From Citizen-Times: Two more defendants charged with conspiracy in an elaborate scheme to illegally obtain more than $23 million to forestall failure of the bankrupt Seven Falls development have pleaded guilty.
News Bulletins
WCU: Mountain Heritage Day to feature variety of entertainment
From the Western Carolina University Office of Public Relations: WCU’s free celebration of Appalachian culture also will feature a full schedule of mountain music, fun activities, about 100 booths of the region’s finest arts and crafts, and 28 vendors offering ethnic, heritage and festival food.
Two Asheville School seniors selected as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Press release From the Asheville School: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (September 23, 2013) Based on preliminary scores from national testing (PSAT), Asheville School seniors Claire Hansen (Asheville, NC) and Jack Gregory (Asheville, NC) have been selected as semifinalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. They have the opportunity to apply and to advance to the finalist […]
Hendersonville Police Department asks for public’s help in finding suspected robber
Media release From the Hendersonville Police Department: The Hendersonville Police Department would like the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed the Triangle Stop Store on North Main Street on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Officers have been able to recover video from the store showing the subject’s face just before he commits the crime. […]
Park Ridge Health announces wellness events for Sept. 23-29, including a one-day childbirth class
Press release From Park Ridge Health: Event Summary for 9/23/13 – 9/29/13 Please call 855-PRH-LIFE to register for any Park Ridge Health events. Baby Place Events The Baby Place Experience Sunday, September 29 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Park Ridge Health 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville Park Ridge Health invites you to explore The Baby Place unit […]
Business group to honor local journalists
Here’s the message from Alan Rosenthal, founder of the Vibrant Asheville Business group, via its email newsletter: Hello everybody! As many of you know, journalists, photographers and other staff were recently laid off from Asheville Citizen-Times. There is plenty of discussion to be had about the state of the newspaper industry and big, bad corporate […]
WLOS reports bomb threat at Asheville High
From WLOS: Authorities tell News 13 a bomb threat was called in at Asheville High School shortly after 8:00 a.m. this morning. Asheville Police tells News 13 the school was evacuated to the football stadium at the request of administration.
Networking opportunity for nonprofits and foundations set for Oct. 11 in Flat Rock
Press release From the Community Foundation of Henderson County: On October 11, nonprofits in western North Carolina will have the opportunity to meet and talk with foundation representatives at the 2013 Foundation Fair, hosted by the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers. The North Carolina Network of Grantmakers (NCNG) hosts the Foundation Fair each year to […]
The POP Project’s display for National Banned Books Week
National Banned Books Week started on Sunday, Sept. 22 and runs through Saturday, Sept. 28. It’s “the national book community’s annual celebration of the freedom to read,” according to bannedbooksweek.org. The event was launched in 1982 “in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries.” In […]
AdvantageWest receives $100,000 grant from US Economic Development Administration
Press release From AdvantageWest: (Fletcher, N.C. – Sept. 20, 2013): The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has announced that AdvantageWest, the nonprofit regional economic development organization serving the 23 counties of Western North Carolina, will receive a $100,000 grant to promote small business growth in rural communities. The grant money will be used to expand […]
Carolina Public Press: Reisinger, Miles earn national award for work on Buncombe slave-deeds project
News report from Carolina Public Press Deborah Miles, executive director of UNC Asheville’s Center for Diversity Education, and Drew Reisinger, Buncombe County Register of Deeds, were named co-recipients of a 2013 Award of Merit from the national Council of State Archivists. Issuing the award at its annual meeting last month in New Orleans, the council […]
Jen Foster, Patrice Pike & Michelle Malone at the Grey Eagle on Oct. 13
Award-winning musicians Jen Foster, Patrice Pike and Michelle Malone are about to embark on a tour through North Carolina, Georgia and Texas. They will stop at The Grey Eagle on Sunday, Oct. 13 for an 8 p.m. show. From a press release: Atlanta native Michelle Malone is “equal parts badass guitarslinger and sweet songstress” (Guitar […]
The Accomplices band from Savannah, Ga. plays to WNC shows
Lowcountry stringband The Accomplices, from Savannah, Ga. “plays a unique sort of rock and groove-based blues-grass with overtones of jazz and bohemian country,” according to their press release. “With an emphasis on song craft and heavy harmonies, it’s easy to see why The Accomplices are fast becoming a staple in the southeastern music scene. The […]
WCU: Tickets to go on sale for Kacey Musgraves concert
From Western Carolina University Office of Public Relations: Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 24, for a Homecoming weekend concert at Western Carolina University by rising country music star Kacey Musgraves.
Blue Heron Whitewater Community Paddle Trip on Oct. 6
Blue Heron Whitewater hosts a whitewater rafting trip on Sunday, Oct. 6. Proceeds from the trip benefit RiverLink. From a press release: On Sunday, October 6th, 2013, join us for a half day trip down Section 9 of the French Broad River. Spend the day on the river having fun and enjoying our beautiful river, […]
WLOS: Flu shot clinics coming to area
From WLOS: Buncombe County Health and Human Services is bringing flu vaccine within reach throughout our community.
Foundation Fair for local nonprofits Oct. 11
Press release Full announcement from the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers: On October 11, nonprofits in Western North Carolina will have the opportunity to meet and talk with foundation representatives at the 2013 Foundation Fair, hosted by the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers. The North Carolina Network of Grantmakers (NCNG) hosts the Foundation Fair each […]
McDowell News: Officials argue against rating in “worst school” list
From McDowell News: McDowell High School’s inclusion on an Internet list called the “Top 100 Worst Performing Public Schools in the U.S.” is unwarranted, local education officials said Friday.
HDR: Women arrested in prostitution ring
From Hickory Daily Record: Police arrested five women Thursday in an undercover prostitution sting.
APD seeking suspects in TD Bank robbery
From the Asheville Police Department: UPDATE: 2:08 p.m., Sept. 20 The suspects were seen getting into a black Audi four door sedan driven by an African-American male with short hair. The suspects were picked up near Westmont Commons Apartments on Chamberlin Drive. On September 20, 2013 at approximately 11:30 am Asheville PD received a report […]
Week of Wonders plays Blackout Effectors on Oct. 8
Week of Wonders is “a vibrant glowing lantern compared to all that is dark and dreary in Seattle.” The trio (Tim McClanahan, David Dempsey and Leif Anders) lists its influences as Explode Into Colors, Orange Juice, Sun Angle and Abe Vigoda. The latter is, perhaps the most important: That L.A. band coined the term “Tropical […]