Press release from Keever for Congress Today Rep. Patsy Keever spoke out on the need to clean up the corruption in Washington and to eliminate the impact of big money on our political system. “The primary concern we’re hearing from folks across the 10th Congressional District is that there is too much money in politics […]
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Asheville gas prices: now they’re down
Press release from AshevilleGasPrices.com Asheville, October 1- Average retail gasoline prices in Asheville have fallen 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.75/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.79/g, according to gasoline price website AshevilleGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]
ECO’s Oct. 13 Environmental Film Festival offers chance to view local premier of “Green Fire”
Press release from ECO At the WNC Environmental Film Festival hosted by ECO, the Environmental and Conservation Organization, audience members will get the opportunity to view both Hendersonville and world premieres of important films. Green Fire, a Hendersonville premiere, is the first film to document conservation hero, Aldo Leopold’s life who viewed conservation as the […]
Local SBA offices celebrates National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day with Tuesday, Oct. 2 event
Press release From the SBA, North Carolina office The U.S. Small Business Administration North Carolina District Office and AARP are hosting a special event Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Candler, N.C., to celebrate the first National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Day. A panel discussion will highlight successful business owners that started their companies when they were over […]
NC Voter time: Last day to register is Friday, Oct. 12; early voting starts Thursday, Oct. 18
Now it’s down: Asheville gas prices fall slightly
Press release from AshevilleGasPrices.com Asheville, September 24- Average retail gasoline prices in Asheville have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.79/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.81/g, according to gasoline price website AshevilleGasPrices.com. Including the change in […]
Rep.Shuler cosponsors Diabetes Prevention Act
Press release from the office of U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler U.S. Representative Heath Shuler (D-NC) has introduced the Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012 with U.S. Representative Susan Davis (D-CA) to allow Medicare coverage of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for beneficiaries who have been diagnosed with prediabetes. “Diabetes is one of the most prevalent […]
Local documentary on Carl Sandburg airs on PBS Monday, Sept. 24
excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times A documentary about the great poet and author Carl Sandburg by Asheville filmmaker Paul Bonesteel gets a national TV audience Monday night, and a local historical site gets a resulting windfall of digital video. “American Masters: The Day Carl Sandburg Died” plays at 10 p.m. Monday on PBS and locally […]
Minority Enterprise Development names 2012 award winners
All year long, the Minority Enterprise Development nonprofit helps minority business owners get their feet on the ground and their ideas to the next level. And once a year, they recognize what those entrepreneurs have accomplished. Said one winner, Roman Marin-Vera, “This country gives opportunity to everyone.”
WNC Historical Association presents ” A Conversation with Justice Harry C. Martin” Thursday, Sept. 2
Press release from the WNC Historical Association The Western North Carolina Historical Association has recently presented a program on the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Western North Carolina. Continuing that focus, the Association will host an evening conversation with retired Chief Justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court, Harry C. Martin, on Thursday, September 27, […]
AvL Technologies sponsors Habitat for Humanity home, employees raise the walls
Today, Sept. 21, AvL Technologies employees marched from their plant to a nearby Habitat for Humanity jobsite, escorted by the Woodfin Police Department. Mayor Jerry Vehaun spoke at the ceremony, then employees, future homeowners the Pedun family (see below), Habitat staff and volunteers raised the first walls of the home. (Photos courtesy of Asheville Area […]
OnTrack hosts its first Women & Money conference Saturday, Oct. 6
OnTrack WNC’s Women’s Financial Empowerment Center (WFEC) will host its first Women and Money Conference titled: “What’s in your Financial Toolbox?” on October 6, 2012 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St, Asheville, NC 28801. The Women and Money Conference will provide knowledge, tools and support to women […]
Rooted in the Mountains: WCU hosts Oct. 4-5 health, language, environment symposium
Press release from WCU The third annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium at Western Carolina University will be held Thursday, Oct. 4, and Friday, Oct. 5, at A.K. Hinds University Center. Rooted in the Mountains is designed to raise awareness of the intersection of health, language, environmental and indigenous issues with the stewardship of Appalachia […]
Oakley Farmers Market celebrates end of season with Thursday, Oct. 25, Harvest Festival
Press release from the Oakley Farmers Market The Oakley Farmers Market will celebrate the end of its first season and the bounty of autumn with a Harvest Festival to be held during market hours (3:30-6:30 p.m.) on Thursday, Oct. 25. The festival will feature live music, a scavenger hunt, children’s and pet costume contests, face […]
Local author releases “Summoning the Mountains,” about her Appalachian Trail thru-hike
Press release from Saille Productions Seeking more out of life than what home and security have to offer, author and backpacker, Amy Allen left her human resources job to hike the Appalachian Trail seeking hiatus from demands of single parenting and the multi-tasking of the corporate world. Black Mountain, NC (PRWEB) September 21, 2012 As […]
August employment in North Carolina down 1 percent from last year but still above national average
Press release from the North Carolina Department of Commerce Civilian Labor Force • North Carolina’s August 2012 smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, at 9.7 percent, increased 0.1 of a percentage point over July 2012. The rate was 10.7 percent in August 2011. • At 9.7 percent, North Carolina’s August unemployment rate is 1.6 percentage points […]
NC Entrepreneurship Summit to “Create a Scene” will be in Asheville Monday-Tuesday, Sept
Press release from the NC Department of Commerce More than 300 business owners, entrepreneurs, community leaders and economic developers will gather in Asheville, beginning Monday, September 24, for the 2012 North Carolina Entrepreneurship Summit. The annual conference began in 2006 as a way to bring together ideas and resources from across the state that would […]
Nearly 1.7 million North Carolinians lived in poverty last year, NC Justice Center reports
Press release From the NC Justice Center The number of North Carolinians living in poverty remained high last year despite the economic recovery, showing the continuing pain of the recession and underscoring the need for North Carolina to do more to protect children and families. Approximately 1 in 5 North Carolinians, or 17.9 percent, lived […]
Budgets cuts could affect Sandburg home, Parkway, Times-News reports
from blueridgenow.com (the Hendersonville Times-News by Nathaniel Axtell (excerpt) Federal budget cutbacks have forced the National Park Service units such as the Carl Sandburg Home in Flat Rock and the Blue Ridge Parkway to make do with less over the past decade, even as visitation has increased. The Blue Ridge Parkway had 120 maintenance workers […]
More than 3 inches of rainfall recorded at Asheville Airport, Citizen-Times reports
From the Asheville Citizen-Times by Clarke Morrision/Romando Dixon: A daily record of 3.28 inches of rain fell Tuesday at Asheville Regional Airport, and other areas throughout the mountains received a steady amount as well. The nonstop precipitation that started late Monday and carried into Tuesday afternoon caused early school closings, urban flooding and accidents. Heavy […]
Whitewater days: Nantahala Dam release means high waters on the river Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 29-30
Press release from the U.S. Forest Service The USDA Forest Service urges users on By-Pass reach of the Nantahala River — commonly referred to by paddlers as the Upper Nantahala — to be alert for rising water levels on Sept. 29-30. Water needed to generate electricity normally bypasses the river through the mountain and aqueduct […]