Cullowhee News

North Carolina is offering teachers and state employees cheaper and easier access to medication aimed at helping them lose weight and quit smoking.

Located atop a nearly 3,000-foot mountain in Cullowhee, the Jackson County Airport was built to avoid the low-lying fog that often shrouds the Tuckasegee River Valley.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. An autopsy has found that a football player who died during his first preseason workout at Western Carolina University suffered complications from an enlarged heart.

Western Carolina routs Ark.-Monticello 70-44 Eds: APNewsNow. Western Carolina 70, Ar Kansas -Monticello 44.

Tickets, priced at $25 for reserved seats, are on sale Monday at the Fine and Performing Arts Center box office, online at www.wcu.edu/fapac or by calling 227-2479. Keillor has hosted 'Companion' since 1974, and its mix of folksy humor and music has made it a Saturday night tradition for millions of listeners.

How many cigarettes does Patrick Swayze smoke in the 1989 film "Roadhouse"? If you're in Cullowhee this week, you might find out.

Two N.C. men were sentenced to federal prison Monday after pleading guilty to charges of attempting to transport, buy or sell an American black bear in Haywood County, authorities said.

The Western North Carolina Veterans' Memorial in Roger McGuire Green - also known as City-County Plaza-will be officially unveiled at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Share experiences and meet other veterans. Light refreshments. RSVP to Amy Garcia at 258-3888, ext.

Mike Osegueda covers the music beat. He came to the The Bee in 2002 after graduating from San Jose State University earlier in the year.

Police and state arson investigators on Monday were trying to determine the cause of a retirement home fire that killed a 76-year-old Jackson County man.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8:10 p.m. If it's late fall, it's definitely theater competition time.

There will be a multi family yard sale at Cullowhee Valley School, in Cullowhee, this Saturday from 8 to 11 am.

More urgent than influenza and the I-40 rock slide, Sunday's AC-T appropriately noted Asheville's "350 Rally," part of 180 nations' efforts emphasizing the urgency of reducing Earth's carbon dioxide levels to no more than 350 PPM, supporting December's UN Climate Negotiations in Copenhagen.

Ruminations from the Distant Hills writes: Back in 1836, a major railroad line extending from Charleston, South Carolina to Cincinnati, Ohio passed right through Cashiers and Cullowhee, North Carolina.

Fall foliage is in vibrant color in Asheville, Highlands and Cullowhee and should peak in Franklin by the weekend, according to Visit N.C. The Piedmont region is beginning to blaze with color as well with Hanging Rock State Park entering the peak period.

Western Carolina University's marching band has topped off an award as one of the country's best with an invitation to perform at the Rose Parade.

CULLOWHEE A newly discovered salamander has been named in honor of Richard Bruce, professor emeritus of biology at Western Carolina University.

The state's history office is taking the last steps on a long road toward writing a 600,000-word essay on North Carolina at about 400 words a clip.

The holiday celebration of Catch the Spirit of Appalachia's writing program will begin at 7 p.m. Nov.