After Mission Health announced its two most recent affiliations with Highlands-Cashiers Hospital and Rutherford Regional Medical System, Xpress looked into what defines these hospital agreements and how the story of hospital mergers, affiliations and consolidations has become a common tale across the state and the country.
Press release From Asheville Integrative Medicine Cindy Sullivan, CCT, Clinical Thermographer nurse, will be offering screening breast thermograms at: Asheville Integrative Medicine 832 Hendersonville Rd Asheville NC 28803 Tel: 828-252-5545 On Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012, she will be performing screening breast thermograms and appointments are available from 9-2 pm. Thermography is a noninvasive, inexpensive test […]
Founded in 2005, the Asheville-Buncombe Drug Commission completed its first annual report. The report, which attempts to give a current look at substance abuse in Buncombe County and provide a plan to address it, was released yesterday, Oct. 15. A link to the report can be found in this post. (Image shown is a screenshot taken of the report itself)
Press release From OM Sanctuary ASHEVILLE, NC (October 2012) — OM Sanctuary will host a celebration of life to honor a beloved community visionary, Jake Michel on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 10 AM – 12 PM. In August of 2012, at the age of 80, Jake Michel died in the peaceful presence of his […]
Press release From Kerr Drug Raleigh, N.C. – October, 2012 – It’s here! The fair and flu shots. Kerr Drug, the community pharmacy that pioneered the training of clinical pharmacists to administer vaccines, is kicking off its 2012 flu shot campaign. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend getting the flu shot before flu season […]
Press release From Park Ridge Health Hendersonville, N.C. (October 16, 2012) – Park Ridge Health is pleased to announce that board-certified, fellowship-trained endocrinologist Aysha Inankur, M.D., has joined its team of providers. Dr. Inankur will begin seeing patients on November 1 in her office at 81 Doctor’s Drive, which is on the campus of Park […]
Press release From the Western North Carolina AIDS Project Asheville, NC — Nostalgique Antiques is sponsoring an Antique Appraisal Fair to benefit the Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) on Saturday, October 20th, 2012 between 11 AM and 4PM at Nostalgique Antiques and Interiors located at 126 Swannanoa River Road in Asheville. Antique appraisals will […]
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Press release From the Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University What: Growing, Harvesting, and Marketing Chinese Medicinal Herbs in WNC. A Hands-On Demonstration Day Who: Appalachian Botanical Alliance, Golden Needle Acupuncture Supply, and NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program (Dept. of Horticultural Science, NC State University) When: Friday October 19th, 2012. 10 AM to […]
Press release From the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services: For Release: Immediate Date: October 11, 2012 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services confirmed this morning that a Gaston County child has died from complications of E. coli infection as part of an outbreak in people who attended the Cleveland County […]
Press release From Children First Buncombe County: (Asheville, NC) A new nonpartisan voter guide has been launched online and in print to offer an opportunity to raise important issues during the campaign season, to educate voters, and to build relationships between candidates, voters, and organizations that reinforce civic engagement. Survey questions focused on policy priorities, […]
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services Cathy Vance Agrella, Terry Gess and LJ Faulkner will read from their works in the next installment of Writers at Home, from UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP). All three are contributors to The Great Smokies Review, GSWP’s online literary journal. The reading is free and open […]
From the Hendersonville Times-News Story by Leigh Kelley BREVARD — During his inauguration Friday as the 13th president of Brevard College, David C. Joyce emphasized that the focus of higher education at any college or university is the people who teach and the people who learn.
From the Hendersonville Times-News Story by Gary Glancy CHICO, Calif. — In just two weeks, more than a dozen Western North Carolina breweries plan to unveil a pair of unique specialty beers they devised and produced in a collaborative effort orchestrated by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. In late June, about 25 representatives from Asheville-area breweries […]
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services Meg Cadoux Hirshberg, author of “For Better or For Work: A Survival Guide for Entrepreneurs and Their Families,” will speak about balancing family life and a family business, at the next meeting of UNC Asheville’s Family Business Forum. This event begins at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in […]
Press release From Asheville City Schools On Friday, October 19th, leaders of Asheville’s business, education and public sectors will board a bus and ride to Isaac Dickson Elementary School, Asheville Middle School, and Asheville High School. The purpose of this excursion is to learn about challenges facing our schools as a result of budget cutbacks. […]
Press release From Asheville School ASHEVILLE, NC (October 12, 2012) With the addition of new tennis courts and a new coach this summer, Asheville School’s girls’ tennis team also has a new record — an undefeated season. Asheville School is thrilled about the team’s 8-0 record this fall. Almost every girl on the team returned […]
Press release From Mars Hill It’s only clay. And yet, each clay “bone” represents the lives of men, women, boys and girls who are victims of violence and genocide worldwide. Mars Hill College students are participating in a nationwide project called One Million Bones, a collaborative art installation designed to recognize the millions of victims […]
Press release From Park Ridge Health Hendersonville, N.C. (October 9, 2012) – Peripheral neuropathy involves damage to the nerves that send signals to and from the brain and spinal cord. At least 20 million people in the United States are affected by this condition. Park Ridge Health welcomes the public to attend the free presentation […]
Press release From Warren Wilson Three Buncombe County residents are among the recipients of awards given by the Warren Wilson College Alumni Association at the college’s 2012 Homecoming. Award recipients included Bob Washel of Swannanoa, Distinguished Alumni Award, who recently retired from Buncombe County Schools after 40 years of service; Dr. Hugh Verner of Asheville, […]
