Re-published content from The Sylva Herald For the first time since 2020, Southwestern Community College students will be hosting a forum for candidates seeking public office. Incumbents and challengers for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners have been invited to participate in a forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, in the Burrell Conference […]
Student commuters face parking problems …again
September 15, 2026 by
The fall semester has just begun and parking is already becoming a nightmare for students. Just in the first two weeks, Western Carolina University parking operations have issued 631 citations and 141 wheel-locks. “I’d advise anyone looking at those numbers to consider those numbers in context,” Associate Director of Parking Operations Matishia Taylor said in […]
WCU Health and Wellness Fair education with gifts
September 14, 2026 by
Western Carolina University is holding its annual Health and Wellness Fair to educate students new and old as they start the new semester. It will on Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the U.C. Fountain. With the record breaking number of freshmen that arrived to Western for the Fall 2026 semester, there’s […]
HHS is the new Cullowhee Election Day polling site
September 8, 2026 by
The Jackson County Board of Elections voted 3-2 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for the Health and Human Sciences building to serve as the official polling site for Election Day. The HHS building on Western Carolina University’s millennial campus will replace the Cullowhee Recreation Center as the polling location for voters beginning Nov. 3. See the […]
Why are there dead butterflies in the parking deck?
September 7, 2026 by
If you’ve had a WCU commuter parking pass and parked in the parking deck, you have likely seen butterfly wings throughout the stairwells. In case you have never walked through the parking deck, the wings I am referring to are mainly from the North Carolina state butterfly: the Eastern tiger swallowtail. You’ve likely seen them flying throughout North Carolina (or any part of Eastern U.S.). Remnants […]
“I Voted” sticker contest recognition
September 4, 2026 by
The winners of Jackson County’s 2026 “I Voted” sticker contest were recognized Tuesday, Sept. 1, during the Jackson County Board of Elections meeting. Naomi Pratt, 7, took first place with a design featuring an eagle and red, white and blue lettering that reads “I VOTED.” “I chose the eagle because there is an eagle at East Laporte,” […]
