Press release: SUMMER TRACKS 17th SEASON CONTINUES AUGUST 5 FEATURING GIGI DOVER & THE BIG LOVE AT ROGERS PARK IN TRYON TRYON, NC — The 17th season of Tryon’s most popular summer event – Summer Tracks – continues on Friday, August 5 with the Gigi Dover & The Big Love. The show begins at 7 […]
Press release: When Form Meets Function, Wood Day at the Folk Art Center August 6, 2016 Asheville, N.C. – As one of the first mediums in craft, the skill and mastery of wood has evolved into a celebrated material that members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild will showcase on Saturday, August 6. From 10 […]
Press release: CHEROKEE BROKE GROUND ON NEW BOWLING ENTERTAINMENT CENTER COMPLEX A Joint Venture Between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort CHEROKEE, NC – Thursday, July 21, 2016 — A new bowling entertainment center complex will open in late 2017 on the grounds of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. Officials and […]
Press release: Sparky and Rhonda Rucker to Close the Songcatchers Music Series Pisgah Forest, NC, July 22, 2016 – The Cradle of Forestry in America’s annual Songcatchers Music Series closes Sunday, July 31, with Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, This year’s series is sponsored by Morrow Insurance Agency, Inc. Sparky and Rhonda Rucker perform throughout the U.S. […]
Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ABCCM Honored for Work with Homeless Veterans American Legion Outreach Award to Veterans Services of the Carolinas ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Veterans Services of the Carolinas (VSC), a division of Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM), recently won the North Carolina American Legion’s Homeless Veterans Outreach award for its work with […]
Press release: Continuing to bring excellent spoken word entertainment to Asheville, David Joe Miller Presents “MOUNTAIN STORIES” with nationally acclaimed storyteller and musician Adam Booth. Booth will present “MOUNTAIN STORIES” at Buffalo Nickel, 747 Haywood Road in West Asheville, on Wednesday, August 17 at 7 p.m. He’ll be joined by Asheville’s very own Vixi Jil […]
Press release: Hendersonville Family YMCA Supports Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County YMCA volunteer-led service committee collecting school supplies for local children Hendersonville, N.C., July 21, 2016 – The Hendersonville Family YMCA’s volunteer-led Togetherhood group is collecting donations of school supplies for the Boys & Girls Club of Henderson County’s afterschool program from August […]
Press release: Report: North Carolina #5 nationwide for solar per capita, but it’s under increasing attack Raleigh, N.C. – With roughly 4 solar panels for every 5 people, as of the end of last year North Carolina has more solar power capacity per capita than all but 4 other states nationwide. But the Tar Heel […]
Press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local Business Receives Award for Outstanding Revenue Performance at SERVPROs Annual Convention Fletcher, N.C. (Grassroots Newswire) July 20, 2016 — Local entrepreneur(s) Stephen B. & Joan Martin of SERVPRO of Henderson County were recognized with the MILLIONAIRE’S Bronze award for outstanding revenue performance during an Awards ceremony at the […]
Local Asheville SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) activists, faith leaders and community members gathered at the Asheville Visitor Center this morning to hold a rally calling attention to instances of racial inequity across the country. Demonstrators also demanded justice for Jai Lateef Solveig (Jerry) Williams, who was fatally shot by Asheville Police Sergeant Tyler Radford […]
Today’s savvy scammers have a whole host of increasingly sophisticated techniques to quickly steal information and drain bank accounts. To combat these crimes, IT professionals, law enforcement personnel and government officials are encouraging consumers and businesses to remain vigilant at transaction points and take other steps to safeguard themselves from the threat of online hackers.
Press release: FSA COUNTY COMMITTEE NOMINATION DEADLINE Charles E. Zink, County Executive Director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Buncombe County, today reminds farmers, ranchers and other agricultural producers that they have only a few days left to meet the Monday, August 1, 2016, deadline to nominate eligible candidates to serve on the Buncombe […]
Press release: Documented Rabies Case: Get Your Pets Vaccinated! Buncombe County, N.C. – Buncombe County Health and Human Services wants to notify the public of a confirmed rabies case where a rabid beaver attacked a person at Beaver Lake in North Asheville. This unprovoked attack by a wild animal is a critical reminder to our […]
Press release: Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues, with Special Guest Eric Congdon, to Headline Fifth Annual Bids & Blues Fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 18 Thrive’s signature fundraiser will be held outdoors at the Cove at Highland Lake in Flat Rock (Hendersonville, NC – July 11, 2016) Blues legend Mac Arnold and his band, […]
Press release: INTERFAITH UNITY GATHERING Tuesday, July 12, 2016 Pack Square Park 8:00 p.m. An assembly to acknowledge loss and the need for healing the Asheville Community and all people affected by violence Organized By: IMA (Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance) Inter-Faith Community Asheville City Council Mayor Esther Manheimer shares the following message: “This event […]
Press release: For Immediate Release: July 11, 2016 Preventing Identity Theft Class at Pack Memorial Library Asheville – The Pack Memorial Library and OnTrack WNC Financial Education & Counseling are joining forces to offer FREE financial education classes in 2016. The classes are part of a nationwide initiative through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) […]
Press release: Join RiverLink’s Dave Russell for the July 21 RiverFront Bus Tour RiverLink offers a monthly riverfront bus tour about Asheville’s past, present and future. The next tour will be Thursday, July 21, 2016, when the public is invited to tour the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers with RiverLink. This is an opportunity to see the improvements that […]
Saluda Train Tales Presents How the West Was Won: Trains and the Transformation of Western NC SALUDA, N.C. — Ray Rapp, curator of this exhibit will present the romance and realism of mountain railroading in an exhibition on display at the Saluda Historic Depot on loan from the Mars Hill University’s Rural Heritage Museum. “Saluda […]
Americans love to celebrate the iconic “hobo” lifestyle, yet we’re often quick to stereotype or judge the modern-day iteration of the traveler. Despite the risk of legal repercussions and personal injury, contemporary traveling culture continues to attract people from all walks of life to the rails and the road in search of the next horizon.
Press release: RALEIGH—More babies born in Buncombe County could survive their first year and live healthier lives if their mothers got health care before pregnancy through Medicaid expansion, according to a new report by NC Child. The report finds one in five women of reproductive age (19-44) statewide are uninsured, more than half of whom […]
Press release: For immediate release June 30, 2016 Statement on House Bill 630 by communities facing coal ash dangers Raleigh and communities across NC—On Thursday, June 30, the Alliance of Carolinians Together (ACT) Against Coal Ash, a network of communities living with or threatened by toxic coal ash, expressed outrage at the rushed passage of […]
