Turkey, staffing, pies and family. Hear about history, family traditions, food and fun during the Thanksgiving. We played shopping game and calculated how much will it cost you if you are hosting a Thanksgiving for four. Happy gobble day!
WCU hosts last open house this year
November 23, 2025 by
Western Carolina University opened its doors to prospective students for the second open house on Saturday, Nov.22. The day was designed for potential students and their families to explore academic opportunities, campus life and the area. Open House takes a long time to organize. Administration support specialist in Admissions office, Bonnie Adams, said that there […]
Food insecurity in Jackson County is on the rise
November 21, 2025 by
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week runs from Nov. 16 to 22 this year. Here is what hunger looks like in Jackson County. Feeding America creates yearly reports on food insecurity. The 2025 data set covers the years 2019 to 2023. The report breaks down statistics by county, state and congressional district. In Jackson County, approximately 7,430 people faced food insecurity […]
Speaker series meets capacity as the voting rights act is criticized
November 21, 2025 by
On a campus known for civic engagement, one speaker encouraged students to rethink the very law that made voting more accessible. At a speaker series honoring the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Dr. Andy Jackson director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, argued that federal oversight of […]
Whee Life Science episode: Fire season and how to prevent fires and look to the sky
November 21, 2025 by
This week we are talking science. Here from the North Carolina Forest Service public information office, Philip Jackson, on the dangers of forest fires post Helene and how we can all help in preventing them. We also have our ayes to the sky and talked to professor Enrique Gomez about new comet who is not […]
Catamount football’s playoff hopes end after loss to ETSU
November 18, 2025 by
The WCU Football team took on the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Buccaneers in the Blue Ridge Border Battle and on Senior Day. There was a special guest in attendance for the game, Cal Raleigh. Raleigh is a Cullowhee native. He led Major League Baseball in home runs this year and led the Seattle Mariners […]
