North Carolina voters in 447 municipalities and 88 counties elected mayors, city councils, boards of education, boards of commissioners and voted on a few ballot referendums. According to an analysis from Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper, about 39% of North Carolina voters were eligible to vote. Each municipality’s election was defined by its own local […]
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Carolna Public Press: High turnout for NC municipal elections as voters make themselves heard
November 6, 2025 by
Elections 2025: Turnout in the municipal elections better then expected
November 4, 2025 by
Story updated 11:37 p.m. Turnout of Jackson County voters in the municipal elections was 29.57% or in numbers 636 votes were casted out of the 2,151 eligible voters residents of Sylva, Dillsboro, Webster, Forest Hills Village and Highlands. Over half of these votes were casted on Election Day, Nov. 4. See the preliminary and unofficial […]
Organization advocates for maternal and fetal health on WCU campus
November 4, 2025 by
The walkway from the fountain to Blue Ridge Dorm had large and graphic displays of fetuses and information on mortality rates of mothers during pregnancy. Many WCU students were commenting on the posters. This was part of the program from the Endowment for Maternal-Fetal Health (MFH) to educate students about maternal mortality rates. MFH is […]
