story co-written with Jake Harkey Part 2 of the serial of stories published in The Sylva Herald on Jan. 24 edition The N.C. Department of Transportation plans to reconfigure N.C.107 through Sylva’s commercial corridor for safety reasons. In the summer of 2021 NCDOT began work on the road. According to Sylva lawyer and roads activist […]
N.C. 107 work: A long road behind, and ahead
December 30, 2023 by
story co-written with Jake HarkeyPart 1 of the serial of stories published in The Sylva Herald, Dec. 13, 2023 America runs on Dunkin and Sylva lost the only one in town. Dunkin ceased selling coffee and doughnuts in November due to road construction and more businesses will be closing permanently or moving to a new […]
A touch of Japan comes to Bridge Park
April 28, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, April 19 edition Sylva hosts its first Japan Fest Saturday, April 29, from 2-5 p.m. at Bridge Park. Attendees can eat, dance and practice calligraphy and get to know more about Japan. The Sylva Japan Fest is organized by the Japan Outreach Initiative Coordinator for Western Carolina University, […]
The unseen side of fraternities
March 20, 2023 by
Story co-produced with Jake Harkey. When we talk greek life or especially fraternities, most of the time it is about partying, drinking or hazing. Now, there are a lot of valid reasons people think that. We see stories all the time of fraternities getting in trouble for underage drinking and throwing parties that may have […]
WCU Global Spotlight: 8 billion people in the world
March 19, 2023 by
Western Carolina University professors will discuss the impact of 8 billion people- from the impact on the business, to aging and resources. The panel is part of the WCU Global Spotlight serial, and the speakers are Dr. Edward Lopez, Dr. Nathan Dollar, Dr. Yiqing Yang and Dr. Lara Bryant. The event starts at 4 p.m. […]
Changes in the MLB rules will impact college baseball
March 16, 2023 by
Baseball has forever been known as America’s favorite pastime. However, there has always been one lingering issue with baseball. That issue being how long a game takes. During the 2022 MLB season the average game length was 3 hours and 3 minutes. Many fans struggle to sit through such a long game and have voiced […]
