Press release from the Folk Art Center: Returning this year for holiday shopping is the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s annual holiday sales. The first two Saturdays of December, members of the Guild will be selling their fine crafts at the Folk Art Center from 10am to 4pm. This opportunity allows shoppers to purchase handmade items […]
Press release from The Rotary Club of Hendersonville: On Friday October 5th and Tuesday October 9th, 24 members of the Hendersonville Rotary Club made deliveries of dictionaries to Third Graders across Henderson County. 1147 Public, Private, Charter, and Home School students each received their very own, brand new, reference book in the culmination of the […]
Press release from Interfaith Assistance Ministry: Interfaith Assistance Ministry, the largest provider of crisis services to Henderson County residents, will begin accepting turkeys, hams and holiday foods for its 2nd annual Holiday Food Drive on October 15. Last year, IAM provided holiday meals to over 441 children and adults who needed crisis assistance during the […]
Press release from 2018 Pink on the Green: Area businesses are participating in the first annual Pink on the Green Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday to benefit women in WNC who are going through cancer treatments. Golfers will tee off at 9am on Saturday all to raise money for Cleaning for a Reason, a non-profit […]
Press release from Sen. Richard Burr: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement on the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson, who had been unjustly detained in Turkey for the last two years: “I am incredibly grateful that Pastor Brunson has finally been […]
Press release from Diana Wortham Theatre: One of Shakespeare’s classics comes alive in an exciting and educational presentation by Warehouse Theatre in The Tempest, Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., as part of Diana Wortham Theatre’s Matinee Series for Students and Families. The Matinee Series performances are open to families, homeschoolers, […]
Press release from Mission Health: Last year’s flu season hit hard close to home and across the nation proving to be a deadly epidemic killing 80,000 Americans in late 2017 and early 2018. Flu season peaked in early 2018 here in western North Carolina with five times as many flu cases in January and twice […]
Press release from the Southern Highland Craft Guild: The Southern Highland Craft Guild opens its fourth and final exhibition for the 2018 year with Forging Ahead: A Blacksmith Invitational in the Folk Art Center’s main gallery upstairs. It features 36 objects from makers of the Western North Carolina chapter of Artist Blacksmith Association of North […]
Press release from The Blood Connection: The Blood Connection is asking blood donors to make a blood donation as soon as possible to prevent interruptions to the blood supply. The weather impacts from Hurricane Michael caused school closings and other weather-related issues that have affected blood donations. Donors can visit a donation center to give blood […]
Press release from Western Carolina University: Hilarity Ensues with the play within a play, Noises Off, from the WCU School of Stage and Screen The Western Carolina University School of Stage and Screen, a department of the David Orr Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts presents, Noises Off in Hoey Theater from November 8-11. […]
Press release from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: Data collected by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission about human-coyote interactions in 2017 suggest North Carolinians may expect to see — and hear — coyotes with greater frequency in October and November. “Biologically this makes sense. In the fall we see young, ‘teenaged’ coyotes leaving their parents’ […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: Dear Asheville, We’d like you to offer you a new solution for leaf collection this season: paper bags! They are so totally useful — compostable and more eco-friendly. Below is a guide on how to use them effectively, with as little hassle as possible to you, our residents. […]
Press release from Folkmoot: In the final fall 2018 installment of the Southern Supper Series, Folkmoot, Blue Ridge Books, Haywood County Public Library and Smoky Mountain News will welcome Affrilachian author and artist, Ann Miller Woodford on Saturday, November 3, 2018, at 6:00pm at the Folkmoot Friendship Center in Waynesville. Ann Miller Woodford will share her research, photographs and writings that […]
Press release from Brother Wolf Animal Rescue: Just weeks after returning from their Hurricane Florence rescue efforts, Brother Wolf Animal Rescue has begun work to help animals affected by Hurricane Michael, currently descending upon the Florida’s Gulf Coast. “We’re working with shelters along the Florida panhandle to move adoptable animals to safety at shelters in […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: Ready for a better tool to help you keep up with ART bus schedules? Here it comes, with the launch of the new Transit App available to Asheville transit riders. The new app offers real-time information on bus arrivals and can even help map your bus ride to get you […]
Press release from The Chabad House of Asheville: This November, The Chabad House of Asheville will offer Wrestling with Faith, a new six-week adult education course that openly addresses common challenges people have in their relationship with G-d. Participants will grapple with issues including beliefs in Judaism that may seem primitive or outdated, reconciling scientific […]
Press release from the Friends of DuPont Forest: Please note that the N.C. Forest Service closed all single-track trails in DuPont due to the 5 inches of rain Tropical Storm Michael dumped on us over the past 48 hours. Forest roads and graveled two-track trails, such as High Falls Loop, Triple Falls Trail and Hooker […]
Notice from Living Web Farms: Plastics: Reduce Reuse Recycle – Tools for Managing Plastic Waste Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, 1-7:30 p.m. 220 Grandview Lane, Hendersonville, NC 28791 The LWF biochar crew has been exploring the world of recycling plastics – One that’s full of nuance: from detailed technical expertise to an understanding of global trade […]
Press release from Hendersonville Tree Board: Residents in the Towne Forest neighborhood along Blythe Street will receive trees on Sunday, October 14, which they will plant at their homes. The 33 trees are provided at no charge by Hendersonville Tree Board to Towne Forest homeowners who signed up to participate in its NeighborWoods Project. These residents […]
Press release from Buncombe County Schools: Due to the potential for isolated flooding and power outages later today as the remnants of Hurricane Michael affect our area, we will be releasing ALL Owen district students at 11 a.m. today. The schools will remain open so children who are car riders will be safe and supervised […]
Press release from WNC AgOptions: ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Western North Carolina farmers now have the opportunity to apply for farm diversification grants over the next three years. The N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission recently funded WNC Agricultural Options, providing $648,000 to the program to distribute as cost-share grants to WNC farmers through 2021. With $216,000 […]
