Press release from Cataloochee Ski Area: Cataloochee Ski Area, in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, opened on Nov. 3 at 8:30 a.m. to be the first ski area on the East Coast to open to the general public for skiing and riding for the 2019-20 season. The ski area operated Sunday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Continued […]
Press release from Parker Sloan for Buncombe: Parker Sloan announced today that he is running for Buncombe County Commission in District Three. Parker, 34, is a North Carolina native who lives in Candler with his wife Maia, an elementary school teacher, and their one-year-old son, Austin. “I’m running for County Commission because I want to […]
Press release from North Carolina Glass Center: The North Carolina Glass Center (NCGC) was generously awarded $10,000 from the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and $3,000 from the Asheville Area Arts Council for their One Neighborhood program; and $12,500 from the North Carolina Arts Council for Operation […]
Press release from Asheville Area Arts Council: The Asheville Area Arts Council in partnership with the North Carolina Arts Council recently awarded Grassroots Arts Program grants to 22 organizations in Buncombe County, including: • Asheville City Schools Foundation for Teaching Artists Presenting in Asheville Schools (TAPAS) • Asheville Community Theatre to present Little Women • Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre to present Asheville […]
Press release from NCDOT: Officials for the N.C. Department of Transportation anticipate closing both westbound lanes of Interstate 40 between the U.S. 276 interchange at Exit 20 and the Tennessee state line for up to five consecutive days during a stretch in November. The emergency closure will take place — with at least 24 hours […]
Press release from Haywood Community College: The Wildlife Society at Haywood Community College will host the 14th Annual Brook and Beast Feast Friday, November 22 at 6 p.m. at the Haywood County Fairgrounds. The Brook and Beast Feast, formerly known as the Wild Game Dinner, is a fundraiser for HCC fish and wildlife management technology […]
Press release from the City of Asheville: The City of Asheville and Celebrating African Americans Through Public Art (CAAPA) are pleased to announce the selection of two local artists — Joseph Pearson, a mural artist and Phyllis Utley, a literary artist — to work alongside Art Ecologie. Their collaborative artwork will be installed at the corner of South […]
Press release from HLAA: Additional parking information: On the main level, you may park where there are blue or white lines. In the likely event that the main parking level is full, there is also a lower […]
Press release from the Smoky Mountain Toy Run: Saturday, November 2nd, motorcycle enthusiasts from around Western North Carolina will rev up their motorcycles to participate in the annual Smoky Mountain Toy Run. Hundreds of motorcycles will descend on the Kearfott Corporation parking lot near Black Mountain for this, the 39th year of the event. Hundreds of […]
Press release from N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Science: RALEIGH – Following the latest negative test results from environmental sampling at the Davis Event Center at the Western N.C. Ag Center, officials plan to resume renting the facilities for events. The results follow an extensive and voluntary assessment of the buildings and a series […]
Press release from First Baptist Church: “O Come Let Us Adore Him: Christmas Nativity Sets from Around the World” Exhibition returns to First Baptist Church of Asheville December 11 – 18, 2019. The fifth annual exhibit begins Wednesday, December 11 and continues throughout the week with public viewing times, guest lectures and live music. School […]
