Women’s basketball head coach, Jonathon Tsipis, has made a positive impact on the team since joining WCU in April. The WCU Athletic Department and WCU Board of Trustees announced the new head coach role on April 5. Tsipis becomes the 14th different women’s basketball head coach in Western Carolina history. Tsipis is enjoying getting to […]
Amanda Allen: From aspiring journalist to elections director
(Story was corrected on Oct. 7 we had unintentional mistake instead of district we had county in the paragraph on county commissioner candidate Jenny Lynn Hooper.)There are a lot of moving parts in an election. There is the ordering of the ballots, the staffing of the polls and overall ensuring the Board of Elections office […]
N.C. absentee ballot hiccup: 2.9 million to be reprinted
The new absentee ballots without We the People party and its presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are in process to be printed. Election offices across the state are now playing catch-up after receiving the North Carolina Supreme Court decision late last week. N.C. State Board of Elections is requiring absentee ballots to be sent […]
When can voters in Jackson County expect their absentee ballots to arrive?
As voters prepare to visit the polls, the Jackson County Board of Elections discussed big adjustments at their Sept. 10 meeting. The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 9 for the removal of former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from all ballots in North Carolina. North Carolina is the first state in the […]
Sylva Pride is back with a three-day festival
The 4th annual Sylva Pride Festival is this Friday through Sunday, Sept. 13 to 15. The Pride Festival will celebrate queer identities and protest for queer rights and acceptance on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Bridge Park in Sylva. The president of Sylva Pride, Burgin Mackey, is looking to bring a small […]
Tennesee representative visits WCU for Harris-Walz campaign
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson (D – Memphis, TN), in collaboration with the Harris-Walz campaign and the College Democrats at Western Carolina University, hosted a meet and greet at the WCU A. K. Hinds University Center Wednesday, Sept. 4. The event aimed at connecting with locals and college students advocating for social change and rallying […]









