Welcome to WheeLife, the radio news magazine for Cullowhee, Jackson County and the region. This is the third show and is a collaboration between the Western Carolina Journalist and 95.3 WWCU. This weeks episode is brought to you by Marie Spencer and Dylan Branscome. You will hear us every Friday at 4 p.m. until the […]
Archives for April 2025
WheeLife news magazine: The new gas station not really wanted and more
April 9, 2025 by
Welcome to WheeLife, the radio news magazine for Cullowhee, Jackson County and the region. This is the second show and is a collaboration between the Western Carolina Journalist and 95.3 WWCU. This weeks episode is brought to you by Callia Addikis and Morgan Korson. You will hear us every Friday at 4 p.m. until the […]
Sylva bracing for the road construction
April 4, 2025 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, April 3 edition. When visitors come through Sylva these days, they see a sign apologizing for the dust and empty lots where a Dunkin Donuts, Speedy’s or a farm supply store used to be. For a 2.6-mile road construction project stretching from the bridge at the Innovation Brewery […]
Students at WCU explain how to make all-gender bathrooms easier to access on campus
April 4, 2025 by
Bathrooms are an essential part of living for anyone everywhere. But all-gender bathrooms in today’s politics can be seen as a DEI issue. Especially on a college campus. However, the all-gender bathrooms are used by everyone and knowing where one can find them and have them in an areas frequented by community is providing an […]
Spring Literary Festival bringing accomplished writers for the community
April 4, 2025 by
The WCU English department will host the WCU Spring Literary Festival from April 7-10, with multiple novelists, poets, and other types of authors coming to campus to showcase their work. Emery Eldredge, senior at WCU and the intern for the Spring Literary Festival, is excited to bring so many accomplished writers to WCU. “We have […]
Church feeds anyone from campus, community
April 4, 2025 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, April 3 edition. St. David’s Church offers free meals for WCU students and the local community. With food insecurity on the rise, St. David’s is not only serving free hot meals, they are providing a warm and welcoming space for the community to come together. The episcopal church in […]
