Hurricane Helene devastated WNC Sept. 27, 2024. One year after the storm, residents of Haywood County gathered to commemorate what was lost and celebrate the volunteers and helpers that brought a sense of normalcy back to the county. The Haywood County Hurricane Helene remembrance ceremony was on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 9 a.m. outside the […]
Reaching to the past with the hands of the future
September 22, 2025 by
Twenty-two WCU elementary education students and volunteers prepare to guide Jackson County 2nd graders as part of a Mountain Heritage week of celebration. The crafts and cultural demonstration for elementary students from the surrounding areas will be on Tuesday, Sept. 23 near the WCU picnic tables. Students of the elementary social studies methods class will […]
WCU invites you to campus for annual fall tradition
September 19, 2025 by
Western Carolina University will host a series of events celebrating students’ families for its annual Family Weekend starting on Sept. 19. The highlight of the weekend is the home game against Samford on Saturday. The kickoff is at 2:30 p.m. The doors to the field will open 90 minutes before the game. Fans can get […]
Seed journeyed through space before landing as sapling at WCU
September 10, 2025 by
Version of the story was published in The Sylva Herald, Sept. 10 edition. Western Carolina students might walk past the small sweetgum sapling near the front of campus without any idea how unique it is. This small tree’s seed has left the planet and orbited around the moon. The Moon Tree, donated to the school […]
Local election season kicks off with candidate forum
August 29, 2025 by
A version of this story originally published in The Sylva Herald, Aug. 27 edition.Story produced with Halle Stanley Indivisible Common Ground-WNC hosted a forum for candidates in the upcoming local elections to introduce themselves and answer common questions. Brooklyn Brownie, Joseph Waldrum, Dwight McMahan, Taylor Armstrong, Samuel McGuire and Calvin Autrey are running for town […]
Payton McNabb’s victim speaks out
May 17, 2025 by
This story was originally published in the Smoky Mountain News and written by Cory Vaillancourt. On May 2, 2024, a brief, awkward moment inside a women’s restroom at Western Carolina University was recorded, uploaded to social media, and sparked a flashpoint in America’s ongoing culture wars. At the center of the encounter was Payton McNabb, […]
