Originally published in The Sylva Herald on Sept. 24, 2020.  Like many other facets of life in 2020, COVID-19 is affecting various N.C. Department of Transportation projects, including R-5600. The project to reshape Sylva’s commercial corridor has been postponed from fiscal year 2022 to 2025. R-5600 is the DOT proposal […]

Many college students are unfamiliar with the census having been 14 years old or younger the last time it was taken. However, for how little students know about the census, it plays a large role in the area surrounding the campus. The census is taken every 10 years. Simply, it’s […]

Clouds of dust filled the air as the demolition of Scott and Walker residence halls began early morning Wednesday, Sept 16. on Western Carolina University’s campus. In early May, the dorms shut down permanently to allow the removal of doors, windows, and built-in furniture. However, the first strike of the […]

Originally published in The Sylva Herald on Sept. 17, 2020.  As the fourth week of classes began for Western Carolina University students, many Husk residents were blindsided Sept. 8 by early morning flooding of their apartments. The Husk is an apartment complex mostly for WCU students off Little Savannah Road […]

Western Carolina’s very own Pride of the Mountains marching band was thrown for a loop when the long-time band director, David Starnes, officially resigned on August seventh. Since then the effects of his absence are becoming more and more evident as the practices roll on.   Students and staff alike were […]

These past few months have seen changes in every aspect of our lives; quarantine, social distancing, masks, new rules and regulations – there is little doubt that COVID has changed our lives in the short time it has been here. The changes are particularly obvious on campus, as the university […]

The Saturday, Sept. 5 NC-11 Congressional debate between Democrat Moe Davis and Republican Madison Cawthorn featured words like “liberal lawyer,” “no experience” and “liar.” The ‘Best in the West’ doubleheader was hosted at Western Carolina University and organized by Blue Ridge Public Radio, Mountain Xpress and Smoky Mountain News. Night two centered […]

On Thursday, Sept. 3, Western Carolina University announced the expansion of its quarantine housing. In an email to village residents by the executive director of residential living, Bryant Barnett, there are more than 40 vacant rooms across four empty houses (700, 1790, 1900 and 2100) at The Village. The Village […]