Press release from the Brevard Music Center: The Brevard Music Center (BMC) will host the Grammy-winning progressive bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers on Thursday, Aug. 27, at 8:30 p.m., as they kick off their three-concert WNC Drive-In Tour. Attendees will enjoy the show from the safety of their cars while watching music live on a […]
News Bulletins
Blue Ridge Pride to debut Generation Plus for LGBTQ elders
Press release from Blue Ridge Pride: Blue Ridge Pride is excited to announce our newest program, Generation Plus. Generation Plus (GP) seeks to enrich the lives of LGBTQIA+ and allied community adults in Western North Carolina who are living life’s third act, the years beyond fifty. With aging in rural LGBTQIA+ communities posing unique opportunities […]
Carrie Buchanan named interim principal of Hall Fletcher Elementary School
Press release from Asheville City Schools: A familiar face to the Cougar Family has been selected as Hall Fletcher Elementary School’s next leader. Vance Elementary School’s current assistant principal, Mrs. Carrie Buchanan, will serve as Hall Fletcher’s interim principal. “Asheville City Schools has been a very important part of my life for the past 17 […]
WNC Repair Cafe returns Aug. 25
Press release from Living Web Farms: A Repair Cafe is an event where you’ll find volunteers with tools and supplies, available to fix broken household objects at no cost, while offering instruction in the form of hands-on help. Visitors come to repair cafes to save money and reduce their environmental impacts while learning new skills […]
Haywood County reports six new COVID-19 deaths
Press release from Haywood County Health and Human Services: Haywood County Health and Human Services are reporting six more deaths as confirmed by death certificates received within the past week. The individuals all died at Silver Bluff Village. Five of the deaths list COVID-19 as the secondary cause of death (the disease that initiated the events […]
Asheville City Council continues remote meetings, advance sign-up for public comment
Press release from the City of Asheville: Due to the state and locally declared States of Emergency, there will be no public attendance at City Council meetings. While we are Staying Safer at Home, City Council still wants you to have the opportunity to participate in the decisions of your government. There are three options […]
Asheville City Schools suspends athletics workouts through Sept. 7
Press release from Asheville City Schools: Although we were originally planning to resume athletic workouts on Monday, Aug. 23, out of an abundance of precaution, Asheville City Schools is pushing back its return date for all high school and middle school sports through Monday, Sept. 7. The additional two weeks will give our student-athletes more […]
Black pastors announce support for Asheville racial justice efforts
Press release from the African American Ministers of Asheville and Western NC: The African American Ministers of Asheville and Western NC announce our support for Asheville City Council, Mayor, City Manager, Police Chief and city initiatives to reimagine/reinvest in the community. The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Asheville & Vicinity Rev. Gary McDaniel, President The Baptist Ministerial […]
“Ice Cream for Voting” comes to Southside neighborhood Aug. 23
Press release from Indivisible Asheville/WNC: On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 23, Sweet Ride Asheville will roll into the Livington and Erskine-Walton neighborhoods in the Southside community as volunteers from Invisible Asheville/WNC offer free ice cream for kids and voting information for adults. WHAT: “Ice Cream for Voting” Neighborhood OutreachWHEN: Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, 2-5 p.m.WHERE: Livingston […]
Sen. Chuck Edwards appointed co-chair of Social Services Regional Supervision and Collaboration Working Group
Press release from Sen. Chuck Edwards: Sen. Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) announced his recent appointment as co-chair of the Social Services Regional Supervision and Collaboration Working Group by Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham). In 2017, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted Session Law 2017-41, also known as Rylan’s Law, to address gaps and flaws identified within […]
Buncombe hosts bilingual conversation on COVID-19 and education Aug. 25
Press release from Buncombe County: Join us at 5:30 p.m, next Tuesday, Aug. 25, for Let’s Talk Back to School, and Learning Resources In Español As we face the challenges of remote learning, students, educators, parents and community partners are working hard to meet the needs of every student. Join us for this informative session […]
Buncombe County names Rafael Baptista as performance management director
Press release from Buncombe County: Buncombe County welcomes Rafael Baptista as Performance Management Director. Baptista joins the County leadership team with an accomplished background in strategic planning and performance analysis. Baptista will be responsible for oversight of the strategic planning process, data analysis, business planning process, and development of performance metrics for all County departments […]
UPDATE: Asheville Police Department reports officer involved shooting
Update from the Asheville Police Department, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m: The Asheville Police Department (APD) is releasing a photograph of the knife that the man, who has now been identified as Grant Paul Dalton (35), of Asheville, was holding at the time of the incident. Dalton had five open warrants with the Asheville Alcoholic Beverage […]
Hendersonville Police Department announces interim chief of police
Press release from the City of Hendersonville: City Manager John Connet has named Bill Hollingsed as the Interim Chief of Police for the Hendersonville Police Department. The former longtime Chief of the Waynesville Police Department is currently serving as Executive Director of the NC Association of Chiefs of Police. The announcement comes as Chief Herbert Blake […]
School-based health services for Transylvania County Schools
Press release from Blue Ridge Health: Beginning August 17, 2020, in collaboration with the Transylvania County Schools (TCS), Blue Ridge Health (BRH) will provide school-based behavioral health counseling at Rosman Elementary, Rosman Middle, Rosman High and TC Henderson Schools. This will bring the total number of sites providing school-based services operated by BRH in Western North Carolina […]
Local organizations to host virtual event for Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 30
Press release from Western North Carolina AIDS Project: In collaboration with Seek Healing, WNCAP invites the entire community to join us for Overdose Awareness Day on Sunday, August 30. Although we cannot gather in person this year, we will continue to honor this day by providing an online space, from 4pm-6pm, to congregate and show […]
WNCAP calls for community support on Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Press release from Western North Carolina AIDS Project: There is an HIV/AIDS crisis in the South. More than half of all new HIV diagnoses are in Southern states. Although modern medications should rule out even a single death from AIDS, more than 2,500 Southerners died from AIDS-related causes in 2017. Today, on Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness […]
Buncombe County Health and Human Services to host Facebook Live community update at 3 p.m.
Press release from Buncombe County Health and Human Services: Buncombe County will be providing a Community Update today at 3:00 pm via Facebook Live @Buncombegov. The Spanish version will be aired via Facebook Live @BCHHS. Today’s speaker is Stacie Saunders, Buncombe County Public Health Director.
Firestorm Books to host virtual conversation on criminal justice reform
Press release form Firestorm Books: Firestorm Books is excited to announce a free, virtual event with Victoria Law and Maya Schenwar, co-authors of a new book exploring alternatives to incarceration. The September 19th event follows the recent publication of Schenwar and Law’s debut collaboration, Prison by An Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms […]
APD requests assistance to locate Terris Dupree Fair of Hendersonville
Press release from the Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department has identified the suspect as Terris Dupree Fair (40), of Hendersonville. Fair has 13 open warrants in Asheville for 4 counts of uttering a forged instrument, 4 counts of forgery of instrument, 4 counts of obtaining property under false pretense, and 1 count of […]
Pigeon Forge 2020 Path to Fame Virtual Talent Competition seeks video auditions
Press release from Pigeon Forge: For the third consecutive year and with a virtual twist, Pigeon Forge (Tennessee) wants to help local entertainers take their careers to the next level with the Pigeon Forge Path To Fame Virtual Talent Competition. The grand champion will claim a prize package that includes tools to help launch the […]