Have you ever tried to figure out where to recycle your old cell phone only to give up and just throw it in the trash? Greenworks in Asheville found a solution to make recycling hard items easier for their citizens and those from surrounding areas. Hard 2 Recycle, which is now 11 years old, is […]
Democrat loses TWSA seat
January 13, 2017 by
This story was written by Haley Smith and Quintin Ellison, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Republican Commissioner Mickey Luker denied party politics were involved in Monday’s successful ouster of a prominent local Democrat from the Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority. “There isn’t a bit of it politically motivated,” Luker said during the Jackson County Board of Commissioners meeting. […]
Almost there: the stresses of a soon to be graduate
January 9, 2017 by
The life of a non-traditional college student may seem more hectic then most business professionals’. It’s Thursday morning. You get up at 8 a.m. and go to class. After a short lunch break you go to another class, and then another. At 3:15 p.m. you get out and run to your car in order to […]
Classes suspended in wake of winter weather
January 8, 2017 by
From Provost Alison Morrison-Shetlar WCU’s face-to-face classes in Cullowhee and Biltmore Park-Asheville have been suspended for Monday, Jan. 9 because of lingering icy road conditions resulting from the recent round of winter weather. As this is the first day of the semester, students should contact their faculty to receive information and instructions through Blackboard and/or email. […]
December surprises: Two special sessions down, one to go
December 20, 2016 by
Content shared from Carolina Public Press. Reporter Kirk Ross. The potential repeal of HB2 is the latest in a string of end-of-year moves by the North Carolina General Assembly, as the state transitions rapidly into divided government for the first time in four years. Gov. Pat McCrory issued a proclamation Monday afternoon calling the legislature […]
WCU salutes fall class, summer graduates at Ramsey Center commencement
December 19, 2016 by
From WCU Office of Public Relations Western Carolina University held commencement exercises Saturday (Dec. 17) to recognize its fall graduating class and a group of new alumni who were awarded degrees after this year’s summer school sessions. WCU Chancellor David O. Belcher presided over the ceremony at Ramsey Regional Activity Center. The presentation of degree […]
