Friday night) 7-9 pm – Julie Spiro, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Town of Sylva & Jackson County Parks and

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Fourth of July Celebration – July 4 – Two concerts and fireworks, www.mountain lovers.com, 828-586-2155, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Julie Spiro, Sylva.

AUGUST Designer Showhouse – www.cashiershistorical society.org, 828-743-7710, Date TBA, Cashiers, NC.

Christmas in the Park – December, 828-293-3053, Rusty Ellis, Cullowhee Recreation Park, Cullowhee, www.jacksonnc.org/ parks-and-recreation.html.

Sylva Christmas Parade – December 3, 828-586-2719, Town of Sylva, Sylva, NC, www.mainstreetsylva.org Cashiers Christmas Parade – December 10, 828743-5191, Cashiers, www. cashiersareachamber.com, 828-743-5191.

Photo by Kelly Donaldson

Dancers dressed as reindeer perform during the annual Sylva Christmas Parade held each December in downtown Sylva.

Summer Arts & Crafts Market – August 20, 10 a.m.

– 4 p.m., www.visitdillsboro. org, 828-506-8331, Lisa Potts, Dillsboro.

SEPTEMBER Mountain Heritage Day – September 24, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., www.wcu.edu, 828227-3193, Cullowhee.

Jackson County Green Energy Park Youth Arts Festival – September 17, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m, www.jcgep.org, 828-631-0271, Timm Muth, Dillsboro.

OCTOBER Taste of Sylva- October 1, 828-586-2719, Town of Sylva, Sylva, NC, www. mainstreetsylva.org, Paige Dowling.

Colorfest, October 1, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., www.visit dillsboro.org, 828-506-8331, Brenda Anders, Dillsboro.

Leaf Festival – GCAMA, Oct. 7, 8, 9, www.visitcashiers valley.com, 828-743-8428,

Cashiers.

Pumpkin Patch, Oct. 28, Cullowhee Recreation Park, 828-293-3053, Rusty Ellis, www.jacksonnc.org/ parks-and-recreation.html.

Treat Street- October 29 – 828-586-2719, Town of Sylva, Sylva, NC, www. mainstreetsylva.org, Paige Dowling

– 9 p.m., www.visitdillsboro. org, 828-631-0900, David Marker Dillsboro, NC

Cherokee Christmas Parade & Lights and Legends Festival – December. TBA. www. visitcherokeenc.com, www. cherokeesmokies.com.

(Visit www.mountain lovers.com for the complete updated calendar. )

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Dillsboro Trick or Treat – October 31, www.visit dillsboro.org, 828-631-0900, David Marker Dillsboro.

NOVEMBER WNC Pottery Festival – Nov. 5, www.wncpottery festival.com, 828-631-5100, Joe Frank McKee, Dillsboro.

Hard Candy Christmas Arts and Crafts Show- November 25 & 26 - www.mountain artisans.net, 828-524-3405, Doris Hunter, Cullowhee, NC

DECEMBER Lights and Luminaries – December 2 & 3, 9 & 10, 5

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On the Plateau

Sapphire a gem of outdoor thrills it’s warm and W hether sunny or cold and

snowy, the Sapphire Valley Resort in the southern end of Jackson County has it covered for any outdoor enthusiast.

In 2015, the Sapphire Valley-based resort, located along Highway 64 just east of Cashiers, opened the Vordach zip lining canopy tour.

This 10-element tour is fun for all ages and offers a beautiful bird’s eye view of the valley.

Sapphire Valley Resort also offers golf at the 32-acre, nine-hole executive Red Bird Golf Course.

For water enthusiasts, Fairfield Lake is just across the street on Highway 64,

offering folks a chance to simply soak up the sun on a man-made beach while gazing at magnificent rocky faced mountains. There are boat rentals also available for those who want to explore the 55+ acre lake.

In winter months, the resort offers the county’s only snow skiing option. Built in 1964, the ski area features a recently upgraded chair lift, along with upgraded snow making equipment.

Tubing, dining, a recreation center, lodging, concerts, tennis and so much Photo by Kelly Donaldson more are available at this In 2015, the Sapphire Valley Resort opened a new zipline, cozy mountain oasis. adding to the many outdoor amenities locals and visitors Visit www.sapphirevalley. alike can enjoy. com or call 828-743-7663.

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Covered in chocolate

Sweet teeth welcome in Jackson is your guilty pleasure, Jackson County I fhaschocolate two chocolatiers in the area that can satisfy

anyone’s sweetest desires.

Dillsboro Chocolate Factory is located in the heart of Dillsboro and offers a wide variety of hand-dipped chocolates, homemade fudge, gourmet coffees from around the world, Jelly-Bellies, gifts and more.

Dillsboro Chocolate Factory is in its 18th year and 10th under current ownership. For more, visit www.dillsborochocolate. com or call 828-586-0156.

In 2015, Baxley’s Chocolates in Sylva opened its doors on Main Street. Baxley’s offers hand-craft traditional chocolates made in small batches.

This is a family-operated business and is often open late on weekends and sometimes offers beer pairings.

Call 828-631-3379 Chosen ad or visit www.baxleyschocolates.com.

At left is Baxley’s Chocolates, above is Dillsboro Chocolate Factory.

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Fourth of July Fireworks in Sylva

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fter a seven-year hiatus, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce proudly brought fireworks back to downtown Sylva in 2015. The fireworks will return in 2016 in what the chamber hopes becomes a new tradition of family fun and patriotism.

This year’s special event will feature a spectacular fireworks show when the sun goes down on July 4. The fireworks will be shot from property in the Sunrise Park district donated for use

by Wayne Smith.

“We certainly owe Wayne a huge thank you for allowing us to shoot fireworks from his property,” said Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julie Spiro.

“People will be able to see them from all over downtown Sylva.”

The holiday will start with a performance by rising WNC country music artist Joe Lasher Jr. from 4-6 p.m., followed by a three-hour performance by Groovetown, a first-class rhythm and blues band sure to get people up and dancing from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The fireworks display will begin at dark. There will be food and fun for all ages at this family-friendly celebration. For more information, call 828-586-2155 or visit www.mountainlovers.com.

Top left, fireworks from the 2015 Independence Day show in Sylva. At left, rising WNC country music artist Joe Lasher Jr., will perform from 4-6 p.m., July 4, 2016. At right, the rhythm and blues band Groovetown will perform from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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Historic Webster

Community looking back, moving forward Nov. 11, 2015, The O nTown of Webster

relocated, restored and rededicated its World War II Monument on Veterans Day in front of a large crowd by the old Webster Rock School.

Present were many World War II Veterans and their families. They heard from Webster Mayor Nick Breedlove, Gov. Pat McCrory’s Western

Representative April Riddle, U.S. Congressman Mark Meadows, and Webster Historical President Joe Rhinehart.

In the past year, this small residential community put together a historic walking tour and accompanying brochure and created a town logo as well.

For more information, visit www.townofwebster.org.

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Dillsboro’s

Education

Western Carolina University

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s the westernmost institution in the University of North Carolina system, WCU provides comprehensive educational opportunities to residents in the state’s western region and attracts students from around the globe to explore the region’s vast natural diversity.

Founded in 1889 as a teaching college, Western Carolina now provides an education to more than 10,000 students in undergraduate and graduate programs.

WCU is ranked in the top five nationally for undergraduate research, has more than 35 graduate degrees and certificates, and has a 16-to-1 student/ faculty ratio.

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Western Carolina University has grown to more than 10,000 students recently.

Its academic programs span more than 115 undergraduate specialties and more than 60 graduate programs. WCU has been named one of 24 Best Value Colleges, ranked among the Top 15 public regional universities in the South, Voted No. 1 Outdoor Adventure College in the Southeast.

Visit www.wcu.edu.

Southwestern Community College Originally known as the Jackson

Industrial Education Center, the college opened on Dec. 1, 1964, as a unit of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Institute.

Enrollment in that first year was 493 students, including curriculum and continuing education programs.

SCC now serves more than 9,000 students annually at locations throughout its service area of Jackson, Macon, Swain Counties and the Qualla Boundary. Ninety percent of SCC’s graduates remain in the college’s service area after earning their degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Visit www.southwesterncc.edu.

Jackson County Public Schools The Jackson County Public

School System has a K-8 system with combined elementary and middle Schools, with one central high school and one combined K-12 elementary/middle/high school. The system has eight schools, including

four kindergarten through eighth grade schools, one kindergarten through 12th grade schools, one traditional 9th through 12th grade high school, and one alternative 9th through 12th grade high school early college.

Visit https://www.jcps.k12.nc.us.

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The Cullowhee River Club Master Plan thoughtfully blends unique residences with generous conservation areas that preserve the natural attributes of the land.

The Grand River Lodge, with its sweeping views of the Tuckasegee River will be the center of community life and planned activities. The Lodge Restaurant will offer distinctive cuisine and superior service in an atmosphere of rustic elegance. The charming River Pavilion will be a favorite late afternoon gathering place, and outdoor activities will abound with recreational amenities including a Swimming Pool, Tennis Courts, River Park, Boathouse, Boat Ramp and, of course, Hiking and Biking Trails.

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Harris Regional Hospital

New emergency room will enhance region Harris Regional Hospital, a

Duke LifePoint hospital, broke ground on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 for the hospital’s new emergency department, which will replace the current emergency room that has been serving the community for nearly 30 years.

The future location of the new emergency department will be adjacent to the hospital’s main lobby on the east side of the hospital.

The new emergency department will be an 18,000-sq.-ft. addition to the hospital and include a total of 23 beds, 14 of which will be for acute care, five for ‘fast track’ or less severe injuries or illnesses, and four for patients awaiting transfer to a behavioral health facility.

In addition to relocating to the front of the hospital, the space will be significantly larger than the current emergency department, which has a total of 13 beds. The new space is designed to maximize efficiencies and improve environmental aesthetics for patients, physicians and staff.

Construction was expected to last 10 to 12 months.

“It is both an honor and a privilege to build the new emergency department for our community,” said Steve Heatherly, CEO of Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital. “Plans

Photo courtesy of Harris Regional Hospital

Above and below are artist renderings of the new emergency room being built at Harris Regional Hospital. for this project have been in place for nearly a decade, and we are excited to finally get started and deliver the emergency department of the future to our community, which has patiently awaited this development. It is a significant investment representing an $11 million upgrade to our facility.”

The project was made possible by Harris Regional Hospital’s acquisition by Duke LifePoint Healthcare, which was completed in August 2014. In purchasing Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital, Duke LifePoint made a minimum capital commitment of $43 million in investments to the hospitals over an eightyear period.

“Seeing the emergency department become a reality is a very important milestone for our hospital board and for the community,” said Bunny Johns, board chair for Harris and Swain. “The emergency department is a ‘must-have’ for our community, and we are grateful to Duke LifePoint for acknowledging the need and dedicating the resources to make it happen.”

Harris Regional Hospital provides EMS services for Jackson County and operates and staffs six ambulances throughout the county.

The new emergency department will continue to serve as a hub for Harris EMS in coordination with regional EMS providers transporting patients to Harris Regional

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Hospital.

“We are excited to provide our own EMS staff and our regional EMS partners and their patients with a new space featuring a highly-coordinated system of care for those needing emergency medical attention across the region,” said Anetra Jones, Chief Nurse Executive for Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital.

As a note of trivia, part of the movie ‘The Fugitive’ starring Harrison Ford was filmed in 1993 at Harris Regional Hospital featuring the emergency room as the backdrop for several of the scenes.

Also in 2016, Harris Regional Hospital is slated to complete a $6 million renovation to the New Generations Family Birthing Center where around 600 babies are delivered per year serving families from around the region with outstanding women’s and children’s care.

Harris Regional Hospital, established in 1925, is an 86-bed acute and specialty care facility serving Western North Carolina with more than 100 physicians practicing in locations throughout a multi-county region.

Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital began an affiliation in 1997 and joined Duke LifePoint Healthcare in 2014.

Casino gives back to community

Harrah’s continues to share philanthropic values Harrah’s Cherokee

Casino Resort continued its commitment to community by donating $10,000 to the Good Samaritan Clinic of Jackson County in March of 2015 in support of the organization’s programs and services.

