Wacky weather in the Whee

Night fell on Cullowhee yesterday in its usual fashion, but what occurred after the sun set was anything but normal. It began with the rain, picking up pace until buckets were pouring over campus. The wind joined, ripping through the valley of Cullowhee at speeds reaching up to 40 miles per hour, nearly tearing away […]

VIDEO: Greening Up The Mountains 2014

Jackson County’s 17th annual Earth Day celebration was a huge hit on Saturday and generated large amounts of revenue for the local economy. Everything went extremely well considering last year the event was cancelled due to a rain out. Check out this exclusive video of Greening Up The Mountains in Sylva on April 26, 2014. […]

Celebrate Earth Day like a local

Smell of funnel cake and sounds of bluegrass mixed with jazz and fiddle  filled up downtown Sylva,  Saturday, April 26, to celebrate the Greening up the Mountains Festival . “It started out as an Earth Day festival, and this is the 17th one. It’s always the fourth Saturday in April,” said Paige Roberson, Sylva town […]

Greening Up the Mountains hits Sylva this Saturday

Greening Up the Mountains, Sylva’s free festival marking the start of spring, will be hitting Main street tomorrow, April 27. This will mark the 17th annual celebration of the event. It will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring local crafts, vendors, artists, and music. Many of the attending vendors will be locally owned […]

Tuck’s Tap & Grille to open in July

Cullowhee is home to a new dining experience, Tuck’s Tap & Grille.  The restaurant will be opening in July and will feature a wide variety of food, drinks and entertainment. Tuck’s Tap & Grille will be serving a very unique menu. One of the menu items, the Mountain Monster, is a bratwurst topped with slow smoked […]

Concerts on the Creek returning this Friday in Sylva

Concerts on the Creek will present the Ryle Holler Boys this Friday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bridge Park outdoor venue in downtown Sylva. “I am excited for the concerts to start back this year,” said WCU student Lindsey Collier. “I went several times last summer and enjoyed it. I met a lot […]