The 2024 election saw many offices and seats trade hands in what was certainly a divisive election. WCU communication students produced live, hyper-local coverage of the election from multiple counties in Western North Carolina. Their live broadcast brought updates from Jackson, Haywood, Macon and Swain counties, as well as thorough in-studio coverage. Our reporters said […]
Early voting saw record turnout. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5
November 4, 2024 by
Despite the Homecoming festivities, tailgating and home game WCU polling place saw a steady trickle of voters on the last day of early voting Nov. 2. By closing time at 3 p.m. over 2,900 people voted at WCU polling station the highest since the polling place opened in 2016. In Jackson County 17,502 registered voters […]
Update on the aftermath of Hurricane Helene for Oct. 3
October 3, 2024 by
The report provided with cooperation with WWCU 93.5 FMThe death toll from Helene continues to rise. There are around 200 confirmed death and half of those are in Western North Carolina. Majority are in Buncombe County but there are deaths recorded in Henderson, Macon, Avery. The death toll is expected to rise as emergency crews […]
WCU communication alum gifts $100,000 creates two scholarships
December 6, 2023 by
Story by Julia Duvall, WCU Senior Media Relations CoordinatiorA 1984 graduate of Western Carolina University’s communication program who is now senior vice president of operations for Charter Communications-Spectrum Reach has made $100,000 in gifts and pledges to create two new annual scholarships in support of future students in the program. Christopher Faw and his wife, […]
News writing course part of effort to keep local newspapers in circulation
March 22, 2023 by
Originally published by Julie Duvall on WCU Stories Students in Katerina Spasovska’s News Writing II course at Western Carolina University are getting real-world experience writing stories for the local newspaper, the Sylva Herald. Spasovska, an associate professor in WCU’s communication department, works with her students to do research, interviews and sit in on local government […]
Jackson County will see more conservative policies
November 11, 2022 by
Republican party are winners in the 2020 midterm elections but experts say it is not the expected red wave. Jackson County was no exception. The turnout for this election was 50% which is lower then 2018 and a lot lower from the 2020 elections when over 72% of registered voters in the county casted their […]