The Good Samaritan Clinic is a volunteer-based, free clinic that serves adults with limited income who are ineligible for Medicaid and have no health insurance.

The clinic provides primary care and medication assistance to an active patient load of 400+ per year, serving patients from Jackson, Swain, Macon, Graham, Clay, and Cherokee Counties.

Second annual Restock the Shelves planned

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort hosted a Restock the

Photo courtesy of Harrah’s

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in Cherokee is located in the northern end of Jackson County.

Shelves Poker Tournament Events are held at poker on Jan. 18, 2016. The event venues across North America on Jan. 18 and surrounding in Cherokee benefitted The Community Table of Jackson days, benefiting food banks County. in those communities, and Restock the Shelves is the inaugural event helped an annual cooperative effort to feed an estimated 43,600 people through the generbetween Ante Up Poker Meosity of participating poker dia and Blue Shark Optics to venues and their players. help “restock the shelves” of Poker fans can enter food banks nationwide that the tournament with a $60 have been depleted by the buy-in. Participants can add holiday demand. additional tournament funds with cash or a canned food donation.

In 2015, Harrah’s Cherokee hosted the event to benefit Manna FoodBank.

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort raised nearly 600 pounds of food in addition to over $120 in cash donations.

Lambert recognized as first Native American GM in Caesars family

Photo courtesy of Harrah’s

Pictured above from left are Good Samaritan Clinic Manager Jennifer Kelly, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Regional VP of HR and External Relations Jo Blaylock, Good Samaritan Clinic Medical Director Dr. David Trigg, and Good Samaritan Clinic Executive Director Rebecca Mathis.

On January 17, 2014 Lumpy Lambert was named General Manager of Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel.

Lambert, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was the first Native American to be named General Manager of a Caesars Entertainment man-

aged casino property.

Lambert began his gaming career at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Lambert Resort, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River’s sister property, in October, 1997 as a Casino Operations Supervisor. He quickly rose through the ranks as Casino Manager, Director of Casino Marketing, Vice President of Casino Operations, and Assistant General Manager of Casino Operations.

On Sept. 28 2015, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel, opened to the public in Murphy.

About Harrah’s Cherokee Casino

An enterprise of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation, Harrah’s Cherokee operates Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee, NC as well as Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy, NC. The resort in Cherokee, NC has 150,000 square feet of gaming space, a 3,000 seat entertainment venue, 1,100 hotel rooms, 10 restaurants, the ESSENCE Lounge, the luxurious 18,000 square foot Mandara, seven retail shops. and access to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation-owned Sequoyah National Golf Club, featuring a par-72, 6,600 yard, 18 -hole Robert Trent Jones II-designed resort golf course.

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Dillsboro festivals

Festive down by the tracks

Throughout the year, the town of Dillsboro hosts a wide

array of fun festivals, ranging from Easter Hat parades to arts and crafts shows to a Lights and Luminaries event to celebrate the holidays.

Following is a list of the events planned for 2016:

Dillsboro Easter Hat Parade

Held on Saturday, March 26, 2016, the actual parade starts at 2 p.m., but come early at 10:30 a.m., to make a hat, get your face painted, meet the Easter Bunny, go on Easter egg hunts and much more.

Antique cars from the Old Timers Model A Club lead the parade and there are plenty of prizes announced afterward.

Front Street Arts and Crafts Show

On Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Front Street Arts & Crafts Show features some of the best regional artisans.

There are over 40 booths to display the hand-made craftsmanship of artists from around the region, along with family entertainment and festival food.

Summer Arts and Crafts Market

This event, held on Saturday, August 20, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., features over 40 artisans displaying and demonstrating their hand made arts and crafts.

Family entertainment and food are available.

Youth Arts Festival

Free art activities for the whole family, such as sidewalk chalk, mural painting, weaving, tile mosaics, chalk pastel drawing, take-home art projects, and more will be enjoyed during this event on Saturday, September 17, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Jackson County Green Energy Park.

Eighth annual Colorfest

On Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., this unique historic town welcomes over 40 local demonstrating artists who will line Front Street with colorful art and demonstrate their work. Enjoy meeting and talking with local artists.

Photos by Kelly Donaldson

Experience the magic as the entire town is transformed into a winter wonderland of lights, candles, laughter and song!

2,500 luminaries light your way to shops and studios.

Horse and buggy rides

are also available each night. Shopkeepers provide live music and serve holiday treats with hot cider and cocoa.

Carolers sing and children visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Visit www.visitdillsboro.org.

Halloween Trick or Treat

On Monday, October 31, 2016, Trick or Treat around downtown from 5-7 p.m., and enjoy games at Dogwood Crafters and hayrides provided

by Jarrett Memorial Church. This event is a real treat!

The Zachary-Tolbert House Cashiers, North Carolina

House Tours Fridays and Saturdays Memorial Day - Labor Day

WNC Pottery Festival

Held Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., this festival showcases the work of more than 40 master potters from 13 states. A variety of clay art styles will be presented. Pre-show events include the Clay Olympics on Friday. The event is juried and the lineup of potters is impressive.

Grounds open year-round dawn til dusk

Dillsboro Lights and Luminaries

Held the first two Fridays & Saturdays in December, from 5-9 p.m., each night, journey back to the days of yesteryear.

www.CashiersHistoricalSociety.org

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High Elevation Hiking

Take a walk on the

Whiteside

of the most popular O neactivities in Jackson County

Photo by Nick Breedlove

Whiteside Mountain is not only one of the most spectacular viewing areas for vistas, but it is also an excellent hiking trail.

is to take a brisk hike along one of our many trails. Many scale to rocky plateaus, or lead to beautiful cascading waterfalls. Others meander through lush green forests or across winding and scenic whitewater rivers.

One of the prettiest and relatively easy excursions is a trip about 45 min-

utes south of Sylva to Whiteside Mountain in Cashiers, at the southern tip of Jackson County.

This easy two-mile loop along the Eastern Continental Divide reaches 4,930 feet in elevation and has the highest vertical drop in the Eastern U.S. (750 feet).

DIRECTIONS: At intersection of Highway 107 and 64 in Cashiers, go 4.7

miles west on Highway 64. Turn left on Whiteside Mountain Rd., (SR 1690) at brown Whiteside Mountain Trail sign. Go 1.1 miles passing Wildcat Cliffs Country Club on right. Turn left into gravel parking area.

Hiking and waterfall maps are available at the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center or downloaded from www.mountainlovers.com.

Just a three-hour drive from Atlanta Guides for first-time to experienced anglers and everyone in between.

Destinations include high elevation

mountain streams, scenic tailwaters, private water for trophy trout & intense summertime smallmouth bass trips. We take several backcountry trips a year to the remote and scenic Hazel Creek in GSMNP, which is an experience every Southern fly fisher should try at least once. Brookings also hosts some incredible destination trips to places like Patagonia (Argentina), Belize and Montana.

We are simply eaten up with fishing and will go anywhere to find the best for our clients.

Lodging • Fly Fishing Guide Trips • Angling Equipment • Cigars • Apparel • Books • DVDs

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Brookings is licensed to guide in Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, Panthertown Valley, as well as Great Smoky Mountains NAtional Park

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WNC Fly Fishing Trail

Trail of tight lines in its sixth year, the N ow WNC Fly Fishing Trail

is the first fly fishing trail in the U.S. There are 15 different places to fly fish on Mountain Heritage Trout waters in Jackson County. Anglers can acquire a threeday permit for only $5 at www. ncwildlife.org.

Whether searching for quantity or size, brown or rainbow trout, open water or streams, the WNC Fly Fishing Trail Trail has everything covered. The Tuckaseigee River is the most accessible river in the southeastern U.S. Jackson County has the longest continuous stretch of

N.C. Mountain Heritage Trout Waters. There are 4,600 miles of water to fish and 94,300 fish are stocked each year, the most in N.C. Stop by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center and pick up a water resistant fly fishing trail map.

The WNC Fly Fishing Trail has been featured in over 100 media publications, websites and television shows. There have been over 200,000 copies of the WNC Fly Fishing Trail map distributed across the U.S. Visit www.flyfishingtrail. com or call 828-586-2155 for more information.

Photo courtesy of Jerry Jaynes

An angler tests the serene waters of the Tuckaseigee River near Webster.

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The Pines Recreation Area

Where mountains meet the beach June 6, 2015, Duke O nEnergy celebrated the

opening of the new swim beach and recreation amenities on Lake Glenville.

The eagerly-awaited Pines Recreation Area provides new outdoor resources for residents and visitors in warmer months.

Amenities at the Pines Recreation Area include a swim beach, fishing pier, picnic tables, vault toilets, informational signage and parking lot improvements.

The amenities are fully handicap accessible. The site also features a life jacket loaner board which allows visitors to check out a life jacket at no charge and then return it to the board when done.

The Pines Recreation Area is an outcome of recommendations from the Tuckasegee Cooperative Stakeholder team to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for Duke

Energy’s Nantahala Area Hydro Project License Applications submitted in 2003.

Other Duke Energy recreation resources in the area include the trail head to the High Falls kayak launch across the road from the Pines Recreation Area which has become popular for scenic day hikes. The nearby Powerhouse Access Area and Pine Creek Access Area provide ramps for boating access to Lake Glenville.

Located at 1965 Pine Creek Road, the Pines Recreation Area officially opened on May 22, 2015. The hours of operation are sunrise to sunset. There is no lifeguard on duty and pets are not allowed. For the safety of visitors, alcoholic beverages and glass containers are not permitted.

Parking is available at the site and across the road in the High Falls trail head lot.

For more by Duke Energy, visit www.duke-energy.com/ lakes.

Photos by Mary Anne Baker

In 2015, Duke Energy opened the new Pines Recreation Area on Lake Glenville as well as the High Falls kayak launch (below, left)

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Concerts on the Creek

Mountains a mecca for live music is as M usic synonymous

with this region as the mountains themselves. Western North Carolina has produced some of the world’s finest musicians and is home to a thriving live music scene.

Here in Jackson County, there are two yearly concert series that run from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association (GCAMA) organizes the Groovin’ on the Green concert series which takes place in Cashiers at the Village Commons.

On the northern end of the county in Sylva, the Town of Sylva, Jackson County Parks and Recreation and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce team up to produce the Concerts on the Creek series at the Bridge Park gazebo.

Both events are free and open to the public with donations encouraged.

Following are the scheduled dates for both events.

Check www.visitcashiersvalley.com for updates on performers in Cashiers, and

www.mountainlovers. com for performer updates in Sylva.

Both organizations maintain Facebook pages and are Blue Ridge Music Trail partners.

Concerts on the Creek

Every Friday from Memorial Day through Labor Day from 7-9 p.m., at the Bridge Park gazebo stage in Sylva.

May 27, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1, *Monday, July 4- Fireworks Festivities at dark, 4-6 p.m.- Joe Lasher Jr.; 6:30-9:30 p.m.- Groovetown, July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29, Aug. 5, Aug. 12, Aug. 19, Aug. 26, Sept. 2.

Photo by Kelly Donaldson

A packed house gathered at the Bridge Park in Sylva to hear the bluegrass/gospel group Mountain Faith during last year’s Concerts On The Creek music series.

Groovin’ on the Green

Select Fridays from 6:308:30 p.m., at the Village Commons in Cashiers. * Saturday, May 28 – Blues/ Brew/BBQ, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24, July 1, July 8, July 22, July 29, Aug. 5, Aug. 12, Aug. 19, Aug. 26, Sept. 2, Oct. 7, 8, 9– Leaf Festival.

Visit www.mountain lovers.com for chamber members that may also offer live music.

Photo by Julie Davis

Mountain Faith is from Sylva and made quite a splash nationally in 2015, advancing to the semifinals of the TV show “America’s Got Talent.” Mountain Faith was the first band ever booked for Concerts on the Creek and is the only band to appear each season.

Our Festivals Draw Thousands Greening Up the Mountains: 4/23/16 • Taste of Sylva: 10/1/2016 Treat Street: 10/29/16 • Christmas Parade: 12/3/2016

Photo by Kelly Donaldson

From left, Grammy winner David Holt, Darren Nicholson of Balsam Range, and Jeff Mendenhall perform in 2015.

