From the Buncombe County Board of Elections: Election Day is Tuesday, November 5 for the 2013 Municipal Election. Precincts will be open from 6:30 a.m – 7:30 p.m. You’ll receive a paper ballot & mark your selections with a pen. The election officials are very patient & will be happy to walk you through the […]
News Bulletins
Mayor Bellamy traveling to Osogbo, Nigeria
From the city of Asheville: Mayor Bellamy will be travelling to Osogbo, Nigeria from November 6 to November 10, 2013. Expenses for the trip are being paid by the Sister Cities, International organization. Mayor Bellamy will represent Asheville in Osogbo, Nigeria for the dedication of a health care center.
APD announces details for Monday funeral of Officer Rob Bingaman
From the Asheville Police Department: Asheville – Funeral services for APD Senior Police Officer Rob Bingaman have been set for Monday, November 4, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Biltmore Baptist Church, 35 Clayton Road, Arden. Interment will follow at Western NC Veteran’s Cemetery in Black Mountain, NC. Morris Funeral Home of Asheville is coordinating the […]
Agenda for Nov. 12 WNC Regional Air Quality Agency meeting
From the WNC Regional Air Quality Agency: WNCRAQA BOARD OF DIRECTORS TENTATIVE AGENDA NOVEMBER 12, 2013 BOARD MEETING Public Comment Protocol Announcement Adjustment and approval of agenda Consent Agenda: Approval of minutes from September 9, 2013. Unfinished Business: Gas Can Swap Diesel Retrofit Project Update Director’s Report: Quarterly Report – 3rd Qtr. 2013 CIBO Air […]
Black Mountain News: Nature Center deer dies, prompting investigation
From Black Mountain News: The Western North Carolina Nature Center lost the third member of its animal family in six months Thursday night, following the suspicious death of a resident deer. Nature Center director Chris Gentile said park officials are on high alert following the discovery of Baby, a 13-year-old female deer, who was found […]
City of Asheville announces events for ‘Recycle it!” month
From the city of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – November is “Recycle It!” Month in Asheville and throughout the month, the City of Asheville’s Office of Sustainability is offering tours and information that spotlight the city’s commitment to solid waste reduction. Halloween may be over, but the Upcycled Halloween Costume Contest continues through November 5, with voting […]
WCU to host telescope viewing party Saturday, Nov. 9
Press Release From WCU: Western Carolina University’s Department of Chemistry and Physics will host an evening telescope viewing party beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Jackson County Airport overlooking the WCU campus. The event is designed to give members of the campus and surrounding communities an up-close view of the moon and […]
YWCA to screen, discuss ‘Iron Jawed Angels’
Press Release From YWCA: A free film screening of the film Iron Jawed Angels will take place at the YWCA of Asheville’s multipurpose room on Thursday, November 7 at 6:00 pm. A follow-up conversation will take place in the YWCA’s board room on November 14 at 6 pm, with an open dialogue moderated by WCQS’s […]
Park Ridge Health announces events for Nov. 4 – Nov. 10
Press release From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 11/4/13 – 11/10/13 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. Free Support Groups Breast Cancer Survivors and Friends Support Group Tuesday, November 5 5:30 p.m. Park Ridge Health Breast Center, 50 Hospital Dr., Ste. 4B, Hendersonville Offered by the Park Ridge Breast […]
UNCA dance performance ‘Everybody Can-Can’ set for Nov. 8, will benefit MANNA FoodBank
Press Release From UNCA News & PR: UNC Asheville’s Dance Program will host its 16th annual benefit performance, “Everybody Can-Can,” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. The evening will feature premiere performances showcasing the rich variety of dance at UNC Asheville in technique, composition and repertory. More than 70 […]
Black Mountain News: Officials consider change or termination of contract with golf course
From the Black Mountain News: Story by: Joel Burgess Town officials are looking to change or end a contract with a private golf course management company that has failed to stop the drain of lost revenue at the Black Mountain Golf Course.
Statement from the family of APD Senior Officer Robert Bingaman
From the Asheville Police Department: We, the family of Senior Police Officer Robert A. Bingaman would to express our deepest gratitude to the Asheville Police Department and the City of Asheville for their loving assistance and generosity towards our family and friends. We also would like to express gratitude to the Asheville Community, in which […]
Dr. Jana Watts joins Mission My Care Plus in Candler
Press release From Mission Health: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 1, 2013) – Mission My Care Plus in Candler is pleased to announce the addition of Jana Watts, MD. Dr. Watts is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She joins Mission My Care Plus in Candler after serving as the lead physician for the […]
Underhill Rose to headline family-friendly F.E.A.S.T. event
Press release Macro Management Group and Pisgah Brewing Company will present “F.E.A.S.T. – Friends Eating And Singing Together” — at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Pisgah Brewing Company in Black Mountain. The family-friendly event is focused on bringing together community to celebrate fall food, local music and local brew. Northern Neck Catering will […]
N.C. Justice Center: more than 1.7 million North Carolinians to see a cut in food assistance
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cuts will impact nearly 47 million people, including 22 million children nationwide From: North Carolina Justice Center RALEIGH (November 1, 2013) — Beginning today, more than 1.7 million people in North Carolina will see their food assistance benefits cut, when a temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly […]
Charles George VA Medical Center to host its third annual ‘Saluting Our Veterans’ car and bike show
Press release From Charles George VA Medical Center: CHARLES GEORGE VA MEDICAL CENTER, Asheville – The Third Annual Saluting Our Veterans Open Car and Bike Show is scheduled for 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., tomorrow, at the Charles George VA Medical Center, 1100 Tunnel Rd., in Asheville. The show is free to the public. The […]
HRMC board votes to pursue affiliation with Duke LifePoint Healthcare, will hold public hearing
Press release From MedWest Haywood: Clyde, NC – The HRMC Board announced this afternoon that the process for a strategic partner for the hospitals in the MedWest Health System has reached another stage. The WestCare and HRMC Boards have been carefully evaluating affiliation options within a process that has been created in concert with the […]
Black Mountain man promotes all-banana diet
Black Mountain resident Montana “Tanner” Leet, has nearly completed a 30-day all-banana diet. The regime requires that Leet consume at least 30 bananas per day. Leet, 22, describes himself as a distance runner, entrepreneur and “fruitarian,” meaning he eats only fruit along with some leafy greens. He has been documenting his progress with the diet […]
The Mountaineer: Attorney General warns state against recent phone scam
From The Mountaineer: Attorney General Roy Cooper is warning North Carolinians against a recent common phone scam involving people who are claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. The callers claim that you owe back taxes and urge you or your lawyer to return the call immediately. When you do, they suggest that you […]
Works of local artists displayed at Asheville Regional Airport
Press release from Asheville Regional Airport: Fall is not only a time of changing leaves and temperatures, but also time to change the canvases and frames hanging in the Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) art gallery. From the beginning of October through January 3, 2014 the Art in the Airport program will feature six fresh artists […]
Native American Expo to be held at WCU Nov. 11-13
Press release from Western Carolina University: The fifth annual Native American Expo at Western Carolina University is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 11, through Wednesday, Nov. 13, with a series of events and presentations centered on Native American values, traditions and culture. All events, which will be held in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center, […]