Baseball player Stephen Notaro, the Westlake California native, came to Cullowhee and WCU in 2007 as a star high school player, and since he has proven himself on the baseball diamond and in the classroom. “Western Carolina senior Stephen Notaro was today named the Southern Conference’s Player of the Week by the conference office for games […]
US national fly fishing championship preparations underway across western North Carolina
April 28, 2011 by
Venues have been set, beats are being mapped out and anglers from around the country will soon be pouring in from around the country. The US national fly fishing championship will take place in Cherokee, NC May 19 to 22. The tournament is expecting 60 anglers. Participants are required to pay a $250 fee to […]
Gatlinburg wastewater treatment leakage halted
April 7, 2011 by
Contaminated water from the Gatlinburg wastewater treatment plant is no longer flowing into the Little Pigeon River. Last night at around 7:30 p.m. wastewater treatment was restored and sewage is no longer heading for the Little Pigeon River. Following the early morning of April 5 rainfall across the South, two Veolia Water North America employees, […]
New Oconoluftee visitor center opens near Cherokee
April 7, 2011 by
The new Oconoluftee visitor center opened on April 1, and in 24 hours it already had 4000 visitors. The center is the most popular gateway to the Smoky Mountains National Park from North Carolina and around 39 percent of the parks traffic goes through this park entrance. The visitor center is the first new visitor […]
Red Fish along Florida coast bring anglers from around the country
March 17, 2011 by
Fly Fisherman targeting redfish stalked Eastern Florida flats, coming to the town of Titusville in hopes of fighting and landing the elusive redfish. The fish are in abundance this month in the Mosquito Lagoon area of the Canaveral National Seashore. This brings budget anglers from across the world, which specifically target red fish before the […]
Pennsylvania flooding effects north east fly fishing team USA regional
March 17, 2011 by
State College, PA— Anglers from across the United States and Canada gathered in Central Pennsylvania in hopes of securing a spot in the National Fly Fishing Championship, which will be held in Cherokee, NC from May 19-22, 2011. Snowstorms on Monday dropped between 10 and 15 inches of wet snow throughout Central Pennsylvania. Tuesday’s unseasonably […]
