The episode is co-produced with Halle Stanley Election Day for the 2025 municipal elections was Nov. 4. Jackson County Election Director Amanda Allen shares more about all that happened this year. Listen to hear more about election results, what municipal elections are and early information about the primary election happening in March. Hear us on […]
Trick or Treat, rain or shine
November 7, 2025 by
Mini vampires, witches, ghosts and more came together to celebrate an early Halloween with their community. The Cullowhee United Methodist Church on WCU’s campus hosted their traditional Trunk or Treat alongside a HalloWHEEn Extravaganza meal for the community, in Wednesday, Oct. 29. Due to the rainy weather Cullowhee has experienced this past week, no […]
SNAP benefits lapse with government shutdown
November 6, 2025 by
As the federal government shutdown continues on for over one month, concerns have emerged on what this means for the average person. Amid the shutdown’s impacts, SNAP benefits were not rolled out on Nov. 1. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services says that “this means no new benefits will be added to EBT […]
Carolna Public Press: High turnout for NC municipal elections as voters make themselves heard
November 6, 2025 by
North Carolina voters in 447 municipalities and 88 counties elected mayors, city councils, boards of education, boards of commissioners and voted on a few ballot referendums. According to an analysis from Western Carolina University political science professor Chris Cooper, about 39% of North Carolina voters were eligible to vote. Each municipality’s election was defined by its own local […]
Elections 2025: Turnout in the municipal elections better then expected
November 4, 2025 by
Story updated 11:37 p.m. Turnout of Jackson County voters in the municipal elections was 29.57% or in numbers 636 votes were casted out of the 2,151 eligible voters residents of Sylva, Dillsboro, Webster, Forest Hills Village and Highlands. Over half of these votes were casted on Election Day, Nov. 4. See the preliminary and unofficial […]
