From the Asheville Citizen-Times : The city this week sent notices of erosion control violations to the developers of the Harris Teeter and Trader Joe’s construction sites on Merrimon Avenue. City employees visited the site Wednesday to monitor the erosion control measures, determine if the sites were in compliance with the law and whether further […]
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Children First/ Communities In Schools project grant to help battle poverty
Press release from Children First NC Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation awards $30,000 to Children First/ Communities In Schools of Buncombe County Project grant to support community movement to reduce poverty Asheville, N.C. (July 18, 2013) – Trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation recently awarded a project grant to Children First/ Communities In Schools of […]
Rain means mosquito: Girl and Boy Scouts at Pisgah View produce public-service video
Press release from Buncombe County Disease Control Rain = Mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are pesky neighbors and a public health concern because they can spread serious diseases such as La Crosse Encephalitis and West Nile Virus. The Buncombe County health officials encourage residents to take small steps that can make a big difference in preventing mosquito-borne illness […]
Action for Children NC awards Shining Star to those with commitment to child advocacy in the state
Press release from Action for Children NC RALEIGH–Action for Children North Carolina today announced winners of the Shining Star Award which honors individuals whose outstanding dedication and commitment to child advocacy have made North Carolina a better place to be and raise a child. Honorees were selected by a panel of judges consisting of business […]
CFWNC’s Melvin R. Lane Fund awards $900,000 to nonprofits that help the disadvantaged
Press release from CFWNC CFWNC’s Melvin R. Lane Fund Awards $900,000 to Nonprofits that Help the Disadvantaged (July 16, 2013) – Six nonprofits serving Western North Carolina will receive $150,000 over three years from the Melvin R. Lane Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. The mission of the Fund is to promote […]
SELC comments on settlement between Duke Energy and NC on coal-ash pollution
Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center Statement on Proposed Consent Decree for Coal Ash Pollution at Two Duke Energy Facilities ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The conservation groups that prompted state action on Duke Energy’s leaking coal ash lagoons are reviewing the terms of a proposed settlement released today between Duke Energy and the state. Duke […]
Red Cross making emergency call for O-neg, other blood donations today
Press release from the American Red Cross The Red Cross has issued an emergency request for donors of all blood types – especially O-negative, A-negative and B-negative – please make an appointment to donate. This summer, when you give blood you could give someone time to make their own stories – watching fireworks, having a […]
Federal appeals court overturns CTS decision; case could go to trial
The U.S. Fourth Circuit of Appeals has ruled in favor of 23 local citizens pressing to get CTS Corp. to clean up the contaminated site on Mills Gap Road in south Asheville and compensate affected homeowners.
Kroger buys Harris Teeter chain, will keep brand, News&Observer reports
With construction underway for a Harris Teeter grocery on Merrimon Avenue in north Asheville, the chain has been bought by Kroger: From the Raleigh News&Observer The Kroger grocery store chain said Tuesday that it is buying the Harris Teeter chain in a deal valued at $2.5 billion. Harris Teeter will operate as a subsidiary of […]
Greenville, NC, paper Daily Reflector “blasts Pope-Civitas tactics” against Moral Mondays
Excerpt from a recent editorial in the Greenville Daily Reflector “The men and women arrested each week during the “Moral Monday” protests at the Legislative Building know they will face charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct and failure to disperse. Until recently, however, they could not expect that their name to land in an online database […]
NC Gov. Pat McCrory says he’ll veto HB 695 “unless significant changes” occur
Press release from Gov. McCrory’s press office Governor McCrory Releases Statement on HB 695 Raleigh, NC– Unless significant changes and clarifications are made addressing our concerns that were clearly communicated by DHHS Secretary Aldona Wos, Governor Pat McCrory will veto the existing bill, HB 695, if it is passed by the House and Senate. The […]
