Don’t worry I heard it too! A mysterious whistle, similar to that of a steam train, has been heard howling within Western Carolina University. This has some students wondering where the sound is coming from, and this railroad-enthusiast reporter digging for answers. Take a walk around the university on a weekday and keep an ear […]
Governor signs legislative ‘mini-budget’ providing final $16.5 million for WCU steam plant project
June 22, 2020 by
Gov. Roy Cooper sign on a legislative “mini-budget” providing the final $16.5 million appropriation to fund replacement of Western Carolina University’s decades-old steam plant. University officials say that late Chancellor David O. Belcher must be smiling down from above. The “mini budget” was signed on Friday, June 19. Belcher, who died in June 2018 after […]
Roper tours WCU steam plant, addresses budget impasse
March 10, 2020 by
UNC System President, Dr. William Roper visited Western Carolina to tour the aging facility and address the budget impasse that continues to take its toll on the university earlier in March. Western Carolina University’s steam plant is still running on long outdated equipment and is in major need of upgrades. The major renovation of the […]
State budget leaves steam plant out in the cold
February 19, 2020 by
Story co-written with Nicole Ellison. Story was originally published in The Sylva Herald on Feb. 20, 2020 Western Carolina University’s steam plant upgrade finds itself in hot water, thanks to the budget impasse in Raleigh. The steam plant is running on long-outdated equipment, with the youngest permanent boiler being 43 years old, officials say. The boilers’ […]
