Story co-written/produced with Charles Gadie Beginning in 2018, the NCAA instituted the transfer portal, a digital database where college athletes enter themselves in order to transfer to another college. The Transfer Portal took recruiting to another level in college athletics. Instead of solely relying on recruiting high school players, colleges can now search other colleges for […]
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WCU fraternity helps local community through recycling
May 2, 2022 by
Story co-written/produced with Jessica Stephens and Graylon Turner. Recycling is a complicated process. It can be difficult to know what to recycle and where to take it. Alpha Phi Omega (APO) Pi Delta found out just how difficult recycling is when participating in the Trex plastic film recycling challenge. APO held a donation table on […]
Sylva to celebrate Greening Up the Mountains
April 21, 2022 by
The mountains are greening up and the festival celebrating it is back in Sylva. The streets of downtown Sylva will be filled with music, foods and vendors on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate spring and the new green growth of the mountains. The Greening Up the Mountains Festival is a heritage […]
The UNC BOG approves campus renovations; inflation impacts faculty & staff
April 11, 2022 by
The UNC system chancellors are scrambling for money to stretch to faculty, staff and crumbling campuses from the Board of Governors to combat inflation. Last week’s meeting of the Board of Governors on the WCU campus provided a better understanding of how BOG works and how financial decisions are made. In a heated discussion during […]
Upcoming events in Sylva & Dillsboro
April 7, 2022 by
The story was originally published in The Sylva Herald, April 6 edition Easter Hat Parade: Dillsboro Merchants Association (DMA) will be holding their 34th annual Easter Hat Parade from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 16 and will meet at the Dogwood’s parking lot. Families can come and make a free hat to wear for […]
Volunteers are sought again to help clean up roadsides
March 23, 2022 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 17 edition From the vehicle to the roadside to the ditch to the creek to the river to the Gulf of Mexico. Such is the journey of northern Jackson County litter unless someone steps in to break the cycle. Jackson County’s Keep Our Mountains Clean and Green […]
