Meshay Long wasn’t planning on following in her older sister Alisha’s Tar Heel footsteps. The junior from Cherokee had her eyes set on Michigan and was thinking she would do better at a different school.

Gizzy, a male Chihuahua mix, went missing from the upper Wrights Creek Fork area this past week.  He does not have a collar on. If you see him or have any information on where he might be, please call Nonnie Crowe 497-7990. He is really missed.

Jessica Greer Morris, executive director and co-founder of Girl Be Heard, a New York City-based theater group dedicated to raising awareness about sexual violence and other issues, will be the keynote speaker for “Take Back the Night” on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Western Carolina University.

The Unto These Hills Scholarship Fund committee held their annual meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 13 in order to elect officers and award scholarships for the Fall and Spring Semesters 2014-2015. Officers elected were: Kim Lambert, president; Latonna Plummer, vice...

Three residents of the Qualla Boundary were among 46 students who earned their associate degrees, diplomas or certificates from Southwestern Community College this summer.

The collective efforts of faculty and staff to attract and retain larger numbers of students at Western Carolina University are helping the institution weather lingering budget constraints that otherwise would hamstring efforts to improve academic quality and enhance the student experience.