Press Release from Western Carolina Community Action: April 30th is Arbor Day – a nationally recognized day to celebrate the beauty of nature and plant a tree in support of the environment. To commemorate the day, the children of WCCA’s Head Start and Early Head Start programs will be busy planting over 250 White Pine […]
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UNCA Wins Governor’s Award for Teaching
Press Release from UNC Asheville: If your homework assignment includes crafting an axe handle from a hickory sapling or creating an in-depth visual art project exploring your favorite woody plant, chances are you’re in one of Professor of Environmental Studies Irene Rossell’s classes. Chances are also good that you won’t spend much time sitting quietly […]
East Asheville Library Celebrates Grand Opening on May 1, 2021
Press Release from Buncombe County: Citing it as “the standard for the County’s library system moving forward,” it’s easy to tell Buncombe County Library Director Jim Blanton is pleased with the new East Asheville Library. And he thinks the community is going to be just as charmed. “The new facility is exciting for the expanded […]
Buncombe County TDA to meet Wednesday, April 28
Press release from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority: WHAT: The regular monthly joint meeting of the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, Public Authority, and Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, Nonprofit Corporation. WHEN: Wednesday, April 28, 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. WHERE: Due to state and local public health orders, this meeting will be held via […]
NCDHHS resumes administration of Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Press release from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Following a thorough safety review, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration have confidence that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe and effective in preventing COVID-19 and recommend its continued use to prevent serious illness, hospitalization […]
Erwin High School announces COVID-19 cluster
Press release from Buncombe County Schools: Buncombe County Health and Human Services (BCHHS), in conjunction with Buncombe County Schools (BCS), has identified seven lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 associated with Erwin High School. These seven cases are linked which classifies them as a cluster per the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). A […]
City of Asheville provides temporary housing to people on Duke property encampment
Press release from the city of Asheville: Working with community partners, the city of Asheville today provided 15 rooms for unsheltered people relocated from Duke Energy property near Isaac Dickson Elementary School. Those partners include Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness, Homeward Bound and BeLoved, who did outreach to people in this encampment, helped them […]
City of Asheville invites residents to participate in the AVL Food Waste Challenge
Press release from the city of Asheville: In March, Asheville City Council declared April to be Food Waste Reduction Month. Here is how you can celebrate Earth Day 2021 by participating in #AVLFoodWasteChallenge today! Food waste reduction matters because up to 40% of food in the US is wasted, contributing to negative environmental, economic and societal […]
NCWRC encourages snake awareness as weather warms
Press release from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission: The warm weather means more snakes will start to show up along trails, in the woods, crossing roads and in our yards. Wildlife diversity biologists at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission request that if you see a snake, do not be alarmed, do not kill it, give […]
COVID-19 cluster identified at Haywood County Detention Center
Press release from Haywood County Health & Human Services: Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency has identified a COVID-19 cluster at the Haywood County Detention Center. Over the last week five incarcerated persons, all in the same pod, have tested positive for COVID-19. The entire population of the affected pod was tested after the […]
Gov. Roy Cooper visits Buncombe County vaccine site
Press release from the Office of Gov. Roy Cooper: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen visited a vaccine clinic at Mission Health / Asheville-Buncombe Technical Conference Center (A-B Tech) to see people receive their vaccine. “The quicker more people get vaccinated, the sooner we […]
UNC Asheville-MAHEC vaccination site celebrates 15,000 doses and counting
Press release from UNC Asheville: In just two months since opening the doors on February 19, 2021, the UNC Asheville-MAHEC COVID-19 Immunization Site has administered a total of 15,000 vaccines to community members from across Western North Carolina. The partnership between UNC Asheville and the Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) includes shared expertise and […]
Hendersonville community invited to help paint downtown bee mural
Press release from the Hendersonville Tree Board: Like a paint-by-number template, the ground-level sections of the Bee Mural downtown will be outlined and ready for folks to paint. From age 5 and up, enthusiasts can add their own touch to the mural. Artist Matt Willey has recently been painting honey drips, chrysalises, and a butterfly […]
Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity recognizes milestones during National Volunteer Appreciation Week
Press release from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity: The pandemic situation is improving but it’s far from over, therefore Asheville Habitat is again honoring volunteers during National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 18-24) virtually and with limited in-person appreciation. Though the number of volunteers and volunteer hours were down in 2020 due to Covid-19, Asheville Habitat’s […]
FIND Outdoors set to open the Cradle of Forestry for the 2021 season
Press release from FIND Outdoors: FIND Outdoors, a 49-year-old local nonprofit specializing in visitor center, campground and retail management, is excited to open the Cradle of Forestry for the 2021 season alongside the US Forest Service in a safe and thoughtful manner the week of April 19th. Hours of operation are Wednesday through Sunday from […]
Pardee UNC Health Care moving vaccinations to Urgent Care clinics and direct to employers
Press release from Pardee UNC Heath Care: Pardee UNC Health Care announced today that they have begun transitioning their mass community vaccination clinic model towards a more streamlined, direct-to-consumer model. Pardee will begin administering vaccines within their Urgent Care clinics and directly to employers this week, with all first doses transitioning immediately and second doses […]
Asheville City Schools announces preschool sites for 2021-22; Asheville Primary not on list
Press release from Asheville City Schools: Asheville City Schools’ Preschool Program is dedicated to building future cougars who are ready for Kindergarten. As we look to Fall 2021, the program will be moving classrooms across six sites, which include: ● The Lonnie D. Burton Center behind the Arthur R. Edington Education & Career Center ● […]
APD seeks help locating missing person, Stephanie Greene Jones (UPDATED)
Press release from Asheville Police Department: UPDATE 4/22: Stephanie Greene Jones has been safely located. Stephanie Greene Jones was reported missing by a family member on April 17. She was known to be in the downtown Asheville area on April 12. She is a white female, 27 years old, 5’4″, and 205 pounds. She has […]
Black Mountain soldier Billy Atkins will be honored at new memorial
Press release from Wreaths Across America: Very little known about what happened to Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a military mission plane that went missing on March 16, 1962, with 93 US Army Soldiers on board and 11 crew members (including NC natives SP4 Robert Bagget from Burlington and PVT Billy Atkins from Black Mountain). Due to […]
Gov. Cooper outlines timeline for lifting state COVID-19 restrictions
Press release from the office of Governor Roy Cooper: Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy K. Cohen, M.D. laid out a timeline for lifting current pandemic restrictions today. With stable trends and continued vaccination success, the state expects to lift mandatory social distancing, capacity, and mass gathering […]
JetBlue announces new service from Asheville to Boston
Press release from JetBlue: NEW YORK — JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) today announced plans for the next phase of their Northeast Alliance – authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation earlier this year – which is aimed at giving travelers in the northeast new competitive choices. Enabled by the alliance, JetBlue will […]