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🌱 How will Sylva’s library rooms and new board really work?
Morning Sylva! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Sylva’s library rooms and new board really work?
Also on today's calendar: Greening Up the Mountains.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Breezy and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 44.
- Sunday: Cooler with increasing clouds, with a high of 62 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Commissioners discuss new library board duties and makeup (thesylvaherald.com) — Jackson County leaders are finalizing how a new library board will work as the Sylva and Cashiers libraries transition to full county control, including who serves and how much authority they’ll have. Commissioners are also debating whether community rooms at the Sylva complex stay library-only or remain open to broader public use, with policies expected soon. 
📸 Around Sylva
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Upcoming Events in
Sylva
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★ Featured events ★
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Disney’s Moana Jr.
Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy, 73 Landis St, Sylva
6:00 pm
Friday April 17
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Other local events
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Greening Up the Mountains
Downtown Sylva Historic District , 669 W Main St , Sylva
10:00 am -
Spring Performance
Scotts Creek Elementary Sylva, NC 28779
6:00 pm
Saturday April 25
Tuesday April 28
📣 Sylva Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Momentum: The ‘Adulting’ Club
Jackson County Public Library , 310 Keener St , Sylva
9:00 am -
42nd Annual Tuck River Cleanup
Western Carolina University , 1 University Dr , Cullowhee
9:00 am -
Lunch & NC Regional Arts Group
Full Spectrum Farms , 1185 Wayehutta Rd , Cullowhee
12:30 pm -
Spring Performance
Scotts Creek Elementary Sylva, NC 28779
6:00 pm -
Concerts on the Creek
Concerts on the Creek , 773 W Main St , Sylva
7:00 pm -
The '80S Rewind Band
Concerts on the Creek , 773 W Main St , Sylva
7:00 pm -
TLQ+2 @ Concerts on the Creek
Bridge Park , 76 Railroad Ave , Sylva
7:00 pm -
Tuckasegee River Trip — Foothills Paddling Club
CJ Harris Access Area (put-in) , 446 N River Rd , Sylva
11:00 am -
Darren Nicholson Band
Concerts on the Creek , 773 W Main St , Sylva
7:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Wednesday April 22
Tuesday April 28
Friday May 22
Friday May 29
Saturday June 13
Friday June 26
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Anyone missing a couple cows in the area near the cat museum?
We have a couple that have been visiting the neighborhood the last couple days. They are quite the mountain climbers! (Nextdoor Savannah Meadows) - We receive numerous calls here at the Wildlife Commission during the growing season from panicked landowners who have “a bunch of little bees hovering over the ground.
” We are here to help! Believe it or not, most of the more than 500 native bee species in North Carolina nest underground. (Hopefully you haven’t… (Nextdoor )
- UnitedHealth Group, Inc. posted a job opening for Home Health Aide Per Diem in Sylva. Apply here.
- Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Sylva. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sylva here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cullowhee
- 545 Cross Crk Trl, Cullowhee, NC 28723 (realtor.com)
- 23 WCU music students to join North Carolina Symphony in America 250 concert (wlos.com)
- Jaylen Jones wins SoCon Player of the Week (thesylvaherald.com)
Cherokee
- THE GOOD STUFF: Check out the Cherokee Spring Rod Run (theonefeather.com)
Ok Sylva! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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