UNCA dance program hosts 15th annual “Everybody Can-Can” show

Press release From UNC Asheville News Services UNC Asheville’s Dance Program will host its 15th annual benefit performance, “Everybody Can-Can,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. The evening will feature premiere performances showcasing the rich variety of dance at UNC Asheville in technique, composition and repertory. More than 70 dancers […]

Campground improvements at Crowders Mountain State Park begin Nov. 5

Press release From the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources RALEIGH – A project to enlarge and improve campgrounds at Crowders Mountain State Park is scheduled to begin Nov. 5, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. The group and family backpack campgrounds will be closed beginning Nov. 5. Depending on construction […]

The Health Adventure announces Super Science Saturday events for November

Press release From the Health Adventure Super Science Saturdays at The Health Adventure in November Asheville, N.C. (November 2, 2012) – On Saturday, November 3rd, get your thinking caps on for an afternoon of math puzzles, games and problem solving during Table Top Math at The Health Adventure! The whole family can work together to […]

Western Carolina Medical Society receives $150,000 grant for its PACT program

Press release From the Western Carolina Medical Society The Western Carolina Medical Society’s PACT (Project Access(r) Community Transitions) program was awarded a $150,000.00 grant from the Community Benefit Program of Mission Hospital for the 2013 fiscal year, beginning October 1, 2012. “WCMS is responding to the challenge of an uncertain healthcare environment by recalibrating the […]

Director of U.S. Special Envoy Office to speak at UNCA, will provide update on Sudan crisis

Press release From UNC Asheville News Services Larry Andre, director of the U.S. Special Envoy Office to Sudan, just returned from that country, will provide an update on ongoing crisis there which has caused the displacement of 900,000 people in the past year. His talk is sponsored by the World Affairs Council, the UNC Asheville […]

2012 Inaugural Social Thinking in the Mountains Conference begins today

Press release From Buncombe County Schools The Autism and Behavior Outreach Services staff at Buncombe County Schools will be hosting the 2012 Inaugural Social Thinking in the Mountains Conference on Friday, November 2 and Saturday November 3 from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm at the Alumni Hall in the Highsmith Student Union at UNC Asheville. […]

Mission Health appoints Sonya B. Greck as senior vice president of operations

Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2012) – Today Mission Health announced the appointment of Sonya B. Greck, RN, as Senior Vice President of Operations. In this capacity, Greck will be responsible for integrating Mission Health’s patient care activities and other operational matters on a systemwide basis. Ms. Greck has previously served […]

Asheville High School band invited to perform at Presidential Inaugural Festival

Press release From Janet Everson Under the tutelage of William Talley III AHS Band Director, the award winning Asheville High School Band has been invited to perform at the Presidential Inaugural Festival in January 2012. They are one of few bands from across the country to receive such a prestigious invitation. Last fall the Cougar […]

McDowell County child abuse investigation: child remains in critical condition at Mission

Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2012) Mission Hospital confirmed today that Lily Kerr, a twenty-month old baby girl, was admitted to Mission Hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. “Prior to arrival, Lily had sustained traumatic brain injury and appeared to be brain dead […]

Cherokee Indian Hospital receives $2 million donation from Caesar’s Entertainment

Press release From Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort (Cherokee, NC, October 25, 2012) – The Cherokee Indian Hospital accepted a two million dollar donation from Caesar’s Entertainment at a ground breaking ceremony on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. The event commemorated the addition of a new modular facility located at the hospital to house a new MRI […]

Times-News: Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy receives $200,000 state grant

From the Times-News Article by Nathaniel Axtell A nonprofit group devoted to protecting the Mills River watershed has won a $200,000 state grant that will allow it to continue helping landowners in their efforts to preserve water quality downstream. The Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy applied for the grant from the N.C. Division of Water Quality […]

Forest service releases updated sketch of Nantahala National Forest rape suspect

Press release From the USDA Forest Service MACON COUNTY, N.C., Oct. 26, 2012 – The USDA Forest Service today issued an updated sketch of the man accused of raping a woman in the Nantahala National Forest more than a year ago. The new sketch is included below and posted online at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MEDIA/stelprdb5396886.pdf. A professional law […]

Regional Surgical Specialists establishes partnership with Mission Health

Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Oct. 25, 2012) Mission Health is pleased to announce an affiliation with Regional Surgical Specialists, a superb surgical practice located in Asheville, N.C. This long-term partnership will enhance the practice’s ability to provide superior surgical care to the community of western North Carolina, recruit and retain new surgeons […]