By Justin Caudell Sports Editor The Lady Catamounts snapped a 12 game losing streak dating back to last year when they hosted their first volleyball tournament, the Catamount Clash, on Sept. 19 and 20. Western clinched their first win of the season, and first since Nov. 6, 2007 against Furman, […]
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Town of Sylva Constructing New Park
By Paige Carrick Staff Writer If you drive through Sylva, before you turn to go downtown, you will notice a newly constructed pavilion. If you look closer, you will also notice some debris hiding a newly constructed bridge. The pavilion however, is not as out of place as one may […]
Samford Spoils Western’s Homecoming Game
Samford running back Chris Evans rushed for 166 yards on 34 carries and a touchdown and quarterback Dustin Taliaferro threw for two scores within a minute and 51 second span in the third quarter as the Bulldogs spoiled Western Carolina’s Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 4 with a 21-6 win in […]
Gas Shortage in Southeast
By Amber Pope, Staff Writer Complications from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike have made gas scarce in portions of the Southeast. Parts of Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Carolinas have been the hardest hit. Oil refineries were shut down for both hurricanes, and refineries remained at a lower production rate due […]
Women’s tennis continue Fall season at ETSU Fall Classic
By Kaitlyn Mullis Sports Writer The Western Carolina women’s tennis team continued their early season at the 25th annual East Tennessee State University Fall Classic Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 20. The Lady Catamounts traveled to Johnson City, Tennessee for the weekend competition, which hosted a total of twenty-five teams and […]
Books and Literature Event Calendar
Monday, November 3 Poetrio + Malaprops | 3:00 pm | Asheville Today’s poets are Elizabeth Bradfield (“Interpretive Work”), Helen Wallace (“Shimming the Glass House”) and Oni Buchanan (“Spring”) An Evening of Storytelling with Gary Carden + City Lights Bookstore | 7:00 pm | Sylva Special celebration and screening of Gary […]
Paul Newman: In Memoriam
By Max Kath Staff Writer I have a confession to make: I don’t know as much about Paul Newman as I feel I should. It’s not that I have anything against him I just haven’t seen that many of his movies. I’ve seen “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and […]
A Column for the Musically Obsessed:
By Alison Murphy Staff Writer Fall is in full swing now, and that means this is the best time to see live music locally. This time of year Asheville is always bustling with a tremendous amount of musical activity. Every weekend, and even most weeknights there is a wide variety […]
Bear Creek Music Festival
By Alison Murphy Staff Writer Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival will be held at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park this November 14-16 in Live Oak, Florida. Bear Creek is a camping festival spanning the weekend, but there are also day passes available. Festival goers will also be able […]
Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book”
By Catherine Conner Staff Writer Currently, most of the entertainment world is focusing on books adapted to movies with up-and-coming attractions like “Twilight” this winter and Alan Moore’s “The Watchmen” next spring. After the final installment of books in the “Harry Potter” line in July 2007, fans are anxiously anticipating […]
