Southern Highlanders

 
       

Profiles of people who make these mountains home

Jerome Clark, Furniture-maker
Jerome Clark spent years as an engineer in the aerospace and automotive industries. Now he lives in Sylva and builds precise Arts and Crafts style-influenced furniture from meticulously chosen hardwoods.

Ian Moore, Musician
Ian Moore grew up in the streets of Manhattan, son of a cellist for Phantom of the Opera. A decade ago, he chased a girl into the mountains and has been here ever since, playing one-of-a-kind tunes.

Sarah Hipp, Social Worker
What do Rwandan orphans, Angelina Jolie, Guatemala, Caney Fork, Robert DeNiro, Desmond Tutu and great music festivals have in common? Sarah Hipp, that’s who.