Town Hall 828-586-2719 • 83 Allen St., Sylva, N.C.

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Waterfalls all around us

Highest waterfall in Eastern U.S. in Sapphire Jackson County is home to more than 20 wa-

terfalls, including the highest waterfall in the Eastern United States; Whitewater Falls in Sapphire. At right is Silver Run Falls, which is about a 30-minute drive south of Sylva in Cashiers. DIRECTIONS: From Sylva, go south on Highway 107 to Cashiers. At the intersection with Highway 64, continue south on 107 for 2.4 miles. Park on the left in the gravel area (with a small gray sign at end. If you pass an “Entering Nantahala National Forest” sign, youv’e gone too far.) Follow trail for 50 yards. Cross stream on fallen log and continue another 100 yards to Silver Run Falls. For a complete list and map of hiking trails and waterfalls in Jackson County, call 828-586-2155 or download the map at www.mountainlovers.com.

WARNING: Waterfalls are lovely, but can be dangerous! People have died! Watch for slick rocks and stay away from the tops of falls. Take no chances.

Silver Run Falls in Cashiers.

Photo by Nick Breedlove

Parks and Recreation

Bridge installation expands greenway one-mile paved T his path with gentle

grade provides a recreational opportunity for people of all abilities.

Enjoy the shade of the tree cover and views of the river as you walk, run, or roll along the path.

The Greenway may be accessed at the Monteith Gap Trail head located at the end of Monteith Gap Road, in Cullowhee (enter 35.32309,-83.18816 into Google Maps for directions).

The Greenway is open for non motorized forms of recreation during daylight

hours. Please keep all pets on a leash no longer than six feet and clean up pet waste.

In January of 2016, an expansion of the Greenway included a walking bridge that connected the north terminus of the path to Old Cullowhee Road near Rolling Green Drive.

Call 828-293-3053 or visit www.jacksonnc.org/ parks-and-recreation.html for more information on parks and recreation.

Photo by Nick Breedlove

The Jackson County Parks and Recreation Greenway is a one-mile paved path.

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Business Guide

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center

Accountants/ Tax Services

Dixon Hughes Goodman (828) 254-2254 www.dhgllp.com 500 Ridgefield Court, Asheville, NC 28806 Eagle Tax Breaks (828) 631-0238 www.eagletaxbreaks.com 334-A East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Elder Business Service (828) 631-2620 162 Sylva Plaza Sylva, NC 28779 Stephanie H. Manka, CPA (828) 586-0134 201 Bonnie Lane, Sylva, NC 28779

Advertising

Allison Outdoor Advertising (828) 586-2737

2016 MEMBER DIRECTORY www.allisonoutdoor.com 35 Outdoor Drive, Sylva, NC 28779

Cemetery Road Whittier, NC 28789

494 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Homes & Land of Haywood & Jackson Counties (828) 734-6590 65 Shooting Star Road Waynesville, NC 28786

Airports

Asheville Regional Airport (828) 684-2226 www.flyavl.com 708 Airport Rd., Fletcher, NC 28732

Apartments and Rentals

Insight Marketing 828-506-9559 www.insightmarketingonline.com PO Box 912 Sylva NC 28779

Jackson County Airport (828) 586-0321 http://airnav.com/airport/24A 626 Airport Road Sylva, NC 28779

Real Estate Buyers Guide, The 828-349-5845 www.therebg.com 720 Highlands Rd, Franklin, NC 28734

Antiques

Silver Star Promotions (828) 586-8636 www.promostar.com 353 Bee Tree Knob

Dixie Mae - Vintage Market (828) 586-8959 http://dixieco.wix.com/ dixie-mae 630 Main Street, Sylva, NC 28779 Jones Country Store & Museum (828) 507-2758

Blanton’s Residential Rental (828) 631-9390 Locust Creek Road Sylva, NC 28779 Catamount Peak Apartments (828) 293-9939 www.catamountpeak.com 36 Peak Drive, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Tuckasegee Rental & Storage, Inc. (828) 506-9721 5 Barlow Court Tuckasegee, NC 28783 Western Carolina Rentals. com (828) 586-2460 www.wcrentals.com 454 East Main Street, Suite 1 Sylva, NC 28779

Arcade

Cherokee Fun Park (828) 497-5877 www.cherokeefunparknc.com 1897 Tsali Blvd. 441 N Cherokee, NC 28719

Jackson Village Apartments (828) 586-4272 45 Winterhaven Drive Sylva, NC 28779 Summit at Cullowhee, The (828) 293-5465 www.summitatcullowhee.com 55-A Alta View Dr. Cullowhee, NC 28723

Fun Factory in the Smokies (828) 349-8888 www.funfactoryinthesmokies. com 1024 Georgia Rd Franklin, NC 28734

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Architect

Thompson, Mahaley Odell, Architect (828) 586-8686 773 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Arts and Crafts

Dogwood Crafters (828) 586-2248 www.dogwoodcrafters.com 90 Webster Street Dillsboro, NC 28725

(Riverwood Shops) Dillsboro, NC 28725 Tree House Pottery (828) 631-5100 www.treehousepotterync.com 148 Front Street Dillsboro, NC 28725 Tunnel Mountain Crafts (954) 707-2004 94 Front Street Dillsboro, NC 28725

It’s By Nature- A Gallery of Southern Crafts (828) 631-3020 www.itsbynature.com 678 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Attorneys

Jackson County Green Energy Park (828) 631-0271 www.jcgep.org 100 Green Energy Park Road Dillsboro, NC 28725

Coward, Hicks & Siler, PA (Franklin) (828) 524-6475 www.cowardhicksandsiler.com 43 West Main Street Franklin, NC 28734

Mountain Artisans (828) 524-3405 www.mountainartisans.net 155 N Womack St Franklin, NC 28734

Earwood, Moore, Carpenter and Guy, PLLC (828) 339-1010 www.earwoodandmoore.com 559 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Riverwood Pottery (828) 586-3601 www.riverwoodpottery.com 60 Craft Circle

Coward, Hicks & Siler, P.A. (828) 586-2147 www.cowardhicksandsiler.com 705 West Main Street, Sylva, NC 28779

Michele D. Smith, Attorney at Law, PA (828) 587-7000

Nantahala Outdoor Center (828) 785-5082 www.noc.com 13077 Hwy 19 W Bryson City, NC 28713

www.smithlawfirmnc.com 76 New Dawn Lane Sylva, NC 28779 Pavey Law Firm, P.A. (828) 586-8987 33 Dillsboro Road Sylva, NC 28779

Nantahala River Gem Mine (828) 488-6345 www.carolinaoutfitters.com 12121 Highway 19 West Bryson City, NC 28713

Ridenour & Goss , PA (828) 586-3131 www.sylvalawyers.com 21 Colonial Square Sylva, NC 28779

Play On Adventures (828) 226-3833 www.playonadventures.com Sylva, NC 28779

Thomas R. Crawford Law Firm (828) 586-1013 www.thomascrawfordlaw.com 180 Jackson Street Sylva, NC 28779

Rolling Thunder River Company (800) 408-7238 www.RollingThunderRiverCo. com 10160 Hwy 19W Bryson City, NC 28713

Attraction

Cherokee Fun Park (828) 497-5877 www.cherokeefunparknc.com 1897 Tsali Blvd. 441 N Cherokee, NC 28719

Santa’s Land (828) 497-9191 www.santaslandnc.com 571 Wolfetown Road Cherokee, NC 28719

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Inc. (828) 586-8811 www.gsmr.com 226 Everett Street Bryson City, NC 28713

Sapphire Valley Resort 828-743-7663 www.sapphirevalley.com 207 Sapphire Valley Road Sapphire, NC 28774

Smoky Mountain Gold & Ruby Mine (828) 497-6574 www.smgrm.com 441 North - Downtown Cherokee Cherokee, NC 28719 Smoky Mountain River Adventures (828) 586-5285 www.smokymountainriver adventures.com 5303 US 74 Whittier, NC 28789 Tom Sawyer Christmas Tree Farm 828-743-5456 www.sawyerfamilyfarmstead. com 240 Chimney Pond Rd. Glenville, NC 28736

Automobile Sales/Service/ Supply Advance Auto Parts (828) 631-3245 www.advanceautoparts.com 744 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Andy Shaw Ford, Inc. (828) 586-0900 www.andyshawford.com 1231 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

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Come see our new Hickory Ridge III Model and new Mountain Series floor plans!

Franklin Building Center 335 NP & L Loop Franklin, NC 28734 Across from Franklin Ford on Hwy 441

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Our historic inn welcomes you with gracious dining, rocker-filled porches, fifty cheerful rooms and a warm library.

Come read, rest, ramble and romp in our mountains!

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Banks

Appalachian Auto Inc. (828) 293-5850 5 Barlow Court Tuckasegee, NC 28783

B B & T of Sylva (828) 586-8954 www.bbt.com/ 186 Grindstaff Cove Road Sylva, NC 28779

AutoStar of Sylva 828-586-0202 www.autostarusa.com 1188 West Main St Sylva, NC 28779 Dillsboro Automotive (828) 586-1298 www.dillsboroautomotive.com 18 JSD Farms Road Sylva, NC 28779 Green’s Automotive Service and Auto Sales (828) 586-9220 125 Asheville Highway Sylva, NC 28779 Professional Brake & Tire (828) 631-3480 www.professionalbrakeand tirewnc.com/ 509 D Asheville Highway Sylva, NC 28779 Tims Auto Parts (828) 586-6569 509 Asheville Highway Sylva, NC 28779

Entegra Bank (828) 586-1000 www.entegrabank.com 498 E. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 First Citizens Bank (828) 586-5566 www.firstcitizens.com 609 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Jackson Savings Bank, SSB (828) 586-2451 www.jacksonsavingsbank.com 741 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 United Community Bank (828) 631-9166 www.ucbi.com 1640 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Bed & Breakfasts/ Country Inns

Balsam Mountain Inn (828) 456-9498 www.BalsamInn.net 68 Seven Springs Dr

Balsam, NC 28707

619 Roy Tritt Road Cullowhee, NC 28723

Bedding - Furniture

Chalet Inn, The (828) 586-0251 www.chaletinn.com 285 Lone Oak Drive Whittier, NC 28789

Sleep USA Mattress Superstore (828) 586-1199 286 East Main Street, Suite 3 Sylva, NC 28779

Dillsboro Inn (828) 586-3898 www.dillsboroinn.com 146 North River Road Dillsboro, NC 28725

Bicycle Shop

Motion Makers Bicycle Shop (828) 586-6925 www.MotionMakers.com 36 Allen Street Sylva, NC 28779

Freeze House, The (828) 586-8161 www.freezehousebnb.com 71 Sylvan Heights Sylva, NC 28779

Boat Rentals-Marina

High Hampton Inn & Country Club (828) 743-2411 www.highhamptoninn.com 1525 Hwy 107 S Cashiers, NC 28717 Jarrett House (828) 586-0265 www.jarretthouse.com 100 Haywood Road Dillsboro, NC 28725 River Lodge Bed & Breakfast, The (828) 293-5431 www.riverlodge-bb.com

Fontana Village Resort (828) 498-2211 www.fontanavillage.com 300 Woods Road Fontana Dam, NC 28733

Bookstores

City Lights Bookstore (828) 586-9499 www.citylightsnc.com 3 East Jackson St Sylva, NC 28779 Friends of the Jackson County Library Used Bookstore (828) 586-1221 www.Jacksoncountylibrary friends.org 536 W Main St Sylva, NC 28779 Harry Alter, Books (828) 631-9070 www.harryalterbooks.com 528 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Signal Ridge Marina (828) 743-2143 www.signalridgemarina.com 4769 Hwy 107 N Glenville, NC 28736

River Jordan Christian Store, The (828) 586-2000 www.theriverjordan.biz 310 East Main Street, Ste 6 Sylva, NC 28779

Boat Sales & Service

Breweries

Signal Ridge Marina (828) 743-2143 www.signalridgemarina.com 4769 Hwy 107 N Glenville, NC 28736

