This story was written by Tanner Hall, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Geologists over the next few months will finish mapping all previous, current and potential landslides in Jackson County. The information should be available by June, according to Jennifer Bauer of Appalachian Landslide Consultants, an Asheville-based firm. County officials hired the company for $143,000 in […]
Archives for February 2017
Residents protest student apartments on Speedwell
February 24, 2017 by
This story was written by Tanner Hall, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Longtime residents in a small Cullowhee neighborhood next to Western Carolina University worry that additional student housing in the Speedwell area could lead to tragedy. A developer wants to build apartments near Speedwell Acres. Residents say two-lane Speedwell Road cannot handle additional traffic. The […]
Bouncing back after Clemson
February 24, 2017 by
The Catamounts return home for opening weekend in Cullowhee on Friday Feb. 24 with the first pitch against Marshall at 4 p.m. Western Carolina is coming back from their lost battle against the Clemson Tigers in South Carolina on Wednesday. This was the first time visiting Clemson since losing to them in June, 2016 in the […]
Trails at Pinnacle Park deliberately spiked
February 24, 2017 by
This story was written by Quintin Ellison, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Police and volunteers used leaf blowers and metal detectors to sweep Pinnacle Park’s entire 18-mile trail system, uncovering and removing 50 or more booby-trap spikes forged from 16-penny nails. Someone hammered the nails into roots. The nails’ heads were clipped or cut off, leaving […]
Speaker to discuss digital and social media communication in healthcare
February 22, 2017 by
Heath Nettles, the director of digital and social media in the Marketing and Communications Division of Mission Health System, will be guest speaking at 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27 in the University Center’s Catamount Room. Nettles will talk about his experience with digital communication and content marketing for healthcare. The event will also will also give current […]
Whee Wagon program continues steady growth
February 22, 2017 by
An on-campus organization is continuing to take great strides to provide children in hospitals with a unique gift. Whee Wagon, a program started in 2015 through the WCU School of Nursing, is dedicated to supplying sick children wagons equipped with IV poles. The program has grown steadily since its inauguration and continues to donate to facilities […]
