The College Republicans at Western Carolina University will have their inaugural meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 in the University Center Dogwood Room. Tristin Goode, the leader of the group, wants them to bring Republican candidates to talk about politics and climate change. The College Republicans club was revived in 2025, and Goode is hoping […]
Archives for September 2026
Music On The Porch Festival this Saturday in Dillsboro
September 2, 2026 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, Sept. 2 edition. The Appalachian Women’s Museum will host its seventh annual Music on the Porch festival from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Monteith Farmstead Park in Dillsboro. The annual event celebrates Appalachia’s musical culture. live performances, local food and artisans will bring the community […]
Early voting returns to WCU campus
September 2, 2026 by
Western Carolina University students will have access to an early voting site with the approval of the Health and Human Sciences building as a polling location for the November midterm election. The State Board voted Thursday, Aug. 20, to approve HHS as one of five early voting sites in Jackson County. The Cullowhee Recreation Center […]
Western Carolina blows out Eastern Kentucky 45-21
September 1, 2026 by
Catamounts’ high-powered, record-setting offense picked up where it left off as WCU opened the new season against Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Aug. 29, setting a record-high 45-21 victory and getting one step closer to leading the all-time series against EKU at 5-4 WCU. It was also a christening of $40 million in athletics facility upgrades […]
Catamounts debut new press box in season-opening win
September 1, 2026 by
When the Western Carolina Catamounts took the field against Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Aug. 29, the energy inside E.J. Whitmire Stadium was electric. The Catamounts delivered on the turf with a thrilling 45-21 victory to open the season, but part of the buzz surrounding Saturday’s contest centered high above Bob Waters field as the university […]
