From Associated Press via ABC11-WTVD: Fox Sports said on Monday it still had not determined why an overhead TV camera cable snapped during the Coca-Cola 600. Charlotte Motor Speedway said 10 people were injured when part of the drive rope landed in the grandstand; three were taken to hospitals. All were checked out and released […]
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N.C. DOT declares bridges safe
Press release from the N.C. DOT: RALEIGH – In light of the bridge collapse in Washington, the North Carolina Department of Transportation wants to educate our citizens and visitors about how we keep North Carolina’s bridges maintained for safe travel. “Safety is always a top priority and every bridge that is open in North Carolina […]
The Haywood Baptist Relief Center to close at end of the month
From The Mountaineer: An organization dedicated to giving out food for those in need will be closing at the end of the month due to a decrease in funding. The Haywood Baptist Relief Center opened in the immediate aftermath of the floods that ripped through Canton and Clyde in September 2004. The Haywood Baptist Association […]
Police identify recycling plant body
From Asheville Citizen-Times: Police have identified a man whose body was found Friday mixed with materials that workers were sorting at a recycling plant as Calvin Lynn Fox, 50, of Asheville.
North Carolina residents injected with possibly contaminated vaccines
Government health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients — two from North Carolina and five from Illinois – who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding […]
Early college high schools reach new record
Press release from North Carolina New Schools: North Carolina’s growing number of early college high schools reached a new milestone this spring, with more than half the 2,000-plus graduates in the class of 2013 earning an associate degree or two years of college credit in addition to a high school diploma. At a time of […]
Habitat for Humanity set to host wall-raising in Swannanoa
Press release from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity: On Wednesday, May 29th at 4:30PM, Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity will hold the fourth wall-raising in its new community in Swannanoa. The construction of this home is made possible due to a bequest from the estate of Evelyn DeVries and the dedicated partnership of Bank of […]
WCU grants honorary degrees to mother and son
From Western Carolina: During his life, the late William Robert “Billy” Schulz showed his mother, Jane B. Schulz, again and again that he and others with Down syndrome were capable of far more than many realized, spurring her to seek better educational, vocational and social opportunities for him and others with special needs. In honor […]
Spruce Pine hostage situation resolved
The hostage situation that occurred in Spruce Pine yesterday ended with police shooting the suspect. WLOS reports: “They found the man back there holding a gun to the hostage’s head,” said Sheriff Donald Street … The situation was intense. We had a staging situation with him on the bed with the hostage for probably three […]
Buncombe County Juvenile Detention Center may close
From Black Mountain News: A state Senate budget proposal would shut a facility that houses juvenile defendants from Western North Carolina who are awaiting trial. Senate budget writers also proposed closing Buncombe Correctional Center in Woodfin and the Julian F. Keith Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Black Mountain. The closures are included in […]
Local students place eighth in national Stock Market Game
Press release from SIMFA: SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation today congratulated a team of students from Clyde A. Erwin High School, in Asheville, N.C., on placing eighth in the national 10th annual SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game™ – “Capitol Hill Challenge” (CHC). The team, as part of the Top 10 ranking teams, will be recognized […]
McDowell High searched after bomb threat
From WLOS: Law enforcement, emergency workers and school employees searched the building and grounds of McDowell High and students’ bags and backpacks Thursday morning after finding a suspicious note.
MedWest hospital leaders looking for change
From Smoky Mountain News: Financial challenges faced by rural hospitals show no sign of a turnaround, prompting MedWest hospital leaders to consider what was once a last resort. MedWest hospitals are entertaining the idea of selling or merging with a larger hospital system that would bring a cash infusion to the table. The 14-member MedWest […]
Potential program cuts at WCU
From Carolina Public Press: The Academic Program Prioritization Task Force, composed of faculty, students and academic administrators, examined all undergraduate and graduate programs as part of an effort designed to give WCU leaders the information they need in order to make decisions regarding the best allocation of limited resources and to ensure that the university […]
Possible wildlife resources budget cut
Press release from North Carolina News Service CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The budget proposed by the state Senate prompted an emergency meeting of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission this week. The agency faces more than $9 million in state funding cuts, which amounts to 49 percent of its current budget. The commission’s executive director, Gordon […]
University of North Carolina system switching student health insurance
From The Western Carolinian: Beginning in the Fall 2013 semester, Western Carolina University, along with the University of North Carolina system campuses, will provide student health insurance through Student Blue from BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC).
Buncombe County Department of Health issues rabies warning
Press release from Buncombe County Department of Health: Rabies is a dangerous virus that anyone can get if they handle or get bitten by an animal that has the disease. Protect yourself and your family from rabies: stay away from wild animals and be sure pets are vaccinated every year. Rabies is caused by a […]
Associate dean at Western Carolina University endows scholarship
Press release from Western Carolina University: Ken Flynt, an associate dean in the College of Business at Western Carolina University, has endowed a scholarship in memory of his late son. The Chad M. Flynt Scholarship will benefit students majoring in sport management who carry a 3.2 grade point average and display leadership and engage in […]
Area groups send aid to tornado victims
From Asheville-Citizen Times: Asheville-area disaster relief agencies including the local American Red Cross chapter, Hearts With Hands and Samaritan’s Purse are among organizations from across the country mobilizing to help victims of the Moore, Okla. tornado.
Pesticide Collection Day to be held in Haywood County
From The Mountaineer: North Carolina Cooperative Extension and North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services will co-sponsor a Pesticide Collection Day for the public on Wednesday, May 22, at the Haywood County Cooperative Extension Center on Raccoon Road.
Entrepreneurship camp for high school students accepting applications
A-B Tech’s Small Business Center is accepting applications for its weeklong summer day camp for high school students interested in business ownership. The Young Entrepreneurial Scholars (YES!) Camp is a North Carolina Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (NC REAL) Youth Entrepreneurship camp that will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-28 at the […]