Author: Bill Rhodes
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Greensboro joins Asheville and 10 N.C. cities in calling on overturning Citizen’s United
Press release from Progressive Pulse Greensboro has become the 12th city in North Carolina to approve a resolution calling on Congress to overturn Citizens United v. FEC. That’s the 2010 landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows for unlimited spending by corporations and special interest groups to influence elections. Greensboro Mayor Robbie Perkins summed up […]
Asheville makers to meet Oct. 10 6 p.m.
Press release from Asheville Makers Greetings Makers, we will be meeting on October 10th from 6 pm to 8 pm at Trash, Inc., 711 B Biltmore Avenue, just north of Biltmore Village. We will be touring the Trash, Inc. facility where they will be talking to us about making with reused materials. They have an […]
Forbes Magazine says Asheville tied for 9th best city for jobs
In their annual survey, Forbes Magazine says Asheville is tied numerically with Colorado Springs, Colo. Asheville’s ratings: % of employers that plan to increase hiring: 21 % of employers that plan to decrease hiring: 7 Net employment outlook: 14% Colorado Springs ratings: % of employers that plan to increase hiring: 19 % of employers that […]
Active time for Brown Mountain Lights
If you have never seen the Brown Mountain Lights, or it has been a while, activity is high this fall. (Photo by Bill Rhodes)
Fall Parkway driving? The time is now.
Unless you have some kind of love of crowds, the time to see the color on the Blue Ridge Parkway is now. Colors near Craggy Dome, north of Asheville on the Parkway at sunset. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
Lt. Governor Dalton tours Asheville Preschool
North Carolina gubernatorial candidate — and current Lt. Governor — Walter Dalton visited children at Asheville City Schools Preschool on Haywood Road in West Asheville today, Oct. 5 (photo by Bill Rhodes).
Blue Ridge Metals Announces Expansion
Press release from Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development Blue Ridge Metals Corporation, a fully owned subsidiary of Central Yoshida Corporation, headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, is pleased to announce the expansion of the company’s North American manufacturing facility located in Fletcher, NC. The expansion creates a positive employment impact through the addition of at least […]
Are you nuts?
A noted bunch of nuts present the Carnival of Nuts, Saturday, Nov. 10 at the West End Bakery.
Charlotte Observer : Dalton, McCrory trade snarls in debate
From the Charlotte Observer – North Carolina’s candidates for governor, Walter Dalton and Pat McCrory, engaged in a sharp-edged televised debate Wednesday, offering barbed exchanges on taxes, businesses, fracking, race and voter ID that reflected the state’s political polarization. Dalton, the Democratic lieutenant governor, most often was in the role of the aggressor, portraying McCrory […]
Six tons of food for Manna Food Bank raised by radio group
Press release from Saga Communications On Friday Sept. 28th, the 1st annual Mountain of Meals Food Drive came to an end after a 65-hour marathon radio broadcast. The result of the week-long event was nearly 6 tons of food for Manna Food Bank which will provide tens of thousands of meals to people in Western […]
Hayden Rogers campaigns and tours at Thermo Fisher Scientific plant
Walt Gary (left) of the Thermo Fisher Scientific explains to 11th District candidate Hayden Rogers how the plant tracks parts and waste to keep costs down. Rogers took the tour with Rep. Heath Shuler and spoke to some of the workers at a meeting. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
Trout stockings in North Toe River delayed until Oct. 12
Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has postponed a trout stocking in the North Toe River in Spruce Pine until Oct. 12 so it will coincide with the start of a research project being conducted on the river. The original stocking had been scheduled for this week as part […]
UNCA to host national Lincoln exhibit starting Oct. 15
Press release from UNC Asheville News Services “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” a national traveling exhibition, will open at UNC Asheville’s Ramsey Library on October 15. The exhibit examines how President Lincoln viewed the Constitution as applied to three intertwined crises of the Civil War—the secession of Southern states, slavery and wartime civil […]
N.C. Policy Watch questions the notion of “sequestration”
From N.C. Policy Watch If ever there was a lame and bureaucratic word that symbolizes the Washington gridlock, sequestration is it. Seriously, who thinks up these terms? Who could possibly think that the use of such a word is the best way to convey to the American public what’s going to happen to the essential […]
EarthShare’s 6th annual Campout! Carolina set for Oct. 12-14th
Register now to take part in EarthShare North Carolina’s 6th annual Campout! Carolina the weekend of October 12-14, 2012. Campout! Carolina is an annual event that encourages individuals and community groups across the state to show their support for a healthy environment by camping out in their backyard or favorite camping site. Our friends at […]
Vampire Race adds new races and raffle
Press release from Brevard Rotary The 30th annual Flight of the Vampire Race will have a new start time, 8:00 am, Saturday morning October 27, starting at Brevard College Gym. Not only does the race have a new start time but there will be the addition of the 10k route, 1k race for children, a […]
Public access closed to part of trout water on Watauga River
Press release from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission A popular section of Delayed Harvest trout water on the Watauga River west of Boone in Watauga County where private landowners have allowed anglers to access the river in the past has closed to public access due to landowner concerns about activities other than fishing. Anglers no longer […]
Student Bus Ridership Oct 1-5 Critical For Funding
Fewer busses, longer route times for students possible if ridership drops. (photo by Bill Rhodes)
Local Land Trust Offers Free Landowner Workshops in October
Press release from Southern Appalachian Highland Conservancy In early October, the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) will co-host two free, informational workshops for landowners who are interested in learning more about conservation options or repairing stream health on private properties. On Thursday, October 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, SAHC and the Conservation Trust for […]
APD looking for assistance in locating Christopher Lynn Hallum
Press release from Asheville Police Department Please help APD locate Christopher Lynn Hallum, of 82 Westwood Place in west Asheville. Hallum is a suspect in several break-ins in the west Asheville area. He currently has domestic violence related warrants for assault on and breaking and entering. He also has a warrant for assaulting an Officer. […]