Archives for March 10, 2020

Roper tours WCU steam plant, addresses budget impasse

UNC System President, Dr. William Roper visited Western Carolina to tour the aging facility and address the budget impasse that continues to take its toll on the university earlier in March. Western Carolina University’s steam plant is still running on long outdated equipment and is in major need of upgrades. The major renovation of the […]

Election 2020: Super Tuesday in Jackson County

A version of this story was published in The Sylva Herald March 4, 2020 edition with a shared by-line with Dave Russell  Super Tuesday 2020 came and went in Jackson County, across North Carolina and in 13 other states and American Samoa. Jackson County saw 9,243 residents (of 27,786 registered voters, or 33.26 percent) cast […]