Coverage so far
We’ve hit the ground running, but it takes some time to get a website up and going. We’ll update this post with coverage of the work to remove Sylva’s Confederate monument below as we find it, and issue updates story by story from here on out!
July 8, 2020: “‘Sylva Sam’ draws debate at commissioner meeting” from Smoky Mountain News
July 8, 2020: “Jackson County Residents Continue Confederate Monument Discussion” from BPR
July 9, 2020: “Sylva votes to prohibit Confederate imagery on town property” from Smoky Mountain News
July 13, 2020: “'Sylva Sam' Draws Crowds For Both Sides Of The Confederate Monument Debate” via BPR
July 14, 2020: “Jackson County Doesn't Move Forward With Confederate Monument Task Force” via BPR
July 15, 2020: “Take it down? Crowds turn out in Sylva to oppose, support Confederate statue”, “Protests were peaceful, but traffic caused problems” and “Legal observers were present at Sylva demonstrations” via Smoky Mountain News
July 23, 2020: “Sylva Town Meeting Rescheduled Due To Racist 'Zoom Bombers'“ via BPR
