Southwestern Community College News
Browse past news stories for Southwestern Community College in Sylva, NC:
- SCC seminar: Learn the business value of going 'green' (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on March 4, 2010 at 05:23:33 am
STAFF REPORTS SYLVA — Learn the Business Value of Green from 6-9 p.m. March 16 Southwestern Community College, Founders Hall, Room 133. - SCC names students to president's list (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on February 28, 2010 at 06:10:04 am
SYLVA — Southwestern Community College has announced the president's list for fall, including students with a 3.85 or better GPA. - College kudos: Bailey elected to union board (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on February 28, 2010 at 05:21:33 am
DAVIDSON — Megan E. Bailey, of Asheville, has been elected president of the College Union Board at Davidson College. - Sylva Southwestern Community College gets nod for new dental clinic (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on February 20, 2010 at 03:48:32 pm
SYLVA — East Carolina University will open one of its 10 new dental clinics at Southwestern Community College, the college’s president said Friday. - Calendar (The News & Observer)
posted on January 7, 2010 at 01:27:20 am
Additional calendar listings are at share.triangle.com/outdoorscal . - Outdoors calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on December 28, 2009 at 12:19:41 pm
Submit items one week in advance for the Outdoors Calendar, a weekly listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other activities in Western North Carolina. - Owner defends controversial Sylva youth club (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on December 18, 2009 at 10:18:02 pm
SYLVA — The owner of a club marketed to teenagers and young adults with a flier saying “come as wasted as you want” told town leaders Thursday that his business is a ministry. - Wildlife Resources Commission schedules annual public hearings (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on December 15, 2009 at 06:48:02 pm
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold its annual series of public hearings across the state in January, inviting public comments on proposed changes to hunting, fishing and trapping regulations. - East Carolina University program targets rural dentist shortage, plans learning clinic in Sylva (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on December 14, 2009 at 06:18:22 pm
SYLVA — A clinic planned for Jackson County is part of a new strategy for addressing a shortage of dentists in North Carolina's most rural areas. - Expense keeps most undocumented immigrants out of community college (Smoky Mountain News)
posted on December 9, 2009 at 03:37:52 pm
North Carolina’s community colleges may have flung open their doors to illegal immigrants once again, but only a handful of undocumented students are likely to trickle into area colleges next fall. - Holiday events calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on December 6, 2009 at 05:57:18 am
For additional concert and theater events, see Page D2. Waynesville Christmas parade , 6 p.m. Monday. Fletcher Parade , 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Theme is “I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas.” 687-0751. - Southwestern Community College to host free 'Lunch and Learn' (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on December 3, 2009 at 02:18:22 pm
SYLVA — For those thinking of returning to school, there will be a “Lunch and Learn” meeting at noon Friday at Southwestern Community College. The free event, which includes lunch, will be held in the Balsam Center of the Jackson Campus. - Holiday calendar: Parades, events, entertainment (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on November 30, 2009 at 06:48:23 am
Canton Christmas parade , 6 p.m. Thursday. Theme is “Celebrate the Season.” Hendersonville Christmas parade , 10:30 a.m. Saturday. 692-4179. Burnsville Christmas parade , 1 p.m. Saturday. - Surge in last minute write-ins makes Webster election a popular affair (Smoky Mountain News)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 02:22:37 pm
In July only two candidates signed up to get on the ballot for the five spots up for grabs in Webster’s town board election, posing a quandary for the tiny Jackson County town of just over 250 registered voters. - Health Calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 05:42:09 am
COPING WITH COMMON ALLERGIES: Discussion, 12:30-2 p.m. Oct. 20, Pardee Health Education Center, Blue Ridge Mall, Hendersonville. Registration required, 866-790-9355. - Attend a health fair (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 09:38:53 am
The event will include booths and activities related to important health issues in the community such as H1N1, breast cancer, and anaphylaxis. There will be hypertension checks, blood glucose checks, and a Red Cross blood drive. - Business notes (Smoky Mountain News)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 02:38:37 pm
Nominations are now being accepted by the Franklin Chamber of Commerce for several annual awards including Citizen of the Year, Civic Club or Community Organization of the Year and Chamber Member of the Year. 828.369.7516 or facc@franklin-chamber.com . Nominations must be received no later than Nov. 13. - ECU dental school names service sites (The Daily Reflector)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 03:56:42 am
Citizens around Elizabeth City, Ahoskie and Sylva soon will have better access to dental care. East Carolina University officials announced Monday that the ECU dental school will open community service learning centers in those three North Carolina towns. - ECU dental clinic to open in EC (The Daily Advance)
posted on October 20, 2009 at 12:02:25 am
GREENVILLE — Elizabeth City will be home to one of three dental clinics associated with East Carolina University’s new dental school that’s set to open in 2011. - Task force wants final crack at honing road list (Smoky Mountain News)
posted on October 7, 2009 at 03:52:23 pm
Dueling solutions for relieving traffic on N.C. 107 in Sylva are poised to make the final cut in the long-awaited Jackson County Transportation Plan. - News briefs (Smoky Mountain News)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 02:52:57 pm
The Sylva ABC Board and the Coalition to Reduce Alcohol and Substance use on our Highways are sponsoring two workshops on Friday, Sept. 25, at the Family Resource Center Center in Webster. - The new caretakers (Smoky Mountain News)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 02:51:56 pm
A year and a half ago, Fatie Atkinson spent most of his time in an office designing custom furniture and tossing around ideas with other creative professionals. - Half-Marathon profile: Taking on retirement, challenge from colleagues (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on August 27, 2009 at 05:01:08 am
Editor's note : The 10th annual Asheville Citizen-Times Half-Marathon and 5K Run & Walk presented by Mission Hospital System is Sept. 12. The Citizen-Times is profiling runners as they prepare to take on the 13.1-mile challenge. - Townhomes one of few additions to Sylva housing in a decade (Smoky Mountain News)
posted on July 29, 2009 at 02:44:55 pm
When Art Pohl moved to Jackson County from Florida 10 years ago, he imagined a golden retirement filled with lazy days of playing golf. But after a few years of living the dream life, his wife wondered just how much golf one man could play. - Business briefs (Smoky Mountain News)
posted on July 22, 2009 at 04:16:55 pm
Need to become more job eligible? Meet Tommy Fouts, Melissa Myers, Alene Kiesel and Richard Hammond. They can help you. Plus, their services are free to qualified individuals. - Community briefs (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on July 2, 2009 at 09:46:07 am
CLYDE — Clyde Central United Methodist Church will sponsor a series of communitywide yard sales 7 p.m.-noon July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 19 in the church parking lot at 410 Charles St., behind the fire station. - Merger proposal scrapped (New Bern Sun Journal)
posted on June 5, 2009 at 01:27:25 am
A proposed merger of Craven and Pamlico community colleges is off the table for now, but state officials may instead conduct a study of the benefits of combining school resources. - College merger plan scrapped (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on May 30, 2009 at 04:30:05 am
RALEIGH — Lawmakers have dropped the idea of consolidating community colleges to save the state money, a proposal that would have merged the two westernmost schools. - Stephens named Employee of Month at HRMC (Asheville Citizen-Times)
posted on May 25, 2009 at 12:59:54 pm
CLYDE — Michael Stephens, a 20-year-old employee in the Environmental Services Department, was selected as Haywood Regional Medical Center Employee of the Month for April. - State proposes merger of Craven, Pamlico community colleges (New Bern Sun Journal)
posted on May 23, 2009 at 02:57:24 am
A merger of Craven and Pamlico community colleges has been proposed in the N.C. House of Representatives and is opposed by local officials.