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🌱 How alleged credit card fraud rocked Sylva’s main homeless services nonprofit

Hello Sylva! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How alleged credit card fraud rocked Sylva’s main homeless services nonprofit
  • Need the DMV? Here’s when Sylva’s office can still help

Also on today's calendar: Greening Up the Mountains.

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Sylva or nearby? Post it to the Sylva calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of showers, temps: high: 75, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Rather cloudy with a shower, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Worley indicted on credit card charges (thesylvaherald.com) — Sylva Police have charged former HERE in Jackson County director Gretta Worley with multiple felonies, accusing her of over $100,000 in unauthorized credit card spending tied to the local homeless-services nonprofit. HERE’s board says it removed her after an internal investigation and stresses the organization remains open and serving residents while police continue probing and warn more charges could follow.
   

• Andrews DMV license office closes temporarily for building upgrades (wlos.com) — If you need DMV services, remember the Andrews license office is closed for upgrades through mid-April, and Sylva’s office at 876 Skyland Drive remains an option. A temporary Andrews site will open April 6, but Sylva, Bryson City, and Franklin locations are also available for area drivers during the closure.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • On Friday, March 27, a bald eagle was found tangled in fishing line on the Haw River near B.
    Everett Jordan Dam. Sgt. Claude Smith and Officer Ethan Martin soon arrived on the scene and were able to pull it out of the water. The exhausted… (Nextdoor )
  • Looking for someone to do some cleaning and laundry.
    Please message me here if interested with a phone number and I'll text you. Thanks so much. (Nextdoor Sylva)
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales – Part Time in Sylva. Apply here.
  • LifePoint Hospitals posted a job opening for Pulmonology and Critical Care Physician in Sylva. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sylva here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Popular Great Smoky Mountains hiking spot reopens for spring, crowds expected (wlos.com)
  • Parkway foundation sees bright future for dark sky tourism (cardinalnews.org)
  • The Least Expensive Gordon Ramsay Restaurant That You Can Visit In The US (tastingtable.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: Sign language! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sylva

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Sylva

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.