The Western Carolina University Men’s Basketball team’s season ended Sunday evening in the Southern Conference Tournament semifinals. Suffering an 86-72 loss at the hands of eventual tournament champion Wofford, the Catamounts, who finished with an 18-15 overall record, only hope to continue play would be by reward of an at-large bid to a postseason tournament […]
Other health care options come to Sylva
March 16, 2011 by
A MedWest Urgent Care clinic is coming to Sylva this summer. MedWest Health System is opening an urgent care clinic in the Wal-Mart Plaza shopping center this August. It is planned to replace the Rent-A-Center that is in the location currently. The clinic will offer less expensive walk-in examinations for people who do not need […]
For all you water lovers
March 16, 2011 by
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS –– The Raven Fork, a Class V whitewater river located in the Great Smoky Mountains, descends rapidly from its origins near the Appalachian Trail to the valley floor in the Big Cove section of the Qualla Boundary. The steep, narrow descent is a favorite of extreme whitewater kayakers and the centerpiece of an […]
Trails in the future of WCU
March 16, 2011 by
Josh Whitmore, Associate Director of Outdoor Programs at WCU’s Base Camp Cullowhee, also has big plans for trail building near the campus. A nearly 300 acre tract of land across from the university is essentially open for trail building. “It’s been a multi-year process in getting all the proper support within the university,” said Whitmore. […]
“Stay human and never forget”
March 15, 2011 by
Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz filled WCU’s Ramsey Center March 14 and captivated the audience with tales of her two years spent in a Nazi death camp. “I am here to tell my story so that no one will forget. If we fail to remember the past we are condemned to repeat it,” said Spatz. Spatz was […]
The Community Table is growing and relocating
March 10, 2011 by
The Community Table welcomes volunteers and students to help prepare for the big move towards the end of the year.
