Press release N.C. sheriff saves county taxpayers thousands with clean propane autogas fleet The Buncombe County, N.C., Sheriff’s Office recently converted 10 Ford Crown Victorias to propane autogas under the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program. The law enforcement fleet expects to displace 20 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year and save more than $13,000 […]
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Natural Products Alliance debuts, helps N.C. businesses grow
Press release from the Natural Products Alliance of N.C. (Asheville, NC) A group of Western North Carolina nonprofit natural products organizations has banded together as the Natural Products Alliance of North Carolina to help natural products companies grow, formulate, test, make, and brand their botanically-based products in one vertical pipeline, right here in Western North […]
OPINION: Four Seasons CEO Janet Bull discusses quality of life in hospice care
From the North Carolina News Service FLAT ROCK, N.C., March 5, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — When Janet Bull, Ph.D., the award-winning chief medical officer of Four Seasons Hospice goes to work, it’s more than showing up for a job. She helps people find meaning. Palliative care, which occurs before end of life is at hand, […]
Women at Risk moves to Homeward Bound
Press release from Women at Risk Women at Risk Moves to Homeward Bound On February 1st, Homeward Bound of Asheville, a local homeless services organization, assumed responsibility for Women at Risk, formerly a program of Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice. Many Homeward Bound clients already access services through Women at Risk, a program that provides […]
See Maggie Valley’s Wheels Through Time on RFD-TVs Small Town Big Deal Thursday, March 14
Press release from Wheels Through Time Maggie Valley’s Wheels Through Time to be Featured on RFD-TVs “Small Town Big Deal” Thursday March 14th Haywood County, NC – This coming Thursday , March 14th, at 9:30 p.m., RFD-TVs newest hit show “Small Town Big Deal” will bring its viewers to Haywood County in Western North Carolina […]
Carolina Public Press: Ramsey, McGrady oppose SB 10, co-written by Apodaca
Senate Bill 10 would dismiss almost all existing boards and commissions at the state level — some that are obsolete, but some that wield power, such as the North Carolina Utilities Commission, which oversees such business as Duke and Progress Energy’s rate requests. Carolina Public Press reports on the showdown over North Carolina House and […]
OPINION: Progress NC calls on Gov. McCrory to Divest, Recuse or Veto
OPINION Press release from Progress NC ASHEVILLE – As the NC State Utilities Commission holds a hearing today in Asheville, one must ask the question: “Is this really the commission that will decide on energy rate hikes?” Duke/Progress Energy are seeking a double-digit hike in residential electricity rates. But Senate Bill 10, a measure making […]
AdvantageWest celebrates National Entrepreneurship Week with local businesses
Press release from AdvantageWest Both startups and seasoned business owners in the AdvantageWest region found themselves in the spotlight during a recent annual celebration of entrepreneurs and the contributions they make to the economy. National Entrepreneurship Week, held across the country, got strong support from area media, including live news segments on WLOS-TV and a […]
Firestorm Cafe & Books partners with Goat Mountain Ranch Sanctuary
Press release from Firestorm Cafe FIRESTORM CAFE & BOOKS LAUNCHES FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY PARTNERSHIP Local fair-trade cafe serves compassion for animals with every cup March 1st, 2013 – Firestorm Cafe & Books, downtown Asheville’s cooperative community event space, is proud to announce the initiation of a new partnership with Goat Mountain Ranch Sanctuary, a ten […]
WNCAP hosts Thursday, March 14, ‘Critical Conversation On Affordable Care in North Carolina’
Press release from WNCAP A Critical Conversation On Affordable Care in North Carolina Please join us as WNCAP hosts a Community Forum on Medicaid expansion and the Insurance Exchange, March 14, 2013, at 6PM in the Mountain View Room at the Sherrill Center, UNCA. Medicaid expansion would increase health care access to 500,000 working poor; […]
Mars Hill College hosts Monday, March 4, program on Forest Service ForWarn System
Press release from Mars Hill College Mars Hill College will host a program on Monday, March 4, which will explore the USDA’s Forest Service ForWarn System, a set of satellite-based forest assessment tools for examining threats for healthy forests. The program, titled “ForWarn: A Forest Disturbance Change Detection System to Aid Forest Managers,” will take […]
