Major drought and dry weather reaching across the southeast has made is easy for wildfires to start. According to the US Forest Service, 59 out of the 61 wildfires were located in the southeast during November. There are currently no active wildfires in Western North Carolina, according to the West Macon Volunteer Fire Department. The […]
The best leaf color in WNC higher elevations is next weekend (Oct. 15-16)
October 10, 2016 by
Whether you resented or embraced the summer’s stifling refusal to leave us last month, its lingering high temperatures have greater significance than allowing our cardigans and hoodies to rest in the back of our drawers a while longer. Dr. Beverly Collins, Western Carolina University’s resident “fall color forecaster,” says a warmer September means a delayed and […]
Government shutdown headlines District 11 congressional debate
September 25, 2016 by
Western Carolina’s campus filled with eager voters who were mostly older men and women with a sprinkle of youth here and there among the crowd as incumbent Mark Meadows (R-Jackson) and Rick Bryson (D-Swain) took center stage for debate. The Black Lives Matter movement, government shutdowns, and law enforcement were just a few of the highlighted topics of debate between […]
WCU hosts congressional debate – Meadows vs. Bryson
September 22, 2016 by
North Carolina U.S. congressman Mark Meadows (R-Jackson) will debate his opponent for the U.S. House of Representative for District 11, Rick Bryson (D-Swain) on Friday, Sept. 23, on WCU West Campus in room 204 of the Health and Human Sciences Building. Debate starts at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live online by WLOS-TV. […]
Women’s Leadership Conference this weekend
March 3, 2016 by
The 2nd annual Women’s Leadership Conference is this Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 in the A.K. Hinds University Center. Everyone is welcome to attend, and the conference is free to all WCU students, $10 for faculty, and $25 for the public. Valeisha Butterfield Jones will be speaking on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and […]
‘Ready, Set, Blow’ with Jackson County Green Energy Park
April 8, 2015 by
Jackson County Green Energy Park (JCGEP) will host an artist open house competition from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. “The artist open house competition is an incentive to get the artists out to the JCGEP and experience our brand of studios,” said Timm Muth, director of JCGEP. JCGEP is searching for artists […]
