Press release from National Park Service, Pisgah District: (Asheville, NC) – Join Parkway rangers on Friday, July 15th at 10:00 am for an easy to moderate, 2-mile round-trip hike on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. We will be viewing the site and learning the history of the Vanderbilt’s Buck Spring Lodge. Meet at the Buck Spring Gap […]
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Pollinators featured at Blue Ridge Parkway family night
Press release from the National Park Service, Pisgah District: (Asheville, NC) – Join Parkway rangers at 7:00 pm on Thursday, July 14th to learn about the animal life that our flowers need to survive and reproduce. Come see what all the flowers are fussing about–their colors and scents aren’t just for us humans to enjoy! […]
Three Hendersonville artists exhibit at Tryon Painters and Sculptors
PRESS RELEASE FROM ART LEAGUE OF HENDERSON COUNTY: Local artists Charlotte Brass, Kathy Gagnon and Sharon Eng will show a number of their artworks at an exhibition at Tryon Painters and Sculptors (TPS) in Tryon beginning July 30 through September 10. In addition to being active with the Art League of Henderson County, where all […]
Red Cross issues emergency call for blood and platelet donations
Press release from American Red Cross: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (July 5, 2016) — The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelets, urging all eligible donors to give now to replenish an extremely low summer blood supply. Blood donations have fallen short of hospital needs for the past few months, resulting in about […]
APD requests assistance locating missing teen
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (July 5, 2016): The Asheville Police Department is requesting public assistance locating Chazian Heath (9/16/2000). Chazain has been missing since June 25, 2016. He is approximately 5’5” tall, weighs between 165 and 180 pounds has black hair and brown eyes. The Asheville Police Department believes that he […]
NC Child report indicates state infant mortality tied to access to healthcare, ethnic disparities
Press release: RALEIGH—More babies born in Buncombe County could survive their first year and live healthier lives if their mothers got health care before pregnancy through Medicaid expansion, according to a new report by NC Child. The report finds one in five women of reproductive age (19-44) statewide are uninsured, more than half of whom […]
National Park Service modifies plant gathering rules to accommodate American Indian traditions
Press release from the National Park Service: The National Park Service has modified the regulation governing the gathering of plants in national parks to allow members of federally recognized Indian tribes to gather and remove plants or plant parts for traditional purposes. The rule change was announced by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today […]
Buncombe County Schools names two new principals
Press release from Buncombe County Schools: Superintendent Dr. Tony Baldwin today announces two new administrative assignments for Buncombe County Schools for the 2016-17 school year. Dr. Donna Lanahan is the new principal at the Buncombe County Early/Middle College, and Dr. Sheila Gibbs has been named interim principal at W.D. Williams Elementary School. Dr. Lanahan replaces […]
Disaster Loan Deadline in North Carolina is Aug. 2; SBA reminds, there is still time to apply
Press release from the U.S. Small Business Administration: The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in Cleveland, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties in North Carolina of the Aug. 2, 2016 deadline to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) as a result […]
Buncombe County Board of Education representative from the Roberson District, Amy Churchill, files for re-election
Press release from Amy Churchill’s campaign: Amy Churchill, first elected to the Buncombe County Board of Education for a four-year term in 2012, has filed for re-election. As a representative of the Roberson District, Churchill has invested her time in listening to the concerns and needs of parents, teachers, staff and community members, and advocating […]
‘Golden Garden Party’ Raises $9,300 for The Prem Rawat Foundation
Press release from The Prem Rawat Foundation: Rain showers didn’t dampen spirits at this month’s Golden Garden Party, an event that Ron and Rachel Clearfield held at their lovely home in the Appalachian hills near Asheville, NC to support the Food for People (FFP) program. It was their 9th annual party, and it raised US $9,300 to […]
Equestrian competitors helping local charities
The president and founder of Step by Step and her team of show jumping riders are lending their support to local charities North Carolina – Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC, Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth and Families, CARING for Children foster care homes and services, and the homeless youth shelter Trinity Place.
Air quality forecast for Saturday, July 2: Moderate (YELLOW)
Saturday, July 2, 2015, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridgetops of Asheville and Buncombe County.This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activity. The extended forecast for the remainder of the holiday weekend for the valleys and ridge tops is code green air quality forecast days. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this […]
Hands On! receives grants for portion of new roof
ands On! – A Child’s Gallery, the children’s museum located on Main Street, has been working to cover the cost of capital expenses that include a new roof, work on a high wall on the roof and a new facade. As one of four members of a condo association of Rosdon Mall, Hands On! needs $35,000-$40,000 to cover their portion of the capital improvements.
13th annual Mountain Wildlife Days are July 15-16
One of the many magical things about our mountains is the chance – often unexpected – to meet the creatures with which we share this beautiful area. The 13th annual Mountain Wildlife Days, July 15-16, at the Sapphire Valley Resort, will once again offer something for all ages in getting “back to nature.”
Pat Benatar, Melissa Etheridge among An Appalachian Summer Festival events
For over three decades, Appalachian State University’s annual summer arts celebration, An Appalachian Summer Festival, has offered unique and enriching arts experiences to audiences across the Southeast, combining world-class performing and visual arts programming, and a spectacular mountain location in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
USDA announces recall for chicken shipped to North Carolina
Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc., a New Oxford, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 42 pounds of Lemongrass Basil Chicken entrées that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
UNC Ashevile garners “best buy” recognition from Fiske Guide
UNC Asheville has been named to the very select list of “Best Buy” universities in Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017, released on July 1. The guide, created by former New York Times education editor Edward Fiske, calls UNC Asheville “one of the best educational bargains in the country.”
North Carolina residents, activists respond to passage of House Bill 630
Press release: For immediate release June 30, 2016 Statement on House Bill 630 by communities facing coal ash dangers Raleigh and communities across NC—On Thursday, June 30, the Alliance of Carolinians Together (ACT) Against Coal Ash, a network of communities living with or threatened by toxic coal ash, expressed outrage at the rushed passage of […]
SBA Disaster Loan deadline in North Carolina is August 2
The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations in Cleveland, Henderson, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties in North Carolina of the Aug. 2, 2016 deadline to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) as a result of excessive rain and flooding that began on Oct. 1, 2015.
Warren Wilson College named “best buy” by Fiske Guide
With “quality academic offerings and affordable cost,” Warren Wilson College is, for the 11th time, a “best buy,” according to the “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2017.” Known as the “top independent voice in college admissions,” the “Fiske Guide” identifies environmental studies, outdoor leadership, global studies, art, creative writing and social work, among others, as top programs at Warren Wilson, a private liberal arts college.