Heinzelmannchen Brewery, Inc. (828) 631-4466 www.yourgnometownbrewery. com 545 Mill Street Sylva, NC 28779

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Innovation Brewing (828) 586-9678 www.innovation-brewing.com 414 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Sneak E Squirrel, The (828) 586-6440 1315 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Builder/Contractor/ Developer

AC Siding and Guttering (828) 506-8502 528 Diamond Ridge Road Whittier, NC 28789 America’s Home Place, Inc (Franklin) (828) 349-0990 www.americashomeplace.com/ franklin_new_homes.htm 335 NP&L Loop Franklin, NC 28734 Cullowhee River Club, LLC (877) 258-2522 www.cullowheeriverclub.com 4692 Little Savannah Rd. Cullowhee, NC 28723 Gregory Jenkins Builders Inc. (828) 736-1353 www.gregoryjenkinsbuilders. com/ 678 Main Street Bryson City, NC 28713

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Sundog Places (828) 293-1000 www.sundogvacation rentals.com 6925 Highway 107 Cullowhee, NC 28723

Cabins/Cottages/ Efficiencies/Chalets

Western Builders (828) 586-5094 http://www.westernbuildersinc. com 164 WBI Drive Dillsboro, NC 28725

Business Assistance

SCC Small Business Center (828) 339-4211 www.southwesterncc.edu/ workforce-innovations/ small-business-center 447 College Drive Sylva, NC 28779 Sequoyah Fund, Inc. The (828) 359-5003 www.sequoyahfund.org 810 Acquoni Road/GLWC Cherokee, NC 28719

Business Brokerage & Appraisal Service BCNC Investments, Inc (828) 342-2060 www.wncbizbroker.com/ 639 Deer Ridge Rd Bryson City, NC 28713

Preserve at Rock Creek (828) 966-9053 www.rockcreeknc.com 10 W. Whitetail Drive Sapphire, NC 28774

R.A. Kent Company. LLC (828) 550-1455 www.kentappraisals.com 43 Amaroo Ridge Sylva, NC 28779

R.L. Wright Construction, Inc. (828) 586-6587 www.rlwrightco.com 186 Wildbird Lane Sylva, NC 28779

Business Consulting

Riverstone Development Group Inc. (828) 293-2108 www.riverstonedevelopment group.com 217 Stonehaven Drive

Land of Sky Advisors (828) 508-0951 www.landofskyadvisors.com 53 Upper Middle Ridge Rd. Sylva, NC 28779

Cabinetry

Design Center (The) (828) 631-9992 www.haywoodbuilders.com 91 W Main St

Full Service Grounds Maintenance Professional Lawn Care Landscape Installation Hemlock Treatment • Leaf Removal

Licensed & Insured Chris Bowers

828-506-2800 bowerslawncareinc.com

www.cedarclifflakehouse.com 136 Dars Lane Tuckasegee, NC 28783

Along the River Cottage (828) 586-8058 www.alongtherivercottage.com 369 Bugle Boy Lane Cullowhee, NC 28723

Cherokee KOA (828) 497-9711 www.cherokeekoa.com 1410 Big Cove Road Cherokee, NC 28719

Apple Dumplin’ Getaway (828) 293-7030 www.appledumplingetaway.com 574 Shook Cove Road Tuckasegee, NC 28783

Chestnut Creek Cabin (828) 586-9557 www.franklin-chamber.com/ chestnutcreekcabin 767 Chestnut Cove Rd. Sylva, NC 28779

Arrowmont Stables & Cabins (828) 743-2762 www.arrowmont.com 276 Arrowmont Trail Cullowhee, NC 28723 Bear Lake Reserve Endorsed Accommodations (828) 293-1330 www.blrvacations.com/ 412 Lake Forest Drive Tuckasegee, NC 28783 Bear Trail Cabins (828) 331-0559 www.BearTrailCabins.com 152 Gentle Ridge Sylva, NC 28779 Brookings Cashiers Village Outfitters (828) 743-3768 www.brookingsonline.com 123 Monte Vista Road Cashiers, NC 28717 Cabins at Seven Foxes, The (828) 877-6333 www.sevenfoxes.com Seven Foxes Lane (3 miles in from Hwy 64 Lake Toxaway, NC 28747 Carolina Vacation Lodging (828) 488-6345 www.carolinaoutfitters.com 12121 Hwy 19 West Bryson City, NC 28713 Cedar Cliff Lake House (800) 984-7680

Deep Creek Tube Center & Campground (828) 488-6055 www.deepcreekcamping.com 1090 W. Deep Creek Road Bryson City, NC 28713 Fern Bank Lakefront Cottage (843) 422-0112 www.cashiersnc.com/luxury-cabins/luxury-cabinsfern-bank-cottage3/ Lake Glenville Cashiers, NC 28717 Forget Me Not Getaway (828) 488-7500 www.carolinamountain vacations.com/CabinRentals/ NC_Cabins/ForgetMeNot.php 83 Forget Me Not Lane Whittier, NC 28789 Fox Hollow Lakefront Cottage (843) 422-0112 www.cashiersnc.com Lake Glenville Glenville, NC 28736 Great Smoky Mountain Log Cabins (828) 497-6182 www.gsmcabins.com Olivet Church Road Whittier, NC 28789 Hemlock Hill Lakefront Cottage (843) 422-0112 www.cashiersnc.com

Lake Glenville Glenville, NC 28736 Moose Creek Lodge, The (561) 964-5470 www.themoosecreeklodge.com 1436 Falling Leaf Trail Sylva, NC 28779 Mountain Brook Lodge and Cottages (828) 586-4329 www.mountainbrook.com 208 Mountain Brook Rd. Sylva, NC 28779 Mountain Vacations (828) 488-3280 www.MtnVac.com 1 River St Bryson City, NC 28713 Panther Creek Cabins (828) 497-2461 www.panthercreekcabins.com/ index.html 3515 Wrights Creek Road Cherokee, NC 28719 Red Canoe Cottage (843) 422-0112 www.cashiersnc.com Lake Glenville Cashiers, NC 28717 Reed House (239) 470-3830 www.vrbo.com/188214 402 Haywood Road Dillsboro, NC 28725 Rivendell (828) 369-2730 www.rivendellcabins.com 536 Henderson Road Franklin, NC 28734 Sunset Farm Cabins (828) 497-2200 www.sunsetfarmcabins.com 68 Vacation Drive Whittier, NC 28789 Tuckaseigee Valley Cabins (828) 507-1201 www.tuckcabins.com 897 Roy Tritt Road

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Cable Television

Morris Broadband (828) 697-3608 www.morrisbroadband.net 1134 Skyland Dr, Suite C Sylva, NC 28779

Campgrounds/ RV Parks

Adventure Trail Campground (828) 497-3651 www.atcampground.com Camp Creek Road Cherokee, NC 28719 Cherokee KOA (828) 497-9711 www.cherokeekoa.com 1410 Big Cove Road Cherokee, NC 28719 Deep Creek Tube Center & Campground (828) 488-6055 www.deepcreekcamping.com 1090 W. Deep Creek Road Bryson City, NC 28713 Flaming Arrow Campground, Inc. (828) 497-6901 www.flamingarrowcamp ground.com 283 Flaming Arrow Drive Whittier, NC 28789 Fort Tatham RV Park (828) 586-6662 www.carefreervresorts.com 175 Tatham Creek Road Sylva, NC 28779 Holly Cove RV Resort (828) 631-0692 www.hollycovervresort.com 341 Holly Cove Rd Whittier, NC 28789

Moonshine Creek Campground & Cabins (828) 586-6666 www.moonshinecreekcamp ground.com 2486 Dark Ridge Road Sylva, NC 28779 Tuckaseegee RV Resort (828) 497-3598 www.tuckaseegeervresort.com 78 Wilmont Road Whittier, NC 28789 WNC Church of God Gateway Conference Center and Campground (828) 497-1331 www.wnccog.com 87 Vinewood Circle Whittier, NC 28789

Car Wash

Rick’s Full Service Car Wash (828) 631-3600 www.rickscarwash.com Sylva, NC 28779

Carpet Cleaners

Hoss Home Care, LLC (828) 508-7087 www.hosshomecare.com 6858 US 441 South Sylva, NC 28779 Justice Clean Care (828) 293-3329 www.justicecleancare.com/ 85 Cherry Cove Road Cullowhee, NC 28723 Sunshine Cleaners & Restoration, Inc. (828) 586-9324 www.sunshinecleanersnc.com 28 CrossStitch Mtn Road Sylva, NC 28779

Casino

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort (828) 497-7777 www.harrahscherokee.com 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28719

Caterers

Bogart’s Restaurant (828) 586-6532 www.bogartsofsylva.com 35 E Main St Sylva, NC 28779

www.sawyerfamilyfarm stead.com 240 Chimney Pond Rd. Glenville, NC 28736

Churches

Mountain Maidz 828 226 5601 743 Old Settlement Rd Sylva, NC 28779

Firehouse Catering (828) 586-5686 290 Hemlock Street Dillsboro, NC 28725

Biltmore Baptist Church (828) 687-1111 www.biltmorebaptist.org 35 Clayton Road Arden, NC 28704

Clothes Cleaners

Half Past (828) 586-1212 www.halfpastinc.com/ 623 E. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Covenant Christian Church (828) 586-0199 www.covenantnc.org Fairview Road Sylva, NC 28779

Clothing

Zaxby’s (828) 631-3100 www.zaxbys.com 284 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

East Sylva Baptist Church (828) 586-2853 www.eastsylvabaptist.org 61 Faith Avenue Sylva, NC 28779

Childcare Center

First Baptist Church of Sylva (828) 586-2095 www.FBCsylva.org 669 West Main St Sylva, NC 28779

Pam’s Child Development Center (828) 631-0540 5 Mitchell Road Sylva, NC 28779

Chiropractors

Wilson Family Chiropractic (828) 587-2273 www.wilsonfamilychiropractic. net 73 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Christian Entertainment

Inspirations, The (828) 497-2060 www.theinspirations.com 5200 Hwy 74 W. Suite 4 Whittier, NC 28789

Christmas Tree Growers

Jackson County Christmas Tree Association (828) 506-2231 www.jacksoncountytrees.com Sylva, NC 28779 Tom Sawyer Christmas Tree Farm 828-743-5456

Grace Community Church of Western North Carolina (828) 586-0061 www.gracewnc.org 2807 U.S. 74 Sylva, NC 28779 Victory Baptist Church and Christian School (828) 586-2120 www.mountainvictory.org 278 Victory Church Road Sylva, NC 28779 WNC Church of God Gateway Conference Center and Campground (828) 497-1331 www.wnccog.com/ 87 Vinewood Circle Whittier, NC 28789

Cleaning

Classic Cleaners (828) 586-4161 437 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Blackrock Outdoor Co. (828) 631-4453 www.facebook.com/pages/ Blackrock-Outdoor-Company/94416887225 570 W. Main St, Sylva, NC 28779 Country Road Farms (828) 586-5515 www.countryroadfarms.com 41 Hall Town Road/Hwy 441 Sylva, NC 28779 Jackson’s General Store (828) 586-9600 582 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Krismart Fashions (828) 586-6144 56 East Main St Sylva, NC 28779 Simply T’s Inc 828-586-1113 50 W. Sylva Shopping Area Sylva, NC 28779 Sylvawear 828-399-0281 334B E. Main St. Sylva, NC 28779 Two Chicks Boutique 828-631-9800 www.twochicksboutique.com 1336 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Gunny Sac, Inc. (828) 788-0182 PO Box 107 Whittier, NC 28789

