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New AdvantageWest website recognized as ‘Superior’ by Southern Economic Development Council

Here’s the press release from AdvantageWest: (August 25, 2014 – Fletcher, North Carolina): The new website for AdvantageWest, www.AdvantageWest.com, has won a “Superior” award from the Southern Economic Development Council. SEDC is the oldest and largest regional economic development association in North America with nearly 1,000 members in 17 states and the District of Columbia. […]

Southern rock comes to the RiverMusic stage on Friday, Aug. 29, with the Artimus Pyle Band

From a press release: RiverLink’s RiverMusic series continues on Friday, August 29 with The Artimus Pyle Band and Andrew Scothie and the River Rats. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the music goes until 10 at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, 144 Riverside Drive in the River Arts District. RiverMusic offers local beer, food […]

Bonnaroo Works Fund kicks off back-to-school with lunch boxes and books

From a press release: Manchester, Tenn. — August 25, 2014 — Reusing and recycling are part of Bonnaroo’s DNA, and festival organizers have shown their green colors once again while supporting local schools. Just in time for back-to-school, Bonnaroo Works Fund Director Nina Miller recently delivered 4,000 Bonnaroo-themed lunch boxes to school officials, one for […]

New book on Blue Ridge Mountains released

From press release: The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina is the newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History Series.  It was released Monday, Aug. 25. The book by local author Janet Morrison uses vintage postcards and images to illustrate the history of the mountains. Running along the western border of the state, the Blue Ridge […]

2014 Art with Heart to benefit fragile pediatric patients

Here’s the press release from CarePartners Estate Sales Services: Asheville, NC (August 18, 2014) – Small-to-medium sized works from more than 50 regional artists will be featured at the CarePartners Annual Charity Art with a Heart Sale, Thursday October 2, Friday October 3 and Saturday, October 4, along with selected art from area estates. A […]

Moffitt ranked NC’s ‘most effective legislator’

Here’s an excerpt from the announcement via Rep. Tim Moffitt’s political marketing website: Representative Tim Moffitt was ranked North Carolina’s most effective legislator, according to a recent analysis by the Insider State Government News Service. Moffitt represents the western part of Buncombe County. The report ranked legislators in each of five categories, including the percentage […]

North Carolina NAACP appeals federal judge’s ruling on state voting law

Here’s the press release from the North Carolina NAACP: WASHINGTON – Fighting to protect the right to vote for all North Carolinians this November, the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP filed an appeal today in the legal battle over H.B. 589, the state’s voter suppression law. The appeal – which was filed by […]

Whole Foods Market to be the first of Asheville Market’s openings this fall

Press Release Asheville (August 18, 2014) – Autumn in Asheville is the perfect season–cool, crisp air settles in, the leaves turn, and the Blue Ridge Mountains take on a majestic glory. And, just in time to enjoy that scene, Whole Foods Market at Asheville Market opens August 26 at 9 a.m., complete with the Tunnel […]

Waldrop holds campaign kickoff event Sept. 6

  Here’s the press release from the campaign of Buncombe County Board of Commissioners candidate Nancy Waldrop: CANDLER, N.C. – August 14, 2014 – Nancy Waldrop and her supporters, including Democrats, Republicans, unaffiliated voters and her teaching colleagues will officially kickoff her campaign for County Commission on September 6. Hosted by Clerk of Court Steven […]

Park Ridge Health South Asheville to host Grand Opening Celebration September 4

Press release from Park Ridge Health: Hendersonville, N.C. (Aug. 20, 2014) – Park Ridge Health will host a grand opening celebration at its new South Asheville campus on Sept. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. Park Ridge Health South Asheville is located immediately off of I-26 at Exit 37. “This grand opening is going to be very […]

WNC fall color may be spotty, but last longer, says WCU’s foliage prognosticator

From a press release: WNC fall color may be spotty, but last longer, says WCU’s foliage prognosticator CULLOWHEE – The combination of a wet spring and forecasts for above-average temperatures this fall could produce a long-lasting leaf display in the mountains of Western North Carolina, but with spotty color development. That’s the word from Western […]

Mars Hill University Renews Agreement with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

From a press release: Mars Hill University Renews Agreement with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Representatives from Mars Hill University and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will be meeting on the Mars Hill campus September 9 to renew an ongoing cooperative relationship between the two organizations. Plans call for Dr. Dan Lunsford, president […]

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