This story was originally published in The Sylva Herald. Police say a Western Carolina University student set the Feb. 13 fire in Walker Residence Hall that forced hundreds of students to evacuate. Byron Young, 18, a WCU freshman from Winston-Salem, faces a felony criminal charge of burn certain public buildings. If convicted, he could face 10 […]
Amid deportation rumors … Immigrants gripped by fear
March 3, 2017 by
This story was written by Quintin Ellison, originally published in The Sylva Herald. As federal policies on immigration harden, the local rumor mill churns ever faster. Federal agents and local law enforcement officers reportedly arrested a Hispanic man on immigration violations at Sylva’s Walmart Plaza. Local law enforcement say the story is untrue. Police officers did arrest […]
Health communication speaker helps kick-off new concentration
March 2, 2017 by
This story was co-written with Haley Smith. Western Carolina University’s Communication Department is offering a new health communication concentration for current and prospective students. The new concentration will accompany the current broadcasting, broadcast sales, journalism and public relations concentrations for communication majors. The department’s website defines the new concentration as, “A program that focuses on how […]
Helping hand for the Jackson County neighbors in need
February 28, 2017 by
Poverty in Western North Carolina is high and Jackson County resembles that picture, even though it’s not so obvious. According to the US Census Bureau, more than 20 percent, or around 8,000 people are poverty stricken. To combat the poverty, local community is helping and Jackson Neighbors in Need (JNIN), for the past nine years, has been […]
Park announces solar eclipse event
February 28, 2017 by
News release from Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering an opportunity to experience the Great American Total Eclipse through a ticketed event at Clingmans Dome as well as informal eclipse viewing sites at Cades Cove and Oconaluftee. The total eclipse will take place Monday, Aug. 21. The park is […]
More than money: financial planning students’ journey to national conference
February 28, 2017 by
For Garrett Chmiola and Emily Ranson, WCU students, financial planning is more than a good job: it’s a way to help people in troubling times. “I want to go into financial planning because I love people. I want to have my own clients for my own firm that I am able to get personal with […]
