Watch student produce news magazine on the 2026 primary elections in Jackson County. Find out who is running for local and state offices, issues, students concerns, values and problems with the closing of the voting place on campus. The production is joint project of The Western Carolina Journalist with Whee TV and students in three […]
Some won, some lost and many remained – 2025 election results in Jackson County
November 11, 2025 by
Story produced with Halle Stanley and Sam Scroggins Municipal elections are over. The election day saw more voters then in 2023 and a little over 29% of eligible voters who live within the limits of Sylva, Dillsboro, Webster, Village of Forest Hills and Highlands voted for mayors or town councils or boards. See more on […]
Live Western live Global
April 23, 2025 by
The 43rd International Festival at WCU brought students, faculty, staff, community together in fellowship and joy accompanied with plenty of good food, sweets, music and dance. See the video story.
The Great Outhouse Race: A day of fun and chaos!
February 20, 2025 by
On Saturday Feb. 18 The Great Outhouse Race took place. Racers from all over the country took the Sapphire Valley slopes to race their themed outhouses. Some used it as an opportunity to advertise local businesses and create connections with the local community while others used it as a carefree fun day! To read more […]
SGA elections: Hear from the candidates, meet them and plan to VOTE!
February 11, 2025 by
WCU Student Government Association (SGA) elections for are next week and you will be able to meet some of the candidates during this week. Campaigning started Feb. 10 and goes until Feb. 19. Voting starts on Feb. 17 until Feb. 19. This year, there are three candidates for president and for vice president. Students Landon […]
SPOT the Catabot
February 10, 2025 by
Written story originally published in The Western Carolinian Over a year ago, on June 12, 2023, the College of Engineering added a new addition to the team that gained campus attention, SPOT the robotic dog. The Engineering Department received $98.8 million from state legislators to help expand the program in 2023. From those funds, $95.3 million […]
