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Friday, April 19, 2024
A freshman student at Western Carolina University, Kaleb Ticknor, was honored in November with a Community Impact Award for his service to the campus community. The award, only given to 17 students from across the state, is given annually by North Carolina Campus Compact, a non-profit coalition of N.C. campuses, […]
Two reports of assault were recently filed with the Western Carolina University Police Department. The first was filed Wednesday, Nov. 14, by a third party. The report is a delayed report of a sexual assault of a female student in her dorm from last spring. No prosecutions followed. The second […]
The Sylva Police Department will move to a new location on Main Street in downtown Sylva, in a spot formerly held by the Jackson County Library prior to its move to the old courthouse. The new building, on which construction began in July, is expected to be finished by the […]
In April, at Western Carolina University’s Controlled Chaos Film Festival, a documentary was premiered, simply titled “Whee,” that had particular relevance to the local area. The documentary explored the relationship between WCU and Cullowhee as well as the local community surrounding it. “Whee” invited the input of business owners, students […]
Can you imagine creating the sounds of a harmonica, drums, guitar with only your voice? Can you imagine creating a song on the spot about a trash can, giraffe toe socks and a juiceless orange? On Dec. 8, the College of Fine & Performing Arts welcomed to Western Carolina University’s […]
The town of Dillsboro strung up their amazing annual Christmas spirit during two weekends in December, the 7-8 and 14-15. Sparkling lights and luminaries filled up the chilly nights as the visiting spectators, including children and adults of all ages, walked along the short streets that flowed with the warmth […]
That time of year filled with unexpected gifts of joy and goodwill is drawing close with old and new traditions. Christmas is around the corner, along with the Annual Lighting of the Luminaries in Dillsboro event which is “scheduled to be on December 7-8 and 14-15,” according to Julie Spiro, […]
Western Carolina University’s School of Stage and Screen’s Theater Program performed the comedic play, “Once in a Lifetime,” in the Bardo Arts Center Theater from Nov. 8 to Nov. 10, as part of the Mainstage Theater Production line-up. “Once in a Lifetime” marked the first of several collaborations between Moss […]
The Touring Theatre of North Carolina performed a theatrical adaptation to Fred Chappell’s poetic works Thursday, Nov. 15, at Western Carolina University’s Coulter Recital Hall. The performance, titled “Look Back the Maytime Days: From the Pages of Fred Chappell,” was set in the 1940s and involved aspects of Chappell’s stories […]
One-hundred and fifty years ago, our nation was riveted in the dividing thralls of the “War Between the States,” or more commonly known as the “Civil War.” In remembrance of the 150th year anniversary of the Civil War, Hunter Library has added a new exhibit featuring artifacts from around the […]
