From the City of Asheville On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, Route S1 is detouring due to flooding on London Road. Both inbound and outbound, S1 will use Biltmore Avenue to Hendersonville Road to West Chapel Road and then resume its normal route. All bus stops on Lodge Street and London Road will not be served […]
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League of Women Voters hosts Monday series of local candidate forums
Press release from the League of Women Voters: The League of Women Voters of Asheville and Buncombe County will hold its first fall candidates forum at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24 at Ferguson Auditorium on the AB Tech campus, to offer voters a chance to see and hear candidates for Buncombe County Commission Chair […]
Byers Precision Fabricators recognized by U.S. Department of Energy for superior performance
Press release from the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development Today [Sept. 17], senior leadership from the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Shaw AREVA MOX Services, a specialty design and construction firm presented Byers Precision Fabricators with an award recognizing the operation’s work in providing exemplary equipment for use at […]
Post-Labor Day, Asheville-area gas prices continue to rise
Despite cautious forecasts that gas prices would moderate after Labor Day, pump costs continue to go up. Here’s the latest from gasbuddy.com, which reports that Asheville prices have risen 2.7 cents in the past week. Press release Asheville, September 17- Average retail gasoline prices in Asheville have risen 2.7 cents per gallon in the past […]
Asheville hosts American Chestnut Summit Friday-Sunday Oct. 19-21
Press release from the American Chestnut Foundation From October 19-21, the beautiful, trendsetting, mountain mini-city of Asheville, N.C., will host the 2012 American Chestnut Summit, a celebration of science, hope and environmental restoration. Presented by The American Chestnut Foundation and USDA Forest Service, the Summit will focus on recent developments in restoring the American chestnut […]
StateTech magazine profiles wireless upgrades at Asheville’s U.S. Cellular Center
Did you know that Asheville’s civic center — now dubbed the U.S. Cellular Center — has gigabit wireless service? StateTech — a publication that “helps state and local government IT leaders evaluate and implement technology to help organizations work better, smarter and at less cost — profiles the update in a Sept. 14 post by […]
Food-psychology expert Paul Rozin will speak Tuesday, Sept. 25, at UNCA
Press release from UNCA Paul Rozin, University of Pennsylvania professor of psychology, presents “Food is Good (Not Bad) To Eat, and Natural Isn’t Always Good” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in UNC Asheville’s Humanities Lecture Hall. Rozin, who has studied attitudes toward chocolate, meat, water, the evolution of disgust and other related topics, will […]
PARC, residents protest McKibbon plan for downtown Asheville hotel, WLOS reports
From WLOS: “Protesters converge on Asheville City Hall as tonight’s city council meeting gets underway. They’re upset about possible plans to build a hotel on a piece of city owned property across from Saint Lawrence Basilica downtown. …”
Allegiant Air adds nonstop service from Asheville to Fort Lauderdale
Press release From the Asheville Regional Airport Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is pleased to announce that Allegiant Airlines will begin non-stop service to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., beginning November 15. The low-fare carrier will offer flights twice weekly on varying days. “Fort Lauderdale is one of the most requested routes by members of our region, and […]
Hiker’s account of being shot in the Smokies: False, the C-T reports
from the Asheville Citizen-Times: A man who reported being shot while hiking off trail made up his account, park officials said Monday. Sanford Lethco, 29, of Sevier County, Tenn., told park investigators that gunshot wounds he received to his leg on Friday came from an incident outside park boundaries and in Sevier County. …
Buncombe women organize the “power of 5” to get out the vote
Press release from the powerof5nc.org A group of Buncombe County women have embarked on a project called “The Power of 5 Women,” a campaign to support local political candidates who support women’s rights. “We’ve seen some real meanness against women and families coming out of Congress and the North Carolina General Assembly over the past […]
Gov. Perdue: Leviton Manufacturing expansion will create 152 jobs in Morganton in next 3 years
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Henderson County chainsaw artist “Mountain Dan” Smathers dies, WLOS reports
“Mountain artist Dan Smathers, otherwise known as “Mountain Dan,” died of an apparent heart attack on Saturday. Smathers collapsed in his tent at the Mountain State Fair,” WLOS reports.
Equipment, liquor stolen from West Asheville bar The Get Down, WLOS reports
Early Friday morning, someone broke into The Get Down, a West Asheville bar. The thief entered through a crawlspace, breaking a water pipe that forced the owner to close Friday night. The club reports that several hundred dollars worth of liquor and thousands of dollars worth of stage and sound equipment were stolen. The Asheville […]
Police seek info on drivers of white Acura involved in Biltmore Park assault, hit-and-run
Press release from the Asheville Police Department On 09/08/12 Ian Mather was assaulted by two men driving a white Acura in front of the REI in Biltmore Park. The victim and witnesses said that Mr. Mather was walking his family across the street in the cross walk when he became involved in a verbal dispute […]
White-supremacists groups gather near Gatlinburg, Tenn., for conference
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports online today, from its media affiliate The Tennessean, that white-supremacists supporters are gathering near Gatlinburg, Tenn., for an international conference. Attendees include former presidential candidate and Ku Klax Klan leader David Dukes, who will “lead an informal nature walk through the Smokies” during the event, organized by Stormfront, a Facebook group. […]
Candidates respond to survey asking whether they would ratify the ERA amendment
Incumbent Sen. Martin Nesbitt, Reps. Chuck McGrady and Susan Fisher joined other Western North Carolina candidates in saying “yes” when asked in a survey, “If elected, will you cosponsor and vote for the resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment?” Two other local candidates also said yes to the survey, sponsored by the Equal Rights […]
Mountain Credit Union hosts voter-registration drives, Sept. 18-19
Mountain Credit Union, in conjunction with the North Carolina Credit Union League, will be holding Voter Registration Drives at four of our branches in Candler, Asheville, Fletcher and Waynesville. Dates are as follows: Tuesday, September 18 1453 Sand Hill Rd, Candler 8:30-11:30 am 721 N Main St, Waynesville 1-4 pm Wednesday, September 19 219 Haywood […]
Wildlife Resources Commission tries to breed the endangered Eastern hellbenders in Marion
Press release From the N.C. Wildlife Commission Breeding Eastern hellbenders — a large salamander — in captivity isn’t for the faint of heart. For one thing, these odd-looking animals, also called “water dogs” or “snot otters,” are notoriously difficult to keep in captivity. For another, they’re relatively hard to find in the wild, including North […]
LAAFF organizers face $10,000+ shortfall, Citizen-Times reports
On Sept. 5, the Ashvegas blog reported that Arts2People — organizers of the annual Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival — were asking for donations on its Facebook page. Today, Sept. 6, blogger and Asheville Citizen-Times staff Jason Sandford report: The nonprofit that produces one of the city’s most unique downtown festivals needs to raise […]
Ten Thousand Villages celebrates 20 years in fair-trade business
Press release from Ten Thousand Villages Ten Thousand Villages CEO, Doug Dirks, and original volunteers who founded the store will visit and participate in celebrations of local nonprofit Ten Thousand Villages store. (Asheville, NC) –Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade store in Asheville is celebrating its 20th anniversary of doing fair trade business all this year. […]