Rainfall from Hurricane Helene closes Western Carolina University

The normally calm Cullowhee Creek was flooding, taking out bridges and paths during the rain from Hurricane Helene.  Since then, waters have receded but WCU public safety in an email warned that even though waters are receding riverbanks and other areas near water are still soft and can collapse. Western Carolina University is now operating […]

Weather cancels Mountain Heritage Day celebration

Hurricane Helene forced WCU to cancel the 50th anniversary of Mountain Heritage Day due to anticipated dangerous and high-water levels in the region. Classes at WCU have also been cancelled for Thursday and Friday. The following week of classes up until Friday, Oct. 4 have been cancelled as well. “The unique and dangerous levels of […]

Future voters show off their artistry

Many voters enjoy getting a sticker after casting their ballot. This election, voters in Jackson County have a chance to snag an exclusive, hand-drawn sticker by a 6-year-old Jackson County citizen, Wesley Nielheisel.  Nielheisel attended Fun 4 Kids Day Camp this summer hosted by the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Department and the local 4-H […]

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 […]