Evergreen Community Charter School named to Expeditionary Learning’s top 17 “mentor schools”
Press release from Evergreen Charter School The NC Honor School of Excellence Added as one of 17 Outstanding Schools for Top School Performance & Deeper Learning Practices Asheville, NC – June 24, 2013 – Expeditionary Learning, the network of schools, teachers and students dedicated to student success through academic achievement, character development, and high quality […]
Several roads closed in area national forests due to rain, flood damage, says Forest Service
Press release from the U.S. Forest Service ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Last week’s heavy rains have forced the U.S. Forest Service to close several roads in the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests to protect public safety. The roads are either damaged or impassable, or both. The following roads are closed in Pisgah National Forest: • Appalachian Ranger […]
WLOS previews investigative report on CTS contamination, updates
Monday night, July 8, WLOS reporter Mike Mason led a town hall focused on the decades-long problem of deadly contamination from the former CTS of Asheville facility on Mills Gap Road. The meeting will be featured in a July 24, one-hour investigative report, said WLOS’ Kimberly King: Close to 100 people pack a special meeting […]
In Monday rescue, fast flow and log jam stranded tubers on Davidson River
“This is not the time to do it,” rescue-squad deputy chief David Orr told the Hendersonville Times-News after several people tubing on the Davidson River were caught in rapid flows and debris. According to the Times-News, the river was flowing eight times faster than normal. One woman was caught in a log jam near Sycamore […]
C-T: With water levels still high, emergency responders urge folks to stay off the river
Heavy rains — more than 8 inches in many parts of WNC — and continued flood dangers have local emergency personnel urging boaters and others to stay off the river. “‘Just don’t do it,’” the Asheville Citizen-Times says. A kayaker on the Big East Fork of the Pigeon River died last week, paddling with friends […]
Cherokee’s Festival of Native Peoples celebrates cultures from around the world July 12-13
Press release Cherokee Festival Celebrates Native Peoples From Around the World Ninth Annual Festival of Native Peoples Is Finest Showcase of Native Dance, Art and Culture in the Southeast CHEROKEE, N.C. (July 1, 2013) — Known as the finest showcase of native traditions, the ninth annual Festival of Native Peoples, July 12-13, 2013, is an […]
Food&Wine magazine notes Farms&Sparrow as one of world’s best bread bakeries
A tweet by Marty Well (@martywell) alerted us that local baker Farm&Sparrow was mentioned by Food&Wine magazine as one that renowned San Francisco baker Chad Robertson has on his “his ultimate bakery bucket list from Lima to a spectacular Stockholm.” Asheville, North Carolina: Farm & Sparrow… Using a wood-fired oven, a lot of it made […]
Grandfather Mountain’s summer guided-hike series: Saturday, July 13, to Grandfather’s Attic
Press release GRANDFATHER’S ATTIC HIKE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, N.C. – Grandfather Mountain’s summer guided hike series continues July 13 with Grandfather’s Attic Hike. Guided hikes at Grandfather Mountain offer guests the unique opportunity to tackle one of the Mountain’s famously wondrous hiking trails with an expert. “A trip to the Attic” provides an exciting hike to […]
Have you heard? Hard-to-Recycle collection returns to Swannanoa Saturday, July 13
Press release from Rainbow Recycling PRESS RELEASE DATE: July 5, 2013 CONTACT: Marilyn Sobanski, Rainbow Recycling, 828-669-5459 For immediate release: Have you heard? Hard-to-Recycle Collection Returning to Swannanoa! BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC July 5, 2013– The popular Hard-to-Recycle Collection will be rotating back to east Buncombe County on Saturday, July 13, 10am – 2pm, at ACE […]
French Broad River remains in flood advisory through Sunday, NWS says
With rain likely to continue this weekend, the French Broad River remains in a flood advisory. Southwest of Asheville, near Cruso, crews have been searching for a kayaker reported missing on the Big East Fork of the Pigeon River, where water levels have also been high. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg SC has issued […]