The new Pride of the Mountains Marching band director would be none other than David Starnes, the current director of bands at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Kennesaw, Ga. Starnes will be replacing the award-winning Bob Buckner, who will be retiring as of July 1 after 20 years as director of athletic bands at WCU. […]
Major storm sweeps through Cullowhee
April 29, 2011 by
Western Carolina University students received a late night surprise on Thursday, April 28, as a tornado warning put the Cullowhee area on high alert. Students living on campus filled the bottom floors of their dorms and waited out the storm. According to Tammi Hudson, WCU’s emergency management director, the university’s siren system was activated at […]
Jay Mayan: Whitewater kayaker
April 28, 2011 by
Apart from the papers, the reading assignments, and stuffy classrooms, 22-year-old Jay Mahan escapes the studies of Entrepreneurship to paddle the waters of Western NC. Mahan’s life completely changed a year and a half ago when he first paddled a kayak. Now he has been pushing the limits ever since. A solid Class V boater, […]
Stephen Notaro named SOCON player of the week
April 28, 2011 by
Baseball player Stephen Notaro, the Westlake California native, came to Cullowhee and WCU in 2007 as a star high school player, and since he has proven himself on the baseball diamond and in the classroom. “Western Carolina senior Stephen Notaro was today named the Southern Conference’s Player of the Week by the conference office for games […]
Sylva’s downtown spring festival
April 26, 2011 by
The 14th Annual Greening Up the Mountains festival was held Saturday, April 23 in downtown Sylva. Hundreds of tourists and community members attended the festival to see the local crafts, hear live music, and feast on a variety of local treats. To hear first hand accounts from visitors watch the video. This annual spring festival […]
