Archives for February 2015

“Robin Hood – The Legacy” a rousing success

Ceillie Simkiss contributed to the written reporting on this story. “Robin Hood – The Legacy” premiered Thursday, Feb. 26, to a crowd that had been cooped up because of snow for the past few days. Even with the inclement weather, the event had a good turnout with people coming from all over the area to see […]

School’s out and the kids will play!

Yesterday evening beautiful flakes began to fall as predicted. Me being a skeptic and knowing Cullowhee weather I of course expected an inch or two, but definitely not the four to eight inches that the meteorologists called for, but boy was I wrong. Starting around 9 p.m. Western Carolina University students let their inner child take […]

WCU contributes to North Carolina’s economy

A new study shows that public colleges and universities such as Western Carolina University provided $2 billion to the NC economy during the 2012-13 fiscal year. Of that, around 75 percent stayed in the 11 counties that make up Western North Carolina – Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain and Transylvania County. WCU […]

Robin Hood and his legacy coming to WCU

“Humor”, “a love story”, “very dramatic”, “extraordinary music”, and “twists and turns” are many of words being used to describe and expect from the upcoming live radio show of “Robin Hood- The Legacy”. “Robin Hood-The Legacy” will premiere on Thursday, Feb 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets […]

Oscar season – What’s your pick?

It’s the time of year where we pay tribute to the best movies of the past year. This year’s Academy Awards has tons of great movies, actors, actresses, and directors that are nominated. There is a little animosity leading into this year due to the fact that some people believe that the movie Selma was […]

Abandoned

A photo story on abandoned houses by Hunter Bryn and Nicole Roman. We went through Jackson County and explored the back roads and hills in search for houses that have been left behind. The photo story includes half destroyed houses and structures that have been reclaimed by nature. We talked to Jackson Co. Mapping office […]