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**Happy Labor Day from Jackson County!** Wishing everyone a **happy, safe, and relaxing Labor Day!** We hope you enjoy t...
09/07/2026

**Happy Labor Day from Jackson County!**

Wishing everyone a **happy, safe, and relaxing Labor Day!** We hope you enjoy the long weekend, take some time to recharge, and spend it with family and friends. โค๏ธ

Thank you to all of the hardworking men and women who help make our community such a wonderful place to live, work, and call home. Your dedication and contributions are truly appreciated!

**Enjoy your day offโ€”youโ€™ve earned it!** ๐ŸŒŸ

From all of us at **Jackson County Government**, have a safe and happy Labor Day! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

๐Ÿ“Œ **Jackson County Government Offices will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day, and will reopen Tuesday, September 8, at 8:00 a.m.**

09/06/2026

๐‹๐ž๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒโ€ฆ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐„๐๐‘๐€๐“๐„! ๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™…๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ฎโ€™๐™จ 175๐™ฉ๐™ ๐˜ฝ๐™ž๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™™๐™–๐™ฎ - VIDEO promo with Todd Vinyard, executive director at the Jackson County Chamber and Visitor Center

Jackson County will celebrate its 175th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 12, with family-friendly activities highlighted by a special historic train ride from Dillsboro to Whittier. The celebration runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at the new Whittier Heritage Grounds.

Thanks to a partnership with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, round-trip tickets are now on sale at the Jackson County Visitor Center, located at 773 West Main Street in downtown Sylva.
The train will start boarding at 3:15 p.m. at Front Street in Dillsboro and depart for Whittier Heritage Grounds at 3:45 p.m. After the event, the train will depart from Whittier Heritage Grounds around 8:15 p.m. and return to Front Street. Shuttles to parking at Monteith Park will be available.

Guests are welcome to enjoy the celebration even if they choose not to ride the train, attendees may also drive directly to the Whittier Heritage Grounds in Whittier.

Birthday Celebration Activities

The festival at Whittier Heritage Grounds will feature something for all ages, including:
ยท Food options
ยท Kona Ice
ยท A community time capsule
ยท Childrenโ€™s activities
ยท Performances by Jackson County students
ยท Special recognitions honoring Jackson Countyโ€™s oldest resident, longest-standing business, civic organizations, churches, and veterans
ยท A featured musical performance by Jackson County native Summer Brooke

Festivities kick off from 4 to 6 p.m. with live music, great food, and activities for all ages. The heart of the celebration takes place from 6 to 8 p.m., when the community gathers for special recognition. At 8 p.m., guests can enjoy a special evening entertainment program to close out the event.

Ticket Information
All proceeds from the train ride benefit Hometown Heroes for Hope, a community program of the Jackson County Sheriffโ€™s Office that pairs local law enforcement officers with children from families in financial need for guided holiday shopping.

Round-Trip Ticket Prices:
ยท Adults: $18.51
ยท Children (17 and under): $10
Jackson County Visitor Center
(828) 586-2155
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YouTube link to video promo - https://youtu.be/fki4g89xEos
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Audio in the video promo is Summer Brooke and the Mountain Faith Band performing a virtual concert for Mountain Heritage Day at Western Carolina University back in September 2020 โ€“
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clVZjciUD5E&list=RDclVZjciUD5E&start_radio=1

09/04/2026

๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐œ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ข๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

***Ride the Train for Just $18.51 - Check out this video with Sgt. Mark Leamon with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office NC

Jackson County will celebrate its 175th birthday on Saturday, September 12, with family-friendly activities highlighted by a special historic train ride from Dillsboro to Whittier. The celebration runs from 4 to 8 p.m. at the new Whittier Heritage Grounds.

Thanks to a partnership with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, round-trip tickets are now on sale at the Jackson County Chamber and Visitor Center, located at 773 West Main Street in downtown Sylva.

The train will start boarding at 3:15 p.m. at Front Street in Dillsboro and depart for Whittier Heritage Grounds at 3:45 p.m. After the event the train will depart from Whittier Heritage Grounds around 8:15 p.m. and return to Front Street. Shuttles to parking at Monteith Park will be available.

Guests are welcome to enjoy the celebration even if they choose not to ride the train, attendees may also drive directly to the Whittier Heritage Grounds in Whittier.

Birthday Celebration Activities

The festival at Whittier Heritage Grounds will feature something for all ages, including:

ยท Food options
ยท Kona Ice
ยท A community time capsule
ยท Childrenโ€™s activities
ยท Performances by Jackson County students
ยท Special recognitions honoring Jackson Countyโ€™s oldest resident, longest-standing business, civic organizations, churches, and veterans
ยท A featured musical performance by Jackson County native Summer Brooke

Festivities kick off from 4 to 6 p.m. with live music, great food, and activities for all ages. The heart of the celebration takes place from 6 to 8 p.m., when the community gathers for special recognition. At 8 p.m., guests can enjoy a special evening entertainment program to close out the event.

