🌱 Which Catamount standouts just crossed the Ramsey Center graduation stage?

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• Which Catamount standouts just crossed the Ramsey Center graduation stage?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 54 and low of 26 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 52, low: 30.
• Thursday: Cloudy; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 56 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 17 Catamounts Participate in 2025 Fall Commencement (catamountsports.com) — Western Carolina University in Cullowhee celebrated 17 Catamount student‑athletes at fall commencement in the Ramsey Center, including four who completed graduate degrees. Football, basketball, softball, baseball, track and field, and soccer were all represented, with several standout players finishing notable careers while a few still retain athletic eligibility as they move forward academically.
   

📸 Around Cullowhee

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Supper Social Club at Hotel Cashiers
  Hotel Cashiers , 7 Slab Town Rd , Cashiers
  5:00 pm
• Fireside at The Farm: Mike Kinnebrew
  The Farm at Old Edwards , 336 Arnold Rd , Highlands
  6:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Easy Eats @ The Community Table
  The Community Table , 23 Central St , Sylva
  11:00 am
• Scott Low up in Highlands NC
  Highlander Mountain House & The Ruffed Grouse Tavern , 270 Main St , Highlands
  6:00 pm
• Open Mic — White Moon Cafe
  White Moon Cafe & Dark Moon Cocktail Bar , 545 Mill St , Sylva
  7:00 pm
• The Velveteen Rabbit
  Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts , 1028 Georgia Rd , Franklin
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Thrift Store
  Carenet Thrift Store , 106 W Palmer St , Franklin
  10:00 am
• Live Music at Happ’s Place
  Happ's Place , 5914 NC-107 , Glenville
  6:00 pm
• Christmas With the Isaacs
  Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts , 1028 Georgia Rd , Franklin
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Yuletide Market
  Bridge Park , 76 Railroad Ave , Sylva
  9:00 am
• Sylva Yule Market
  Bridge Park , 76 Railroad Ave , Sylva
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aramark Corp. posted a job opening for Freshens - Food Service Supervisor - Western Carolina University in Cullowhee. Apply here.
• Acosta posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Sylva. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cullowhee here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sylva

• Guinness World Record holders from the Asheville area (6amcity.com)
• Shirley Carter Stevens (cityviewnc.com)

Cherokee

• WNC Honors Awards celebrates local communities (ashepostandtimes.com)
• Blair scores 16, Alexander adds 15 to help No. 25 Michigan St. women beat DePaul 90-46 (apnews.com)
• The Bizarre True Story Behind 'Indian Reservation' by Paul Revere and the Raiders – 105.7 The Point (1057thepoint.com)

Franklin

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