Department of Education changes worry students about future

Videos produced by Anthony Fowler. With executive orders like “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” and “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” the Trump administration has already made many significant changes to the Department of Education. Many of the changes that have been made fall in line with Project 2025’s Mandate for Leadership: The […]

Live Western live Global

The 43rd International Festival at WCU brought students, faculty, staff, community together in fellowship and joy accompanied with plenty of good food, sweets, music and dance. See the video story.

Revealing Eastern Cherokee history through personal journals

Eastern Cherokee Histories in Translation is uncovering personal accounts of Cherokee history by translating original Eastern Cherokee documents into English.  “This work can have this real impact on community histories and knowledges,” said project director and editor Sara Snyder Hopkins.  The ECHT website describes the project as sharing unique texts that have not been previously […]

WheeLife news magazine: Updates on the Cullowhee dam and research analyzing digital dating abuse

Welcome to WheeLife, the radio news magazine for Cullowhee, Jackson County and the region. This is the third show and is a collaboration between the Western Carolina Journalist and 95.3 WWCU. This weeks episode is brought to you by Marie Spencer and Dylan Branscome. You will hear us every Friday at 4 p.m. until the […]

WheeLife news magazine: The new gas station not really wanted and more

Welcome to WheeLife, the radio news magazine for Cullowhee, Jackson County and the region. This is the second show and is a collaboration between the Western Carolina Journalist and 95.3 WWCU. This weeks episode is brought to you by Callia Addikis and Morgan Korson. You will hear us every Friday at 4 p.m. until the […]

Sylva bracing for the road construction

Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, April 3 edition. When visitors come through Sylva these days, they see a sign apologizing for the dust and empty lots where a Dunkin Donuts, Speedy’s or a farm supply store used to be.  For a 2.6-mile road construction project stretching from the bridge at the Innovation Brewery […]