After a prolonged dry season, rain showers alleviate drought conditions in western North Carolina. Although the region is getting scattered rains, it’s not enough to get the region out of the drought. The National Centers for Environmental Information gives a current drought reduction estimate of the amount of rainfall needed to end drought conditions in […]
Whee Life: Graduation edition!
May 1, 2026 by
Hear from graduates on their experience at WCU, involvement within their programs, and advice for those still in college. Sam Scroggins talks about how she found the Communication major through the advice of a professor, and Halle Stanley gives advice on why managing your time as a student is important. For graduate and doctoral degrees, […]
95.3 WWCU and Whee-TV wrap up the spring semester with Greening Up the Mountains festival
April 28, 2026 by
As the semester comes to an end, 95.3 WWCU and Whee TV held their final spring broadcast covering Greening Up the Mountain Festival on April 25 in downtown Sylva. For those in attendance at the festival, crowds started to fill Main Street at 10 a.m., but for broadcasting students at WCU, their day started at […]
Thousands of people attend Greening Up The Mountain despite rain
April 26, 2026 by
Becki Veach contributed to the story What started as a small Earth Day Festival has now become a celebration of Appalachian culture and spring, turning the 28th annual Greening Up The Mountains Festival into one of the largest single-day festivals in the U.S. “We love coming to these festivals. We try to support local artists […]
Sun, fun and trash pick up – that how its done during Tuck River cleanup
April 24, 2026 by
The 42nd annual Tuckasegee River cleanup was a success. 592 volunteers picked up around 5,000 pounds of trash from our beloved river and at the same time had fun on the boats and on the ground. Last year’s record of over 7,549 pounds of trash is undefeated because of Hurricane Helene. This year’s Tuck River […]
Whee Life: Artemis missions and taking humans back to the Moon
April 18, 2026 by
NASA accomplished something historic in April. We are step closer to stepping again to the Moon. Artemis II mission to orbit the moon and come back in 10 days was successful and as NASA says on their website “the first crewed Artemis flight marks a key step toward long‑term return to the Moon and future […]
