Steen joins SCC Board of Trustees as student rep
Stephen Steen of Cullowhee was sworn in as a student representative to Southwestern Community College’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Burrell Building on SCC’s Jackson Campus. A second-year student in SCC’s Human Services Technology program, Steen is pursuing a certificate in Substa...
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SCC SWAT ROBOT DONATED TO Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
After a year-long process of designing, SCC Mechatronics student Scott Mitchell donated his SWAT Robot project to Jackson County Sherriff’s Office. The SWAT Robot is a device on wheels that has a camera and microphone attached. It has the ability to drive over debris and communicate with people in close...
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Susan Belcher recognized for her advocacy work with WCU’s Trustees’ Award
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees presented one of the university’s highest honors to Susan Brummell Belcher in recognition of her ongoing contributions as an ambassador for WCU during the seven years her husband served as chancellor, her support unwavering even after his passing last Ju...
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Trustees approve 1.7 percent increase in student fees, rates at WCU for 2019-20 academic year
The Western Carolina University Board of Trustees approved a schedule of fees and rates for the 2019-20 academic year that would increase the cost of mandatory fees paid by all students by 1.7 percent, or $48 per year. The proposed fee increases, unanimously approved by the board at its regular qu...
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Closings for 12/10/2018
Allergy Partners of Western NC- Clyde: CLOSED Buncombe County Schools: CLOSED/ANNUAL LEAVE DAY Cashiers Senior Center: CLOSED Cashiers Valley Preschool: CLOSED Catamount School: CLOSED/TEACHER WORK DAY Cherokee Reservation School: CLOSED Franklin School of Innovation: CLOSED Furman University: CLOSED Ha...
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Emergency Information from Jackson County
This is a CodeRed message from Jackson county emergency management for December 8, 2018.With the potential impact of a significant winter storm Affecting Jackson county, Emergency officials want to remind the public to have an emergency kit ready with food, water, and other essentials lasting up to 3 da...
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Mountain Crews Preparing for Significant Snow
N.C. Department of Transportation crews across the western mountains have been preparing for a significant winter storm while their counterparts in the High Country have already cleared snow this week. Transportation teams from Murphy to Mount Airy will all be working around the clock to keep interstate...
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Mountain Heritage Center hosts exhibit on Western North Carolina during World War I
Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center is currently hosting an exhibit to commemorate World War I and the centennial of the end of hostilities in the “war to end all wars.” “I Want You! How World War I Transformed Western North Carolina” is on display in the museum’s first floor gallery,...
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Public Feedback Sought on Rural Highway
The N.C. Department of Transportation desires the public’s feedback on three possible options the agency is proposing to improve the highway from West Buffalo Creek to N.C. 143 Business. Those options will be presented at a public meeting from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Graham County Community Building, 19...
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WCU to hold fall commencement ceremonies at Ramsey Center on Dec. 15
Western Carolina University will hold a pair of commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 15, to recognize its fall graduating class and a group of newly minted university alumni who were awarded degrees after this year’s summer school sessions. Commencement for undergraduate and graduate students from the...
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