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🌱 What we know about the Skyland Drive school bus crash injuries

Sylva, North Carolina Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • What we know about the Skyland Drive school bus crash injuries
  • Sylva native shares how he turned a unique degree into Yale Law

Also on today's calendar: Momentum: The ‘Adulting’ Club and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 36.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Multiple injured in North Carolina crash involving school bus, officials say (wyff4.com) — A serious afternoon crash involving a school bus and other vehicles on Skyland Drive in Sylva sent multiple people from another vehicle to the hospital and shut down the road for hours. No one on the school bus was hurt, and Skyland Drive near Fisher Creek Road has since reopened, but officials have not yet released details on the victims’ conditions or the cause.
   

• Graduating military ethics student Strat Douglas reflects on his CWRU experience Case Western Reserve University (case.edu) — A Sylva native, Strat Douglas, is wrapping up his master’s in military ethics at Case Western Reserve University and heading to Yale Law School this fall. He describes how unique classes, cross-disciplinary study, and close relationships with faculty shaped his path, and encourages future students to prioritize personal connections over grades or credentials.
   

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  • CMS Board to consider revised budget proposal Tuesday night (bpr.org)
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  • Grand opening held as Tribal ABC Store moves location (theonefeather.com)
  • High School Round Up: MAy 11, 2026 (wlos.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: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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