Press release from student organizers: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 20, 2018) -On Friday, April 20, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre, Odyssey High School is organizing a march from the Odyssey’s Montford campus to Pack Square Park, to act in unison with other schools around the country and in Asheville to protest gun […]
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Fletcher Community Chorus spring concert, May 17
Press release from Fletcher Community Chorus:
Local organizations respond to reports of ICE activity in area
Press release from CIMA: Since this past weekend the community of Buncombe, Henderson and surrounding areas have seen a heavy presence from ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement). This morning CIMA has received various calls from community members that have seen suspicious cars in their neighborhoods. One arrest by ICE agents was witnessed and reported this […]
Healthcare for All-WNC to host programs featuring clinical medicine professor Ed Weisbart
Press release form Healthcare for All-WNC: On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, Healthcare for All-WNC is hosting Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP.org) leader Dr. Ed Weisbart at two programs in Asheville. He will speak on “What Does “Medicare for All” Mean for Medical Practice, Physicians, Patients and the USA?” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. […]
Indivisible Asheville/WNC to interview Congressional candidates Albert Wiley and Phillip Price at Pack Memorial Library
Press release from Indivisible Asheville/WNC: Indivisible Asheville/WNC will continue its series of interviews this week with candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives. An interview with Albert Wiley (R), who is running in the Republican primary against Patrick McHenry for District 10, will take place from 6 – 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, […]
Sean Perry Co. will perform restoration on Palmer Barn in Cataloochee
Press release from The Hands of Sean Perry Co.: In the first week of May, Asheville building contractor Sean Perry and his crew will partner for the second time with Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Friends of the Smokies on a renovation project in Cataloochee in the North Carolina section of the park. […]
Asheville Police in search of driver responsible for pedestrian fatality
Press release from Asheville Police Department: On Friday, April 13, at approximately 11:25 p.m. the Asheville Police Department received a report of a motor vehicle crash that involved a pedestrian. Joseph Matthew Ryan Styles, 27, of Asheville, was walking across the ramp from Patton Avenue to Westgate Parkway, near the FedEx building, when he was […]
Asheville Police request public assistance to identify armed robbery suspect
Press release from Asheville Police Department: On Sunday, April 15, at approximately 3:55 p.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to the Hot Spot, located at 1069 Sweeten Creek Rd., after reports of an armed robbery. The suspect entered the store and displayed a firearm, demanding cash and cigars. He left the store, on foot, prior […]
Summer camps for kids at Tryon Fine Arts Center
Press release from Tryon Fine Arts Center: Kids can get a first-hand arts experience this summer with an immersive day camp in drama or music. Registration is open now for Theater Camp and Pacolet Junior Appalachian Musician (PacJAM) camp at Tryon Fine Arts Center. From Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 20, students ages 6-14 […]
Southern Highland Craft Guild hosts Fiber Weekend, May 12 & 13
Press release from Southern Highland Craft Guild: A most celebrated weekend of fiber will return to the Folk Art Center for Mother’s Day on May 12 and 13th with the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s Fiber Weekend. For more than two decades, felters, quilters, weavers, knitters, tatters, spinners, and many more fiber makers convene at Milepost […]
Pisgah Legal Services director Jim Barrett receives Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Press release from Pisgah Legal Services: Pisgah Legal Executive Director Surprised with Honor at 40th Anniversary Celebration (Asheville, NC) – At Wednesday night’s 40th Anniversary Celebration of Pisgah Legal Services, Executive Director Jim Barrett was presented with North Carolina’s governor’s highest civilian honor, The Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award. This honor is given […]
Hendersonville Community Theatre stages ‘The Gin Game,’ opening April 27
Press release from Hendersonville Community Theatre: In this Pulitzer Prize-winning tragi-comedy by Donald L. Coburn, Fonsia Dorsey, a woman in her twilight years residing in a “home for the aged,” has her loneliness interrupted by the crusty charm of fellow resident Weller Martin, who teaches her how to play Gin Rummy. As the couple gets […]
Habitat for Humanity recognize volunteers who contributed 64,700 hours of service in 2017
Press release from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity: With volunteers central to its business model, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity is recognizing milestones and thanking volunteers with small gifts and treats daily during National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 15-21). Whether swinging a hammer at the construction site, fixing a floor on a home repair project, accepting […]
Hope for hemlocks? Program explores that question on April 19 in Boone
Press release from Blue Ridge Conservancy: Thursday, April 19, 2018 Watauga County Agricultural Conference Center, 252 Poplar Grove Rd, Boone, 28607 6:00-7:30pm Join Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) and the Hemlock Restoration Initiative (HRI) for a free, public seminar discussing the future of hemlocks in our Western North Carolina ecosystem. The presentation by Sara deFosset, HRI’s […]
West drops out of House race, will support Republican Amy Evans
Press release from Amy Evans’ campaign: (Black Mountain, NC) Former Buncombe GOP Chairman Nathan West announced that he will no longer seek the Republican nomination in the upcoming primary election for NC House District 115 and will fully support Republican Businesswoman Amy Evans. “After several meetings with Amy and considerable reflection with my friends and family, […]
Sheriff’s Office responds to reports of recent ICE operations in WNC
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office: Buncombe County–The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is aware of reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted operations in western North Carolina over the last 48 hours. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office has not participated in these operations in any manner; this Sheriff’s Office does not participate […]
The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County hosts program about Eliada Home
Press release from The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County: The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County is pleased to host a program about Eliada House at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 21st, featuring its role in helping children of the community succeed for more than 100 years, and its campus, which is a National […]
Press conference on ICE activities in Asheville area scheduled for Saturday, April 14 at 4 p.m.
Press release from CIMA Compañeros Inmigrantes de las Montañas en Acción and WNC Sanctuary Movement: Asheville, NC – Local Sanctuary activists and organizations will be holding a press conference today at 4 pm outside of the Federal Building (151 Patton Avenue) to brief media and the community about the ICE attacks on Latinx community this morning. […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Saturday, April 14: Moderate (YELLOW and GREEN)
Saturday, April 14, 2018, is a code green air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code yellow air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on ozone levels at higher […]
WCU marching band invited to make return trip for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2019
Press release from Western Carolina University: CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will be enjoying one of the best things about Thanksgiving Day – going back for a second helping. But in this case the 500-plus members of the WCU marching band won’t be fighting over who gets the last […]
Local robotics team heading to Houston to compete in world championship
Press release from GLITCH Team 5854: Houston, we have a . . . GLITCH? Yes, a GLITCH! UNC Asheville’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team 5854, called GLITCH, is headed to Houston, Texas, to compete in the FIRST Robotics World Championship April 18-21. GLITCH qualified to compete in this international event by winning the prestigious “Engineering Inspiration […]