Two Asheville School seniors advance as finalists for Morehead-Cain Scholarship

Press release From Asheville School ASHEVILLE, N.C. (January 28, 2013) Asheville School seniors Avi Goldstein and Ian Van Wye were recently named finalists for the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholarship, awarded by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “We are thrilled that Avi and Ian have moved forward as Morehead-Cain finalists,” said Leah Lambert, Director […]

Details announced about 11th annual HeartStrings health and fitness event

Press release From the Western Carolina Medical Society: Join the fitness gathering of the year! Put together a business, non-profit or family team. Choose from 30-minute group exercise classes, swim or use the fitness facility and raise funds for a great cause! The 11th Annual HeartStrings event, a fun health & fitness-related fundraiser, is Saturday […]

Park Ridge Health announces events for Jan. 28- Feb. 3

Press release From Park Ridge Health Park Ridge Health Event Summary for 1/28/13 – 2/3/13 Open House at Park Ridge Health Endocrinology Tuesday, February 5 4:30 – 6 p.m. Park Ridge Health Endocrinology 81 Doctor’s Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28792 Free Join Park Ridge Health in welcoming Dr. Aysha Inankur, a fellowship-trained, board-certified endocrinologist. Dr. Inankur […]

Western North Carolina Historical Society to host Civil War lecture

Press release .Western North Carolina Historical Association Asheville, NC – January 24, 2013 – Dr. Timothy Silver, History Professor at Appalachian State University will present a lecture entitled Yancey County Goes to War: Appalachian People and Nature, 1861-1865 on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at 2:00 pm. The lecture will be held in the Manheimer Room […]

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives monitoring storm forecasts to restore power quickly

Press release From North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives: Raleigh, N.C., January 25, 2013 – North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are ready to restore power as quickly as possible if outages should occur as a result of the predicted winter precipitation mix. “The state’s 26 electric cooperatives are carefully monitoring this weather system and are prepared for possible […]

Flu incidence declines, changes visitor restrictions at Mission Health

Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 22, 2013) – Mission Health is lifting visitor restrictions from “restricted” to “limited” in response to a decreased influenza (flu) incidence over the past month. Mission Health is asking that family and friends, particularly children under age 12 and people who do not feel well, limit their […]

Mission Health named Consumer Choice Award winner for eighth time

Press release From Mission Health Asheville, N.C. (Jan. 21, 2013) – Mission Health has received its eighth consecutive Consumer Choice Award from National Research Corporation, a firm that specializes in healthcare performance measurement and improvement. The award recognizes hospitals that healthcare consumers selected as having the highest quality and image in more than 300 markets […]

The Baby Place at Park Ridge Health welcomes two neonatal nurse practitioners

Press release From Park Ridge Health Hendersonville, N.C. (January 16, 2012) – The Baby Place at Park Ridge Health is pleased to welcome two providers to the newborn care team: Neonatal nurse practitioners Diane Duffy, M.S., N.N.P.-B.C., and Teri McDonald, N.N.P.-B.C. Duffy and McDonald both bring extensive experience in recognizing, evaluating and stabilizing newborns with […]

Mission Health leases space in Biltmore Park for consolidation

Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 18, 2013) – Mission Health has signed a 15-year lease on the facility at 50 Schenck Parkway in Biltmore Park, Asheville. Approximately 350 employees will consolidate to this site from multiple locations to improve customer service and internal efficiency. “This facility will provide the space for expansion […]

Media Matters

The way we digest news in Western North Carolina has changed dramatically since Asheville’s first newspaper, the Highland Messenger, began publishing around 1840. Today, most of us no longer walk to the door, pick up the paper and sit down to eat with our favorite sections sprawled across the breakfast table. And even those who […]