A judge will hear oral arguments May 23 in a case that will determine control of the city water system and could redraw the line between local and state government power in North Carolina, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported Tuesday. The outcome of the lawsuit city government brought last year to block the transfer of the […]
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Highway Patrol looking for speeders this week
The North Carolina Highway Patrol began Operation Slow Down Monday. That means troopers will be using both marked and unmarked cars to catch violators on interstates and major four-lane highways. The operation continues through next Sunday. Authorities say that speed is the biggest cause of wrecks and fatalities both in the state and across the […]
Asheville Orthopaedic Associates to enhance collaboration with Mission Health
Press release ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 14, 2014) – Mission Health is pleased to announce its affiliation with Asheville Orthopaedic Associates (AOA), a six-physician orthopaedic practice located in Asheville. This new relationship will support and allow for the practice to expand its existing high-quality and patient-centered orthopaedic services to the outlying regions that Mission Health serves. […]
Cradle of Forestry to present ‘Make Way for Monarchs’
For immediate release PISGAH FOREST, N.C., April 14, 2014 – The Cradle of Forestry in America invites the public to attend “Make Way for Monarchs,” Saturday April 19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Brevard naturalist Ina Warren will present this multi-media program about this year’s record low over-wintering populations of monarch butterflies. Warren will […]
AC-T: Gray wolf euthanized at WNC Nature Center
A gray wolf, who for more than six years made his home at the WNC Nature Center, was euthanized on Saturday following a brief illness, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported Monday. Cody lived at the Nature Center with a female wolf, Shalimar. About a month and a half ago, a veterinarian discovered a mass during Cody’s […]
WLOS: Mom’s claim son died was a scam
Investigators say a fundraising effort in Madison County was all a fake. According to the sheriff, a woman falsely told everyone her son died, according to reports by WLOS. The sheriff’s department says it received complaints that helped untangle a web of lies. Donnie Hjeresa faces two counts of obtaining money by false pretense. She […]
HT-N: North Mills trail closures irk some recreation users
A logging project that was supposed to close parts of the popular North Mills River area of the Pisgah National Forest through spring could now keep recreationists off their favorite trails until fall, according to reports by the Hendersonville Times-News. The U.S. Forest Service announced in a Feb. 3 news release it was closing four […]
AC-T: Break-ins rattle Asheville residents
Many residents in Asheville are having to deal with break-ins this year. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that city police responded to 63 residential and business break-ins in March, according to police records. Police investigate about 60 per month, Sgt. Dave Romick said, noting there were 64 in January and 53 in February. “This fluctuates due to […]
Asheville site for statewide Moral Movies launching April 25
Press release Asheville, NC, April 10, 2014 – The Mountain People’s Assembly in collaboration with the NC-NAACP and Working Films present Moral Movies. This four-month series will bring award-winning films to Asheville and seven other cities across North Carolina to jumpstart community dialogue on social, economic, and environmental issues relevant to the state. The program […]
HT-N: WNC beer makers fare well at World Beer Cup
DENVER – Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. capped an historic week Friday night when it medaled at the World Beer Cup gala and awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Centennial Ballroom in downtown Denver, according to a report in the Hendersonville Times-News. On Tuesday, Sierra Nevada highlighted the first day of the Craft Brewers Conference by […]
Watch Tuesday’s lunar eclipse through PARI telescope via the Internet
Press release Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Via the Internet, the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) is making its West Optical Telescope available to the public for viewing the total lunar eclipse during the early morning hours Tuesday . Our West Optical Observatory features a 0.4 meter telescope fitted with an Apogee Alta E42 camera,” said […]
Observer: Judge lets lawsuit continue against Duke Energy
A federal judge on Friday overruled a recommendation that a lawsuit against Duke Energy over coal ash contamination on Charlotte’s water source be dismissed, the Charlotte Observer reported Saturday. The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation sued Duke last June over contamination from the now-retired Riverbend power plant on Mountain Island Lake. Such “citizen suits” are allowed under […]
Governor names Bob Orr to fill district attorney post
Press Release RALEIGH – Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed Justice Bob Orr, a former member of the N.C. Court of Appeals and former Justice on the N.C. Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy in the district attorney’s office in the 24th Prosecutorial District created by the retirement of Jerry Wilson. The 24th Prosecutorial District serves Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and […]
HT-N: Holocaust remembrance begins April 27
The personal testimonies of area residents affected by the Holocaust will be at the heart of a Hendersonville Holocaust memorial program that will also include docent-led exhibits and film screenings, according to a report Saturday in the Hendersonville Times-News. Organized by Agudas Israel Congregation in partnership with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, the special “Yom HaShoah” […]
‘The Wild Gardener’ to speak at Wildflower Whimsy
For immediate release Spring ephemerals decorate the forest floor with a riot of color and fragrance, yet within a few short weeks they disappear until next spring. On May 2nd and 3rd, the Highlands Biological Foundation is celebrating the emergence of spring ephemerals in the southern Appalachians with their event “Wildflower Whimsy.” Wildflower Whimsy will […]
VA Medical Center volunteer honored by state
<h2>For immediate release</h2> CHARLES GEORGE VA MEDICAL CENTER, Asheville – The Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the most prestigious awards presented by the Governor of North Carolina, will be presented to Ms. Ruby Rice Jones, a Charles George VA Medical Center volunteer in the medical center’s Multipurpose Room. Ms. Jones has been volunteering at the medical center […]
Chamber to honor businesses for growth in sales and/or jobs
<h2>For immediate release</h2> The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce will present the 2014 Sky High Growth Award to 28 businesses that have experienced outstanding growth in sales and/or employment over the last several years. The awards reception takes place this evening at 5:30 p.m. at The Millroom. These 28 businesses collectively represent nearly 2,000 jobs. […]
NC News Service: State Sides With Duke in Coal-Ash Cleanup
By Stephanie Carroll Carson Courtesy of North Carolina News Service DANBURY, N.C. – It took about two months for more than 39,000 tons of coal ash to leak into the Dan River from Duke Energy’s retired coal-fired power plant, but cleanup is expected to take much longer than that. The hold-up goes beyond the large […]
Liberty and License for All? Report on Immigrant Driver’s Licenses
By Stephanie Carroll Carson Courtesy of North Carolina News Servicde RALEIGH, N.C. – In North Carolina and 37 other states, an undocumented worker can’t get a driver’s license. That leaves hundreds of thousands without a way to get to work or school, or forces them to get behind the wheel without proper training, testing or […]
Poll: NC Citizens Say Age Discrimination is Getting Old
By Stephanie Carroll Carson Courtesy of North Carolina News Service PERRY, N.C. – At age 58, Dick Hatch of Perry found himself laid off and in need of a job. Hatch is an attorney who applied for a position at a Raleigh company, and he said in spite of being qualified for the attorney position, […]
HT-N: West Henderson senior named state’s top student journalist
Lauren Stepp, a senior at West Henderson High and editor of Wingspan, school’s award-winning newspaper this year, has been selected as the North Carolina High School Journalist of the Year award, according to the Hendersonville Times-News. The award is co-sponsored by the N.C. Scholastic Media Association, N.C. Press Foundation and the Journalism Education Association. Representing North […]