Press release fromWNC Bridge Foundation: WNC Bridge Foundation’s premier fundraising event Drums & Dragons is going virtual the full month of September! Drums and Dragons will still be a great team-building experience enjoyed by local businesses and non-profits in our community. Participants can create or join a team online to raise funds for the local […]
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Chanel Miller named Our VOICE Break the Silence 2021 guest speaker
Press release from Our VOICE: OUR VOICE IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE 2021 BREAK THE SILENCE GUEST SPEAKER: CHANEL MILLER MARCH 11, 2021 Chanel Miller is a survivor and best-selling author of the book Know My Name. As quoted on her website, chanel-miller.com her book outlines her profound and inspiring journey: “Was known to the world as […]
Sheriff Miller hires Herbert Blake as Buncombe County Chief Deputy
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office: Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller has hired Herbert Blake as Chief Deputy for the Sheriff’s Office. Blake has served as Chief of Police in Hendersonville for 12 years and prior to that as Police Chief of Loris, South Carolina for seven years. Chief Blake has a total of 25 […]
BCHHS to hold remote panel discussion on school reopening plans Aug. 11
Notice from Buncombe County Health and Human Services: Schools around the country have gone virtual and changed their whole approach to starting the school year due to COVID 19 pandemic. Join us for a Let’s Talk COVID-19 & Schools with Buncombe County Schools and Asheville City Schools as they discuss the ways that our schools […]
Henderson County to offer drive-thru COVID-19 testing Aug. 15
Notice from Henderson County Department of Public Health: The Henderson County Health Department will hold a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site for the public on Saturday, August 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Health Department, 1200 Spartanburg Highway, Suite 100, Hendersonville, NC 28792. As with our prior community testing sites, this event will […]
NC State Board releases FAQ on absentee by-mail voting
Press release from the North Carolina State Board of Elections: RALEIGH, N.C. – Through Sunday, August 9, North Carolina voters had submitted 163,374 requests for absentee by-mail ballots for the 2020 general election, more than seven times as many as the 22,074 requests submitted at the same time in 2016. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
OLLI offers free webinar series on racial disparity in WNC
Announcement from the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville: OLLI – the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNC Asheville – will begin a new series of webinars on racial disparities with a presentation, Racial Disparity – Cultural Humility, by clinical ethicist Sharon West, RN, DPS, at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12. This Zoom presentation […]
RiverLink announces winners of Anything that Floats costume contest
Announcement from RiverLink: Thanks to all who participated to help make Anything that Floats 2020 such a huge success! We were thrilled with how many people got out on the river and showed their creative spirit, all in support of clean water and the French Broad River. Special thanks also goes out to this year’s […]
ASAP expands double SNAP program to 8 more farmers markets
Press release from Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project: Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) has expanded its popular Double SNAP initiative to include eight farmers markets through the end of 2020. This program allows markets to make a 100-percent match on dollars spent at farmers markets through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). ASAP launched Double SNAP […]
Laura J. Collins named minister of transition at Jubilee Community
Announcement from Jubilee Community: Jubilee!, an inclusive, independent faith community rooted in Creation Spirituality, has named Rev. Laura J. Collins as its Minister of Transition. In her new role, Collins will lead the community’s Sunday Celebrations and provide leadership in strengthening and growing Jubilee! amid the challenges presented by COVID-19. “Laura Collins brings Jubilee! a […]
Hendersonville police chief announces resignation
Press release from the city of Hendersonville: For more than twelve years, Herbert Blake has dutifully served as the Chief of the Hendersonville Police Department. Chief Herbert Blake has announced he will be leaving the department; his last day with the City of Hendersonville is Friday, August 21. During his tenure, Chief Blake placed a […]
Former Buncombe commissioner pleads guilty to federal conspiracy charge
Press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office — Western District of North Carolina: Former Buncombe County Commissioner Ellen Madans Frost, 65, of Black Mountain, N.C., appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit federal program fraud, for her involvement in a scheme to use Buncombe County funds to sponsor equestrian activities […]
Earth Fare introduces at-risk shopping hours, qualifying discounts
Press release from Earth Fare: Release Summary: Earth Fare has listened to its fans on Social Media and is now offering At-Risk Shopping times and day specific discounts for Seniors, Students, Faculty and Military at all locations. “To all of our Earth Fare Patrons, you spoke up and we listened. Starting August 10th, 2020, we […]
Local clergy, elders to host ecumenical ceremony on Vance Monument’s shrouding
Press release from Democracy NC: Residents of the Asheville area will gather behind the Vance Monument, masked and with social distance, on Saturday, August 15 at 10am to listen to speakers and music which will reflect the political, spiritual, cultural and historical meaning of the shrouding of Vance Monument. Martin Luther King imagined a Beloved […]
City of Hendersonville to hold stormwater public input meeting
Press release from the city of Hendersonville: The City of Hendersonville will be hosting a Stormwater Public Input Meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm. Stormwater Administrator Michael Huffman will provide an update on the City’s ongoing Stormwater Rate Study and provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions […]
AARP, ABIPA to offer free racial justice webinars
Press release from AARP NC Mountain Region: There has been much talk about the national movement for social justice, anti-racism and inclusion in 2020. However, Rebecca Chaplin believes solutions to these much-debated issues start with listening, learning and understanding. “As we witness the protests over racial injustice and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that […]
APD makes multiple arrests during weekend protests
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville, NC (August 9, 2020): On August 8 the Asheville Police Department (APD) was standing by as the protest occurred, in an effort to ensure the safety of everyone present. At approximately 8:17 p.m. APD received a call from an employee at the Renaissance Hotel (81 Woodfin Street) stating that protesters […]
Uncommon Market to reopen in River Arts District Aug. 30
Press release from Uncommon Market Asheville: Uncommon Market Asheville is excited to host their next market @ their NEW location @ the Foundation in the River Arts District (RAD), 1 Foundy Street. Mark your calendar for August 30th! Uncommon Market is Asheville’s largest market of the Old, the Bold, the Creative and Unexpected in it’s […]
Mars Hill University postpones fall sports seasons
Press release from Mars Hill University: Mars Hill University announced today that all fall sports are postponed, with plans to compete during the spring semester. The decision comes following a meeting and vote this morning of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC), in response to numerous mandates passed down from the NCAA on Wednesday. For Mars […]
NCDHHS to pay for ongoing COVID-19 testing of nursing home staff
Press release from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services: The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today took additional steps to protect nursing home residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic by issuing a Secretarial Order requiring biweekly staff testing and announcing continued state funding for staff testing through November. The […]
Ingles Markets reports increased sales and income
Press release from Ingles Markets via Businesswire: ASHEVILLE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) today reported increased sales and net income for the three and nine months ended June 27, 2020. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020. At this time the Company cannot predict the impact of the […]