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Two Asheville School seniors selected as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists

Press release From the Asheville School: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (September 23, 2013) Based on preliminary scores from national testing (PSAT), Asheville School seniors Claire Hansen (Asheville, NC) and Jack Gregory (Asheville, NC) have been selected as semifinalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. They have the opportunity to apply and to advance to the finalist […]

Hendersonville Police Department asks for public’s help in finding suspected robber

Media release From the Hendersonville Police Department: The Hendersonville Police Department would like the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed the Triangle Stop Store on North Main Street on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Officers have been able to recover video from the store showing the subject’s face just before he commits the crime. […]

Park Ridge Health announces wellness events for Sept. 23-29, including a one-day childbirth class

Press release From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 9/23/13 – 9/29/13 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. Baby Place Events The Baby Place Experience Sunday, September 29 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Park Ridge Health 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville Park Ridge Health invites you to explore The Baby Place unit […]

Networking opportunity for nonprofits and foundations set for Oct. 11 in Flat Rock

Press release From the Community Foundation of Henderson County: On October 11, nonprofits in western North Carolina will have the opportunity to meet and talk with foundation representatives at the 2013 Foundation Fair, hosted by the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers. The North Carolina Network of Grantmakers (NCNG) hosts the Foundation Fair each year to […]

The POP Project’s display for National Banned Books Week

National Banned Books Week started on Sunday, Sept. 22 and runs through Saturday, Sept. 28. It’s “the national book community’s annual celebration of the freedom to read,” according to bannedbooksweek.org. The event was launched in 1982 “in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries.” In […]

AdvantageWest receives $100,000 grant from US Economic Development Administration

Press release From AdvantageWest: (Fletcher, N.C. – Sept. 20, 2013): The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has announced that AdvantageWest, the nonprofit regional economic development organization serving the 23 counties of Western North Carolina, will receive a $100,000 grant to promote small business growth in rural communities. The grant money will be used to expand […]

Carolina Public Press: Reisinger, Miles earn national award for work on Buncombe slave-deeds project

News report from Carolina Public Press Deborah Miles, executive director of UNC Asheville’s Center for Diversity Education, and Drew Reisinger, Buncombe County Register of Deeds, were named co-recipients of a 2013 Award of Merit from the national Council of State Archivists. Issuing the award at its annual meeting last month in New Orleans, the council […]

Jen Foster, Patrice Pike & Michelle Malone at the Grey Eagle on Oct. 13

Award-winning musicians Jen Foster, Patrice Pike and Michelle Malone are about to embark on a tour through North Carolina, Georgia and Texas. They will stop at The Grey Eagle on Sunday, Oct. 13 for an 8 p.m. show. From a press release: Atlanta native Michelle Malone is “equal parts badass guitarslinger and sweet songstress” (Guitar […]

The Accomplices band from Savannah, Ga. plays to WNC shows

Lowcountry stringband The Accomplices, from Savannah, Ga. “plays a unique sort of rock and groove-based blues-grass with overtones of jazz and bohemian country,” according to their press release. “With an emphasis on song craft and heavy harmonies, it’s easy to see why The Accomplices are fast becoming a staple in the southeastern music scene. The […]

Foundation Fair for local nonprofits Oct. 11

Press release Full announcement from the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers: On October 11, nonprofits in Western North Carolina will have the opportunity to meet and talk with foundation representatives at the 2013 Foundation Fair, hosted by the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers. The North Carolina Network of Grantmakers (NCNG) hosts the Foundation Fair each […]

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