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Sugar Mountain Ski Resort opens remodeled bike park on June 30
Press release from Sugar Mountain Ski Resort: Sugar Mountain Resort’s rebuilt and expanded bike park opens Saturday, June 30. Trails are wider; expert terrain is better than ever; beginner and intermediate line options offer choices from the summit to the base, and added features like rollers, pumps, and jumps are scattered about the park. The […]
Kimberly-Clark to invest $30 million in Hendersonville manufacturing plant
Press release from Kimberly-Clark: Kimberly-Clark Corporation has approved $30 million for expansion and improvements to its nonwovens manufacturing facility in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The plant produces nonwoven materials for Kimberly-Clark’s North American adult and feminine care brands including Depend, Poise and U by Kotex. The two-year project will focus on expanding the plant’s production capacity […]
Youth OUTright hosts Crystal Queer Prom on June 2
Press release from Youth OUTright: Youth OUTright’s 9th annual prom will be held Saturday, June 2, starting at 7:00 p.m. at the Doubletree Biltmore Hotel. This year’s “Crystal Queer Prom” promises to be a stellar event, with crystal and gem-themed decorations supported by IlluminEra Studios, a catered buffet, photobooth by Vintage Nouveau Photo, music by […]
Asheville’s Betsy Cantrell wins top state AARP volunteer award
Press release from AARP North Carolina: At a regional fraud prevention event held by elder advocates across the Mountain Region, AARP volunteer Betsy Cantrell was presented with the AARP Andrus Award for her outstanding contributions to improving the lives of adults as they age. The award, named after AARP’s founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, is […]
Music and hearing loss: Understanding the challenges and working toward solutions
Press release from the Hearing Loss Association of America Asheville Chapter: For more visit, nchearingloss.org/asheville.htm
Pardee Bariatrics & Weight Loss to host monthly support group meetings
Press release from Pardee Bariatrics & Weight Loss: Pardee Bariatrics & Weight Loss will host monthly bariatric support group meetings from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Mission Pardee Health Campus, located at 2775 Hendersonville Road (second floor) in Arden. The support group will meet the third Wednesday of every month. Meetings are free […]
Asheville chooses sculpture for Lexington Avenue installation
Press release from the City of Asheville: A thriving downtown Asheville street will become even more vibrant this year with the installation of a new piece of public art on Lexington Avenue. The City of Asheville is pleased to announce that, after a competitive process, a metal sculpture entitled Lexington Life Column by Beatrice Coron […]
Magnolia Concert Series at Flat Rock Cinema
Press release from The Molton Group: Morris Broadband presents the fifth annual Magnolia Concert Series at Flat Rock Cinema, located at 2700 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, NC. The live concerts, produced by Howard Molton, will be at 3:00 pm on the second Sunday of each month beginning in June and ending in October. This […]
Buncombe County to award federal funds for emergency food and shelter programs
Press release from Buncombe County Health and Human Services: Buncombe County has been awarded $94,226 of federal funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. The funds were made available through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. Buncombe County was selected by a […]
New fellowship offered by NC Writers’ Network
Press release from the NC Writers’ Network: The North Carolina Writers’ Network (NCWN) is proud to announce the creation of the Sally Buckner Emerging Writers’ Fellowship, in memory of one of North Carolina’s most beloved poets, editors, and educators. This annual $500 fellowship will support an emerging North Carolina writer, between the ages 21-35, whose […]
Chimney Rock hosts Todd Morse book signing
Press release from Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park: Former manager and fourth-generation Chimney Rock Park owner, Todd Morse, will celebrate the release of his new book For the Love of Chimney Rock: Four Generations of Morse Family Stewardship during book signings at Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park on Saturday, May 26 and […]
Grandfather Mountain State Park closes two trails and four campsites due to heavy rain
Press release from Grandfather Mountain State Park: The trails at Grandfather Mountain State Park sustained extensive damage from the recent heavy rains of 11” in four days. The Nuwati and Cragway trails are closed indefinitely until repairs can be made. This closure includes the four campsites on the Nuwati trail: Streamside, The Hermitage, Storyteller’s Rock, and […]
AMP Spring Social, hosted by Asheville Symphony, May 22
Press release from Asheville Music Professionals: Bites, Beverages, and Music! The Asheville Symphony Orchestra has recently moved into a new office space and has partnered with AMP to show off their new digs! If you’re not familiar with the great things the symphony has been doing as of late, this is a good way to […]
Break the Hunger food drive on June 8 to benefit Children First/Communities In Schools
Press release from Children First/Communities In Schools: WLOS News 13, Carolina Furniture Concepts, and Two Men & a Truck are hosting the sixth annual Break the Hunger food drive to help keep kids from going hungry during summer break. The station is asking viewers to bring non-perishable food items on Friday, June 8, to Carolina […]
Alzheimer’s Association calls for education volunteers in WNC
Press release from the Alzheimer’s Association — Western Carolina Chapter: The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter is expanding its team of volunteers to serve individuals and families in the mountain region of North Carolina. Alzheimer’s Association Community Educators (ACE) are public speakers, teachers, and key volunteers on the Western Carolina Chapter team. They raise […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Monday, May 21: Moderate (YELLOW and GREEN)
Monday, May 21, 2018, is a code green air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code yellow air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on ozone levels at higher […]
Local gun violence prevention groups host awareness-raising events June 1-2
Press release from Students Demand Action and Moms Demand Action AVL: The Asheville chapters of Students Demand Action (SDA) and Moms Demand Action (MDA) — the groups responsible for the 6,000-person March for Our Lives, which took place downtown on March 24 — are planning a weekend of events in honor of National Wear Orange […]
Hendersonville holds meeting on school resource officer funding
Notice from the City of Hendersonville: The City Council of the City of Hendersonville will hold a special meeting to consider requesting the funding of four School Resource Officers for schools located within the Corporate Limits of Hendersonville from the Henderson County Board of Commissioners. This special meeting will be held: Date: Tuesday, May 22, […]
Wildlife Commission opens Delayed Harvest trout waters, June 2
Press release from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open 34 trout streams and two lakes classified as Delayed Harvest to trout harvest on June 2 through Sept. 30. From 6 a.m. until 11:59 a.m., Delayed Harvest waters are open only to anglers 17 years old and younger. At noon, […]
Public information session on proposed new PSNC Mill Spring Compressor Station, May 23
Press release from N.C. Department of Environmental Quality: The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is holding a public information session to accompany the public comment period on a proposed air quality permit for Public Service Company of North Carolina’s (PSNC) Mill Spring Compressor Station on Silver Creek Road in Polk County. […]