Appalachia Daily Update: October 1, 2026
Oct 5, 2026 · 2 min · 4 segments
Local Legends: Hayesville's Laura Cottrell enters the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame, plus more Southern Appalachia stories.
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Oct 5, 2026 · 2 min · 4 segments
Local Legends: Hayesville's Laura Cottrell enters the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame, plus more Southern Appalachia stories.
We start in Hayesville, where Laura Cottrell was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame on September 12.
Cottrell starred at Hayesville High, leading the Yellow Jackets to four straight state championships.
At Clemson, she was first-team All-ACC twice and the 1996 ACC Tournament MVP.
In Cherokee, Coach Kent Briggs will be honored posthumously Sunday at the Mountain Amateur Athletic Club Banquet.
Briggs led Cherokee High to its first state football championship in 2017 and coached Western Carolina football from 2002 to 2007.
He'll receive the Adams-Oxenrider Lifetime Achievement Award alongside Swain County native Gary Ayers, the voice of the Catamounts.
We start in Hayesville, where Laura Cottrell was inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame on September 12.
Cottrell starred at Hayesville High, leading the Yellow Jackets to four straight state championships.
At Clemson, she was first-team All-ACC twice and the 1996 ACC Tournament MVP.
In Cherokee, Coach Kent Briggs will be honored posthumously Sunday at the Mountain Amateur Athletic Club Banquet.
Briggs led Cherokee High to its first state football championship in 2017 and coached Western Carolina football from 2002 to 2007.
He'll receive the Adams-Oxenrider Lifetime Achievement Award alongside Swain County native Gary Ayers, the voice of the Catamounts.
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