The Market opens to serve the community

WCU students and area residents know that these are hard times. Climbing unemployment rates and fluctuating gas prices mean that every penny has to count. That is what makes The Market in Cullowhee a unique place to shop. Located just across the highway from the WCU campus on Little Savannah Road, The Market not only […]

Cotton candy, bull rides and ferris wheels … were you there?

  The annual North Carolina Mountain State Fair has come and gone, once again. This week-long festfival is held at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center located in Arden, NC. The fair had a record-setting year this September, with a total of 22,361 people who entered the gates to their long-lost childhood memories, in just one […]

Dillsboro brightens the holidays

Dillisboro began their 28th annual festival of lights and luminaries to kick off the holiday season on December 2.  The festival was opened on Friday with a Western Carolina University night encouraging all students, faculty, and staff to visit the town. Chancellor David Belcher and his wife opened the night with a horse and buggy […]

The man behind the camera

It’s Saturday night in a deserted office building. The game is over. All of the fans have gone home, except for Mark Haskett. He sits editing photos from the game, making sure they are received in a timely manner before deadlines for newspapers and online articles. Mark Haskett has been photographing events at Western Carolina […]