Ticket Information

All proceeds from the train ride benefit Hometown Heroes for Hope, a community program of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office NC that pairs local law enforcement officers with children from families in financial need for guided holiday shopping.

Round-Trip Ticket Prices:
ยท Adults: $18.51
ยท Children (17 and under): $10

For tickets, call or go by the Jackson County Visitor Center
(828) 586-2155

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/QyuZVLlV-qE

09/04/2026

๐๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž & ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - founded more than 40 years ago back on June 20, 1983.

Bill Davis, public information officer for Jackson County, sat down with two of those early firefighters to discuss how they were recruited as volunteer firefighters some 45 years ago. They also enjoyed a bit of fun reminiscing. Joining them is the son of one of those firefighter chiefs.

Jackson County is celebrating its 175th birthday this year with a grand celebration on Sept. 12, from 4 โ€“ 8 p.m. at Whittier Heritage Grounds. Firefighters from Qualla Fire Department will provide emergency services during the event to keep us safe.

As the saying goes, โ€œtheyโ€™ve come a long way.โ€ But one thing remains โ€“ commitment to serving the community and doing all they can to keep people safe.

Chief Moore noted they thought they were busy in those early days when they ran a call a week. Now the department runs more than 1,000 calls a year!

In the video are:
โ€ข Retired Fire Chief Kent Moore, currently serving as an Assistant Fire Chief
โ€ข Retired Asst. Fire Chief John Thomasson, also currently serving as an Assistant Fire Chief
โ€ข Michael Moore, Chief Mooreโ€™s son, who graduated from Smoky Mountain High School in 2002 and has also seen many of the changes and improvements over the years.
โ€ข Bill Davis, public information officer, Jackson County

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/kx98pA5WeqI


Qualla Fire & Rescue

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ **CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY** ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธJackson County Administration Offices will be **closed on Monday, September 7, 2026**, in ...
09/03/2026

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ **CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY** ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Jackson County Administration Offices will be **closed on Monday, September 7, 2026**, in observance of **Labor Day**.

Regular business hours will resume on **Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 8:00 a.m.**

We wish everyone a **safe and happy Labor Day!** โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

Jackson County Commissioners Meeting tonight๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - "๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฌ ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก...
09/02/2026

Jackson County Commissioners Meeting tonight

๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - "๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐š๐ฌ ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก.โ€

"Whereas, the disease of substance use disorder and overdose deaths pose a threat to the life, health, and well-being of Jackson County residents and family units; and three Jackson County residents lost their lives to fentanyl overdoses between January and May 2026; and Jackson County has a higher rate of medication and drug overdose deaths and opioid-related deaths, when compared to the state rates, and three of the four surrounding countiesโ€ฆโ€

In the photo - (l-r) Clarissa Ashe, Deputy Director, Jackson County Department of Public Health; Jodie Rodewald, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator, JCDPH; Commissioner Michael Jennings, District 4; Commissioner John Smith, District 2; Chairman Mark Letson; Anna Lippard, Director, JCDPH; Meagan Cagle, Health Education Supervisor, JCDPH; Commissioner Jenny Lynn Hooper, District 3; and Vice Chairman Todd Bryson, District 1.

Jackson County Commissioners Meeting tonight๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - "๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ž ๐’๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค," ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ”-...
09/02/2026

Jackson County Commissioners Meeting tonight

๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - "๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ž ๐’๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค," ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ. ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

"Whereas, firefighters, rescue squad members and first responders provide valuable services through their assistance to the citizens of their communities and Jackson County during times of need and crisisโ€ฆand they respond to emergencies without hesitation when the call of duty arises and tirelessly give of their name and energy in humanitarian efforts, making themselves available every hour of the day, every day of the yearโ€ฆโ€

In the photo (l-r) Commissioner Michael Jennings, District 4; Michael Forbis, Fire Marshal, Jackson County; Asst. Fire Chief Brandon Green, Savannah Volunteer Fire Department; Commissioner John Smith, District 2; Chairman Mark Letson; Asst. Fire Chief Cale Wilson, Savannah VFD, Vice Chairman Todd Bryson, District 1; and Commissioner Jenny Lynn Hooper, District 3.

A Time Capsule for Jackson County's 175th CelebrationYou can help fill the capsule by providing mementos or letters. Th...
08/28/2026

A Time Capsule for Jackson County's 175th Celebration

You can help fill the capsule by providing mementos or letters. Then join us on Sept. 12 from 4 - 8 p.m. at the Whitter Heritage Grounds for a birthday celebration!

08/25/2026

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