High winds and snow forecasted to impact areas of the mountains through early Wednesday morning may cause driving conditions to become hazardous. The N.C. Department of Transportation urges motorists to use caution if they must travel as they navigate the roads and keep an eye out for downed trees and powerlines. NCDOT maintenance crews are […]
News Bulletins
Transylvania Regional Hospital joins Mission Health as member hospital
Press release From Mission Health Brevard, N.C., Oct. 29, 2012 – Officials with Transylvania Regional Hospital (TRH) and Mission Health announced today that TRH has completed the process to become a full member hospital of Mission Health. TRH had been in a management agreement with Mission Health since Jan. 1, 2011. “Transylvania Regional Hospital is […]
Theatre UNCA opens “The Importance of Being Earnest” on Nov. 8
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services: The UNC Asheville Drama Department presents Oscar Wilde’s witty comedy, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Nov. 8-17 in Carol Belk Theatre on campus. Subtitled “A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,” Wilde’s play illustrates his belief that “life is much too important a thing ever to talk seriously about […]
Focus on Children Town Meeting rescheduled due to weather
Press release From Action for Children North Carolina An important message from Action for Children North Carolina’s President and CEO, Deborah Bryan: For the safety of all involved we will unfortunately have to reschedule tomorrow’s Focus on Children Town Meeting at the MAHEC due to Hurricane Sandy and the winter front in the Asheville area. […]
Patent attorney R. Brian Johnson joins The Van Winkle Law Firm
Here’s the press release from the Van Winkle Law Firm: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 29, 2012) – The Van Winkle Law Firm announced the arrival of attorney R. Brian Johnson to its Asheville office. He will join the firm’s patents, copyrights and trademarks intellectual property practice group. As an undergraduate at Duke University, Johnson majored in […]
Gloria Steinem urges voters to support, donate to Patsy Keever
In the final days before the election, Patsy Keever has gotten a boost in her congressional campaign from feminist icon Gloria Steinem. Full announcement from Keever for Congress campaign: Dear Supporter, If I lived in North Carolina, I would be voting for Representative Patsy Keever for US Congress in North Carolina’s new 10th District. Here’s […]
WNC ski season set for earliest opening date ever
Aided by the strange weather ushered in by Hurricane Sandy, the Western North Carolina ski season is set to have its earliest start date in history, with Sugar Mountain Ski Resort planing to open on Halloween, Wednesday, October 31. Here’s the message from Sugar Mountain Ski Resort in Banner Elk, via its website: Sugar Mountain […]
Groups call for halt to hunting coyotes at night in N.C.
Here’s the press release from Animal Welfare Institute: USFWS Asked How Many Wolves Shot Since Rule CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Concerned groups asked a state court to stop spotlight hunting of coyotes at night in North Carolina—including the area inhabited by the world’s only wild population of about 100 red wolves—after one or more of the wolves […]
APD makes arrest in Oct. 27 RAD murder – UPDATED
This morning, Oct. 29, Asheville police have made public the victims name. Police say Andrew Stephens Marsh, 35, of Asheville died of a head injury in the incident. Press release from Asheville Police Department The Asheville Police Department responded to 91 Riverside Drive at 10:57 PM Saturday night [Oct. 27] to investigate an assault. Police […]
Wildlife commission unveils new trout fishing information website
Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Anglers interested in getting comprehensive information on trout fishing in North Carolina now have a one-stop resource at their fingertips. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s new trout fishing webpage (ncwildlife.org/fishing/trout) provides information a trout angler needs when planning a fishing trip in the mountains. Looking for a new […]
North Carolina sticks out on national stage, suspected gerrymandering, says NC Policy Watch
NC Policy Watch by Sarah Ovaska This post, up over at Governing magazine, takes a look at a recent study by a geospatial software firm that found that North Carolina has some of the oddest looking Congressional districts around. Azavea, the geospatial software firm mentioned above, didn’t come right out and say that districts were […]
U.S. Dept. of Energy recognizes Asheville area as Clean City
Press release from Land of Sky Regional Council The US Department of Energy has designated the Land of Sky Clean Vehicles Coalition as the 86th Clean Cities Coalition in the nation. Local and state officials will be joined by Mr. Steven Richardson, Southeast Regional Manager of the US DOE’s Clean Cities Program who will announce […]
Grove Arcade celebrates 10-year anniversary with party and video release
Press release From the Grove Arcade: In celebrations of its 10th anniversary, downtown Asheville’s Grove Arcade is pleased to announce a public party on Friday, November 2, and the release of a stop-motion video, created by local photographer Lynne Harty and featuring the music of Ol’ Hoopty. The video can be viewed on the website […]
Mission Health and Carolina Spine and Neurosurgery Center announce partnership
Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 26, 2012) – Mission Health is pleased to announce its partnership with Carolina Spine and Neurosurgery Center. With six locations, Carolina Spine and Neurosurgery Center has been providing specialized treatment of spinal and neurological disorders to the western North Carolina community for over 30 years. Carolina Spine […]
NCDOT to Conduct Work on Haywood County I-40 Tunnels Beginning Mon, Oct. 29
Press release from N.C. DOT The N.C. Department of Transportation will perform work on two tunnels in the Pigeon River Gorge on Interstate 40 in Haywood County starting next week. From Monday, Oct. 29 until Friday, Nov. 2, work will be performed between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day on the tunnel located on […]
Information on this year’s Gingerbread House display
Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Falling Waters” in gingerbread from the 2010 competition. (photo by Bill Rhodes) Press release from Grove Park Inn Twenty years ago the first gingerbread house display at The Grove Park Inn began with literally a handful of entries. Today it has become one of the country’s most celebrated holiday events, with coverage […]
Chestnut tree planting at Navitat Mon. Oct. 29 – Postponed due to weather concerns
Press release from Navitat Canopy Adventures Navitat staff and members of the American Chestnut Association will plant 8 different chestnut saplings in our meadow near the Welcome Center as part of a “demonstration orchard.” The orchard will allow us to better communicate with guests the story of the blight that decimated American Chestnut trees in […]
N.C. State Veterans Home opens in Black Mountain
Press release From the office of Gov. Bev Perdue RALEIGH – (Oct.25) Gov. Bev Perdue today joined local officials at the opening of the new N.C. State Veterans Home in Black Mountain. The facility provides long-term health care for U.S. military veterans. “We always like to say that North Carolina is the most military-friendly state […]
Park Ridge Health announces free cholesterol screenings
Press release From Park Ridge Health Event Summary for 10/29/12 – 11/4/12 October/November 2012 WOW Health Screenings Free Cholesterol Screenings Lipid and glucose profiles by finger stick, along with blood pressure and body mass index screening. For best results, fast overnight. FREE Tuesday, October 30 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Stein Mart, 213 Greenville Hwy., […]
Forest Service to Open “Green” Ranger Station in Mars Hill
Press release from U. S. Forest Service Kristin Bail, forest supervisor of the U.S. Forest Service National Forests in North Carolina, today announced that the new, environmentally friendly Appalachian Ranger District office in Mars Hill, N.C., will open to the public on Nov. 13. The address of the new facility is 632 Manor Road, Mars […]
Giant Puppet-making workshop Nov 9-11
Press release from Asheville Puppet Artists The Giants are Coming to Asheville! (Not the San Francisco Giants!) An Asheville collective of artists is bringing the renowned puppet theater company Paperhand Puppet Intervention, maker of giant puppets, to town for a three-day maker workshop, November 9-11. They will be teaching the magical arts of creating giant […]