Press release from SEARCH (Sustaining Essential and Rural Community Healthcare): About 40 people from across Mitchell and Yancey counties came together recently at Trinity Episcopal Church in Spruce Pine for dinner and to learn what SEARCH has planned for the future. In existence since June of 2017 when Blue Ridge Regional Hospital decided to close Labor […]
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AVL Beer Week 2019: Events
From beer pong tournaments to pairing dinners, AVL Beer Week has dozens of events scheduled at venues throughout Western North Carolina.
San Francisco-based Kimpton to Expand Presence in North Carolina, Announces Hotel Arras in Asheville
Press release from McKibbon Hospitality: Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announces today it will open a new hotel in Asheville, North Carolina this summer. A historic conversion of the former BB&T Bank building, Kimpton Hotel Arras will transform the tallest building in the city into a 128-room boutique hotel and bring to life a modern mountain […]
National Vietnam Veterans Day, March 29
Press release from Charles George VA Medical Center: In honor of the men and women who served “in county” or in support of the Vietnam War, Charles George VA Medical Center is hosting “Coffee With Gratitude.” Vietnam Veterans are invited to stop by the front lobby March 29 from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to […]
Red pandas to make public debut on Valentine’s Day
Leafa and Phoenix arrived in Asheville from Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo in November and have since been under quarantine at the WNC Nature Center. The public gets its first look at the pair in the new exhibit at noon on Thursday, Feb. 14.
Rising Number of Flu Cases, Haywood Regional Limits Visitation
Press release from Haywood Regional Medical Center: CLYDE, NC (Jan 21, 2019) Effective immediately, Haywood Regional Medical Center (HRMC) will begin “limited visitation” at the hospital due to the increased number of positive flu cases in our hospital, physician practices and urgent care locations. Visitor limitations is a precaution often taken during flu season when flu […]