Western Carolina University was invaded on Sept. 25 by younger than usual students. Around 860 children, grades 3-12, from 13 schools across the region were enjoying a chemistry magic show, learned to operate small robots and interacted with the larger dog robot, learned fun math, crime scenes, birds, brains, DNA and many other science activities. […]
Archives for October 2026
Pride is a celebration of life and its history
October 4, 2026 by
If you weren’t at Blue Ridge Pride hollering loud and loving proud…then where were you? Blue Ridge Pride brought together over 200 vendors and tons of people to celebrate its Pride festival in Pack Square Park on Sept. 26. Throughout the day, there were many performers, as well as speakers on the main stage and […]
Catamounts make a statement at home with a 44-20 victory over Tennessee Tech
October 4, 2026 by
Seven days after enduring a stinging 27-point beating in their Southern Conference opener at ETSU, the Western Carolina Catamounts found themselves backed firmly into a corner. Entering Saturday’s night showdown at E.J. Whitmire Stadium, head coach Kerwin Bell challenged his young roster to grow up in a hurry against an unblemished, top 10 nationally ranked […]
Community hears from Commission candidates
October 3, 2026 by
Story re-published from The Sylva Herald, Sept. 30 Budget, housing, transportation, food, data centers and flock cameras were topics that five candidates for county commissioners answered during the only public forum this mid-term elections. Organized by Southwestern Community College students in the Introduction to Sociology class young voters researched and asked questions in a room […]
Catamounts surrender early lead, fall to ETSU 3 – 1
October 3, 2026 by
Western Carolina broke through against a defense that had yet to allow a goal in Southern Conference play, but the Catamounts could not make their first-half lead stand. Two ETSU goals in a span of 1 minute, 49 seconds early in the second half turned a tied match into a 3-1 defeat for WCU in […]