Media spotlight: Cherokee Scout’s saga, guns, open-records law
Columbia Journalism Review correspondent Corey Hutchins discusses what happened after the Murphy, N.C.-based Cherokee Scout asked the local sheriff for a list of concealed carry permits on Feb. 19: Request denied and publicized on Sheriff Keith Lovin’s Facebook page; the Scout publisher David Brown threatened, retracting the request and apologizing; national media roasting Brown for […]
Greensboro News & Record Op-Ed: In water seizure by state, Asheville’s ‘only the first’
Op-ed: “Municipal water systems in power grab” From the Greensboro News&Record Last summer, the General Assembly stripped the city of Asheville of its airport, placing it under an independent authority. Recently, Charlotte has learned that it, too, may lose control of its airport in much the same fashion. The fact that it’s been done in […]
North Carolina middle-schoolers participate in Students@Work Week
Press release from North Carolina Business Committee for Education Students@Work Week is February 25 – March 1, 2013 Raleigh, NC, February 25, 2013 – North Carolina’s schools and businesses are kicking off the third annual Students@Work Week. The goal of the week is to raise North Carolina’s graduation rate by offering middle school students a […]
Council member Bothwell calls for enforcing Asheville ordinance banning guns while picketing
Press release: Statement from Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell Councilmember Cecil Bothwell calls for enforcement of Asheville ordinance banning carrying of guns while picketing. Asheville, NC— Today City Councilmember Cecil Bothwell called for enforcement of Asheville’s ordinance banning the carrying of guns while picketing in the city (see below for pertinent sections of the […]
Climate change, agriculture & Warren Wilson College scientist Laura Lengnick
Just 1 percent of headlines these days cover environmental news, despite findings that 80 percent of readers, listeners and viewers want to hear more, according to the nonprofit initiative, Project for Improved Environmental Coverage. Asheville’s fortunate to be near the center of environmental studies, activism and interest — in part due to the work of such experts as Warren Wilson College professor/scientist Laura Lengnick.
North Carolina nonprofits gather in Raleigh to advocate on legislation affecting community services
Press release from NC Center for Nonprofits North Carolina Nonprofits Gather in Raleigh to Advocate on Legislation Affecting Community Services Who: The N.C. Center for Nonprofits, founded in 1990, serves as the leading voice for the thousands of nonprofit organizations that operate in the state. What: The Center will bring together more than 200 North […]
Robin Goddard earns award for longtime volunteering at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Each year, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation recognize outstanding rangers and volunteers. This year, Robin Goddard earned the Hartzog Enduring Volunteer Service Award for her more than 43 years as a interpreter, teacher, storyteller, and trainer. Here’s the full press release (Goddard’s award is noted near the end). Press release: Exceptional […]
The History Press: Local author Danny Bernstein launches book on Mountains-to-Sea Trail
You may be familiar with the Appalachian Trail, which trots through North Carolina. But do you know about the state’s own Mountains-to-Sea Trail? Author and hiker Danny Bernstein will discuss the trail and her new book, Mountains to Sea Trail Across North Carolina, on Tuesday, March 5, at Diamond Brand.
Biologists aim to solve bat mystery in Western North Carolina mountains
Press release from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service In North Carolina, endangered Virginia big-eared bats are known from only two caves at Grandfather Mountain, where they hibernate. What has puzzled biologists for years is where these bats go in the summer to give birth. This spring a massive effort aims to answer that question. […]
Asheville Women in Technology launches inaugural event Monday morning, Feb. 25
Press release from Asheville Women in Technology ASHEVILLE WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCES ITS INAUGURAL EVENT, MONDAY FEBRUARY 25 at 8:30AM Asheville Women in Technology, a newly formed group for women who work and study in various fields of technology in and around Asheville, announces its inaugural event, Monday, February 25, 2013 from 8:30am to 10:00 […]