Full announcement from Craig Hoge: Please take a moment to help a young Asheville High student win The Congressional Art Competition. Cassandra Hoge is the only entrant from Asheville in Rep. Patrick Mchenrys’ District 10. Instead of judging by talent, his office has decided to make it a popularity contest by posting the entries on […]
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Pawndemonium XXIV: An Asheville-Buncombe chess tournament for kids, Saturday, May 4
Press release from the Kiwanis Club of Asheville Pawndemonium XXIV – local chess tournament for kids We in the Kiwanis Club of Asheville are convinced that learning to play chess can have a major positive influence on academic performance. U.S. educators have begun to realize that playing chess improves cognitive abilities, rational thinking and reasoning […]
Bartenders at MG Road talk Indian-inspired cocktails with Food & Wine
Word travels fast: After just a few months in business, MG Road has already attracted the attention of Food & Wine magazine — twice, in fact. The latest write-up focuses on the cocktail recipes, which make creative use of Indian spices. Read an excerpt below, or click here for the full article. Indian spices like […]
Going to Shining Rock? Beware the bears, says Forest Service
Press release from the U.S. Forest Service PISGAH FOREST, N.C. — The U.S. Forest Service encourages campers and visitors to Shining Rock Wilderness and other parts of the Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest, to store their food securely and be on the lookout for black bears. The alert comes on the heels of a […]
Former Asheville City Council member Carl Mumpower threatens to leave GOP over water system bill
From a Facebook post by Carl Mumpower: From: Carl Mumpower, Ph.D. To: Asheville City Republicans and other concerned citizens Subj: Theft of Asheville City Water system The Republican majority in Raleigh, under the local leadership of Republican State Representatives Tim Moffitt, Nathan Ramsey, and Chuck McGrady are in the process of conducting an act of […]
Former probation officer sentenced to 17 months for extortion and drug trafficking
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office: ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A former North Carolina probation officer was sentenced on Thursday, April 25, 2013, in U.S. District Court to serve 17 months in prison for extortion and drug trafficking offenses involving persons under his supervision, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. […]
WNC EcoFest to focus on green movement, teachings at May 4 event
Press release From WNC EcoFest organizers Waynesville, NC.—The Haywood Chamber of Commerce’s newest festival, WNC EcoFest is designed to inspire you, to teach you and to entertain you in all things “green”. Enjoy a day filled with everything from homemade soap making to square foot gardening to canning and preservation, May 4, 10 am – […]
Ray of Hope Run June 8
ASHEVILLE, NC— Join the Asheville Breakfast Rotary as they present the inaugural Ray of Hope Run 8K at high noon, June 8th, 2013 on the UNC Asheville Campus. Proceeds from this community race will enable Asheville Breakfast Rotary to continue to support WNC youth and provide a “ray of hope” for our future generations. The […]
Treasury Department tags $120 million for NC development organizations
From the U.S. Department of the Treasury: Washington, DC—Building on the Obama Administration’s commitment to increase economic opportunity in distressed areas of the United States, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today announced New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) authority for investments totaling $120 million to three North Carolina-based […]
Buncombe schools technical education director receives regional award
From Buncombe County Schools: Asheville, NC – April 25, 2013 – Buncombe County Schools Career Technical Education Director Christy Cheek has been selected as the Career Technical Education Administrator of the Year for the Western Region by the NC Association of Career and Technical Education Administrators (CTE). Cheek was nominated and elected by the CTE […]
Gary Michael Hilton sentenced to life for murders
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office: ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Gary Michael Hilton was sentenced to four life sentences today in U.S. District Court for the kidnapping and murder of John D. Bryant and Irene W. Bryant and to 15 years in prison for a related robbery offense, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western […]
Author/illustrator to speak at Asheville School’s Founder’s Day convocation tonight
Press release From the Asheville School ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 23, 2013) Author and illustrator Maira Kalman will speak at Asheville School’s Founders’ Day convocation on Thursday, April 25 at 7:15 p.m. in the Walker Arts Center’s Graham Theater. The event is free and open to the public with limited seating available. “Maira Kalman is enthralled […]
UNCA Board of Trustees to meet Friday, will discuss acquiring potential property
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services The Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Asheville will hold a special called meeting at 11:30 AM on Friday, April 26, 2013 in Phillips Hall room 117 on the UNC Asheville campus. The purpose of the meeting is to review items in closed session […]
NAACP criticizes NC House vote on voter ID bill, releases statement
Press release From the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): (WASHINGTON)— The NAACP released the following statements in response to the NC House Vote on House Bill 589. The bill was passed 81-36 and will move to the Senate. Benjamin Todd Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP: “Today the North Carolina […]
Mission Health joins forces Ingles Supermarkets to fight obesity in WNC
Press release From Mission Health Mission Health Partners with Ingles Supermarkets to Fight Obesity in Western North Carolina ASHEVILLE, N.C. (April 24, 2013) – Mission Health empowers thousands of people in western North Carolina to live healthier lives through its wellness programs and now extends these activities beyond its own walls to corporations by partnering […]
Asheville to observe National Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Awareness Day
Press release Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Foundation Asheville, NC – Through a proclamation by Mayor Terry Bellamy, the City of Asheville joins cities, states and individuals nationwide in observing May 11th as National Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS) Awareness Day. It’s not a rare sight to imagine: families, friends and neighbors uniting for one […]
Bill to end state’s renewable energy program defeated in committee vote
By a surprising margin, the House Committee on Public Utilities and Energy turned down House Bill 298, which sought an end to state subsidies for renewable energy production, such as solar farms. The bill was sponsored by Rutherford County Republican Mike Hagar, who is chair of the Public Utilities Committee and a former engineer for […]
Buncombe County students participate in first WNC elementary-school Science Olympiad
Press release from Buncombe County Schools Buncombe County Schools Participates in First Elementary School Science Olympiad in WNC (pictured: Emma Mullins and Henry Kopp) Asheville, NC – April 24, 2013 – Congratulations to the students and coaches who participated in the very first Elementary Science Olympiad teams in Western North Carolina, and the first in […]
CJR’s Corey Hutchin keeps a wry eye on North Carolina legislation
How do you keep up with the approximately 1,700 bills pending in the North Carolina General Assembly? More particularly, how do you “keep up with the rapid pace of proposed legislation while deciding which measures merit devoted coverage and which to dismiss as hackery?” Columbia Journalism Review writer Corey Hutchins riffs on the plethora of […]
Three Streams Family Health Center to close
Come May 10, a West Asheville-based health nonprofit that provided care to the uninsured will close its doors and stop seeing patients. Last night, Three Streams Family Health Center posted an update to its Facebook page with the news, citing short-term challenges and expenses. However, the community clinic had posted its closure on its website, […]
UNCA Chancellor Anne Ponder to be recognized for promoting women’s leadership opportunities
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services Kansas City, Mo. — The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) has named University of North Carolina at Asheville Chancellor Dr. Anne Ponder recipient of its inaugural Dr. Claire Van Ummersen Presidential Leadership Award. Chancellor Ponder will be recognized May 17 at a celebratory luncheon held […]