Edited by Stewart Butler, Deanna Sipe A nonprofit food pantry in Sylva is lending a helping hand after Hurricane Helene. Community Table is feeding 80 to 100 Jackson County residents every day. Director Paige Christie says it’s essential to get the word out that Community Table is open. “We’re going to be rocking and rolling […]
Voting after Helene: Interview with Jackson County Elections Director
October 11, 2024 by
The elections are less then a month away WNC is facing a lot of challenges after Helene considering the damages and distraction of many voting places and election boards. The deadline for voter registration is today, Oct. 11 and NC voters will need to show a voter ID when casting a vote in person or […]
#WNCsmart: an interview with WCU shoreline expert Robert Young
October 11, 2024 by
Story co-reported with Marrah Ste. Marie On Tuesday, Oct. 8 reporters Deanna Sipe and Marrah Ste. Marie interviewed Dr. Robert Young the Director of Western Carolina’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines for the student-run radio station 95.3 FM. Listen below.
NC legislation passes relief package for WNC after Helene
October 10, 2024 by
The North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives unanimously passed the Disaster Relief Act 2024, granting $273 billion in relief funds for the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The bill covers 25 counties in WNC as well as Brunswick and New Hanover counties who were hit by PTC8, a potential tropical typhoon, on Sept. 16. The […]
Swain County: What you need to know on how and where to vote
October 10, 2024 by
As Election Day quickly approaches, it’s important to make a voting plan to ensure your vote is counted in November’s elections. In the last general elections in 2020 over 70% of the 10,088 registered voters in Swain County voted. Voters in Swain County will receive the same ballot except a small number of voters in […]
Macon County: What you need to know on how and where to vote.
October 10, 2024 by
Elections are starting soon, and for many residents in Macon County, this may be their first time voting. In 2022 local elections only 8,651 people voted in the county, but the local Board of Election predicts close to 20,000 people to vote this year. In the 2020 elections around 77% of the 27,162 registered voters […]
