Press release from Blue Ridge Public Radio: Blue Ridge Public Radio continues to invest in the development of local programming and content with the hiring of Matt Peiken as the NPR station’s first Arts Producer. Peiken, whose entire journalism career has concentrated in covering arts and culture, will produce segments for Morning Edition and All Things Considered, and […]
Monday, June 12, 2017, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101 Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828.250.6777 Air Quality Forecast for Monday, 06/12/2017
Press release from Hatch Asheville: Hatch Asheville (Hatch), a hotbed of entrepreneurial activity in downtown Asheville, has restructured as a 501c(3) non-profit foundation. Launched in 2016, the goal of Hatch is to turn Asheville into a city known and recognized for innovative and diverse startup companies. Hatch supports this mission through Place, Programming and Partnerships. […]
Press release from the Council on Aging of Buncombe County: The Council on Aging of Buncombe County is getting ‘geared up’ for a unique, new, and exciting event coming to downtown Asheville on Saturday, September 23, the last day of the annual Active Aging Week. Rappelling down 29 N. Market Street, a 100-foot (7 story) […]
Press release from Asheville Tea Party: Hendersonvile, NC 10AM, June 9, 2017: Famous Economist Stephen Moore will join FreedomWorks President Adam Brandon at the rally to honor Congressman Mark Meadows in Hendersonville, Thursday, June 15th at 12:30PM. The event is sponsored by FreedomWorks who represents over 6 million Americans passionate about promoting free markets and individual liberty. It is […]
Saturday, June 10, 2017, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101 Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828.250.6777 Air Quality Forecast for Saturday, 06/10/2017
Press release from MANNA FoodBank: MANNA FoodBank, a hunger-relief organization serving 16 Western North Carolina (WNC) counties, and Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global manufacturer of life sciences and environmental products with a location in Asheville, will hold a large-scale food packing event to help people facing hunger in the WNC area. Thermo Fisher Scientific employees […]
Press release from the National Park Service: Mark Woods, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, has announced that he will retire on July 3, 2017, after a 37-year career with the National Park Service. Over the course of his career, Mark has worked as a park interpretive ranger, resource management ranger, law enforcement ranger, Chief […]
Update at 2:42 p.m. on June 9: APD reports that Fisher was located as of 12:02 p.m. The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to locate missing person Thomas Alan Fisher. He was last had contact with friends on June 2, 2017. Thomas is a white male, 6’2” tall, 175 lbs and […]
Press release from class organizers: Ever wondered what the name of wildflower was that you saw on your last hike? Wish that you knew more about the plants that grow around you? Want to be more connected to nature and to the places and plants that you love? You are invited to join Bigelow’s Botanical Excursions […]
Saturday, June 3, 2017, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101 Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828.250.6777 Air Quality Forecast for Saturday, 06/03/2017
Friday, June 2, 2017, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 125 South Lexington Avenue, Suite 101 Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: 828.250.6777 Air Quality Forecast for Friday, 06/02/2017
Saturday, May 27, 2017, 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. For forecast information over the holiday weekend, please […]
Press release from NC Department of Environmental Quality: For the first time since March 2016, all North Carolina’s 100 counties are determined to be free from drought or dry conditions. “The recent rainfall has brought relief to the state, particularly southwestern North Carolina,” said Linwood Peele, acting chairman of the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council […]
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting public assistance to locate missing person Kristopher Jordan Michaels. Kristopher’s last known location was Asheville on April 19th. He has ties to Brevard, NC and Aberdeen, NC but does not have access to a vehicle of his own. Kristopher is 21 years of […]
Press release from Western Carolina University: With four new exhibitions opening May 29 and on view throughout the summer, the Western Carolina University Fine Art Museum at Bardo Arts Center presents art in a variety of forms from printmaking, to pottery, to photography. In Water Portraits: Barbara Tyroler, this NC-based artist visually transforms the people in her […]
From North Carolina News Service: by Stephanie Carson MARSHALL, N.C. – As the mercury climbs, so will the energy bills for consumers across Tennessee. Energy-efficiency measures can go a long way in reducing usage, but their cost often presents a roadblock for thousands of families. Programs known in the industry as on-bill financing allow homeowners […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed, Sanitation Services will run on schedule. Trash and recycling will be collected as normal on May 29. ART bus service The City of Asheville ART […]
Press release from U.S. Small Business Administration: The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations that June 26 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans in Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties in North Carolina as a result of […]
Press release from Henderson County Public Schools: Hendersonville Elementary has been designated a “STEM School of Distinction” by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, making it the second school in Western North Carolina – and the first elementary school in the region – to be named a “STEM School of Distinction.” The designation follows […]
In 1964 the Asheville Chamber of Commerce donated a mansion at 45 Patton Mountain Road to the state so that it could become the Governor’s Western Residence. The hope was that Governor Terry Sanford and his successors would spend more time in the west and consequently pay more attention to the needs of the region. Use of […]
