A version of the story was published in The Sylva Herald, April 1 edition Over 700 protesters filled downtown Sylva near the Jackson County Historic Courthouse for the third “No Kings” protest on Saturday, March 28. This protest was one of 3.100 organized across the country bringing over eight million people in a single protests across all 50 states making […]
Whee Life: Celebrating Woman History Month
March 27, 2026 by
The month of March is dedicated to women’s history month, a time to recognize the contributions women have made throughout history. Women’s history month traces its roots back to March 8, 1857, when women working in factories in New York City protested poor working conditions. In 169 years since then women in U.S. have gain […]
Whee Life: Sports edition
March 20, 2026 by
This episode of Whee Life we are bringing you updates on the spring season for variety of WCU sports. Our sports editor Owen Flamming covered SOCON tournament for WCJ this March and bringing us some more insights from the games and what the coach coach Tim Craft said about the basketball season despite the loss […]
County, towns catch up on projects
March 18, 2026 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 19 edition The Jackson County Board of Commissioners and leaders of the county’s four municipalities gathered for a powow last Tuesday, March 10. The meeting in the Burrell Building on Southwestern Community College’s Campus lasted only about 55 minutes. County Manager Kevin King gave the assemblage […]
Whee Life: WCU on a spring break
March 13, 2026 by
While most of the students are out on a break not all are gone. There are limited food and transportation services on WCU campus. Hunter Library is also working with reduced hours. Group of students with faculty and staff are taking alternative spring break assisting veterans in Asheville fix the property they bought after Helene […]
Battle of the bots: WCU engineering students compete in robot showdown
March 12, 2026 by
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers at WCU has some end-of-midterm season fun with a competition between handmade robots. The SME president, Chloe Stewart, says the robot showdown creates not only a learning opportunity for students but also allows them to be creative within their engineering discipline. “The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is an organization where […]
