Press Release From National Forests in North Carolina: SPARTANBURG, S.C., Feb. 19, 2014 – The U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station will host a symposium titled “Natural Disturbances and Historic Range of Variation in Central Hardwood Forests” on April 3, 2014. The full-day symposium will be held at the annual meeting of the Association of […]
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WCU Board of Trustees to meet March 7
Press Release Western Carolina University The Board of Trustees of Western Carolina University will hold its quarterly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 7, in the board room of H.F. Robinson Administration Building. The board also will hold committee meetings and discussions beginning at noon Thursday, March 6, at various locations on the fifth […]
Asheville Mardi Gras Parade and Ball set for Sunday, March 2
Press Release From Sarah Yerkey: Asheville, NC – This year is Asheville Mardi Gras’ Parade and Ball are on Sunday, March 2nd rain or shine. The parade will push off from Wall Street at 3 p.m. The Queen’s Ball will follow immediately at Pack’s Tavern’s Century Room. The theme this year is “Where The Wild […]
Video from second leaking stormwater pipe posted online
Press Release From N.C. Department of Environmental and Natural Resources: RALEIGH – Video from inside a second leaking stormwater pipe at Duke Energy’s Dan River electric generating station near Eden has been posted on the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ YouTube channel http://alturl.com/yx5zq. The state agency also posted the video on its website […]
The Crossing at Hollar Mill to host book launch and album release celebration
Press Release From The Reynolds Group, Inc.: The Crossing at Hollar Mill Hosts February 27 Book Launch and Album Release Celebration with Adrian Rice and Yes the Raven WHAT: The Crossing at Hollar Mill welcomes Hickory’s favorite Irishmen for a joint book launch and album release celebration. Adrian Rice entertains with readings from his new […]
HT-N: Woman steals ambulance, leads police on chase
The Hendersonville Times-News reported Wednesday that a woman being treated at Pardee Hospital swiped an ambulance from the parking lot shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, Hendersonville police said, leading officers on a chase that led her to jail. Police say an intoxicated Stephanie Erwin, 31, of Howard Gap Loop Road, left the hospital, snatched an […]
Children First/Communities in Schools receives $1,500 from Food Lion Charitable Foundation
Press Release From Children First: (Asheville, N.C. – Children First/Communities in Schools (CIS) has received $1,500 from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation to help feed local residents. Children First/CIS will use the gift to support its food pantry at its Family Resource Center at Emma. (FRCE) “Right now in Buncombe County, one out of every […]
N.C. DENR orders Duke Energy to stop discharges from second pipe
Press release from the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR orders Duke Energy to halt discharges from second pipe under coal ash basin RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources ordered Duke Energy late Tuesday afternoon to immediately halt discharges of material from a leaking 36-inch stormwater pipe beneath the […]
Air Quality forecast: MODERATE for Wednesday, Feb. 19
Wednesday, Feb. 19 is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Buncombe County. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. There is no forecast data for the ridge tops. For more information, contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency Asheville, NC 28806 (828) 250-6777
Today is National Drink Wine Day; Wine Tunnel hosts Italian wine & food pairing Friday
According to nationaldrinkwineday.org, Feb. 18 is National Drink Wine Day. Happy National Drink Wine Day, Asheville! Press Release From Wine Tunnel: We still have spaces left in our Pairing Dinner this Friday. Reserve you seat soon, as we expect to sell out. Thursday is the last day to sign up. Cin Cin! Wine Tunnel Italian […]
Food Service Winter Games takes place this Sunday at Pisgah Brewing
Press Release From Asheville Radio Group: (ASHEVILLE) Nine local restaurants have spent the last month celebrating the Sochi Games by plotting a victory to take the gold medal in the Food Service Winter Games Sunday at Pisgah Brewing. The inaugural Food Service Summer Games, held in August 2012, was a huge success with team Hickory […]
DENR posts video of second leak at Duke Energy’s Dan River plant
Press Release N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources RALEIGH – Video from inside a second leaking stormwater pipe at Duke Energy’s Dan River electric generating station near Eden has been posted on the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ YouTube channel http://alturl.com/yx5zq. The state agency also posted the video on its website at […]
Ashevegas.com story on Citizen-Times stirs up a storm of comments
Ashvegas.com blogger Jason Sandford recently blasted the Citizen-Times for its paywall, temporarily dropped during last week’s snowstorm. His comments have stirred up a storm of their own. Sandford wrote: The hypocrisy of the decision is telling. By its actions, the newspaper leadership is saying is that if its news and coverage is important, it should […]
YWCA grieves the loss of Laurey Masterton
From the YWCA of Asheville Executive Director Beth Maczka Dear Friends, The YWCA family grieves the loss of one of our pivotal leaders and supporters, Laurey Masterton. The YWCA’s success today is in large part because of Laurey’s leadership on the YWCA board from1997-2003. Laurey was board president during our $4 million capital campaign and […]
WCU mourns death of local Native American scholar and professor Robert J. Conley
Press Release Western Carolina University CULLOWHEE – Noted Native American scholar and author Robert J. Conley, the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. Conley, 73, a registered tribal member of the Cherokee Nation, was appointed to […]
AC-T: Asheville activist Laurey Masterton died early this morning
From Asheville Citizen-Times By Mackensy Lunsford and Jess McCuan: Asheville activist and entrepreneur Laurey Masterton died in the early morning hours Tuesday. Her sister Heather Masterton said Laurey spent Monday resting comfortably and surrounded by friends and family. “We had her in our hands and our arms,” Heather said. The timing of her sister’s rapid […]
Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center presents dance film screening
Press Release From Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center: ASHEVILLE, NC – February 17, 2014 FILM SCREENING Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Robert Rauschenberg Collaborations Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 pm The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center in downtown Asheville presents a FILM SCREENING on Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 pm of Merce […]
Asheville Art Museum presents lecture and reception focusing on artist Harriet Coulter Joor
Press Release From Asheville Art Museum: Lecture + Reception: Harriet Joor’s Designs for Gustav Stickley’s Craftsman Workshops Saturday, February 22, 5:00-7:00 p.m. As Arts and Crafts enthusiasts gather in Asheville this weekend for the Grove Park Inn Arts + Crafts Conference, the Asheville Art Museum is excited to present a lecture and reception focusing on […]
McMahon to speak on balancing economic growth with protecting natural resources
Press Release Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy BREVARD, NC: Ed McMahon, a noted author, attorney, and resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute, will deliver a talk entitled “The Dollars and Sense of Protecting Community Character” on Tuesday, March 4th from 7-9 p.m., in the Rogow Room of the Transylvania County Library in Brevard. The event […]
U.S. Forest Service honors research station in Asheville
Press Release U.S. Forest Service Asheville, NC – U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell recently announced the 2013 Chief’s Honor Awards recipients. The agency’s Southern Research Station Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, headquartered in Asheville, received two awards for research that supports forest health and management in the face of changing conditions. The ForWarn […]
Small business service providers to hold workshop focusing on the Affordable Care Act
Press Release U.S. Small Business Administration ASHEVILLE, NC – Various small business service providers will offer a workshop focusing on the Affordable Care Act (A.C.A.) specifically for small businesses. A-B Tech Small Business Center, in collaboration with the Small Business and Technology Development Center, Self-Help Credit Union, Mountain BizWorks, and Spark Tank, will offer “The […]