Press release from City Of Asheville The boards listed below currently have vacancies. The deadline for receiving applications for these openings is Wednesday, January 2 at 5 p.m. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 259-5601 or by e-mail at mburleson@ashevillenc.gov for an application form. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT – These vacancies are for Alternates. The […]
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Asheville Planning & Zoning Commission Agenda Dec. 5th
Press release from City of Asheville PRE-MEETING AGENDA – 4:30 PM, 5TH FLOOR CITY HALL 1. Review of agenda items. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA – 5:00 PM 1ST FLOOR CITY HALL The Planning and Zoning Commission will hear public comments only on items that appear on the agenda. Presentations by the public shall be […]
Suntrust Bank closing Canton, Asheville branches, WLOS reports
From WLOS: “A major bank is set to close two of its mountain locations. Suntrust Bank says after the New Year they’re closing up a branch in Asheville and a branch in Canton. … The decision is not sitting well with customers. For those in Canton, the closest Suntrust to them is either in Waynesville […]
MedWest-Haywood announces new president and CEO
Press release From MedWest Clyde, N.C., November 19, 2012 – A senior executive with more than 25 years experience in healthcare management has been chosen as the next president and chief executive officer of MedWest-Haywood. After a four month search, Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) selected Janie Sinacore-Jaberg, FACHE, to lead the hospital and its 650 […]
Sean McElhone promoted to west district superintendent for state parks system
Here’s the press release from the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources: RALEIGH – Sean McElhone, formerly the superintendent at Lake James State Park, has been promoted to west district superintendent for the state parks system, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. McElhone succeeds Tom Jackson, who retired in September after […]
Our VOICE to hold new fundraiser on Dec. 6
Press release From Our VOICE Our VOICE, the Buncombe County Rape Crisis and Prevention Center, is hosting the first annual W.E.A.R. Asheville event on Thursday December 6th from 7-9pm at Pack Place. This unique fundraiser combines the talents of local jewelry makers with the goal of promoting the idea that “We Each Are Responsible” for […]
NYTimes story on post-Sandy coastal challenges quotes WCU’s Robert Young
Sections of AIDS Memorial Quilt to be displayed in Asheville
Press release From WNCAP WNCAP is pleased to announce that sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be returning to Asheville for a week-long exhibit as part of our 2012 World AIDS Day commemoration. World AIDS Day takes place on December 1 each year and is a time when people all over the world recommit […]
NC among states with fastest-growing income inequality
From the NC Justice Center: RALEIGH (November 15, 2012) — Income gaps widened in North Carolina between the late 1990s and the mid-2000s, as they did for the country as a whole, according to a new study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute. North Carolina ranks 12th-worse among […]
Merrill will request recount, continue election fight
The election results certified by the Board of Elections Nov. 17 showed Republican Christina Kelley G. Merrill with a 13 vote deficit behind Democrat Ellen Frost in the District 2 race for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Merrill posted the below message to her supporters on her website. Meanwhile, Frost has declared victory and […]
Frost declares victory, seeks donations to help defend against possible legal challenge from Merrill
The election results certified by the Board of Elections Nov. 17 showed Democrat Ellen Frost with a 13 vote win over Republican Christina Kelley G. Merrill in the District 2 race for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Frost sent out the below message to supporters via her campaign’s email newsletter. Meanwhile, Merrill has said […]
Family to establish WCU scholarship in memory of Janice Holt
Full announcement from Western Carolina University: CULLOWHEE – The family of the late Janice Hooper Holt, Western Carolina University executive director of teacher recruitment, advising and career support, is creating a scholarship in Holt’s memory in the wake of her recent death. Holt, of Webster, died unexpectedly Nov. 1, at the age of 58. A […]
City will buy ice plant building
From the Asheville Citizen-Times: ASHEVILLE — The city of Asheville is planning to buy a crumbling building that was the site of a recent homicide and a structure a neighborhood group calls a public safety hazard. The city recently secured an option to buy the graffiti-spattered building at 91 Riverside Dr. and has entered negotiations, […]
Park Ridge Health names chief medical officer
Press release From Park Ridge Health Hendersonville, N.C. (November 16, 2012) – Park Ridge Health is pleased to announce that Carlo Mainardi, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R., has joined the team as Chief Medical Officer for Park Ridge Health and Medical Director for Park Ridge Medical Associates, and will assume responsibilities on Dec. 3. Dr. Mainardi […]
Reward offered for information related to fourth red wolf death
Press release From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting assistance with an investigation involving the suspected illegal take of a fourth radio-collared red wolf that was recently found dead. The wolf was found with a suspected gunshot wound on November 14, 2012, north of Fairfield, in Hyde […]
Asheville Makers meeting Mon. Nov. 19
Press release from Asheville Makers Greetings Makers, we will be meeting on November 19th from 6 pm to 8 pm at Asheville Brewing, 77 Coxe Avenue, just south of downtown Asheville. We will be touring the Asheville Brewing facility where they will be talking to us about the brewing process from the very beginning of […]
Hendersonville City Manager “Bo” Ferguson takes Durham deputy city manager job
William Bowman “Bo” Ferguson — who has served about five years as Hendersonville’s city manager — has accepted the deputy city manager job for Durham. In an email that he said was “part press release, part personal thank you,” Ferguson praised Hendersonville’s city council and staff, also noting, “We will miss our friends and colleagues, […]
Hostess Brands liquidation will cost nearly 620 N.C. jobs says Triangle Business Journal
from Triangle Business Journal By Amanda Jones-Hoyle Bye-bye, Twinkies, and bye-bye to nearly 620 Hostess Brands Inc. jobs in North Carolina. Hostess Brands, the maker of iconic treats like Twinkies, Wonder Bread and Ding Dongs, announced this morning that it is shuttering its plants across the country and liquidating the 82-year-old business after failing to […]
UNCA gets high marks for academics in National Survey of Student Engagement
Press release From UNC Asheville News Services November 15, 2012 – UNC Asheville significantly outperformed national averages in key academic benchmarks identified in the just-released 2012 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). UNC Asheville also scored significantly higher than the national average in the “deep approaches to learning” scale measuring activities which, according to the […]
Park Ridge Health announces events, support groups for Nov. 19-25
Press release From Park Ridge Health Event Summary for 11/19/12 – 11/25/12 MemoryCaregivers Network Support Groups All MemoryCaregiver Network support groups are free and open to anyone caring for a person with memory loss. For further information, contact Mary Donnelly at 828.230.4143. New Hope Group Tuesday, November 20 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. New Hope Presbyterian […]
Mission found in compliance with COPA, will meet with Park Ridge Health
Press release From Mission Health ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 16, 2012) Mission Hospital announced today that it is pleased with the recommendation made by the North Carolina House Select Committee on CON and other Hospital Related Issues. The Committee recommended that Mission Hospital and Park Ridge meet before the end of the next Long Session of […]