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Clubs and Organizations

Canary Coalition, The (828) 631-3447 www.canarycoalition.org Sylva, NC 28779 Cashiers Historical Society Zachary-Tolbert House (828) 743-7710 www.cashiershistorical society.org 1940 Highway 107 S Cashiers, NC 28717 Catch The Spirit of Appalachia, Inc. (828) 631-4587 www.spiritofappalachia.com 29 Regal Ave Sylva, NC 28779 Community Table (The) (828) 586-6782 www.communitytable.org Central Street Sylva, NC 28779 CuRvE-Cullowhee Revitalization Endeavor (828) 631-3033 www.gocullowhee.org Cullowhee, NC 28723 Dillsboro Merchant’s Association (828) 507-8972 www.visitdillsboro.org 468 Haywood Road Dillsboro, NC 28725 Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association (828) 743-8428 www.visitcashiersvalley.com Cashiers, NC 28717 Habitat for Humanity Macon/Jackson 828 369-3716 www.maconcountyhabitat.org/ 150 East Shopping Center Sylva, NC 28779 Jackson County Arts Council (828) 507-9820 www.jacksoncountyarts.org

310 Keener Street, Room 201 Sylva, NC 28779 Jackson County Cooperative Extension (828) 586-4009 www.jackson.ces.ncsu.edu 538 Scotts Creek Rd., Ste 205 Sylva, NC 28779 Jackson County Genealogical Society (828) 631-2646 www.jcncgs.com/ Jackson County Courthouse Sylva, NC 28779 Jackson County Visual Arts/ Gallery One (828) 507-4248 www.gallery1sylva.blogspot. com/ 604 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Main Street Sylva Association (828) 586-2719 www.mainstreetsylva.org/ 83 Allen Street Sylva, NC 28779 NAACP - Jackson County PO Box 788 Sylva, NC 28779 (828) 331-8354 Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild (828) 369-0586 www.smokymtnquilters.org Sylva Garden Club (404) 405-1653 PO Box 225 Sylva, NC 28779 Sylva Lions Club (828) 508-2708 Sylva, NC 28779 Sylva Rotary Club (702) 763-4929 www.sylvarotaryclub.org/ PO Box 465 Sylva, NC 28779

Watershed Association of the Tuckasegee River (828) 488-8418 www.watrnc.org 835 Main Street Bryson City, NC 28713 WCU- Athletics (828) 227-7338 www.catamountsports.com 92 Catamount Road, Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 28723

Coffee and Tea House

Dillsboro Chocolate Factory (828) 631-0156 www.dillsborochocolate.com 28 Church St Dillsboro, NC 28725

Computer Sales & Service Bill Thompson, Inc. (828) 586-1122 186 VD Green Road Sylva, NC 28779

www.disabilitypartners.org 525 Mineral Springs Drive Sylva, NC 28779 Dixie Mae - Vintage Market (828) 586-8959 http://dixieco.wix.com/ dixie-mae 630 Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina (828) 631-3549 www.goodwillnwnc.org 182 Walmart Plaza Sylva, NC 28779 Sassy Frass (828) 586-3600 www.facebook.com/ sassyfrassconsignment 581 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Sassy Girls, Inc. (828) 586-3399 280 Marsh Lilly Dr. # A Sylva, NC 28779

Conference Facility

Teen Challenge of the Smokies, Inc. (828) 586-9966 4812 US Hwy 441 S Sylva, NC 28779

WCU- Educational Outreach (828) 227-7397 http://learn.wcu.edu 138 Camp Building Cullowhee, NC 28723

WNC Church of God Gateway Conference Center and Campground (828) 497-1331 www.wnccog.com/ 87 Vinewood Circle Whittier, NC 28789

Consignment / Thrift Store

Blessings Closet, The (828) 631-0055 www.lifechallengewnc.org West Sylva Shopping Center Sylva NC 28779 Disability Partners, Your Pathway to Independent Living (828) 631-1167

Convenience Store/ Gas Station Topcat Markets, Inc. (828) 477-4141 4737 US Highway 441 South Sylva, NC 28779

Counseling

Jackson County Psychological Services (828) 586-6600 www.jacksoncountyps.org 98 D. Cope Creek Road Sylva, NC 28779

Credit Unions

Champion Credit Union (828) 648-1515 www.championcu.com 1 Academy Street Canton, NC 28716

Champion Credit Union (Waynesville) (828) 456-6268 www.championcu.com 311 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 Mountain Credit Union (828) 586-0425 www.mountaincu.org 30 Highway 107 South Sylva, NC 28779 Mountain Credit Union -Whittier (828) 497-6211 www.mountaincu.org/ 3533 US 441 North Whittier, NC 28789

Cultural Arts

Museum of the Cherokee Indian (828) 497-3481 www.cherokeemuseum.org 589 Tsali Boulevard Cherokee, NC 28719 Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts (828) 524-1598 www.greatmountainmusic.com 1028 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734 Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center (828) 479-3364 www.stecoahvalleycenter.com 121 Schoolhouse Road Stecoah, NC 28771 WCU- Bardo Fine and Performing Arts (828) 227-2505 www.wcu.edu/bardoarts center/ 199 Centennial Drive Cullowhee, NC 28723 WCU- Friends of the Arts (828) 227-7028 www.foa.wcu.edu 389 Centennial Drive Cullowhee, NC 28723

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Data Solutions

Workplace Solutions, LLC (828) 497-9180 www.getworkplacesolutions. com 8716 Hwy 74 W, Gateway Plaza Whittier, NC 28789

Dentist

John V. Edwards, DDS, PA (828) 586-8868 1609 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 LeMay, David M., D.D.S. (828) 586-2870 www.sylvasmiles.com 1259 Asheville Highway Sylva, NC 28779 McGuire, David S., DDS, PA (828) 631-3283 www.davidmcguire.com 45 King Street, Suite 200 Sylva, NC 28779 McGuire, F. Patrick, DDS, PA (828) 631-3567 www.startsmilingtoday.com 45 King Street, Suite 200 Sylva, NC 28779 Spilliards, D.M.D, Timothy S. (828) 586-0404 www.sylvadentist.com 230 Poplar Dr Sylva, NC 28779

Distributors

Dodge Packaging Specialties, Inc. (828) 369-7584 www.dodgepackaging.net/ 733 Lake Emory Road Franklin, NC 28734 Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. (828) 497-1235 www.pepsi.com 180 Clearwood Rd. Whittier, NC 28789 Wolf Creek Tree Farm & Nursery, Inc. (828) 293-5115 www.wolfcreektreefarm.com 8833 Hwy. 107 Cullowhee, NC 28723

Educational Institutions

Foundation Forward (828) 475-0281 www.chartersoffreedom.com 134 South Sterling Street Morganton, NC 28655 Jackson County Public Schools (828) 586-2311 www.jcps.k12.nc.us 398 Hospital Rd Sylva, NC 28779

Southwestern Community College (828) 586-2987 www.southwesterncc.edu 447 College Drive Sylva, NC 28779 Victory Baptist Church and Christian School (828) 586-2120 www.mountainvictory.org 278 Victory Church Road Sylva, NC 28779 WCU- College of Business (828) 227-7412 www.wcu.edu/academics/ departments-schools-colleges/ COB/about-the-college-ofbusiness/ 104 Forsyth Cullowhee, NC 28723 Western Carolina University (828) 227-7100 www.wcu.edu 501 HFR Admin Building Cullowhee, NC 28723 Electrical Contracting E.T.E.C. Electrical Contracting, Inc. (828) 631-0341 www.etecelectrical.com 6356 Hwy 441 South Sylva, NC 28779

Electrical Power

Duke Energy (800) 777-9898 www.duke-energy.com/ north-carolina.asp 271 NP & Loop Franklin, NC 28734

Electronics

Total Data Systems RadioShack Dealer & Verizon Wireless Agent (828) 586-8133 www.radioshack.com/storeLocator3/index.jsp?clickid=rsk_ header_storeLocator 90 E Main St, Suite 2 Sylva, NC 28779 Village Electronics RadioShack Dealer & Verizon Wireless Agent (828) 743-5581 44 Cashiers Shopping Center Cashiers, NC 28717

Entertainment

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Inc. (828) 586-8811 www.gsmr.com 226 Everett Street Bryson City, NC 28713 Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort

(828) 497-7777 www.harrahscherokee.com 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28719 Mad Batter Food & Film (828) 586-3555 www.madbatterfoodandfilm.com 617 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Museum of the Cherokee Indian (828) 497-3481 www.cherokeemuseum.org 589 Tsali Boulevard Cherokee, NC 28719 Quin Theaters, Inc. (828) 586-5918 www.quintheater.com 10 E. Sylva Shopping Center Sylva, NC 28779

Farm Supply

Bryson Farm Supply (828) 586-6969 www.brysonfarmsupply.com 1552 E. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Tuckasegee Trading Company (828) 293-1514 www.tucktrading.com 7978 NC-107 South Cullowhee, NC 28723

Escape. Unplug. Explore nature.

Preparing for the future, honoring the past.

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Nearby golf, horseback riding, down hill skiing, hiking, waterfalls, scenic drives, shopping, exploring and more await you at our 60 room 100% Smoke Free hotel. We offer Free hot breakfast, indoor pool/whirlpool, exercise room, Free Wi-Fi, business center and meeting rooms.

Hampton Inn & Suites Cashiers/Sapphire Valley 3245 Highway 64 East * Sapphire, NC 28774 828-743-4545 * www.blueridgemtnshotel.com

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Farms

Thomas Berry Farm (828) 508-5803 www.ncfarmfresh.com/ FarmMarketDisplay.asp?FarmID=1352 78 Medallion Drive Cullowhee, NC 28723

Festivals

Western NC Pottery Festival (828) 586-3601 www.wncpotteryfestival.com 60 Craft Circle Dillsboro, NC 28725

Financial Security

Northwestern Mutual (828) 316-9614 www.nmfn.com/stephenmcneil 165 Country Club Drive Waynesville, NC 28786

Fishing

AB’s Fly Fishing Guide Service (828) 226-3833 www.abfish.org 60 Bristol Drive Sylva, NC 28779 Blackrock Outdoor Co. (828) 631-4453 www.facebook.com/pages/ Blackrock-Outdoor-Company/94416887225 570 W. Main St, Sylva, NC 28779 Brookings Cashiers Village Outfitters (828) 743-3768 www.brookingsonline.com 123 Monte Vista Road Cashiers, NC 28717 Dream Catcher Guides LLC 443-534-4900 www.dreamcatcherguides.com 84 Mount Eire Dr. Sylva, NC 28779 Fontana Guides (828) 736-2318 www.fontanaguides.com/ 1102 North River Road

Sylva, NC 28779

Floor Covering

Lewis Carpets (828) 586-8556 http://paintstore.benjaminmoore.com/stores/us/nc/sylva/ lewis-carpets 510 Asheville Hwy Sylva, NC 28779

Florist

Ray’s Florist and Greenhouse (828) 586-5830 www.Rayandcoflorist.com 250 Marsh Lily Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Funeral Services/ Cremation

Appalachian Funeral Services & Crematorium (828) 586-2444 www.appalachianfuneral services.com 165 Skyland Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Furniture/ Decor

Dixie Mae - Vintage Market (828) 586-8959 www.dixieco.wix.com/ dixie-mae 630 Main Street Sylva, NC, 28779 Sassy Frass (828) 586-3600 www.facebook.com/sassy frassconsignment 581 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Gallery

Jackson County Green Energy Park (828) 631-0271 www.jcgep.org 100 Green Energy Park Rd. Dillsboro, NC 28725 Tree House Pottery (828) 631-5100 www.treehousepotterync.com 148 Front Street Dillsboro, NC 28725

Garage Doors/ Windows

Garage Works (828) 586-8605 www.garageworksnc.com 3740 US 74 E Unit 6 Sylva, NC 28779

Garbage Removal

Helping Hands Service Co. (828) 586-3080 102 Arrowhead Lane Whittier, NC 28789 Trash Company, The 828-743-4243 1507 West Christy Tr. Sapphire, NC 28774

General merchandise

Sheds Hunting Supply 828-339-3300 472 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Wal-Mart (828) 586-0211 www.walmart.com 210 Wal-Mart Plaza Sylva, NC 28779

Gifts

B & B Gifts and Interior LLC (828) 586-1507 594 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Chalet Stube, The 828-586-0251 www.chaletstube.com/ 275 Lone Oak Drive Whittier, NC 28789 Cheddar Box (828) 586-4442 104 Front St Dillsboro, NC 28725 City Lights Bookstore (828) 586-9499 www.citylightsnc.com 3 East Jackson St Sylva, NC 28779 Country Traditions (828) 586-1600 www.dillsborowineand 1660-19

