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Givens Estates completes its innovative stormwater project
Press release from RiverLink: Construction is now complete on the Givens Estates Innovative Stormwater Project. Funded by a $166,975 grant from the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund, in conjunction with $359,468 in matching funds from Givens Estates and RiverLink, the project constructed retrofits to six stormwater control measures (SCMs) on the Givens Estates campus, […]
Register for classes at Haywood Community College, July 15-19
Press release from Haywood Community College: Haywood Community College will hold Peak Week for Registration July 15 through 19. During this week, new and returning students can complete all the requirements for registration for Fall Semester including meeting with admissions representatives, registering for classes, speaking with financial aid, learning about resources available to students and […]
AdventHealth Hendersonville donates more than 400 Bibles to Blue Ridge Prison and Jail Ministry
Press release from AdventHealth Hendersonville: AdventHealth Hendersonville is committed to Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ in all aspects of whole-person care, including community partnerships with Blue Ridge Prison and Jail Ministries. This is the fourth year for AdventHealth Hendersonville to host the Used Bible Donation Drive to provide Bibles for this ministry. This year, […]
UPDATED: Asheville Police Department requests assistance in locating missing juvenile
Press release from Asheville Police Department: UPDATE: Gavin “Shaggy” Terry has been safely located. The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate missing juvenile, Terry “Shaggy” Gavin. Gavin was reported missing from Eliada Home on June 16. He was last seen in the field located on the back of the property headed south. Gavin is […]
WNC Community Health Services announces Kim Wagenaar as chief executive officer
Press release from Minnie Jones Health Center/WNC Community Health Services: The Board of Directors of Western North Carolina Community Health Services, Inc. (WNCCHS) a.k.a, Minnie Jones Health Center, has named Kim Wagenaar as full-time, permanent Chief Executive Officer. Wagenaar previously served as interim CEO. She joins Cody McKinney, who was also recently named as Chief […]
Buncombe County Veterans Treatment Court holds graduation, June 21
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Online survey gathers input on future of Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Press release from the city of Asheville: The City of Asheville is launching a community survey to inform the future design of Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. During the next few months, U.S. Cellular Center staff will engage the public as well as faculty stakeholders to determine how to best update the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium to meet […]
Journalist and activist Vargas to headline Pisgah Legal’s Justice Forum
Press release from Pisgah Legal Services: WHAT: Pisgah Legal Services’ 9th Annual Justice Forum (formerly known as the Poverty Forum) WHERE: Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, US Cellular Center, Asheville WHEN: October 3, 2019 Advance Reception: 5:30pm; Forum: 7:00pm Tickets to the Reception are $60/person. For the first time, tickets to the Forum will be free and […]
CFWNC fund awards $900k to human services nonprofits
Press release from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: (June 2019) – Six nonprofits serving Western North Carolina will receive $900,000 over three years from the Melvin R. Lane Fund of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. The grant program helps human service organizations improve operations and become more collaborative and sustainable in order […]
Montessori programs to open, accept child care subsidies and opportunity scholarships
Press release from Hawthorn Montessori and Fox Flower Montessori: Asheville, NC – Two micro-Montessori schools are opening in Asheville this summer to serve children ages 3-12. Hawthorn Montessori and Fox Flower Montessori are the visions of local Montessorians Katie Anderson, Tori Litz, Cara Beth Brackins, and Canaan Brackins. Hawthorn is a primary program serving […]
Mission Health announces Chad Patrick as new CEO of Mission Hospital
Press release from Mission Health: Mission Health is excited to announce Chad Patrick as the new Chief Executive Officer for HCA Healthcare’s North Carolina Division’s flagship 763-bed Mission Hospital. Patrick will be joining the team in mid-July. Patrick has served as CEO of HCA Healthcare’s Orange Park Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL, for the past six […]
APD requesting assistance to ID armed robbery suspect
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance from the public to identify an armed robbery suspect. Monday night at approximately 9:22 p.m. APD responded to a report of an armed robbery at Starbucks (40 All Souls Crescent). The suspect entered the business, produced a handgun, fired one shot into […]
Copland Rudolph selected as next leader of Asheville City Schools Foundation
Press release from Asheville City Schools Foundation: (Asheville, NC) – The Board of Directors of the Asheville City Schools Foundation is proud to announce that Copland Arnold Rudolph has been hired to lead the organization as Executive Director. Ms. Rudolph succeeds Kate Pett, who served the organization as Executive Director from 2008-2019. Ms. Rudolph moves […]
Charles George VAMC Veteran Town Hall set for June 20
Press release from U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: The Charles George VAMC (CGVAMC) is dedicated to helping Veterans to get access to the care they need at the right place and at the right time. On June 20, 2019, at 5 p.m., we will host a Veterans Town Hall, here at the Asheville VAMC. The […]
Hendersonville Sister Cities awards $4,000 in youth travel scholarships
Press release from Hendersonville Sister Cities: Hendersonville Sister Cities is awarding a total of $4,000 to five local students through its annual “Hendersonville Student Ambassador” Travel Scholarship. Members of the second annual cohort of Hendersonville Student Ambassadors will be living and learning in Japan, Jordan, Costa Rica, and Spain throughout the 2019 Summer, 2019 Fall, and […]
Tameca Jones and Secret B-Sides play Downtown After 5, June 21
Press release from the Asheville Downtown Association: The 31st season of Downtown After 5, presented by Prestige Subaru, returns Friday, June 21 from 5-9pm. Downtown After 5 takes place the 3rd Friday of the month May – September and is held on North Lexington Avenue. Events are free and open to the public. Headliner: Tameca […]
Air quality forecast for Asheville, Tuesday, June 18: Moderate (YELLOW)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, is a code yellow air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville and Buncombe County. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. The rating is based on ozone levels and particulate matter in the air. For more information contact: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 828-250-6777 Air Quality […]
Airbnb shares top wish-listed rentals in WNC
Press release from Airbnb: Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, today released a report revealing the #1 most “wish-listed” Airbnb listing in each of the top 20 home sharing counties in North Carolina. The report can be found below, as well as a digital version here. Airbnb’s “wish-list” function allows users to save the […]
Light Up the Night 5K comes to Montford Aug. 9
Press release from Western Carolina Rescue Ministries: Asheville: It’s time to get your glow on! iDaph Events is proud to help support the Western Carolina Rescue Ministries by presenting its first ever Light Up the Night 5k on Friday, Aug. 9: A glow-in-the-dark nighttime run for all abilities that will wind through the historic streets of Montford in Asheville: This is Asheville’s time to shine! […]
City of Asheville hosts new fire station community meeting
Press release from the City of Asheville: A new fire station is planned on City-owned property at 316 Broadway St. in the Five Points neighborhood. The City of Asheville will share results of a recently conducted visual preference survey and project updates during a community meeting at 6:30 p.m. June 26 at Greater Works Church, 25 […]