Jackson County Public Schools’ test scores are on the rise, with several Smoky Mountain High School students receiving College Board awards for academic excellence. At the Sept. 23 Board of Education meeting, JCPS Director of Testing and Accountability Adam Holt presented the 2024-2025 academic year state accountability data release. This data examines end-of-course exams, ACT […]
Archives for September 29, 2025
Stronger together: Remembering one year after Helene
September 29, 2025 by
Community, students and staff remembered people lost, the devastations, the pain and the helpers by ringing a bell at the center of campus below the alumni clocktower on Friday, Sept. 26. Around 60 people surrounding the tower stood quietly while somber bell sounds followed the messages remembering and celebrating the people of WNC. Joy Mischley, […]
Haywood County: One year after Helene
September 29, 2025 by
Hurricane Helene devastated WNC Sept. 27, 2024. One year after the storm, residents of Haywood County gathered to commemorate what was lost and celebrate the volunteers and helpers that brought a sense of normalcy back to the county. The Haywood County Hurricane Helene remembrance ceremony was on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 9 a.m. outside the […]
Mountain Heritage Center exhibit on the growth of WCU women’s athletics
September 29, 2025 by
Women athletes and their achievements through the history of WCU is on display at the Mountain Heritage Center. The exhibit Clearing the Hurdles: Women and Sport at WCU, 1889 to the Present opened early September and you can see it through through Dec. 12. The exhibit explores the “people, events, and laws that helped shape […]
