The Hendersonville Times-News reported Wednesday that a woman being treated at Pardee Hospital swiped an ambulance from the parking lot shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, Hendersonville police said, leading officers on a chase that led her to jail. Police say an intoxicated Stephanie Erwin, 31, of Howard Gap Loop Road, left the hospital, snatched an […]

Ashvegas.com blogger Jason Sandford recently blasted the Citizen-Times for its paywall, temporarily dropped during last week’s snowstorm. His comments have stirred up a storm of their own. Sandford wrote: The hypocrisy of the decision is telling. By its actions, the newspaper leadership is saying is that if its news and coverage is important, it should […]

A meeting Tuesday night by Montreat College’s board of trustees may go a long way toward deciding the future of the college, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported Tuesday. The meeting is also the deadline for college supporters to raise $2 million. Supporters have scrambled to raise money to offset the college’s recent financial troubles and head […]

A Charlotte food store cook has been fired for a comment he made to Gov. Pat McCrory. The Charlotte Observer reported that an employee of Reid’s Fine Foods said he was fired because of a comment he made to the governor Sunday. Forty-five-year-old Drew Swope had asked McCrory if he could help him, but then […]

Press release A team of five Mars Hill University students competed in the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities 2014 Ethics Bowl, February 7-8, held on the campus of Campbell University School of Law. The MHU team had a positive showing, winning three out of four rounds at the competition, which included teams from across […]

From Xpress reports Laurey Masterton, longtime activist and entrepreneur in Asheville, lost her long battle with cancer early Tuesday morning, Feb. 18. Masterton, owner of catering business and café Laurey’s, bicycled across the country for the Ovarian Cancer Association in 2009. Asheville media reported earlier this week that she had been under hospice care. The […]

For immediate release Asheville, NC (February 17, 2014) – Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity recognized its “core” Construction Services volunteers with a breakfast event at Warren Wilson College Monday morning. Core volunteers are those who help Habitat build and repair homes on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. In 2013, 95 core construction volunteers collectively contributed […]

The Charlotte Observer reports that Gov. Pat McCrory said Friday he’ll work with education leaders to give North Carolina school districts flexibility in making up time lost from snow and other inclement weather. Snow storms have added more time that school districts need to make up on top of the time lost last month and […]

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Thursday that MRK Investments, owner of the historic S&W building on Patton Avenue, has bought the neighboring Bank of America building for $3.2 million. The group also owns the old Windsor Hotel building on Broadway, which will open next month as vacation rentals, said Brett Krueger, a spokesman for the investors. […]

For immediate release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the mighty blizzard that struck the east coast last night, you need to take extra precautions to keep your animals safe. Pets left to fend for themselves in cold weather are susceptible to injury and even death. Here are some simple tips from American Humane Association and its […]

News release from PARI Rosman, NC (February 12, 2014) – Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) in Rosman remind the public that at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9 Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the United States begins and we set our clocks forward one hour. Some people get a bit confused by […]

Tired of snow? The National Weather Services says to expect a few more hours of the white stuff. While Western North Carolina residents deal with as much as eight to 10 inches of snow across the region, the NWS says to be patient: Sun and rain are both likely this afternoon. The forecast calls for […]

A Hendersonville couple, featured on Drury Outdoors’ reality shows, including the series “Dream Season,” featured on the Outdoor Channel, have been convicted of poaching in Nevada — thanks in part to the illegal hunts videotaped for the series. The Hendersonvile Times-News reported Wednesday that Jason W. Edney and Britney J. Edney were sentenced to serve […]

Buncombe, Henderson and Transylvania schools closed early Monday because of worsening weather conditions. Schools in the three counties decided Monday morning to send students home about noon. The schools said they made the decisions so students could get home before conditions worsened.

Press release Asheville ceramic artist Kristin Schoonover will host a two-night pottery party 7-10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, March 15, both at her studio in the Clayspace Co-op in Asheville’s historic River Arts District. The first night, participants will carve or stamp their own designs into pre-thrown forms; the second night will be […]