Press release from the Asheville Downtown Association: The Asheville Downtown Association today announced the winners of its annual Downtown Holiday Windows Contest. Judge’s scored on creativity, originality, interpretation of theme, use of merchandise and the WOW factor. The theme is “Appalachian Holiday,” following the theme of the Asheville Holiday Parade. Winners are: Judge’s Favorite: Purl’s […]
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Pardee UNC Health Care prepared for winter storm
Press release from Pardee UNC Health Care: Officials with Pardee UNC Health Care announced today that they activated their emergency operation plan (EOP) on Dec. 4 in preparation for the impending inclement weather forecasted to hit the region this weekend. In addition to staffing plans to address a potential increase in patient volumes, Pardee reports […]
Tennessee man sentenced for explosive material at Asheville airport
Press release from the U.S. Department of Justice: Michael Christopher Estes, 47, formerly of Tazewell, Tennessee, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. to 46 months in prison and two years of supervised release for unlawful possession of explosive material, in connection with the October 2017 incident at the Asheville Regional […]
Asheville Yoga Center raises funds for Eblen Charities through Dec. 31
Press release from the Asheville Yoga Center: Asheville Yoga Center is raising funds for Eblen Charities throughout December to finalize its 2018 Charity of the Month project. Founded in 1991, the organization has helped thousands of families in western North Carolina each year with medical and emergency assistance. Eblen assisted 300 families with only one […]
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation launches All for NC Fellowship
Press release from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation: The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (ZSR) is excited to announce the launch of its All For NC Fellowship. Applications for the Fellowship are now available on the Foundation’s website. The All For NC Fellowship is one of three initiatives that the Foundation is supporting under its Exploratory, […]
Mountain Area Workforce Development Board recognition luncheon moved to Jan. 8
Update (12/6/18): This luncheon has been postponed from Tuesday, Dec. 11 to Tuesday, Jan. 8 due to the impending snow storm. Press release from the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board: You are invited to the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board 2018 Recognition Luncheon! WHO: Mountain Area Workforce Development Board, employers from throughout the region, WIOA participants, […]
Hendersonville City Manager receives local government excellence award
Press release from the City of Hendersonville: On Dec. 5, 2018, the Land of Sky Regional Council awarded Hendersonville City Manager John Connet the Robert E. Shepherd Excellence in Local Government Award. This award is presented at the Council’s discretion to a local government professional who has shown great leadership in improving governance and service […]
Ingles Magical Christmas Toy Drive provides gifts for thousands of local children
Press release from Eblen Charities: Last Thursday, one of Asheville’s brightest Christmas traditions begin its seventh year as thousands of generous individuals, families, businesses, clubs, and organizations came to Ingles on Tunnel Road in spite of the rain to help ensure that children in our community will have a memorable and Merry Christmas this year. For […]
Lenoir-Rhyne University hosts, Sisters in Words: Fiction, Nonfiction, and the Creative Process
Press release from Lenoir-Rhyne University: Lenoir-Rhyne University in Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative and the Yale Association of Western North Carolina will present “Sisters in Words: Fiction, Nonfiction, and the Creative Process.” Best-selling authors and sisters, Elizabeth Kostova and Victoria Johnson, will read from their latest works, Kostova’s “The Shadow Land” and Johnson’s “American […]
UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program announces spring 2019 classes
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP) will present 11 courses this spring for community writers, including an introductory writing workshop with acclaimed novelist Tommy Hays, and new courses like Writing in the Age of Loneliness, and Exploring Questions of Spirituality and Faith through Poetry and Creative Nonfiction. Writers across […]
Call for Actors: Auditions being held for The Center Stage Repertory Company
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National League of Junior Cotillions announces plans for Buncombe County chapter
Press release from the National League of Junior Cotillions: The National League of Junior Cotillions (NLJC), a program of etiquette, character education and social dance training for middle school students, has announced plans to reestablish its national program in Buncombe County, NC. Says Charles Winters, President of the National League of Junior Cotillions, “We will […]
NCDOT seeks input on I-40 interchange with Blue Ridge Road on Dec. 13
Press release from the N.C. Department of Transportation: New ideas have been applied and comments are being sought by the N.C. Department of Transportation regarding a proposed new interchange at Interstate 40 and Blue Ridge Road in Black Mountain. The proposed project will convert the bridge on I-40 over Blue Ridge Road into an interchange, […]
City announces new date of Dec. 12 for Haywood Street meetings ahead of snow forecast
Press release from the city of Asheville: PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE due to snowcast for original date. Imagine a renewed Haywood Street downtown. Improvements to this major corridor are coming! As part of the bond projects approved by voters in 2016, the City of Asheville is working on pre-construction planning and design for the Haywood […]
I-40 West N.C. Welcome Center closed for construction
Press release from Haywood County TDA: The I-40 West N.C. Welcome Center closed on Monday, Dec. 3. N.C. Dept. of Transportation plans a major construction project for the site, which includes both the building and grounds; projected reopening is July 31. The staff at the I-40 West will relocate to the Haywood County Visitors Center […]
WCU hosts fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 15
Press release from Western Carolina University: Western Carolina University will hold a pair of commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 15, to recognize its fall graduating class and a group of newly minted university alumni who were awarded degrees after this year’s summer school sessions. Commencement for undergraduate and graduate students from the colleges of Arts and […]
North Buncombe public school district on two-hour delay Wednesday morning
Press release from Buncombe County Schools: Good morning, It’s Wednesday, December 5. Due to some early morning precipitation in the higher elevations of our county that has caused some slick spots on roads, the North Buncombe district only will operate on a two-hour delay. Also, no buses on icy roads. The delay will allow drivers to navigate […]
NCDOT provides updates, welcomes comments on proposed widening of Sweeten Creek Road
Press release from South Asheville Resident & Business Community Organization: On November 13th, over 500 people showed up to the NCDOT public meeting on widening Sweeten Creek Road. This email will summarize some of the key portions of NCDOT’s proposal and encourage you to submit comments to them prior to December 13th via email at: U-2801A@threeoaksengineering.com. […]
Ingles/Eblen Toy Store opens Dec. 6
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N.C. farmers urged to apply for $240 million agriculture disaster assistance by Dec. 10 deadline
Press release from North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services: Farmers with damage and agricultural losses from Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Michael may be eligible for disaster assistance from the Hurricane Florence Agricultural Disaster Program of 2018. The $240 million bill, signed today by Gov. Roy Cooper, will provide direct assistance to farmers. […]
Campaign for Southern Equality partners with Asheville businesses on Dec. 11 to Shop for Equality
Press release from the Campaign for Southern Equality: On Tuesday, Dec. 11, 32 Asheville-area businesses will participate in Shop for Equality, a day of giving to benefit the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE), an Asheville-based nonprofit that promotes full LGBTQ equality across the South. “The Campaign for Southern Equality is an amazing organization and I […]