From McDowell News: Some people living in the North Madison Street, North Garden Street and Fleming Avenue neighborhoods of Marion are being asked to fill out a survey about possible heating oil contamination in their wells.
News Bulletins
The Mountaineer: Fresh food market to reopen in Waynesville
From The Mountaineer: In mid-October, downtown Waynesville will once again have a fresh food market.
Black Mountain News: Asheville earns high rank on national list of charitable cities
From Black Mountain News: The city is among the 10 most charitable in the nation, according to a new study, with a whopping 32 percent of people volunteering their time.
TDB: Tryon couple arrested after stealing car
From Tryon Daily Bulletin: Greenville County sheriff’s deputies and Tryon police officers apprehended a Tryon couple in Gowensville Monday evening after they stole a car from outside Buck’s Pizza in Tryon around 6:12 p.m.
Carolina Land Mountain Conservancy gearing up for annual fundraiser
Press release from Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy: Come Experience the Magic of the Mountains at our 13th annual Conservation Celebration Saturday September 28th See you this weekend at our annual fall fundraiser! Here are some last minute details: Where: The Cabin Ridge – main event details online here directions online here **GPS not reliable When: […]
Delayed-harvest trout regulations to go into effect next week
Press release from The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission: The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will implement delayed-harvest regulations on 33 trout waters in 18 western North Carolina counties on Oct. 1. Before Oct. 1, hatchery-supported regulations apply to these waters. Under delayed-harvest regulations, no trout can be harvested or possessed from these waters between Oct. […]
Macrobiotic potluck and lecture
The Asheville Macrobiotic Alliance holds a vegan/macrobiotic potluck and lecture series at The Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville (1 Edwin Place). The upcoming program on Sunday, Sept. 29, features a talk on “Healthy Travel Tips on Land, Sea, and in the Air.” 5 p.m. set up, 5:30 socializing and appetizers and 6 p.m. dinner. From […]
Marshall fiddler Bobby Hicks will receive NC Heritage Award
From the office of Gov. Pat McCrory: Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory has announced that five North Carolinians from diverse artistic traditions will be awarded the state’s Heritage Awards, May 20, 2014 at the A.J. Fletcher Opera House in the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh. The 2014 North Carolina Heritage […]
Arrest made in Kenilworth break-ins
From the Asheville Police Department: *** Arrest made for residential B & E’s *** Asheville – The Asheville Police Department arrested 27 year old Joshua Weems yesterday and charged him with two residential B&E’s in the Kenilworth neighborhood. Weems was arrested near 4 Sheridan Rd. A 19 year old female accomplice was arrested with Weems. […]
APD asks for help identifying suspect in Sept. 18 CVS robbery
From the Asheville Police Department: Just before 2100 hours on 9/18/13 a white male entered [the Merrimon Avenue] CVS and walked directly to the pharmacy. The suspect grabbed a female from behind, pulled her to the pharmacy counter, and told her not to move. The suspect presented a hand written note to the pharmacy employee […]
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds to perform at Grey Eagle Oct. 11
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds,an eight-piece, soul-infused rock band will be in Asheville on Friday, Oct. 11 at The Grey Eagle in support of the Oct. 1 release of Fight, a four-song EP produced by American Idol’s Randy Jackson. Who: Brooklyn based Soul Infused Rock Band Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds What: Performing […]
Mechanical Eye Microcinema presents Home Movie Day in Asheville on Oct. 19
From a press release: 11th ANNUAL HOME MOVIE DAY TO TAKE PLACE WORLDWIDE ON OCTOBER 19, 2013 “The films you’ll see at Home Movie Day enable those of us who weren’t around at the time to visit moments like the New York World’s Fair of 1939-40, and I for one can’t get enough of those. […]
Acoustic blues musician Roy Book Binder plays White Horse Black Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 28
Blues and ragtime guitarist Roy Book Binder was born in Queens, N.Y., but a tour of duty with the Navy took him through Europe. He bought his first guitar in Italy. By the mid-to-late ’60s he was recording and touring with the likes of Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup and Homesick James. Book Binder first album, […]
Hey Day at the WNC Nature Center
The WNC Nature Center hosts its 37th annual Hey Day celebration on Saturday, Oct. 12. Family-friendly fun takes place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $6 for adults ($8 for non-Asheville residents), $5 for seniors ($7 for non-Asheville residents), $4 for youth ages 3-15 and children age 2 and under are free. Members are free; join at […]
Literacy Council of Buncombe County wins top nonprofit award
Here’s the press release from the N.C. Center for Nonprofits: Raleigh, N.C. – When Bill Bogdan agreed to serve on the board of the Literacy Council of Buncombe County, he had no idea that the executive director would resign three months later. This kind of unexpected change at a nonprofit can spell doom for the […]
Buncombe County offers tips on what to do when bats are in your home
Here’s the press release from Buncombe County: Bats in your house? Isolate and contain them! Although it is now fall season, bats need to stay “on our radar”. Buncombe County Health and Human Services reminds us that bats that are found indoors should be contained and tested for rabies because most human rabies cases in […]
Hundreds of quilts to be showcased this weekend at 31st Annual Asheville Quilt Show
Here is the story from the Asheville Citizen-Times: As with every year, the more than 250 quilts showcased this Friday-Sunday in the Expo Building at the WNC Agricultural Center will all be new to spectators; after a quilt is entered once, it will be seen nevermore, making way for entirely new mosaics of patterns and […]
It’s not Batman: Protect yourself from rabies by isolating and containing bats in the home
Media release From Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services: Although it is now fall season, bats need to stay “on our radar”. Buncombe County Health and Human Services reminds us that bats that are found indoors should be contained and tested for rabies because most human rabies cases in the U.S. have been […]
Carolina Public Press: Wastewater spills cited more than 50 times in WNC
Here’s an excerpt from the Carolina Public Press article: Wastewater managers across Western North Carolina were penalized more than 50 times for spills and overflows across the 18 westernmost counties in a 12-month period, a review of state documents shows. Based on data Carolina Public Press reviewed and verified from the N.C. Department of Environment […]
Buncombe County HHS offers flu vaccines to community starting next Monday
Media release From Buncombe County Health and Human Services: Flu Vaccines offered throughout our Community Buncombe County Health and Human Services is bringing flu vaccine within reach throughout our community. We are partnering with Maxim Healthcare, Buncombe County Schools and Asheville City Schools to offer Community Flu Vaccine Clinics to seven schools throughout the county […]
Asheville Housing Authority is awarded green accreditation
Here’s the press release from the Asheville Housing Authority: The Asheville Housing Authority was recently certified for accreditation by the Sustainable Performance Institute (www.sustainable-performance.org) as a sustainable affordable housing provider. The Institute partnered with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create a customized accreditation program for public housing authorities and other […]