The Asheville Downtown Association’s Holiday Committee has extended the deadline for parade applications to Wednesday, October 10. Applications are available here. This year there are stricter guidelines for entries emphasizing decorations, costumes and entertainment value. All applications are reviewed by committee before acceptance. Olympic silver medalists Lauren Tamayo and Manteo Mitchell will serve as Grand […]
News Bulletins
Elderly woman shot, killed in Sunday robbery near Harrahs Casino in Cherokee
Asheville Citizen-Times report (excerpt) A woman was shot and killed during an armed robbery Sunday night in Cherokee, and the suspect remained at large Monday. The shooting was reported shortly before 10 p.m. in the parking lot at the Fairfield Inn & Suites on Paint Town Road (U.S. 19) across from Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, on […]
Asheville Christian Academy, Christ School students aim to raise money for Habitat for Humanity
Press release from Asheville Habitat for Humanity Students from Asheville Christian Academy and Christ School are learning about the need for affordable housing in Asheville – and have made a serious commitment to do something about it. This past Friday and Saturday, 18 students and advisors from the schools attended a two-day workshop hosted by […]
MAIN receives $10,000 Rural Digital Advocacy grant
Press release from MAIN ASHEVILLE – The nonprofit Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN) has been awarded a $10,000 Rural Digital Advocacy grant to build an online mapping and data visualization website for nonprofit organizations in Western North Carolina. Awarded by the Rural Policy Action Partnership, the grant was one of six national awards to organizations […]
Election 2012: Buncombe Sheriff Van Duncan endorses County Commissioner candidate Terry Van Duyn
Press release from the Van Duyn campaign : Buncombe County Sheriff, Van Duncan has recently endorsed Terry Van Duyn for Buncombe County Commissioner. Terry Van Duyn is running for County Commission in District 3, which comprises parts of South Asheville and Arden, Biltmore Forest, Enka, parts of Candler, Biltmore Lake, Sandy Mush, Leicester, and some […]
Election 2012: Keever calls for end of big money in politics
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 […]
Park Ridge Health announces plan for flu prevention
Press release From Park Ridge Health Park Ridge Health Announces Flu Prevention Plan Hendersonville, N.C. (September 28, 2012) – Park Ridge Health announced its Influenza Prevention Plan for the 2012 – 2013 flu season to team members this week. All employees of Park Ridge Health will be required to do one of the following: 1. […]
Bags for leaf collection available tomorrow, Oct. 2
Press release From the City of Asheville ASHEVILLE – Beginning October 2 leaf bags will be available at the local Fire Stations on a first come first served basis during the fall leaf season. The shift to bagged leaf collection was made in an effort to increase frequency of leaf collection, improve public safety, improve […]
Nonprofit environmental organization now offering scholarship contest to high school seniors
Press release From Cape Fear River Watch Wilmington, N.C.—Cape Fear River Watch is offering a scholarship essay contest for all North Carolina high school seniors. Students must be enrolled in an eligible North Carolina public, private, charter, cyber, or home school at the time of entry to be eligible. Cape Fear River Watch has established […]
Duke law professor to speak to local environmental groups about highway beautification Oct. 25
Full announcement from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville: Ryke Longest: Director of Environmental Law and Policy Clinic Clinical Professor of Law at the Duke University School of Law Rise and Fall of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965: Can it Rise Again? October 25, 2012, 5:30 PM The Unitarian Universalist Congregation 1 Edwin Place […]
Author Peter Edelman will speak at Pisgah Legal’s poverty forum Oct. 24
Full announcement from Pisgah Legal Services: Why, in the richest country in the world, is the gap between the prosperous and the poor growing ever wider? Why, after decades of anti-poverty programs, does poverty still persist and deepen in the U.S.? What factors contribute to the steadily growing number of unemployed and working poor? And, […]
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 […]