Archives for February 2022

U.S. Army ups its recruitment game

The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, Feb. 23 edition. Things have changed for people looking to join the U.S. Army. To stay competitive and attract more recruits the Army has increased sign-on incentives to a maximum of $50,000, the largest incentive opportunity ever offered to new recruits by the Army. The previous […]

Catamounts maul Purple Eagles

The catamount baseball team opened up their 2022 regular season with a four game series against the Niagara Purple Eagles on Feb. 18 through Feb. 20.See the full story The Cats collected an astounding amount of offense during the opening series. They scored 72 runs over the course of the four games. Head baseball coach, […]

When Satan settled down in Cullowhee

WCJ is re-publishing the article from The Sylva Herald that brings a story about WCU mascot ‘Satan’ during late 1940s. Story written by Jim Buchanan. The idea of a mascot named Satan seems a little bit shocking these days, but then again school symbols with connotations to the underworld aren’t uncommon – just think of […]

Sylva downtown keeps the chickens and gets social district

The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, Feb. 16 edition Story with shared by line with SH editor Dave Russell Three and a half hours, a handful of contentious issues, about 70 attendees and 30 commenters and a 2,669-word Sylva Herald story. Sylva Town Hall last Thursday hosted a town board meeting for […]

Honey contest to help highlight pollinator issue

The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, Feb. 16 edition. Honey lovers can get a taste of local honey and learn more about bees and the pollination crisis at the first honey tasting contest at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino on April 26. The contest features three categories of honey – light, light amber and […]

WCU radio station is on air and with a new frequency

Student run radio station WWCU FM is back on air after two long years of transition. On Jan. 27 at approximately 4:40 p.m., the station was rocking the radio waves on the new frequency 95.3. The old call number 90.5 FM is now for the local NPR station, Blue Ridge Public Radio. The station was […]