Band members prep for flights to California

The first of the six flights scheduled to carry groups of WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band to California to participate in the Tournament of Roses Bandfest on Dec. 30 and Rose Parade on Jan. 1 leave today – Tuesday, Dec. 28. The first group to report are...

Road Report #5: Still trucking through Texas

The trucks spent all day Monday, Dec. 27, making their way across Texas and planned to stop somewhere near El Paso. The drivers saw plenty of windmills and flatlands along the way! Click here to read more about the volunteer drivers and their journey.

Update: Weather service warns of black ice

5 p.m. Update: The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory regarding widespread black ice in the mountains and other parts of North Carolina. The advisory remains in effect until noon Tuesday, Dec. 28. 12:45 p.m. Update: If band members are...

Travel reminders, from tracksuits to snow globes

With three trucks making their way west with the bulk of WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band members’ luggage, there isn’t as much to pack before the first wave of band students fly out of Charlotte, Atlanta and Raleigh to California on Tuesday, Dec....

Road Report #2: Band trucks roll past Memphis

The three trucks carrying the WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band equipment to Pasadena, Calif., made it Memphis, Tenn., on a journey that was slowed by wintry weather and snow. The drivers, who are all volunteering their time to help out the band, are planning...