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CALL KAREN —

828-243-9318

thebugladyofwnc@gmail.com thebugladyofwnc.com

gourmet.net/ 73 Webster Street Dillsboro, NC 28725 Dillsboro Chocolate Factory (828) 631-0156 www.dillsborochocolate.com 28 Church St Dillsboro, NC 28725 It’s By Nature- A Gallery of Southern Crafts (828) 631-3020 www.itsbynature.com 678 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Jackson’s General Store (828) 586-9600 582 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Monkey Toes (828) 631-0900 130 Front Street Dillsboro, NC 28725 Nancy Tut’s Christmas Shop (828) 586-5391 www.nancytutschristmas shop.com 488 Haywood Road Dillsboro, NC 28725

Golf and Tennis

Bear Lake Reserve Endorsed Accommodations (828) 293-1330 www.blrvacations.com/ 412 Lake Forest Drive Tuckasegee, NC 28783 Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort (828) 497-7777 www.harrahscherokee.com 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28719 High Hampton Inn & Country Club (828) 743-2411 www.highhamptoninn.com 1525 Hwy 107 S Cashiers, NC 28717

Sapphire Valley Resort 828-743-7663 www.sapphirevalley.com 207 Sapphire Valley Road Sapphire, NC 28774 Sequoyah National Golf Club (828) 497-3000 www.sequoyahnational.com/ index.php 79 Cahons Road Whittier, NC 28789 Smoky Mountain Country Club (828) 497-7622 www.carolinamountaingolf.com 1300 Conleys Creek Road Whittier, NC 28789

Gourmet Goods

Baxley’s Chocolates (828) 631-3379 www.baxleyschocolates.com 628 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Chalet Stube, The 828-586-0251 www.chaletstube.com/ 275 Lone Oak Drive Whittier, NC 28789 Country Traditions (828) 586-1600 www.dillsborowineand gourmet.net/ 73 Webster Street Dillsboro, NC 28725 Dillsboro Chocolate Factory (828) 631-0156 www.dillsborochocolate.com 28 Church St Dillsboro, NC 28725

Government

Jackson County Board of Commissioners & County Manager (828) 631-2213 www.jacksonnc.org 401 Grindstaff Cove Road Sylva, NC 28779

Dogwood Crafters Cooperative has been a showcase of handmade traditional mountain arts & crafts, as well as a treasure of memorable gifts since 1976!

Dogwood Crafters NOW OPEN ALL YEAR ~ CALL FOR WINTER HOURS

90 Webster St. • Dillsboro, NC

(828) 586-2248

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Jackson County Economic Development Office (828) 631-2240 www.jacksonthrive.jackson nc.org/ 401 Grindstaff Cove Road, Suite A-231 Sylva, NC 28779 Sylva Police Department (828) 586-2916 www.sylvapolice.com/joomla/ 755 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Town of Dillsboro (828) 586-1439 www.dillsboronc.info 42 Front St Dillsboro, NC 28725 Town of Sylva (828) 586-2719 www.townofsylva.org 83 Allen Street Sylva, NC 28779 Town of Webster (828) 631-5103 1411 Webster Road Sylva, NC 28779 Veterans Affairs Office Jackson County (828) 631-2231 100 County Services Park Sylva, NC 28779

Graduate Studies

WCU- Graduate School & Research (828) 227-7398 www.wcu.edu/academics/ wcu-graduate-school/ 110 Cordelia Camp Cullowhee, NC 28723

Groceries

Harold’s Supermarket (828) 586-4073 www.haroldssupermarket.com 80 W. Sylva Shopping Area Sylva, NC 28779

Guide Service

AB’s Fly Fishing Guide Service (828) 226-3833

Holistic Wellness

www.abfish.org 60 Bristol Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Illuminated Heart Sanctuary (828) 550-5859 www.IHSanctuary.org 136 Iris Lane Whittier, NC 28789

Blackrock Outdoor Co. (828) 631-4453 www.facebook.com/pages/ Blackrock-Outdoor-Company/94416887225 570 W. Main St, Sylva, NC 28779

Moonlight Spa and Retreat (828) 477-4357 www.moonlight-spa.com 129 Moonlight Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Brookings Cashiers Village Outfitters (828) 743-3768 www.brookingsonline.com 123 Monte Vista Road Cashiers, NC 28717

Meditation Center, Inc., The 828 356-1105 www.meditate-wnc.org/ 894 E Main St Sylva, NC 28779

Dream Catcher Guides LLC 443-534-4900 www.dreamcatcherguides.com 84 Mount Eire Dr. Sylva, NC 28779

Wilson Family Chiropractic (828) 587-2273 www.wilsonfamily chiropractic.net 73 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Fontana Guides (828) 736-2318 www.fontanaguides.com/ 1102 North River Road Sylva, NC 28779

Home Maintenance/ Inspections

Health & Fitness

Hunter Enterprises (828) 450-3953 Webster, NC 28788

Heating & HVAC

Lowes of Sylva (828) 586-1170 www.lowes.com/ 1716 N. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Curves of Sylva (828) 586-6677 58-B Sunrise Park Sylva, NC 28779

Geno Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. (828) 586-6971 195 Webster Road Sylva, NC 28779

Smokemont Riding Stable (828) 497-2373 www.smokemontriding stable.com 135 Smokemont Riding Stable Cherokee, NC 28719

Hospitals

Hotels/Motels

Hampton Inn and SuitesCashiers/Sapphire Valley (828) 743-4545 www.blueridgemtnshotel.com 3245 Highway 64 E Sapphire, NC 28774

Best Western Plus River Escape Inn and Suites (828) 586-6060 www.bwriverescape.com 248 WBI Drive Dillsboro, NC 28725

Holiday Inn Express & Suites of Dillsboro (828) 631-1111 http://Holiday Inn Express & Suites of Dillsboro 26 Rufus Robinson Rd Sylva, NC 28779

Balsam Mountain Inn (828) 456-9498 www.BalsamInn.net 68 Seven Springs Dr Balsam, NC 28707

Blue Ridge Inn (828) 586-2123 756 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Cashiers Village Inn (828) 743-7706 www.cashiersvillageinn.com 45 Slabtown Road Cashiers, NC 28723

Chalet Suites Boutique Hotel, The (828) 586-0251 www.chaletsuites.com 339 Lone Oak Drive Whittier, NC 28789

Arrowmont Stables & Cabins (828) 743-2762 www.arrowmont.com 276 Arrowmont Trail Cullowhee, NC 28723

Ward Plumbing & Heating (828) 586-4213 www.WardPH.com 548 Mill Street Sylva, NC 28779

Sylva, NC 28779

Chalet Inn, The (828) 586-0251 www.chaletinn.com 285 Lone Oak Drive Whittier, NC 28789

Horseback Riding

Tim’s HVAC Service & Repair (828) 627-8185 184 Obsure Cove Waynesville, NC 28785

Sylva, NC 28779

Harris Regional Hospital (828) 488-4214 www.westcare.org 68 Hospital Rd

Comfort Inn of Sylva (828) 477-4950 www.comfortinn.com/hotelsylva-north_carolina-NC732 1235 E. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Dillsboro Inn (828) 586-3898 www.dillsboroinn.com 146 North River Road Dillsboro, NC 28725 Grandma & Grandpa’s Inn (828) 477-4245 www.grandmaandgrandpasinn. com 2444 US Highway 441 S

Laurelwood Inn (828) 743-9939 www.laurelwoodinncashiers.com 58 Hwy. 107 N. Cashiers, NC 28717 Microtel Inn & Suites Dillsboro (828) 586-0009 http://microtelinn.com 89 Rufus Robinson Rd Sylva, NC 28779 Quality Inn of Sylva (828) 586-3315 www.qualityinn.com/hotelsylva-north_carolina-NC237 2807 US Highway 74 East Sylva, NC 28779

Human Service Organizations

AWAKE, Inc (828) 586-3574 www.awakecacenter.org 563 W Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 DHHS Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (828) 586-4032 www.ncdhhs.gov/dvrs/ 100 Bonnie Lane, Suite A Sylva, NC 28779 Disability Partners, Your Pathway to Independent Living (828) 631-1167 www.disabilitypartners.org 525 Mineral Springs Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Howard D. Allman

Agency Owner Howard D. Allman Agency Nationwide Insurance 447 W. Main St. Sylva, N.C. 28779

Tel

828-586-2923

Fax 828-631-0196 Home 828-586-0927 allmanh@nationwide.com

“The Perfect Touch to any Mountain Home” COMPLETE LANDSCAPE SERVICES NATIVE STONEWORK & FENCING • EROSION CONTROL

828.586.8303 ~ www.BHGLandscapes.com NC LANDSCAPE ONTRACTORS LICENSE #1718 License #1280 NC Landscape Contractors LicenseC#1718 • NC Irrigation Contractors

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Mountain Mediation Services (828) 631-5252 www.mountainmediation.org Jackson County Justice Center Rm. 254 Sylva, NC 28779 Mountain Projects, Inc. (828) 452-1447 www.mountainprojects.org 2251 Old Balsam Road Waynesville, NC 28786 Reach of Macon County (828) 369-2040 www.reachofmaconcounty.org 158 Heritage Hollow Lane Franklin, NC 28734 Region A Partnership for Children (828) 586-0661 www.regionakids.org 116 Jackson Street Sylva, NC 28779 Salvation Army, The (828) 452-9728 www.salvationarmyusa.org/ 330 Pigeon Street Waynesville, NC 28786 Share Your Mission (828) 586-2998 www.theultimatesecret tohappiness.com 232 Heavenly View Sylva, NC 28779 Teen Challenge of the Smokies, Inc. (828) 586-9966 4812 US Hwy 441 S Sylva, NC 28779 The Jackson County Department on Aging (828) 586-5494 www.aging.jacksonnc.org/ 100 County Services Park Sylva, NC 28779 Vecinos Farmworker Health Program (828) 399-0898 4121 Little Savannah Rd.

Smith Insurance Services, Inc. (828) 586-3754 www.smith-ins.com 60 Woody Hampton Rd. Sylva, NC 28779

Cullowhee, NC 28723

Humane Society/ Animal Shelter

ARF - Jackson County Humane Society (877) 273-5262 www.a-r-f.org/arf/ Sylva, NC 28779 Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society (828) 743-5752 www.chhumanesociety.org 200 Gable Drive Cashiers, NC 28717

Ice Cream Parlor

Ice Cream Station (828) 508-1735 45 Big Cove Road Cherokee, NC 28719 Jack the Dipper Ice Cream (828) 586-9441 www.jackthedippericecream. com 170 E. Sylva Shopping Center Sylva, NC 28779

Insurance

Allstate Insurance (828) 631-9455 www.allstate.com 36 Marsh Lily Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Nationwide Insurance/ Howard Allman Agency (828) 586-2923 www.nationwide.com 447 W Main St Sylva, NC 28779

https://www.facebook.com/JacksonCountyArtsCouncil

Sylva Insurance Agency (828) 586-2512 470 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Internet Services

Dnet Internet Services (828) 349-3638 www.sitedart.net 189 E. Palmer Street Franklin, NC 28734

Investment Advisors

MetLife Financial Services (828) 586-0104 1260 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

http://www.jacksoncountyarts.org

State Farm Insurance (828) 586-4026 www.statefarm.com 180 Webster Road Sylva, NC 28779

Morris Broadband (828) 697-3608 www.morrisbroadband.net 1134 Skyland Dr, Suite C Sylva, NC 28779

Jackson County Farm Bureau, Inc. (828) 586-8906 www.ncfbins.com/ jackson-plemmons/ 1627 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Keeping Art Alive in Jackson Cou nty

Stanberry Insurance Agency, Inc. (828) 586-8926 www.stanberry-ins.com 715 E. Main St. Sylva, NC 28779

Edward Jones- Preston (828) 586-3848 www.edwardjones.com 7 Colonial Square Suite 100 Sylva, NC 28779 Nationwide Insurance/ Howard Allman Agency (828) 586-2923 www.nationwide.com 447 W Main St Sylva, NC 28779

