Chandler Keller assisted in the reporting of this story. The number of COVID-19 cases in Jackson county jumped to 12 this past week. This was an increase of seven cases from the last update sent out on April 24. In addition to this, eight individuals have tested positive at a Jackson County healthcare provider that […]
COVID-19: Keep the distance
April 27, 2020 by
N.C. Governor, Roy Cooper extended the executive order of stay-at-home to May 8. This comes despite the growing protests for lifting the stay at home order for the state of Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina. As of Friday, April 24, North Carolina has at least 7,821 reported cases of the coronavirus with 278 deaths, according to data collected […]
HOMEBASE still offering services amongst COVID-19
April 8, 2020 by
During the COVID-19 crisis a lot of students working on or near campus lost their jobs. Leading to lower or no income for necessary expenses like rent, food and hygiene needs. The university is offering a student relief fund for students who need to pay for these expenses. Another resource including food, hygiene needs, and housing being […]
WCU students respond to prorated housing and dinning refunds
April 3, 2020 by
Some WCU students will be receiving prorated refunds for their dinning and housing plans that they are unable to use at this point due to the circumstances created by the COVID-19 virus. The decision was announced by WCU officials Monday, March 30, after a special meeting of the UNC Board of Governors. The UNC system is […]
WCU adopts new grading guidelines for Spring 2020 semester
March 30, 2020 by
Western Carolina University adopted a new Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading policy for the Spring 2020 semester. Richard Starnes, Interim Provost of Western Carolina University, announced the new guidelines on Friday, March 27. The Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading resolution was proposed and passed by Faculty Senate on Wednesday and was followed by acceptance by the upper administration. The university will now be […]
Stay at home order, travel restrictions in Jackson county
March 30, 2020 by
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued a statewide executive order for residents to stay at home in response to the increasing community spread of COVID-19. The order, announced last Friday, goes into effect at 5 p.m. Monday, March 30 and will remain in effect for 30 days from that date. Within the statewide order, people […]
