From press release ASHEVILLE – On Monday, July 21, work will begin on the Craven Street improvement project in west Asheville, a long-term enhancement that will include multi-modal roadway improvements including pedestrian and bike facilities, stormwater Best Management Practices and stream restoration, low impact parking and greenway construction and water line improvements. The duration of the project […]
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AC-T: McCrory’s pick for state poet draws protests
Gov. Pat McCrory’s surprise pick for the state’s new poet laureate has brought harsh words as a political ploy from North Carolina’s literary community, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. “A slap in the face” is how former Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer of Cullowhee characterized the governor’s appointment of a self-published author and a state […]
Asheville NOW plans ‘Bitter Pill Rally’ Saturday
From press release ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Asheville Chapter of the National Organization for Women today announces a “Bitter Pill Rally” Saturday, July 26, in response to recent Supreme Court decisions limiting women’s rights. Leaders cite the pressing need to direct the attention of North Carolina legislators to the immediate improvement of women’s rights at […]
Break from heat continues through weekend
Enjoying the break from the heat? The National Weather Service says high temperatures in the Asheville area will remain mostly in the mid-70s through the weekend. Highs on a few days will hit 80 or 81. The chance of rain increases toward the weekend with a better than 60 percent chance of thunderstorms Saturday night […]
Join Friends of the Smokies on Appalachian Trail hike
From press release WAYNESVILLE, NC – Walk in the footsteps of Horace Kephart along the spine of the Appalachian Mountains as Friends of the Smokies hikes to Charlies Bunion. Join Friends on Tuesday, August 12 on the next Classic Hike of the Smokies on the Appalachian Trail, led by hiking guide and author, Danny Bernstein. […]
SERVPRO honors local business at annual convention
From press release:Fletcher, NC (Grassroots Newswire) July 15, 2014 – SERVPRO, an industry leader in disaster cleanup, restoration and remediation services, honored Stephen B. & Joan Martin, SERVPRO of Henderson County, with the Director’s Bronze award for outstanding revenue performance. The recognition took place during the company’s 45th Annual Convention, June 24 to June 27 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort […]
June proves a busy time for volunteers at RiverLink
From press release June has been a very busy time for volunteer projects at RiverLink- campers and youth groups from across the country helped us out with a variety of projects across the French Broad River watershed. RiverLink partnered with the MFuge camps at Ridgecrest for 8 days of service projects in the French Broad […]
WNCA receives recycling stations, grant from Oskar Blues Brewery
From press release ASHEVILLE—Western North Carolina Alliance is the recipient of a $5,000 grant and five new portable recycling stations from Oskar Blues Brewery’s non-profit CAN’d Aid Foundation. The goal of these recycling grants, according to Oskar Blues, is to empower individuals, events and communities to create sustainable recycling programs. WNCA will partner with Asheville […]
Public invited to Blue Ridge Bicycle Club ribbon cutting, family friendly ride and bike valet
Hendersonville, N.C. (July 7, 2014) – The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club invites the public to join them in a special ribbon cutting event and bicycle ride to the July 17 Hendersonville Rhythm & Brews Concert. The Bicycle Club is sponsoring free bicycle rides and valet bicycle parking in conjunction with the concert series. To encourage cycling to the […]
UNC Asheville authorized to make $990,000 in capital improvements
From press release UNC Asheville has been authorized by the state to borrow approximately $990,000 to make needed capital improvements. Gov. Pat McCrory signed the authorization bill on July 8 allowing approximately $376 million of improvements at six campuses in the UNC system: UNC Asheville, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Charlotte, East Carolina University, North Carolina […]
Filmmaker Paul Bonesteel headlines ECO fundraiser
From press release (HENDERSONVILLE, NC, July, 2014) – Local filmmaker Paul Bonesteel will speak and show his documentary film “The Mystery of George Masa” on Monday, July 28, as a fundraiser for the Environmental and Conservation Organization (ECO). The showing will be in the McIntosh Room of the Blue Ridge Conference Hall, 180 West Campus […]
AC-T: Court rejects CTS appeal of Superfund cleanup
A court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to a decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to place a contaminated Superfund site in Buncombe County on the National Priorities List for cleanup, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. CTS Corp. last year appealed the inclusion of the Mills Gap Road site on the list, claiming that […]
Erwin High School team wins first place for teen driver safety event
From press release: SAN ANTONIO, TX –Monday at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) 2014 National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, TX the FCCLA Chapter from Clyde A. Erwin High School in Asheville, NC, received the first place $1,500 cash prize for their execution of the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility’s IKnowEverything teen driver safety program and for their strategic communication […]
Governor issues disaster declaration for Woodfin
From press release: Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory has issued a state disaster declaration for the Town of Woodfin to help the community recover from a severe storm that struck April 29, 2014. The declaration makes state funds available to help cover the costs of removing debris, providing emergency protective services and repairing local roads […]
WNC Minority Enterprise Development Committee accepting nominations for annual recognition awards
From press release; (Asheville, NC) – The WNC Minority Enterprise Development Committee is now accepting nominations for their annual Minority Business Recognition Awards. Awards will be given in the categories of Emerging Business, Established Business and Lending Institution of the Year. Nomination forms can be found at wncmedweek.org. Business owners may nominate their own businesses. […]
AC-T: WNC principals turning in their paddles
As a rookie teacher, Rick Spurling remembers his principal encouraging him to paddle students to get his classroom under control, the Asheville Citizen-Times reports. Thirty years later, as superintendent of Mitchell County Schools, Spurling says, “I can’t imagine encouraging somebody to paddle a kid.” As attitudes have shifted, more and more North Carolina school systems […]
Veterans for Peace 29th Annual National Convention to be held in Asheville
From press release: Veterans for Peace (VFP) Chapter 099 of Western North Carolina, a local organization of military veterans and associates engaged in promoting peace, is the host chapter for the Veterans For Peace 29th Annual National Convention, to be held at the University of North Carolina Asheville July 23 – 27, 2014. This year’s convention […]
Revolutionary War’s Battle of Cane Creek subject of presentation
From press release MORGANTON, N.C. – Archaeologist and historian, Ken Robinson, will give a public presentation on the Battle of Cane Creek, a Revolutionary War battle that took place in September of 1780 in what is today McDowell County, North Carolina. The talk — free and open to the public—will be held Thursday, July […]
Equestrian resort planned for Tryon
From press release: TRYON, N.C. – Mark Bellissimo, managing partner of Tryon Equestrian Partners, on Wednesday announced plans to create the most significant new equestrian lifestyle destination in the world, as well as engage Sheila C. Johnson’s Salamander Hotels & Resorts <http://www.salamanderhotels.com/> – one of the country’s top luxury hotel management companies – to assist with […]
85-year-old Assembly Inn at Montreat undergoes renovation
A newly completed $6.2 million renovation has brought the Montreat Conference Center’s historic Assembly Inn into the 21st century. A June 29 rededication ceremony will celebrate the completion of the work. The directors of the Mountain Retreat Association, which manages the 85-year-old hostelry, say they wanted an update that no one would notice. “The inn is the postcard picture every visitor […]
The Community Foundation’s Pigeon River Fund awards $247,000 in grants
Projects benefit Buncombe, Haywood and Madison counties From press release: In late May, the Pigeon River Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina awarded $247,092 to environmental groups working in Western North Carolina to improve surface water quality, enhance fish and wildlife management habitats, expand public use and access to waterways and increase […]