Press release from Western Carolina University: Ken Flynt, an associate dean in the College of Business at Western Carolina University, has endowed a scholarship in memory of his late son. The Chad M. Flynt Scholarship will benefit students majoring in sport management who carry a 3.2 grade point average and display leadership and engage in […]
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Area groups send aid to tornado victims
From Asheville-Citizen Times: Asheville-area disaster relief agencies including the local American Red Cross chapter, Hearts With Hands and Samaritan’s Purse are among organizations from across the country mobilizing to help victims of the Moore, Okla. tornado.
Asheville Tea Party to protest at IRS Office
Here’s the press release from The Asheville Tea Party: On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 12 noon, The Asheville Tea Party, Incorporated will be gathering to protest the IRS abuse of power and to reaffirm Asheville Tea Party’s support for the Fair Tax that will eliminate the out of control IRS. The protest will take […]
Pesticide Collection Day to be held in Haywood County
From The Mountaineer: North Carolina Cooperative Extension and North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services will co-sponsor a Pesticide Collection Day for the public on Wednesday, May 22, at the Haywood County Cooperative Extension Center on Raccoon Road.
Free Trolley Service Offered from Downtown to RiverMusic Series
Free trolley service through Gray Line Trolley (the red trolley) will be available from downtown Asheville to the RiverMusic series in the River Arts District this summer. “RiverMusic is going to be the best ever this year. We have always said that the river and downtown are wonderful partners, and provide so many exciting options […]
McDowell Hospital offers free physicals for junior high, high school athletes this week
Press release From McDowell Hospital MARION, N.C. (May 16, 2013) – McDowell Hospital is offering free physicals for junior high school and high school athletes on Thursday, May 23, at the McDowell High School gym. Students who plan to try out for any school-sponsored athletic team are required to have a physical before participation in […]
Entrepreneurship camp for high school students accepting applications
A-B Tech’s Small Business Center is accepting applications for its weeklong summer day camp for high school students interested in business ownership. The Young Entrepreneurial Scholars (YES!) Camp is a North Carolina Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning (NC REAL) Youth Entrepreneurship camp that will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 24-28 at the […]
Local Habitat ReStore will celebrate 10 year anniversary this weekend
Press release from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity: The Habitat ReStore will celebrate ten years in it’s Meadow Road location on Saturday, May 25 with a storewide sale from 9am – 6pm. All ReStore merchandise – including furniture, housewares, appliances, building materials, antiques and more – will be 25% percent off! 98.1 The River will […]
Park Ridge Health announces events for May 20-26
Press release From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 5/20/13 – 5/26/13 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. The Baby Place Events Breastfeeding Clinic for Spanish Speakers Thursday, May 23 6 – 8 p.m. At the office of Kelly Thompson 2605 Chimney Rock Road, Hendersonville We invite all Spanish-speaking mothers […]
Hearings in Franklin, Marion on Duke Energy rate hike
From the Canary Coalition: The North Carolina Utilities Commission will be holding a series of six public hearings on Duke Energy’s latest request for a rate increase. The first hearing will be held in Franklin on Tuesday, May 21, 7 PM at the Macon County courthouse, 5 W. Main Street, Courtroom A. A large public […]
NC Justice Center: Jobs picture worse than it looks
From the NC Justice Center: RALEIGH ( May 17, 2013) — North Carolina’s jobs picture remains bleak despite superficial improvement the state’s unemployment rate, according to new numbers released by the N.C. Division of Employment Security today. Almost 20,000 workers dropped out of the labor force last month, including 15,000 jobless workers who were unable […]
NC Senate President Pro Tem: Budget proposal “balanced, fiscally responsible”
From the office of NC Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger: Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Senate has followed Gov. Pat McCrory’s lead in crafting a balanced, fiscally responsible state budget that continues to invest in core priorities, streamline state government, reform public education and grow North Carolina’s economy. Like the governor’s proposal, the […]
A dog named ‘Cliff’ — WLOS details rescue of pit-bull mix from cliffside mine in Mitchell Co.
From WLOS Kevin Hughes and Rusty Brannigan are both dog lovers. Neither had to think twice when they got the call around 6:30pm Thursday to rescue a dog stranded on a cliff for at least two days in Emerald Mines in rural Mitchell county. “It came to us as a technical rescue,” said Hughes. “When […]
News&Observer: A simple test could have caught 1950s-1970 Camp LeJeune contamination
EXCERPT from the Raleigh News&Observer “Victims: Marines Failed to Safequard Water,” By Allen G. Breed, Michael Biesecker and Martha Waggoner — Associated Press Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/18/2901981/victims-marines-failed-to-safeguard.html#storylink=cpy A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and […]
C-T’s Boyle takes an in-depth look at coal-ash fill at Asheville Airport
From the Asheville Citizen-Times “Massive Coal Ash Fill at Asheville Airport to Last Years” by John Boyle 5/18/2013 excerpt For the past five years, excavators and dump trucks have been emptying nearly all of the 91 acres of two ash ponds at the Duke Energy/Progress plant in Skyland and moving the material two miles to […]
Transit rider survey May 20-May 31
Full announcement from Land of Sky: French Broad River MPO and NCDOT are sponsoring the Western North Carolina Regional Travel Survey. The purpose of this travel survey is to collect information on local household travel behaviors. Residents of Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties are being invited to take part in this important Regional […]
Erwin District Community Resource Fair May 20
Full announcement from Buncombe County Schools: Come to the Erwin District Community Resource Fair Monday, May 20, 2013 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Erwin HS Cafeteria FREE ADMISSION…PIZZA SUPPER PROVIDED…30 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS! Don’t miss this special opportunity for parents and students to learn about important community resources and pick up valuable info! Learn about summer […]
City of Asheville budget app now available
From the Asheville Code for America Brigade Citizens of Asheville now have a new online resource to view and analyze the City of Asheville’s budget. Code for Asheville, a volunteer-run “Brigade” of Code for America, released a web application for exploring Asheville’s pubished annual budget data. “Look at Asheville” (http://codeforasheville.org/look-at-asheville/ ) offers graphs and drill-downs […]
Bill restricts Buncombe picks on transportation
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: State Rep. Nathan Ramsey has filed legislation that would restrict Buncombe County’s appointments to a local board that helps set transportation priorities. Ramsey’s move comes as he is trying to generate consensus to build the Interstate 26 Connector in Asheville, and it could lessen the city’s influence […]
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area announces grant awards
Here’s the press release from the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership: ASHEVILLE, NC – May 16, 2013. The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership today announced eighteen grants totaling nearly $225,000 in funding to preserve and promote Western North Carolina’s heritage. Funded by the federal dollars the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership receives, […]
UNC Asheville Dedicates “TD Bank Atrium” in recognition of financial gift
Here’s the press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville Dedicates “TD Bank Atrium” in Recognition of $200,000 Gift UNC Asheville today dedicated the “TD Bank Atrium” in Rhoades Hall, in honor of a major gift from TD Bank to the university. The atrium on the first floor of the newly and greenly renovated building is […]