Press release from the N.C. Department of Transportation: The N.C. Department of Transportation has launched the department’s fourth annual customer survey, available here. The department encourages everyone willing to offer feedback to take part. The purpose of the survey is to gauge how the department is performing in its effort to provide great customer service. […]
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Jasmine Beach-Ferrara announces 2020 Commission run
Press release from Jasmine for Buncombe: Jasmine Beach-Ferrara announced today that she will seek re-election for Buncombe County Commission in 2020. First elected in 2016, she represents District 1 and was selected as Vice Chair in 2018. Beach-Ferrara helped lead the creation of the county’s Early Childhood Education and Development Fund, which passed by 6-1 […]
Little Jumbo seeking local artists for 2020 installation
Press release from Little Jumbo: Little Jumbo, a neighborhood bar located between Montford and 5 Points at the corner of Elizabeth and Broadway, is seeking artist applications to design and place “Our Weird Art Installation” for 2020. Little Jumbo values and supports the creative energy of the Asheville community. A local Buncombe County artist is […]
Sandburg Home hosts anniversary week events Oct. 15-19
Press release from the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site: Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site will offer two special programs during the park’s anniversary week in October. The park was authorized on October 17, 1968, and celebrates 51 years this fall. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, The Gathering Dark will present the music program, “Dylan […]
Henderson County residents urged to participate in Battle of the Badges Food Drive for IAM
Press release from Interfaith Assistance Ministry: Three local first responders are sending out APBs urging residents of Henderson County to join their efforts to win the first ever ‘Battle of the Badges Food Drive for IAM’ during the month of September. The competition between the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, the Hendersonville Fire Department and the […]
City launches Asheville Business Inclusion Office
Press release from the City of Asheville: The City of Asheville’s Minority Business Program is now the Asheville Business Inclusion Office. The office will still help local minority businesses. The name change is to better reflect how we are moving forward with the equity work that the City is doing; we need to internally change […]
Hendersonville Fire Department participates in National Child Passenger Safety Week
Press release from City of Hendersonville: National Child Passenger Safety Week is taking place this week and the Hendersonville Fire Department would like to remind parents and caregivers to ensure children are secured in a properly installed child safety seat. “We know proper child safety seat installation is critical to protecting and saving the lives […]
Clean Water for North Carolina celebrates 35 years
Press release from Clean Water for North Carolina: Since the organization was founded on a kitchen table in Charlotte, Clean Water for North Carolina has worked with communities throughout the state for 35 years to help fend off environmental threats to water, air and land. It now has staffed offices in Asheville and Durham, and […]
Salma Stoman of the Islamic Speakers Bureau to speak at Congregational Church of Tryon
Press release from Ellen Harvey Zipf: The Congregational Church of Tryon, United Church of Christ, will welcome speaker Dr. Salma Stoman of the Islamic Speakers Bureau in Atlanta. The subject of the first talk is American Muslims: Beliefs and Practices and provides an overview of Muslim beliefs, demographics, practices and common misconceptions about Islam and […]
APD implements new peer intervention training program
Press release from the Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police Department (APD) is kicking off a peer intervention training program that aims to teach officers how to stop a wrongful action by a fellow officer before it occurs. The program, known as Ethical Policing Is Courageous (EPIC), was developed in 2015 by New Orleans Police Department […]
City Council moves Sept. 24 meeting to USCC banquet hall
Press release from City of Asheville: The next formal meeting of the Asheville City Council will be held at 5 p.m. Sept. 24 in the U.S. Cellular Center Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood St. Free parking will be provided at the Civic Center Parking Garage for those who wish to attend, from 4:30 p.m. until the […]
Anti-violence activist protests lack of progress in investigation of murder of Derrick Lee, Jr.
Press release from Jack Logan, organizer with Put Down The Guns Down Now Young People: The [Sept. 16] Press Conference was held in Asheville. The focus was around an unsolved murder case of 12 year old Derrick Lee Jr. The family and our organization was hoping that the new police chief in Asheville who recently resigned […]
Free series aims to help individuals end tobacco use
Press release from Henderson Co. Dept. of Public Health: Fall can be a fresh start for your health if you resolve to quit tobacco. Find support by enrolling in the Quit Tobacco series offered by the Department of Public Health. The free series is open to anyone who would like to quit smoking, dipping, chewing or […]
Asheville Chamber’s WomenUP award nominations due Oct. 4
Press release from the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce: WomanUP’s annual awards recognize those women who innovate, mentor, serve and shine as leaders in our business community. Nominations are due Friday, Oct. 4. Woman Entrepreneur, Best in Business This award, sponsored by Webb Investment Services, recognizes a woman who demonstrates the transformation of her dream […]
WCU hosts Horace Kephart program Sept. 26
Press release from Western Carolina University: A program focusing on the legendary outdoor writer and Great Smoky Mountains National Park advocate Horace Kephart will be hosted by Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library on Thursday, Sept. 26. “Kephart: A Librarian’s Effort to Create a National Park” will begin at 6 p.m. on the second floor of […]
CURVE Studios celebrates 30 years on Oct. 12
Press release from CURVE Studios: CURVE Studios & Garden is celebrating 30 years in Asheville’s River Arts District as part of the RAD Second Saturday Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 12. Studios will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. with demonstrations, classes, an artist talk, birthday cake and — in keeping with CURVE’s long tradition of […]
Firestorm hosts Sept. 28 book drive for Banned Books Week
Press release from Firestorm Books & Coffee: Firestorm Books & Coffee will partner with Asheville Prison Books to celebrate Banned Books Week by holding a book drive for incarcerated readers in North and South Carolina. Community members are encouraged to drop by the West Asheville co-operative on Saturday, Sept. 28, to buy a banned or […]
“Rooted in the Mountains” symposium returns to WCU Sept. 26-27
Press release from Western Carolina University: Western Carolina University will host the 10th annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium, designed to integrate indigenous and local knowledge with health and environmental issues, in the conference room of Blue Ridge Hall on Thursday, Sept. 26, and Friday, Sept. 27. The symposium is an interdisciplinary forum with topics […]
Mountain Heritage Day cooking contest to feature apples on Sept. 28
Press release from Western Carolina University: Apples will be the featured food for the popular “Best in the West” recipe competition this year at Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Day on Saturday, Sept. 28. The free, family oriented festival celebrates Southern Appalachian music, folk arts, dance and culture. The 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. event […]
Cristal Figueroa to run for State Senate District 48
Press release from Figuera for N.C. Senate 2020: On Monday, Sept. 16, Henderson County native and democrat Cristal Figueroa will announce her candidacy for North Carolina State Senate District 48. Figueroa is running because she believes that it’s time for the people of District 48 to have a strong representative who will fight for a […]
Loretta Freeman to receive Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award
Press release from Mars Hill University: A highlight of the annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival is the presentation of its namesake award. The 2019 recipient of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award is clogger Loretta Freeman. The award will be presented at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, on the main stage of […]