The new absentee ballots without We the People party and its presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are in process to be printed. Election offices across the state are now playing catch-up after receiving the North Carolina Supreme Court decision late last week. N.C. State Board of Elections is requiring absentee ballots to be sent […]
Catamount Motor Club: Who are they?
December 12, 2023 by
The Catamount Motor Club offers students and locals the opportunity to collectively share their love of cars. How many members what kind of cars and when the club was formed. What they do Members participate in weekly meets, charity fundraisers for local non-profits, group drives, and more. There are no dues, no commitments and no […]
Investigation continues in Shining Rock arson case
December 12, 2023 by
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has joined WCU Police in the Shining Rock arson investigation. WCU Police Department received reports of a fire in Shining Rock Residence Hall Tuesday, Nov. 14. Smoke was traced to two trash cans burning in the third floor communal bathroom. This marked the third case of suspected arson […]
Coon Hunters Association will hold Youth Day Oct. 7
September 22, 2023 by
Originally published in The Sylva Herald, Sept. 13 edition The hills abound with folks “trying to keep the old mountain traditions alive.” The Jackson County Coon Hunters Association is joining the effort with Youth Day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. The event, at 44 Oak Hill Drive, Sylva, will include field […]
WCU is adding new intramural fields for lower campus
March 27, 2023 by
Backhoes, front-loaders, and excavators roam what was once a grassy plain behind Norton Road Hall. The 6-acre plot has been reduced to a red-clay wasteland as it is razed for the construction of new campus facilities. Curtis Monteith, WCU director of Design, Planning, and Construction, says multiple athletic facilities will be open for students by fall 2024. The […]
