FULL PRESS RELEASE Dan Forest, Republican candidate for the office of North Carolina Lt. Governor, will be campaigning inBuncombe County this Friday, April 6 at 8:30 a.m. on Patton Avenue near Spaceplan Architecture in Asheville. Dan will be meeting people outside, beside his 32 foot campaign bus, affectionately named “Bubba1”, that he is using to […]
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Asheville hosts forum on Growing the Appalachian Food Economy
With local-food sales predicted to reach $7 billion this year, it makes sense for cities, counties, states and regions to focus on the local food company. To that end, the Appalachian Regional Commission is hosting a forum on the issue today and tomorrow, April 4, at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel. As one participant noted via Twitter, “Sustainable farming only occurs when social responsibility, environmental stewardship and economic viability work together.”
Ethanol mix E15 gets EPA approval for gasoline
FROM THE EPA, FULL PRESS RELEASE The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains up to 15 percent ethanol – known as E15. Ethanol is a renewable fuel that can be mixed with gasoline. For over 30 years ethanol has been blended […]
Enviro cleanup, pre-construction continues at former junkyard on the river
Where once piles of junked cars were stacked by the French Broad River, crews have been digging up concrete remnants and debris — the first step toward turning the old EDACO junkyard into the Karen Cragnolin Park. (photo courtesy of RiverLink)
Polk County commissioners pull pro-Amendment One from agenda, WLOS reports
Polk County commissioners were set to vote for a pro-Amendment One resolution at their April 2 meeting. But some commissioners said it was inappropriate and voted 3-2 to remove it from the agenda, WLOS reports.
Three winners will split MegaMillions $640 lottery
BLUERIDGENOW.COM (Hendersonville Times-News): “Lottery ticket-holders in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland each selected the winning numbers and will split a $640 million jackpot that was believed to be the world’s largest such prize, a lottery official said Saturday. …”
11th District candidate Vance Patterson says he’ll donate salary to WNC nonprofits if elected
11th Congressional District candidate Vance Patterson, Republican, Burke County, says he will donate his salary to Western North Carolina nonprofits if elected. He faces eight GOP challengers in the May 8 primary for the district, redrawn this year to include his county and exclude most of Asheville, N.C. The 11th District is currently represented by […]
11th District candidate Hayden Rogers on Ryan’s budget: “Just flat wrong”
PRESS RELEASE FROM HAYDEN ROGERS’ CAMPAIGN: Brasstown, NC –Hayden Rogers, candidate for Congress in North Carolina’s 11th District, released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed Rep. Paul Ryan’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal along partisan lines. “The Ryan budget passed today by House Republicans is a dangerous gamble for seniors throughout […]
Blue Ridge Parkway gearing up for season
The Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway opened this past Tuesday; the Linville Falls campground opens on Sunday, April 1 … the Blue Ridge Parkway and its many parks, facilities and campgrounds await the millions of visitors that tour the scenic route each year, blueridgenow.com reports (the Hendersonville Times-News online edition). More than 14 […]
N.C. Forest Service cautions: No burn debris this weekend
With windy, dry conditions forecast this weekend, and fires like the one that burned at least 40 acres in Mills River, N.C. Forest Service officials are cautioning that “no one should be doing any debris burning this weekend,” News Radio 570 (WWNC) reports. Read more: http://www.wwnc.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=122546&article=9970423#ixzz1qbQS06xK
Campfire caused Mills River forest fire, officials report
AS REPORTED BY WLOS: “An unattended campfire is to blame for an 80-acre brush fire that damaged two homes and forced some evacuations in Mills River. …”
Brush fire in Mills River forced evacuations, damaged homes and 40 acres
“A 40-acre forest fire that forced a handful of residents to evacuate and damaged two homes Tuesday [March 27] was fully contained by 10:30 p.m.,” the Hendersonville Times-News reported. Firefighters were dispatched at about 2:15 p.m. after a 911 caller reported the fire. As the blaze grew, residents at several homes along Stags Run off […]
Fleeing drug suspects strike three MSD workers in Montford
FROM WLOS and WWNC (570) RADIO: During a drug-bust operation law enforcement were conducting in the Montford neighborhood in Asheville on March 27, a fleeing suspect rammed a police vehicle with his car, then struck three Metropolitan Sewerage District employees. Two of the employees were released from the hospital; the third had to stay overnight, […]
Looking for the blue-eyed vireo (and other birding adventures at Chimney Rock)
An early spring is causing wintering birds in the Southern U.S., including Blue-headed Vireo and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, to migrate north ahead of their normal migration schedule, says local expert Simon Thompson. Birds that typically migrate to Western North Carolina from the Tropics in the spring, however, will most likely be on time. To learn more […]
Last chance to register for the Appalachian Regional Commission’s food-economy forum
How can local leaders, economic developers, funders, farmers, food producers, processors and distributors all work together to grow the economy across the AdvantageWest region? The multi-state Appalachian Regional Commission’s food economy forum, held Tuesday-Wednesday, April 3-4, at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel, will focus on how communities can expand the role that food assets and sustainable […]
Warmer weather means it’s ozone time: Land-of-Sky kicks off annual clean-air initiative
FULL RELEASE Ozone Season Kickoff Event and Press Conference John Meyers, TVA’s air quality program manager, will be the featured speaker at the annual Ozone Season Kickoff Event and Press Conference on Friday, March 30, at Land-of-Sky Regional Council. He will discuss TVA’s air pollution settlement with the U.S. EPA and surrounding states and how […]
Want to volunteer for ECO? Attend the Thursday, March 29, info-workshop
FULL PRESS RELEASE The Environmental and Conservation Organization will offer a short film and discussion for people interested in working as volunteers to carry out its mission of protecting Henderson County’s natural heritage. The orientation session will be held at Black Bear Coffee Shop in downtown Hendersonville on Thursday, March 29, starting at 5:30 P.M. […]
April 3 Freedom Ball celebrates the four-year anniversary of Edward Chapman’s release
PRESS RELEASE WHAT: The Fourth Annual Freedom Ball — Join David LaMotte, River Guerguerian, Chris Rosser at 7 and Westsound at 9 to celebrate with NC death row exoneree Edward Chapman his fourth year of freedom after more than 15 years in prison for two murders he did not commit. WHEN: Tuesday, April 3, from […]
Chimney Rock General Manager Mary Jaeger-Gale honored by Gov. Perdue
FROM CHIMNEY ROCK (full release) Mary Jaeger-Gale, General Manager of Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, was one of five distinguished North Carolinians inducted into the Winner’s Circle at the 2012 N.C. Governor’s Conference on Travel and Tourism. Governor Bev Perdue presented the awards on Monday, March 12, in Concord, N.C. Jaeger-Gale was honored […]
Geological Society of America will meet in Asheville, hosted by WCU, March 31-April 2
FROM WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (full release) Western Carolina University’s Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources will host more than 700 professional geologists and geology students during the 61st annual meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America, which will be held Saturday, March 31, through Monday, April 2, in Asheville at the […]
Blue Ridge Parkway announce vista-clearing project, the Mountaineer reports
From the Mountaineer (Waynesville-Canton) (excerpt) …When park roads were constructed, the forests had been extensively logged and often burned in pre-park days, leaving unobstructed views in every direction, but 75 years of forest recovery has resulted in many of the scenic overlooks becoming obscured by maturing trees. Over the next few months a park contractor […]