Press Release Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy BREVARD, NC: Ed McMahon, a noted author, attorney, and resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute, will deliver a talk entitled “The Dollars and Sense of Protecting Community Character” on Tuesday, March 4th from 7-9 p.m., in the Rogow Room of the Transylvania County Library in Brevard. The event […]
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U.S. Forest Service honors research station in Asheville
Press Release U.S. Forest Service Asheville, NC – U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell recently announced the 2013 Chief’s Honor Awards recipients. The agency’s Southern Research Station Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, headquartered in Asheville, received two awards for research that supports forest health and management in the face of changing conditions. The ForWarn […]
Small business service providers to hold workshop focusing on the Affordable Care Act
Press Release U.S. Small Business Administration ASHEVILLE, NC – Various small business service providers will offer a workshop focusing on the Affordable Care Act (A.C.A.) specifically for small businesses. A-B Tech Small Business Center, in collaboration with the Small Business and Technology Development Center, Self-Help Credit Union, Mountain BizWorks, and Spark Tank, will offer “The […]
WLOS: Church left in cold after fuel oil stolen
The congregation of Full Gospel Holiness Church in Canton was in the cold Sunday after 125 gallons of heating oil was stolen from its outside fuel tank, according to a WLOS report. The church’s 30 to 40 members arrived for Sunday service last weekend to find their place of worship feeling like the winter outdoors. […]
Asheville Green Drinks cancels Duke Energy Roundtable discussion
Asheville Green Drinks Asheville Green Drinks has canceled its Duke Energy Roundtable originally scheduled for Feb. 12 due to hazardous weather conditions. Meetings are set to pick back up next week with automotive engineer Dave Erb. Erb will lead a discussion on Feb. 19 about the future of sustainable transportation. His presentation is titled, “Powering […]
Telco Community Credit Union of Asheville to present grand prize
Press Release Telco Community Credit Union ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Telco Community Credit Union of Asheville will award a random member with a $30,000 grand prize Thursday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. as part of the “Save to Win” program. The winner will be selected from a group of 1,900 program participants that saved an average […]
Red Cross in need of immediate shelter volunteers
Press Release American Red Cross GREENVILLE, SC, February 11, 2014 – American Red Cross of the Western Carolinas is on heightened alert due to potential power outages and stranded travelers which could result from significant ice and snow accumulations over the next 48 hours. The Red Cross has an immediate need for volunteers to assist […]
DENR creates coal ash pond task force
Press Release N.C. Department of Environment and National Resources RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced today the creation of a coal ash pond task force within the department to review the facilities in North Carolina to prevent any further unpermitted release of coal ash or ash pond water. Monday, the […]
Rachel Maddow discusses local power plant in connection to the Dan River spill
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow highlighted an Asheville coal power plant owned by Duke Energy in a segment of her show on Monday, Feb. 10, about the coal ash spill in Dan River. The piece began by mentioning Asheville environmental groups looking into the plant in 2013 for the large amounts of coal ash stored at the […]
Narrative Medicine Weekend Workshop to be hosted at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Asheville
Press Release From Lenoir-Rhyne: ASHEVILLE, N.C. — For many “narrative medicine” is a new term, but its foundation is in story—specifically the stories told from patient to doctor and from doctor to patients. Columbia University Medical Center’s Dr. Rita Charon sought to bridge the gap between physicians and patients through the development of the school’s […]
More roads closed in Pisgah National Forest
Press Release U.S. Forest Service PISGAH FOREST, N.C., Feb. 4, 2014 — The U.S. Forest Service is closing additional roads in the Pisgah National Forest. Roads closed currently will remain closed. The closures effect the following roads: Yellow Gap Road (1206) from junction with Wolf Ford Road to just before North Mills River Recreation Area […]
The Mountaineer: Haywood County may extend school year
Haywood County Schools are adjusting their calendar due to the inclement weather issues this winter. Students missed seven days in January due to snow and unusually low temperatures. Originally, there were six teacher workdays that the county saved as potential make up days; however, four of those days are now scheduled for regular class. There […]
Team of Appalachian Voices scientists continue to take water samples from Dan River
Press Release Appalachian Voices Eden, NC – A team of scientists from Appalachian Voices remains on-site of the Dan River coal ash spill, where they arrived last night when the spill was first reported, to sample the water for toxics such as arsenic, as well as other contaminants. Two of the team will be in […]
National Children’s Dental Health Month led by “Give Kids A Smile!” program in NC
Press Release North Carolina Dental Society CARY, NC – Dental volunteers across North Carolina are gearing up for the 13th annual Give Kids A Smile! program that delivers free dental care for children in need. In all, clinics will be held in 38 counties around the state (See listing and local media contacts below). “Give […]
Environmental groups call for disclosure of severity in Dan River spill
Press Release Rapid Response Cleanup Essential to Protect Communities Asheville, N.C. (February 3, 2014) Upon receiving news of a new coal ash disaster in North Carolina, concerned community and environmental organizations call upon Duke Energy and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources to immediately notify the public of the severity of the […]
Tickets running out for “farm to fork” dinner to benefit Bread of Life
Press Release Wild Indigo Catering BREVARD, NC (February 4, 2014) – A few tickets remain for the Saturday, February 15th “farm to fork” dinner being held by Wild Indigo Catering at the Haen Gallery Brevard. Featuring local, organic, seasonal food, the seven course themed dinner is entitled “Allure of the Aphrodisiac” and a portion of […]
UNC Asheville in search for its seventh chancellor
Press Release UNC Asheville UNC Asheville’s Board of Trustees began the process today of searching for the university’s seventh chancellor by appointing a search committee composed of representatives of the university’s board of trustees, faculty, students, staff, alumni, and members of the community. The search follows the announcement last month by Anne Ponder, UNC Asheville’s […]
DENR staff working with Duke Energy on Dan River spill in Rockingham County
Press Release N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources RALEIGH – Staff with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources have been alerted to a spill of coal ash from a stormwater pipe into the Dan River in Eden and are on-site working with Duke Energy officials to control the spill to protect public […]
Good Life Publications’ 2014 WNC Craft Beer Guide
Press Release Good Life Publications ASHEVILLE, NC –January 21, 2014 –The latest release of the WNC Craft Beer Guide hits the shelves around Western North Carolina. Click here to view online version: http://www.goodlifepubs.com/asheville/beer/online-guide/ The WNC Craft Beer Guide is the “go to” guide for locals and tourists looking to visit the breweries in Asheville and […]
“Honoring Our Water” candlelight vigil
There will be a candlelight vigil held Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Lake Tomahawk in Black Mountain. Participants will stand in prayer for the 300,000 Appalachian citizens in West Virginia that have been without safe drinking water. A “Do Not Use” ban followed the discovery of a coal-chemical leak at Freedom Industries on […]
Save our Trolley benefit set for Feb. 20
Press Release Save our Trolley benefit There was a Little Green Trolley that couldn’t (because it needed a new engine), but that’s about to change. There will be a Save our Trolley benefit dinner to buy a new engine for The Trolley Company’s or should I say Hendersonville’s Little Green Trolley so it can live […]