From Citizen-Times: An 8-year-old boy was airlifted to Mission Hospital on Sunday after he was pinned under a log on the East Fork River while on a tubing outing.
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Black Mountain News: Duke Energy contamination case still under discussion
From Black Mountain News: Sampling of test wells surrounding two ash lagoons covering nearly 100 acres at Duke Energy’s Asheville power plant leaves no doubt that groundwater has been contaminated. Illegal discharges of toxic heavy metals also have been detected seeping from the ash-laden ponds into the nearby French Broad River. For environmentalists following the […]
The Mountaineer: Public hearing set to discuss future of Haywood hospital
From The Mountaineer: The Haywood Regional Medical Center governing board will be holding a public hearing at 6 p.m. July 30, to discuss the hospital’s future.
Moral Monday to focus on voter ID bill
From The Associated Press via WRAL: Organizers of a 12th week of protests outside the North Carolina General Assembly plan to focus on opposition to a new voter identification bill.
Asheville business will release fragrance line
Press release from R.R. Lumin Candlemakers: Asheville NC- based R.R. Lumin Candlemakers announced Monday, July 15th that its new line of luxury essential oil fragrance blends, An Exquisite Sensory Experience by RR Lumin, will be launched at the ASD trade show in Las Vegas on August 4, 2013, after being picked up by a major […]
WLOS: Temporary fix could have Parkway open by Labor Day
From WLOS: A crack grows longer and wider in the middle of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Engineers plan to temporarily fix it and reopen the scenic highway by Labor Day.
The Mountaineer: Power of Pink receives donation from Women of Waynesville
From The Mountaineer: Women of Waynesville recently presented a check for $3,250 to Haywood Regional Medical Center Foundation’s Power of Pink program.
Black Mountain News: Area charter high school approved
From Black Mountain News: The Franklin School of Innovation, a proposed charter school to serve students in the Buncombe County school system, received unanimous support this week from the Charter School Advisory Council. The school, which would open with grades six through nine in 2014 and eventually serve all high school grades, would be the […]
Asheville may not be only abortion clinic open in state, says Planned Parenthood
From The Associated Press via WRAL: Planned Parenthood Health System says it won’t close its Wilmington office even if the North Carolina General Assembly approves new restrictions on abortion clinics.
Times-News: Dumptruck rolls down hill
From Times-News: A driver was injured when his dump truck rolled 150 feet down an embankment in the Chimney Rock Estates community on Friday morning, said Robert Griffin, deputy chief at Edneyville Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
Times-News: Hendersonville man wins award for educational program
From Times-News: Hendersonville-based Jetlag Learning was awarded the “Most Innovative Ed Tech Product” at the recent Software and Information Industry Association annual conference, which focuses on education-related software and digital content.
Henderson County man charged with animal cruelty
From The Associated Press via WRAL: Henderson County sheriff’s deputies say 39-year-old Jeffrey Scott Landers was charged after officers found a horse, two donkeys and six goats in poor condition at a barn in Etowah.
The Mountaineer: Arrests made in Waynesville hotel drug bust
From The Mountaineer: Eight people were recently arrested on meth charges following an under cover investigation at a local hotel. Det. Rob Skiver with the Waynesville Police Department said the investigation began after receiving several calls from people concerned about heavy traffic coming in and out of the road leading to Days Inn. The calls […]
WLOS: Bill provision could protect pets left in hot cars
According to WLOS, the state House gave tentative green light for a provision of a bill clarifying hazy state animal welfare and shelter laws. The provision would grant emergency responders the ability to break into hot cars to rescue animals.
NC News Service: Study says NC electricity infrastructure drains state’s fresh water supply
Press release from NC News Service: The need for clean water is in a tug of war with the demand for power in North Carolina and the rest of the Southeast. The outcome will make a big difference in the amount and quality of fresh water North Carolinians have for drinking and recreation, according to […]
Asheville grandparents bring the heat to Washington with a protest march
Would you walk 100 miles in the July heat of Washington, D.C., to make a point about issues important to you? A group of grandparents say “yes.” (Photo at Pritchard Park in Asheville — during cooler days — by Richard Fireman)
Thomasville receives notice of intent to sue over Clean Water Act violations
From the Yadkin Riverkeeper: On behalf of the Yadkin Riverkeeper, the Southern Environmental Law Center gave notice to the City of Thomasville for violations of the federal Clean Water Act for repeatedly discharging untreated sewage from its wastewater system into waterways in the Yadkin River Basin. In the summer of 2009, a single sewage spill […]
Local farmers get the chance to participate in Smithsonian exhibition
From American Enterprise: The history of American agriculture has been marked by tremendous transformations. Over the past seventy years, farming has become both more efficient and more sustainable, even as fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers. The transformation of American agriculture will be a major thread running through the American Enterprise exhibition. […]
Area businesses combine to create new paddling/zipline experience
Press release from Headwaters Outfitters and Z-Z-Zip!: Paddle down the French Broad River, then zip through the treetops to see where you’ve been and what lies ahead. It’s all in a day’s adventure thanks to a new collaboration between two local businesses. Headwaters Outfitters and Z-Z-Zip! have teamed up to create what is believed to […]
Holistic healing for vets: Helios Warriors gives veterans access to alternative therapies
Diane Baron is a Marine. Now on disability, she served her country more than 25 years ago and doesn’t talk much about the events that left her traumatized, unable to work.
Manufacturer becomes sponsor for local Boy Scout area
Press release from Diamond Brand Manufacturing: Diamond Brand Manufacturing, a trusted supplier of tents and other canvas products to the Boy Scouts of America for more than 80 years, announced today that it would serve as sponsor of the new “Goin Great” area at Camp Daniel Boone in Asheville. “Goin Great” is at the heart […]