Over 20% of children in Jackson County are food insecure

Originally published in The Western Carolinian. Food insecurity is a much larger problem than most people realize. It is more than simply having to budget at the grocery store or rationing food portions at home. People who are food insecure are unable to consistently access fresh and affordable food. Many factors such as the distance […]

Christmas Connection connect your hearts

Story co-reported with Cameron Huffman You look up at this bland brick building, not sure what is waiting behind the old walls. You reach forward to push open Christmas Connection’s door located in Sylva, North Carolina, on Westcare Drive and step inside. The slight chill in the air fades as you walk inside and pause. […]

The passion of a nurse

Babies, babies, and more babies! For 25 years it has only been babies, and for Angela Neal, that has not been a problem. Neal serves as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, also known as the NICU by many of the current staff at Novant Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.  Neal was […]

WCU dances to save lives

Western’s basketball courts in Campus Rec Center looked like a mayhem and joy mixed with a loud music. For 12 hours 400 people were dancing away their Saturday for a good deed- raising money for the children who could not dance. Western Carolina University hosted its 2nd annual Dance Marathon on March 9 raising money […]