The courtyard of Western Carolina University on Saturday morning, April 1, was filled with excitement as over 300 runners came out to participate on the 7th Valley of the Lilies race. Micaela Birek, marketing coordinator for the Valley of the Lilies said that she saw many of the same people running from previous years. Bill […]
A race to become Miss BSU
March 31, 2017 by
As a closeout to Black Awareness Week, the Black Student Union presents the Miss BSU pageant. The event will be at 2 p.m. April 2 in the UC Grandroom, tickets are $5. The contestants this year are all freshman: Alexis Gardner, Kirsten Oliphant, Kianna Smith, and Indiah Witherspoon and they are being coached by former […]
Sylva: The region’s most literary town
March 31, 2017 by
This story was written by Quintin Ellison, originally published in The Sylva Herald. One day last week, Catherine Carter, a poet and professor in the English department at Western Carolina University, started sketching a bubble chart to illustrate how literary and artistic engagement dovetail in this community. She didn’t complete the task. “I ran out of paper. […]
Profanity in trailer raises questions
March 31, 2017 by
This story was written by Jason Farmer, originally published in The Sylva Herald. A just-released movie trailer for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” shocked some local residents and thrilled others with its profanity-spewing approach. “Martin really went to town on this first trailer,” Location Manager Robert Foulkes said Friday about Director Martin McDonagh’s movie tease. “It […]
Could traffic eclipse solar event?
March 31, 2017 by
This story was written by Haley Smith, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Jackson County Emergency Management wants additional information from transportation officials on possible traffic congestion for Aug. 21 – the day of the total solar eclipse. County officials met Monday to review an initial N.C. Department of Transportation study. It compared current traffic volumes with […]
Football player’s story inspires writing effort
March 30, 2017 by
This story was written by Rachel Plouse, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Sandra McMahan, the mother of two members of the Mountain Faith band and wife of another, has always had a passion for children. After Mountain Faith garnered new found fame from America’s Got Talent, McMahan decided it would be a great opportunity to use […]
