From Cherokee One Feather: Two programs of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will receive a total of $891,216 in grant funds from the Department of Justice. The EBCI Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program is set to receive $650,000 and the EBCI Juvenile Justice program will receive $241,216.
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Author Joseph Bates to read from his collection of short fiction ‘Tomorrowland’
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services: Joseph Bates will read from his new collection of short fiction, “Tomorrowland,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 in UNC Asheville’s Karpen Hall, Laurel Forum. The event is free and open to the public, and includes light refreshments. “Tomorrowland” is Bates’ debut story collection, and includes a […]
Scavenger hunt for Mountain Area Medical Airlift program engages with community
Press release From Mission Foundation: ASHEVILLE. N.C. (Sept. 24, 2013) – In an innovative move to increase awareness of the Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) program, Mission Foundation’s first-ever scavenger hunt which was hosted on Sept. 21, 2013 was successful. The winners, April Sides and Tammy Meagher found the last clue at the Pack Memorial […]
Mission Health CFO Charles Ayscue receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Press release From Mission Health: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 27, 2013) – Charles Ayscue, MBA, Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Mission Health, has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the highest honors the governor can bestow on a North Carolina citizen. “I am honored to receive the […]
Angel Medical Center to offer two-day diabetes management class Oct. 22 and Oct. 29
Press release From Angel Medical Center: Angel Medical Center Diabetes Management Services will be offering a two-day diabetes management class for the public. The class will be held on Tuesday, October 22 and on Tuesday, October 29. The class includes information on meal planning, medication usage, sick day care, stress management, and other topics related […]
UNCA hosts career and graduate school fair Oct. 15
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services: More than 55 businesses and graduate schools are scheduled to participate in UNC Asheville’s Career and Graduate School Fair from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Kimmel Arena on the UNC Asheville campus. Area degree-seeking students are invited to join UNC Asheville students and alumni […]
PSA: Find out more about the afterschool program offered by Asheville Parks and Rec
Press release From the City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department Asheville, NC – The Afterschool Program offered by Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts offers licensed, quality child care for families, and provides supervised recreation and enrichment activities for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program operates on regular school days (2:30-6 p.m.), […]
Local second-grader asks community to donate shoes to Soles4Souls
Press release From Soles4Souls: Soles4Souls, the global not-for-profit institution dedicated to fighting the devastating impact and perpetuation of poverty, is ramping up efforts to help individuals in need this year. Reynolds Etheridge, a 2nd grader, is getting on board to help the shoeless. Individuals can help by donating some of the 700 MILLION pairs of […]
Construction begins on ECU Service Learning Center at Blue Ridge Regional
Press release From Blue Ridge Regional Hospital: SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (Sept. 27, 2013) –Construction is underway at the Blue Ridge Regional Hospital campus for the site of the new East Carolina University Service Learning Center. The hospital and the ECU School of Dental Medicine are partnering to provide dental care to the rural regions of […]
First infant death of 2013 attributed to whooping cough, infant was from Transylvania County
Press release From the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today reported the first infant death in 2013 attributable to pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough. The child, who was 3 weeks old, was from Transylvania County. “Infants cannot begin vaccination […]
Buncombe County chosen as finalist in national Roadmaps to Health Prize
Press release From Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services: Asheville, North Carolina (September 26, 2013)— Buncombe County, North Carolina was chosen today as a finalist for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) second annual RWJF Roadmaps to Health Prize. As a finalist, Buncombe County is one step closer to the RWJF Roadmaps to […]
Parkway Medical group partners with Park Ridge Health
Press release From Park Ridge Health: Hendersonville, N.C. (September 27, 2013) – Park Ridge Health is pleased to welcome Parkway Medical Group to its growing family of providers. For the past 17 years, Parkway Medical Group has served patients of all ages from across the region. The group includes Dr. Robert Barker, Dr. Shelli Cannon, […]
Flu vaccine clinics begin in two days at local schools
Press release From Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services: Buncombe County Health and Human Services is bringing healthy choices within reach by teaming up with Maxim Healthcare Services, Buncombe County Schools and Asheville City Schools to bring flu vaccines to 7 schools throughout our community. By getting the flu vaccine, individuals protect themselves, […]
Saving face: Miall apologizes for online rant
After calling Asheville City Council member Gordon Smith “Gordumb” in a rant posted on a Facebook comment thread last night, mayoral candidate John Miall says he regrets his word choice. This article includes the full and unedited comment from Miall. (Photo by Max Cooper)
Doubleheader: Mayoral candidates tackle forums sponsored by business and bikes
The stages and the supporters could not have been more different for the Asheville Mayoral candidates yesterday: A power lunch at Magnolia’s Bar & Grille sponsored by the more conservative Council of Independent Business Owners and an evening forum at the Odyssey Ceramic Arts Studio hosted by the multimodal-minded group Asheville On Bikes. (Photos by Max Cooper)
Terms of engagement
Whether it's four years on Asheville City Council, 30 years as a city official or eight years working in a downtown restaurant, all three candidates for mayor tout experience, though they define it in vastly different terms. “It's the job of a good leader to engage the community and work effectively with fellow Council members […]
Terms of engagement: Asheville mayoral candidates make their case
Whether it’s four years on Asheville City Council, 30 years as a city official or eight years working in a downtown restaurant, all three candidates for mayor tout experience, though they define it in vastly different terms. In an interview with Xpress reporter Caitlin Byrd, the three candidates make their case. (Photos by Max Cooper)
It’s not Batman: Protect yourself from rabies by isolating and containing bats in the home
Media release From Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services: Although it is now fall season, bats need to stay “on our radar”. Buncombe County Health and Human Services reminds us that bats that are found indoors should be contained and tested for rabies because most human rabies cases in the U.S. have been […]
Buncombe County HHS offers flu vaccines to community starting next Monday
Media release From Buncombe County Health and Human Services: Flu Vaccines offered throughout our Community Buncombe County Health and Human Services is bringing flu vaccine within reach throughout our community. We are partnering with Maxim Healthcare, Buncombe County Schools and Asheville City Schools to offer Community Flu Vaccine Clinics to seven schools throughout the county […]
Two Asheville School seniors selected as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Press release From the Asheville School: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (September 23, 2013) Based on preliminary scores from national testing (PSAT), Asheville School seniors Claire Hansen (Asheville, NC) and Jack Gregory (Asheville, NC) have been selected as semifinalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. They have the opportunity to apply and to advance to the finalist […]
Hendersonville Police Department asks for public’s help in finding suspected robber
Media release From the Hendersonville Police Department: The Hendersonville Police Department would like the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed the Triangle Stop Store on North Main Street on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Officers have been able to recover video from the store showing the subject’s face just before he commits the crime. […]