Press Release: The Music On Main Street concert series presents a Special Fireworks Celebration Concert on Monday, July 4th, featuring West Sound. Henderson County will launch an Independence Day fireworks display at sundown. The launch site will ensure premier viewing of the display from downtown Hendersonville and the Music On Main Street concert area. Enjoy the […]
News Bulletins
Fireworks Safety
PRESS RELEASE: Each July 4th, thousands of people, most often kids and teens, are injured while using consumer fireworks. On a typical Fourth of July, there are more fires nationally than on any other day of the year, with fireworks accounting for two out of five of those fires, more than any other cause of […]
Appalachian Designs crafts replica benches for the FDR National Historic Site
PRESS RELEASE FROM APPALACHIAN DESIGNS: Local rustic furniture maker Appalachian Designs recently crafted two replica benches for the lawn of the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site located in the town of Hyde Park, New York overlooking the Hudson Valley. “2016 is the centennial of the National Park Service so we were especially honored to […]
Mission Health joins LR Partners Program
PRESS RELEASE: Lenoir-Rhyne University has entered into an exciting new partnership with Mission Health, based in Asheville, North Carolina, which provides Mission Health employees with tuition discounts through the LR Partners Program. Mission Health is the state’s sixth-largest health system and the region’s only not-for-profit, independent community hospital system governed and managed exclusively in western […]
Asheville ‘Taste of Southern Season’ store opens Thursday
PRESS RELEASE: Southern Season today announced that it will open its smaller format Taste of Southern Season store at 10 a.m. Thursday, a day earlier than planned. The 2,000-square-foot shop with onsite parking is located at 4 Swan Street in Biltmore Village. “The enthusiasm about the store pushed us to get things ready more quickly than we […]
Friends of the Smokies receives grant through HomeTrust Bank’s “90k for 90th”
PRESS RELEASE: Friends of the Smokies has been selected as the first place recipient in Haywood County for HomeTrust Bank’s “90k for 90th Community Support Contest.” Friends of the Smokies received $3,750 through the grant competition. Funds received will be used to support priority projects in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including trail maintenance, wildlife […]
Music Explorations
PRESS RELEASE: Welcome to Music Explorations! A great way for young beginners (ages 4-7) to explore music, sound, rhythm, and various instruments in a fun and encouraging group setting. Children will dance, experiment with various instruments, sing tunes, and make music. Music Explorations is led by instructors with vast experience in early childhood music […]
Asheville Police conducting rapid deployment training at Isaac Dickson School
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department, in partnership with the Asheville Fire Department and Buncombe County EMS, are participating in a rapid deployment exercise at the current Isaac Dickson Elementary School (90 Montford Avenue) today, June 28th, and tomorrow, June 29th, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During this exercise […]
Farm dinner honoring women & food
PRESS RELEASE: A very special farm dinner will be held on July 31st, hosted by Green Toe Ground’s cofounder and farmer, Nicole DelCogliano, in honor of women farmers and chefs. Joining her in this celebration of women “foodies” are chefs Allegra Grant and Austin Whitty, two up and coming chefs working under the tutelage of chef Katie Button […]
Wide Open, Randy Shull’s Architecture + Design
PRESS RELEASE: Wide Open, Randy Shull’s Architecture + Design Opening July 1, 2016, 5 pm – 9 pm at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center 69 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801 Curated by J. Richard Gruber, this exhibition documents internationally recognized artist, designer and builder Randy Shull’s creative process in the planning, design and construction […]
Joe Lasher Jr. performs at UNC Asheville Concerts on the Quad, July 11
PRESS RELEASE FROM UNC ASHEVILLE: UNC Asheville’s Concerts on the Quad continue on Monday, July 11 with Joe Lasher Jr., beginning at 7 p.m. Concerts on the Quad are free and open to everyone. Attendees are invited to bring chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy along with the music. Meals, treats and drinks will be […]
Brevard Choral Institute and BMC High School students collaborate to perform Saturday, 7/2
Press release from Brevard College: This week, Brevard College and the Brevard Music Center are collaborating to offer a new summer choral intensive for high school singers. The inaugural Brevard Choral Institute culminates in a free concert Saturday, July 2, at noon in Dunham Music Building’s Ingram Auditorium at Brevard College.“This Institute is a very […]
Sunrise opens new Recovery Community Center for peer to peer recovery support
Press release from Sunrise Community: Sunrise: A Community for Recovery and Wellness is a not for profit entity. We are the first peer staffed/peer managed recovery based organization in Western NC. Sunrise is opening a new Recovery Community Center (RCC) on July 1, 2016. The mission is to help recoverees navigate their own recovery by eliminating […]
Buncombe County to accept texts to 911 starting in July
Beginning July 1, Buncombe County will begin accepting text to 911 calls allowing persons who cannot dial 911 for whatever reason to make contact with emergency services by text message.
NC Highway Patrol increasing road presence over holiday weekend
Press release from North Carolina Department of Public Safety: According to the American Automobile Association, it is estimated that 43 million people will travel during the Independence Day holiday period; the highest Fourth of July travel on record. The holiday period is defined as Thursday, June 30 through Monday, July 4. As a friendly reminder, the […]
Duke Energy now seeks $240 million bond in NC WARN appeals case
Statement from NC WARN Director Jim Warren: Durham, NC – In one of the strangest regulatory cases in state history, a 45-day rubber-stamp approval of a $1.1 billion gas-fired power plant in Asheville has been swamped by the subsequent 120-day battle over our right to appeal the pro-utility regulators’ ruling, a fight with no end in […]
First annual “Sounds for Recovery” benefit concert for Buncombe County treatment court programs
Press release from Buncombe County Adult Drug Treatment Court: We are excited to announce today, that the first annual “Sounds for Recovery Benefit Concert,” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church, 40 Church St, in downtown Asheville. The evening’s festivities will take place from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., which will include […]
Park Service announces upcoming hikes on the Parkway
Press releases from the National Park Service: Special after hours hike, “In the Forests of the Night”: Join Parkway rangers at 7:00 pm on Thursday, July 7th for an easy, 2 mile hike on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and discover how animals adapt to life at night. Nocturnal animals such as owls, bats, and bobcats survive and […]
In their twelfth year, the Seasonal School of Culinary Arts presents Music in the Kitchen
Press release from the Seasonal School of Culinary Arts: July 10 marks the beginning of the Seasonal School of Culinary Arts’ twelfth season, with a collection of chefs and artists to make any palate sing. This year’s theme is the Pairing of Culinary and Musical Genres, beginning with Appalachian fare and evocative ballads on Monday, July […]
Book launch events announced for “Serafina and the Twisted Staff”
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Midnight Launch Party Saturday, July 9 8 p.m.-midnight Barnes & Noble – Asheville Mall Join author Robert Beatty and celebrate the nation’s first public release of his new mystery-thriller, “Serafina and the Twisted Staff.” Activities include costume contest for all ages, animals from Serafina’s world, author Q&A, costumed book characters, […]
Intergenerational string band Rhiannon and the Relics plays White Horse, July 10
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: Barely into her teens, Madison County fiddler Rhiannon Ramsey is already making a name for herself as a veteran of festival stages and dances. Playing with adult musicians is routine for her, and as the name of her group, Rhiannon and the Relics implies, her bandmates have few […]