Jewelry

Hollifield Jewelers (828) 586-4274 600 West Main Street

Mail Services

Sylva, NC 28779

Eagle Pack & Ship (828) 631-0238 www.eaglepackandship.com 334A East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Landscaping

B.H. Graning Landscapes, Inc. (828) 586-8303 www.bhglandscapes.com 64 Bella Road Sylva, NC 28779

Manufacturing

Jackson Paper Manufacturing Company (828) 586-5534 www.jacksonpaper-nc.com/ 152 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Bowers Lawn Care, Inc. (828) 586-8526 www.bowerslawncareinc.com 159 Garden View Dr Sylva, NC 28779 Laurel Crest Landscapes, Inc 828-316-7862 www.laurelcrestlandscapes.com 52 Sugar Loaf Rd Sylva, NC 28779 Mountain Home & Lawn (828) 508-0048 www.mountainhomeandlawn. com 581 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 R & R Landscaping (828) 342-8877 515 Cabe Road Sylva, NC 28779 Shuler’s Tree Trimming (828) 508-6261 253 Maple Street Bryson City, NC 28713

Library

Jackson County Public Library (828) 586-2016 www.fontanalib.org 310 Keener Street Sylva, NC 28779

Liquor Sales

Jackson County ABC Board (828) 586-6280 http://abc.nc.gov/abc_boards/ county.aspx?board=172 30 E. Sylva Shopping Center Sylva, NC 28779

T&S Hardwoods (828) 586-4044 www.tshardwoods.com/ 3635 Skyland Drive Sylva, NC 28779 Webster Enterprises (828) 586-8981 www.websterenterprises.org 140 Little Savannah Road Sylva, NC 28779

Marketing Strategy

Blue Truck Marketing 703 W Main Street, Suite A Sylva, NC 28779 Insight Marketing 828-506-9559 www.insightmarketingonline.com PO Box 912 Sylva, NC 28779

Military Recruitment

US Army (828) 449-9640 www.facebook.com/USArmy-Recruiting-StationSylva-NC-353633094001/ timeline/ 86 Walmart Plaza Sylva, NC 28779

Museums

Cashiers Historical Society Zachary-Tolbert House (828) 743-7710 www.cashiershistorical society.org 1940 Highway 107 S Cashiers, NC 28717

536 W. Main Street Sylva, N.C. 28779 828-586-1221 Like us on Facebook Hours of Operation Sunday 1-4 p.m.

Mon.-Thur. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Fri-Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

JCAC programs are partially funded by local Jackson County funds and by a Grassroots Arts program grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, a state agency.

All of our items are donated, all of our workers are volunteers and all of our proceeds benefit the Jackson County Public Library.

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Museum of the Cherokee Indian (828) 497-3481 www.cherokeemuseum.org 589 Tsali Boulevard Cherokee, NC 28719 WCU- Mountain Heritage Center (828) 227-7129 www.wcu.edu/about-wcu/ centers-institutes-affiliates/ mountain-heritage-center/ WCU Mountain Heritage Center Cullowhee, NC 28723

Cullowhee, NC 28723

Nursing Home/Assisted Living/Memory Care

Mountain Trace Nursing & Rehab Center (828) 631-1600 417 Mountain Trace Road Sylva, NC 28779 Skyland Care Center, Inc. (828) 586-8935 www.skylandcarecenternc.com 193 Asheville Highway Sylva, NC 28779

Natural Gas

PSNC Energy (828) 670-3535 www.psncenergy.com/ 15 Overland Industrial Blvd Asheville, NC 28806

Newspaper

Smoky Mountain News (828) 452-4251 www.smokymountainnews.com 9 N. Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 Sylva Herald Publishing Co., Inc., The (828) 586-2611 www.thesylvaherald.com 539 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Nurseries/Greenhouses

Country Road Farms (828) 586-5515 www.countryroadfarms.com 41 Hall Town Road/Hwy 441 Sylva, NC 28779 Wolf Creek Tree Farm & Nursery, Inc. (828) 293-5115 www.wolfcreektreefarm.com 8833 Hwy. 107

Painting

Vicki Greene, Patron (828) 586-8322 88 Teal Lane Sylva, NC 28779

Parks & Recreation

Jackson County Recreation/ Parks Department (828) 293-3053 www.jacksonnc.org/ parks-and-recreation.html 88 Cullowhee Mountain Road Cullowhee, NC 28723

Advanced Business Equipment (828) 274-1152 www.abecarolina.com 3072 Sweeten Creek Road Asheville, NC 28803

In Your Ear Music Emporium (828) 586-6404 www.inyourearmusic.net/ 573 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Brigitte Price, Patron Sylva, NC

Lewis Paints & Decorating (828) 586-8511 http://paintstore.benjaminmoore.com/stores/us/nc/sylva/ lewis-carpets 510 Asheville Hwy. Sylva, NC 28779

Office Equipment/Supplies

Music

334A East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Patrons

Boyce Deitz, Patron Sylva, NC 28779

Organic Foods

Bryson Farm Supply (828) 586-6969 www.brysonfarmsupply.com 1552 E. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Brian McMahan, Patron Sylva, NC 28779 Connie Haire, Patron Sylva NC 28779

Outfitters

Blackrock Outdoor Co. (828) 631-4453 www.facebook.com/pages/ Blackrock-Outdoor-Company/94416887225 570 W. Main St, Sylva, NC 28779

Douglas L. Cody, Patron Sylva, NC 28779 Joe Hamilton, Patron www.jacksonnc.org Sylva, NC 28779 John & Martha Espey, Patrons (828) 452-3355 Sylva, NC 28779

Brookings Cashiers Village Outfitters (828) 743-3768 www.brookingsonline.com 123 Monte Vista Road Cashiers, NC 28717

Mike Clayton, Patron Sylva, NC 28779 Norma Clayton, Patron Sylva NC 28779

Outpost Mountain Outfitters (828) 586-8400 www.flyfishinthesmokies.com 4768 Hwy 74W Whittier, NC 28789

Teresa ‘’Teri’’ Ann Cole-Smith, Realtor (828) 631-9585 www.kimprestonrealestate.com 7 Colonial Square Sylva, NC 28779

Pack & Shipping

Eagle Pack & Ship (828) 631-0238 www.eaglepackandship.com

Pest Control

Bug Lady of WNC, Inc.(The) (828) 243-9318 92 Racking Cove Road Sylva, NC 28779

Pet Store

Fish and More Pet Store (828) 586-2642 310 E. Main Street., Suite 8 Sylva, NC 28779

Physicians

Current Dermatology (828) 631-1852 www.currentdermatology.com/ 61 Bonnie Lane Sylva, NC 28779 Dogwood Wellness (828) 586-6262 www.dogwoodwellness.com 114 West Hemlock Street Dillsboro, NC 28725 Mountain Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PA (828) 586-7474 www.mountainent.com 40 Mitchell Road Sylva, NC 28779 Mountain Pathology Services (828) 586-7114 68 Hospital Road (Harris Regional Hospital Laboratory) Sylva, NC 28779 Wellspring Family Practice (828) 586-7705 www.wellspringfamilypractice. net 81 Medical Park Loop, Suite 202 Sylva, NC 28779

Plumbing

Ward Plumbing & Heating (828) 586-4213

http://www.WardPH.com 548 Mill Street Sylva, NC 28779

Political Party

Jackson County Democratic Party (918) 645-1973 www.jacksondems.com 500 Mill Street Sylva, NC 28779

Pregnancy Care

Smoky Mountain Pregnancy Care Center (828) 293-3600 www.smpcc.org 4699 Little Savannah Road Cullowhee, NC 28723 Wellspring Family Practice (828) 586-7705 www.wellspringfamilypractice. net 81 Medical Park Loop, Suite 202 Sylva, NC 28779

Printing

Macon Printing (828) 524-7045 hwww.maconprinting.com 219 East Palmer Street Franklin, NC 28734 Print Haus, The (828) 586-4287 www.theprinthaus.com 509 Asheville Hwy - Suite B Sylva, NC 28779 Print Shak (828) 534-9971 www.print-shak.com 984 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Smoky Mountain News (828) 452-4251 www.smokymountainnews.com 9 N. Main Street Waynesville, NC 28786 Sylva Herald Publishing Co., (828) 586-2611 www.thesylvaherald.com 539 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Authorized Agent

Serving Jackson County for 30 Years Total Data Systems 90 East Main St. Suite 2 Sylva, NC 28779

828-586-8133

Village Electronics

44 Cashiers Shopping Center Cashiers, NC 28717

828-743-5581

Boyd & Lynda Sossamon, Owners

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Promotional Products

A to Z Signs & Engraving (828) 454-0983 www.signsandengraving.net 1516 Sulphur Springs Road Waynesville, NC 28786 Print Haus, The (828) 586-4287 www.theprinthaus.com 509 Asheville Hwy - Suite B Sylva, NC 28779 Silver Star Promotions (828) 586-8636 www.promostar.com 353 Bee Tree Knob Cemetery Rd. Whittier, NC 28789

Prosthetics and Orthotics Skyland Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc. 828-684-1644 3845 Hendersonville Rd., Fletchers, NC 28732

Radio Station

540 A-M WRGC Radio (828) 586-2221 www.wrgc.com 1846 Skyland Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Rafting

Carolina Outfitters Whitewater Rafting (828) 488-6345 www.carolinaoutfitters.com 12121 Highway 19 West Bryson City, NC 28713 Nantahala Outdoor Center (828) 785-5082 www.noc.com 13077 Hwy 19 W Bryson City, NC 28713 Rolling Thunder River Company (800) 408-7238 www.RollingThunderRiverCo. com 10160 Hwy 19W Bryson City, NC 28713

Smoky Mountain River Adventures (828) 586-5285 www.smokymountainriver adventures.com 5303 US 74 Whittier, NC 28789 Tuckaseegee Outfitters (828) 586-5050 www.RaftNC.com 4909 Hwy 74 & 441 Whittier, NC 28789

Realtor

Bear Lake Reserve (Real Estate) (828) 293-7414 www.bearlakereserve.com 412 Lake Forest Drive Tuckasegee, NC 28783 Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Great Smokys Realty (828) 488-2200 www.bhhsgreatsmokysrealty. com/ 184 Everett St Bryson City, NC 28713 Johnson Realty (828) 586-5326 www.johnsonrealtywnc.com 239 Poplar Drive (Asheville Highway) Sylva, NC 28779 Kim Preston Real Estate, Inc. (828) 586-4616 www.KimPrestonRealEstate. com 7 Colonial Square, Suite 201 Sylva, NC 28779 MoonDancer Realty (828) 631-0077 www.MoonDancerRealty.com 134 Front Street Dillsboro, NC 28725 NC Mountain Real Estate (828) 269-1904 www.ncmountainrealestate.net 23 Hensley Circle Sylva, NC 28779

Silver Creek Real Estate (828) 743-1999 www.ncliving.com 341 Hwy 64 West Cashiers, NC 28717 Smoky Mountain Getaways, Inc. (828) 586-8058 www.smokymtngetaways.net 5184 Hwy. 74 W. Whittier, NC 28789 Sundog Places (828) 293-1000 www.sundogvacationrentals. com 6925 Highway 107 Cullowhee, NC 28723 Western Carolina Properties/ Cullowhee Office (828) 293-3708 www.searchwnc.com 721 Speedwell Road Cullowhee, NC 28723 Western Carolina Properties/ Dillsboro Office (828) 586-3442 www.searchwnc.com 335 Haywood Rd. Dillsboro, NC 28725

Resorts

Balsam Mountain Preserve (828) 631-1042 www.balsammountainpreserve. com 81 Preserve Road Sylva, NC 28779 Bear Lake Reserve Endorsed Accommodations (828) 293-1330 www.blrvacations.com/ 412 Lake Forest Drive Tuckasegee, NC 28783 Fontana Village Resort (828) 498-2211 www.fontanavillage.com 300 Woods Road Fontana Dam, NC 28733

Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort (828) 497-7777 www.harrahscherokee.com 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28719 High Hampton Inn & Country Club (828) 743-2411 www.highhamptoninn.com 1525 Hwy 107 S Cashiers, NC 28717 Nantahala Outdoor Center (828) 785-5082 www.noc.com 13077 Hwy 19 W Bryson City, NC 28713 Sapphire Valley Resort 828-743-7663 www.sapphirevalley.com 207 Sapphire Valley Road Sapphire, NC 28774 Smoky Mountain Country Club (828) 497-7622 www.carolinamountaingolf.com 1300 Conleys Creek Road Whittier, NC 28789

Restaurants

B & Al’s Grill (828) 586-5686 1558 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Balsam Mountain Inn (828) 456-9498 www.BalsamInn.net 68 Seven Springs Dr Balsam, NC 28707 Bogart’s Restaurant (828) 586-6532 www.bogartsofsylva.com/ 35 E Main St Sylva, NC 28779 Brio Tuscan Grille 828-497-8233 www.BrioItalian.com 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28719

By appointment only in Jan., Feb. & March

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Burger King (828) 586-3867 66 Hwy 107 Sylva, NC 28779 City Lights Cafe (828) 587-2233 www.CityLightsCafe.com 3 E. Jackson Street Sylva, NC 28779 Coach’s Bistro (828) 586-0265 100 Haywood Street Dillsboro, NC 28725 Coffee Shop, The (828) 586-2013 385 W Main St Sylva, NC 28779 Community Table (The) (828) 586-6782 www.communitytable.org Central Street Sylva, NC 28779 Creekside Oyster House and Grill (828) 586-1985 483 Skyland Drive Sylva, NC 28779 Cut Cocktail Lounge, The (828) 631-4795 Sylva, NC 28779 Dillsboro Chocolate Factory (828) 631-0156 www.dillsborochocolate.com 28 Church St Dillsboro, NC 28725 Domino’s (828) 586-9400 www.dominos.com 1336-C East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Dunkin Donuts (828) 354-4470 www.dunkindonuts.com 89 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

El Patron Mexican Restaurant (828) 586-8805 www.el-patron-mexicanrestaurant.com/ 170 Wal Mart Plaza Sylva, NC 28779 Evolution Wine Kitchen (828) 631-9856 www.evolutionwinekitchen.com 506 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Fontana Village Resort (828) 498-2211 www.fontanavillage.com 300 Woods Road Fontana Dam, NC 28733 Fun Factory in the Smokies (828) 349-8888 www.funfactoryinthesmokies. com 1024 Georgia Rd Franklin, NC 28734 Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, Inc. (828) 586-8811 www.gsmr.com 226 Everett Street Bryson City, NC 28713 Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort (828) 497-7777 www.harrahscherokee.com 777 Casino Drive Cherokee, NC 28719 High Hampton Inn & Country Club (828) 743-2411 www.highhamptoninn.com 1525 Hwy 107 S Cashiers, NC 28717 Jade Dragon (828) 586-6688 1461 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Jarrett House (828) 586-0265 www.jarretthouse.com 100 Haywood Road Dillsboro, NC 28725

Jimmy Mac’s Restaurant (828) 488-4700 121 Main Street Bryson City, NC 28713

www.sequoyahfund.org 810 Acquoni Road/GLWC Cherokee, NC 28719

Sylva, NC 28779

Kosta’s Family Restaurant (828) 631-0777 www.kostasdillsboro.com 489 Haywood Road Dillsboro, NC 28725 Little Caesars #2061 (828) 586-1100 334C East Main St. Sylva, NC 28779

Tuck’s Tap & Grille (828) 293-4688 www.tuckingawesome.com 3344 Old Cullowhee Road Cullowhee, NC 28723

Social Media Marketing

Well House Inc., The (828) 586-8588 65 Craft Circle Riverwood Shops Dillsboro, NC 28725

Spa

INNsights Internet Marketing (828) 226-4492 www.innsights.com Sylva, NC 28779 Fusions Spa and Wellness (828) 631-0232 www.fusionsspa.com 96 West Sylva Shopping Center Sylva, NC 28779

Zaxby’s (828) 631-3100 www.zaxbys.com 284 East Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Lulu’s On Main (828) 586-8989 www.lulusonmain.com/ 612 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Rock Quary/Asphalt

Harrison Construction Co. (828) 524-5455 www.harrisoncc.com/ 614 Macktown Road (Darrell Mathis) Sylva, NC, 28779

Mad Batter Food & Film (828) 586-3555 www.madbatterfoodandfilm. com 617 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Self Storage

No Name Sports Pub (828) 586-2750 www.nonamesportspub.com 1070 Skyland Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Highlander Self Storage (828) 631-1911 40 Pond View Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Alliance Land Surveying, PC (828) 586-5256 www.alliancelandsurveyingpc. com 703 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 BalsamWest FiberNET, LLC (828) 339-2900 http://www.balsamwest.net 52 Colonial Square Sylva, NC 28779

A to Z Signs & Engraving (828) 454-0983 www.signsandengraving.net 1516 Sulphur Springs Road Waynesville, NC 28786

Smoky Mountain Country Club (828) 497-7622 www.carolinamountaingolf.com 1300 Conleys Creek Road Whittier, NC 28789

Allison Outdoor Advertising Ltd. (828) 586-2737 www.allisonoutdoor.com 35 Outdoor Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Sonic Drive-In (828) 631-4200 www.SonicDriveIn.com 1233 E Main St Sylva, NC 28779

Print Haus, The (828) 586-4287 www.theprinthaus.com 509 Asheville Hwy - Suite B Sylva, NC 28779

Speedy’s Pizza (828) 586-3800 285 West Main Street

Small Business Lending Sequoyah Fund, Inc. The (828) 359-5003

Surveyors

Telecommunications

Signs/ Graphic Design

Ryan’s Family Steakhouse (828) 631-2520 www.ryans.com/ 374 Walmart Plaza Sylva, NC 28779

Moonlight Spa and Retreat (828) 477-4357 www.moonlight-spa.com 129 Moonlight Drive Sylva, NC 28779

Frontier (828) 645-7946 www.frontierbundles.com/ frontier-communications/ north-carolina/sylva 15 South Main Street Weaverville, NC 28787 Morris Broadband (828) 697-3608 www.morrisbroadband.net 1134 Skyland Dr, Suite C Sylva, NC 28779

Theme Park

Santa’s Land (828) 497-9191 www.santaslandnc.com 571 Wolfetown Road

Craft Cocktails COLD DRINKS

35 East Main St.,

Cherokee, NC 28719

Towing

AAA Ridgecrest Towing and Auto Service (828) 586-5551 www.ridgecresttowingandauto. com 4737 US Highway 441 S Sylva, NC 28779

Tradeshow Specialists Diversified Exposition Services, Inc. (828) 631-3374 www.diversifiedexpo.com 264 Wilkes Crescent Dr Sylva, NC 28779

Transportation

Freedom Taxi (828) 226-4208 2493 Webster Road Lot 20 Sylva, NC 28779 High Country Travel (828) 506-3463 114 Hemlock Street Dillsboro, NC 28725 Jackson County Transit (828) 586-0233 www.jacksoncountytransit.com 1148 Haywood Road Dillsboro, NC 28725

Tree Trimming

Shuler’s Tree Trimming (828) 508-6261 253 Maple Street Bryson City, NC 28713

Tubing

Deep Creek Tube Center & Campground (828) 488-6055 www.deepcreekcamping.com 1090 W. Deep Creek Road Bryson City, NC 28713 Tuckaseegee Outfitters (828) 586-5050 http://www.RaftNC.com 4909 Hwy 74 & 441 Whittier, NC 28789

Cheap beer

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Utilities

Blossman Gas, Inc. (828) 586-1588 www.blossmangas.com/ 536 E Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Duke Energy (800) 777-9898 www.duke-energy.com/ north-carolina.asp 271 NP & Loop Franklin, NC 28734 Freeman Gas (828) 586-9797 www.freemangas.com 4515 US 74 East Balsam, NC 28707 Frontier (828) 645-7946 http://frontierbundles.com/ frontier-communications/ north-carolina/sylva 15 South Main Street Weaverville, NC 28787 PSNC Energy (828) 670-3535 www.psncenergy.com/ 15 Overland Industrial Blvd Asheville, NC 28806 Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority (828) 586-5189 www.twsanc.us 1246 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Vacation Realty Rentals

Bear Lake Reserve Endorsed Accommodations (828) 293-1330 www.blrvacations.com/ 412 Lake Forest Drive Tuckasegee, NC 28783

Visitor Centers

Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce (828) 743-5191 www.cashiersareachamber.com 202 Hwy 64 West Cashiers, NC 28717

Great Smokys Cabin Rentals (828) 488-4630 www.greatsmokyscabinrentals. com/ 1181 Main St Bryson City, NC, 28713

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce (828) 497-6700 www.cherokeesmokies.com 1148 Tsali Boulevard Cherokee, NC 28719

Smoky Mountain Getaways, Inc. (828) 586-8058 www.smokymtngetaways.net 5184 Hwy. 74 W. Whittier, NC 28789

Cherokee Destination Marketing (828) 554-6483 Sylva NC 28779

Sundog Places (828) 293-1000 www.sundogvacationrentals.com 6925 Highway 107 Cullowhee, NC 28723

Veterinarian

Shearer Pet Health Hospital (828) 586-3300 www.shearerpethealth.com 1054 Haywood Road Sylva, NC 28779 Sylva Animal Hospital Inc (828) 586-8587 1307 Asheville Hwy Sylva, NC 28779

Wine Shop

Chalet Stube, The 828-586-0251 www.chaletstube.com/ 275 Lone Oak Drive Whittier, NC 28789

Dnet Internet Services (828) 349-3638 www.sitedart.net 189 E. Palmer Street Franklin, NC 28734

Country Traditions (828) 586-1600

Wedding Venue

Sawyer Family Farmstead (828) 743-5456 www.sawyerfamilyfarmstead. com 240 Chimney Pond Road Glenville, NC 28736 Tom Sawyer Christmas Tree Farm 828-743-5456 www.sawyerfamilyfarmstead. com 240 Chimney Pond Rd. Glenville, NC 28736

Cherokee Marketing & Promotion (828) 554-6489 www.cherokee-nc.com 810 Acquoni Rd Cherokee, NC 28719

Welding

Jackson County Chamber of Commerce (828) 586-2155 www.mountainlovers.com 773 West Main Street Sylva, NC 28779 Smoky Mountain Host (828) 369-9606 www.visitsmokies.org 4437 Georgia Road Franklin, NC 28734

Web Design and Development

Banks Welding & Fabrication (828) 586-2258 465 Old Settlement Rd Sylva, NC 28779

Window Tinting

Custom Window Tinting (828) 226-3038 www.customwindowtinting.us 2064 Skyland Drive Sylva, NC 28779

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www.dillsborowineandgourmet.net/

73 Webster Street Dillsboro, NC 28725

Papou’s Wine Shop and Bar (828) 586-6300 428 W. Main Street Sylva, NC 28779

Woodworking

Design Center (The) (828) 631-9992 www.haywoodbuilders.com 91 W Main St Sylva, NC 28779

Yoga

Sylva Yoga (828) 506-8909 www.sylvayoga.com 612 West Main Street Sylva NC 28779

Zip Line Canopy Tour

Sapphire Valley Resort 828-743-7663 www.sapphirevalley.com 207 Sapphire Valley Road Sapphire, NC 28774

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For 93 years, the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce has been taking care of business in Jackson County. Through the generous support of our partners, we are able to offer quality events and service to the community. Thank you!

PLATINUM PARTNERS

Harrah’s Cherokee Harris Regional Hospital

DIAMOND PARTNERS Mountain Credit Union Stanberry Insurance Wayne Smith Harrison Construction

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GOLD PARTNERS

PSNC Energy Duke Energy Champion Credit Union Zaxby’s Best Western River Escape Inn & Suites Pepsi Cola Western Builders Inc. Bear Lake Reserve Appalachian Funeral Services

SILVER PARTNERS State Farm Insurance BCNC Investments Entegra Bank Western Carolina Properties Andy Shaw Ford F. Patrick McGuire DDS Jack the Dipper

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