Press release from Buncombe County Health and Human Services: Buncombe County, N.C., – Health Officials with Buncombe County Health and Human Services (BCHHS) announced today that a raccoon from the Beaver Lake area has been confirmed to have rabies. The raccoon was taken to Buncombe County Animal Control on Wednesday, October 4th and was from Pine […]
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UPDATE: Person of interest detained in airport explosive device investigation
Press release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation: Update: (October 7, 2017) The person of interest, Michael Christopher Estes has been detained. A caller recognized him from media reports and he was detained by Asheville Police Department officers without incident this morning along Airport Road. The investigation is ongoing and will be turned over to […]
Two new programs offer information on services for the American Indian Veteran population
Press release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: VA’s Office of Tribal Government Relations, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Veterans Committee are collaborating on two separate programs geared toward outreach to American Indian Veteran populations. Both events are open to the public and all Veterans, […]
Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care now operating under the name Mercy Urgent Care
Press release from Mercy Urgent Care: (Asheville, NC)— Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care is pleased to announce that effective October 1, 2017 it is now operating under the name Mercy Urgent Care. “We are simplifying our name, but remain the same compassionate urgent care provider we have always been, with a 100+ year tradition of […]
Asheville School Dramatic Society presents “Birds of Paradise”
Press release from Asheville School: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (October 6, 2017) In October, Asheville School students will transform into The Harbor Island Players, a community theatre group who are delighted when a down-on-his-luck professional actor agrees to direct and star in their musical adaptation of Chekhov’s “Seagull.” This play-within-a-play promises to entertain—it has comedy, drama, tenderness […]
Healthcare for All-WNC is hosting a non-partisan, multi-faith symposium
Press release from Healthcare For All-WNC: Do our core beliefs move us toward health care for all? Five speakers, representing a variety of spiritual paths, will explore whether we have a moral imperative to care for all. They will address how their different theologies and philosophies inform responses to our current healthcare crisis. Rev. Mack Dennis – Senior Pastor, First […]
Asheville Art Museum receives two awards at Southeastern Museums Conference
Press release from Asheville Art Museum: ASHEVILLE–The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to announce they are the recipient of two 2017 Southeastern Museums Conference Awards in the categories of Technology and Exhibitions. The competition recognizes creativity, innovation and leadership in Southeastern museums. The Technology award recognizes both the Asheville Art Museum and UNC Asheville for […]
The Laurel of Asheville’s former editor-in-chief joins Great Smoky Mountain Association
Press release from Great Smoky Mountains Association: Following its most recent quarterly board of directors meeting, Great Smoky Mountains Association, one of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s oldest partner organizations, announced two significant changes in top leadership positions. First, in an effort to more accurately define the role and responsibility of the organization’s leader, the […]
Asheville hosts mayor of Valladolid, Mexico and official delegation for Asheville Sister Cities events
Press release from Asheville Sister Cities: Asheville Sister Cities is at it again! Fresh on the heels of their Scottish delegation in September and new sister city partnership with Dunkeld and Birnam, Perthshire, Scotland, the organization is busily preparing for a visit by the Mayor of Valladolid, LEP. Alpha Alejandra Tavera Escalante, members of her […]
Warren Wilson prof to hold teach-in at Malaprop’s on Oct. 12
Warren Wilson College Professor of Religious Studies Rima Vesely-Flad will present a teach-in at Malaprop’s Bookstore on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. The event will be based on her new book, Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pollution, Black Lives, and the Struggle for Justice, published this summer by Fortress Press. A Facebook Event page for the program […]
Air quality forecast for Friday, Oct. 5: Moderate (GREEN & YELLOW)
Friday, Oct. 5, 2017, is a code green air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code yellow air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. Click on the map below for an updated, detailed […]
Environmental groups reach settlement in North Carolina public records Act case
Press release: Environmental Groups Reach Settlement in North Carolina Public Records Act Case CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—In a major win for transparency, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Waterkeeper Alliance today announced they have reached a settlement in a dispute with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services about access to public records. The […]
Writers in UNCA’s Great Smokies Writing Program to read at Malaprop’s Writers at Home Event Oct. 15
Press release: Local Writers in UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program to Read at Malaprop’s Writers at Home Event, Oct. 15 The next Writers at Home event, presented by UNC Asheville’s Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP), brings a chance to hear from local writers participating in this semester’s GSWP Prose Master Class. The reading takes […]
Exhibition of paintings by Connie Bostic opens Oct. 6 at Pink Dog
PRESS RELEASE: Connie Bostic: The Heart of Everything: Homage to the Water Protectors at Standing Rock Pink Dog Creative Gallery, 348 Depot Street, Asheville, NC October 6 – November 5, 2017 opening reception Friday, October 6, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM All are invited to this exhibition of new oil paintings and watercolors by Connie […]
Marshall to host Annual Fermenting Festival
Press release: “Annual Fermenting Festival” of Marshall NC: Culturing Community MARSHALL, N.C. – A uniquely tasteful event will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Madison County Cooperative Extension Center, 258 Carolina Lane. The event is free to attend, with proceeds benefiting the local food pantry Beacon of Hope. Local […]
Duck Donuts hosts community grand opening events, Oct. 6-7
Press release from Duck Donuts: WHAT: Duck Donuts in Asheville, which recently opened, and is known for serving known for Warm, Delicious and Made to Order! ® donuts, is officially celebrating its grand opening with a QUACKtacular community event, Saturday, Oct. 7. The event will feature face painting, donut coloring contest, corn hole and raffling […]
2017 Biennial Sculpture Show opens at TFAC
Press release: 2017 Biennial Sculpture Show opens at TFAC Regional sculptors celebrated Who: Professional artists from the southeast What: Juried sculpture exhibit and sale When: Opening reception Sunday, October 15. 3-5pm Where: Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, NC. Gallery I Cost: No cost to attend the reception and tour the exhibit. Select works available for […]
Mary Huff Announced as director of the Lake Junaluska Singers
Press release: Mary Huff Announced as Director of the Lake Junaluska Singers Lake Junaluska, N.C. – Mary Wannamaker Huff has been named the director of the Lake Junaluska Singers, a choral group that has been a part of Lake Junaluska’s history for more than 60 years. Huff, who served as the group’s interim director for […]
Exiled Palestinians to speak at The Block Off Biltmore on Oct. 28
Press release: THE EXILED PALESTINIANS SPEAK IN ASHEVILLE OCTOBER 28TH AT THE BLOCK OFF BILTMORE Asheville Committee for Palestinian Human Rights and The North America Nakba Tour present The Exiled Palestinians, Khawla Hammed and Amena Elashkar, who are stateless Palestinians from the Camps in Lebanon. They are traveling in Canada and the United States this […]
Bestselling author Gregg Levoy to present ‘The Power of Passionate Work’
Press release: WNC Human Resource Association Announces Gregg Levoy Bestselling Author and Psychology Today Blogger Presents “The Power of Passionate Work” ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA (October 5, 2017) – The Western North Carolina Human Resource Association (WNC HRA) is pleased to announce Gregg Levoy will be presenting his popular program, “The Power of Passionate Work,” on […]
Mission Health contract with Blue Cross expires, now out-of-network
Press release from Mission Health: ASHEVILLE – October 5, 2017 – Effective today, October 5, 2017, Mission Health’s contract with Blue Cross has expired and essentially all Mission Health physicians and facilities are now out-of-network providers with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC). Sadly, our contract expired without negotiations ever occurring because […]