Jury of Twelve finds Buncombe County Sheriff, Bobby Medford Guilty of running an Illegal Video Gambling Ring in Western North Carolina.By Parker MillarStaff Writer Thursday May 15, 2008 was a very bad day for former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford. Medford now faces the possibility of spending the rest of […]

Ray Mabus paid a visit to the Catamount Room in the UC on Tuesday April 29, 2008. Mabus is a senior political adviser for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Mabus was elected Govenor of Mississippi in 1988, a position he held until 1992 when he was appointed United States Ambassador to […]

Looking for something different to do this summer with your family or friends? Do you love music, camping and having a good time? If you answered “yes” to these questions then you should consider making a beeline for Marvin’s Mountaintop, West Virginia this July 10th for the All Good Music […]

The Shiner Miners are a local band, whose members have recently relocated to other cities. Occasionally, however, we can be lucky enough to see them reunite at the Guadalupe Café in Sylva. What can be observed at this point is an authentic musical experience, something slightly reminiscent of Bright Eyes […]

I’m planning to graduate in December, and like most of the first- and second- year seniors at this school, I have put off liberal studies until the absolute last moment. Consequently, this semester I’m taking Math 101. For our final project in the class, the professor has split the class […]

Solid pitching held Western to minimal offense and a 6-0 shutout against Clemson April 26. With the win the Tigers split the two game yearly series with the Catamounts. The Catamounts took the previous contest a week earlier 6-2 on the Tigers home field. Western has failed to sweep games […]

In a road series against the Georgia Southern Eagles April 19-20, the Lady Catamount softball team took two of the three games by solid pitchingand a tough offensive threat. Havingstruggled in conference this season, the series win was much needed for Western.In the first game of the series, Western started […]

This is technically the off-season for the Lady Cats of Western Carolina University women’s soccer. If you asked them, however, the girls would tell you otherwise, as they have played in several exhibition tournaments in preparation for the fall season. The first exhibition tournament took place on Mar. 29 as […]

Well, schools over, I’m leaving, and WCU doesn’t offer any sports in the summer. Maybe we should. There’s a lot of undiscovered underwater basketweaving talent at this school just waiting to be unearthed. Bend those reeds! Anyway, since I’ve got nothing to talk about this week, I give you the […]

CULLOWHEE- On Saturday, April 19, the Western Carolina football program held it’s annual Purple/White Spring football game at E.J. Whitmire Stadium, which marked the beginning of a new era in Catamount football. The offensive unit (the white squad) defeated the defensive unit (the purple) 35-16 in a 100-play game that […]