Press release: Meridian Behavioral Health Services is pleased to announce that a new program was added to their continuum of services on November 1, 2016. The “Early Recovery Team” or ERT is an alternative community- based team approach that specializes in working with individuals in the early stages of addiction recovery who have had […]
News Bulletins
Healing retreat for nurses, Feb. 17-19
Press release: The Rekindling Your Nightingale Flame: A Healing Retreat for Nurses, will take place Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 19, 2017. Padma Dyvine, Trish Rux and Lillian Woods will host the retreat at The Providence Lodge and Gallery on the grounds of the Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Rekindling Your Nightingale […]
First child flu fatality of 2016-2017 season
Press release from NC Health and Human Services: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first child death from flu for the 2016-2017 flu season. A child in the western part of the state died Jan. 24 from complications associated with influenza infection. To protect the family’s privacy, the child’s […]
Burnsville Wedding Expo returns
Press release from Yancey County Tourism: The second annual Burnsville Wedding Expo showcases 40 local vendors at Burnsville Town Center, Saturday, Feb. 18. Brides and grooms are invited to meet these talented professionals, ask questions and start making plans. Vendors attending include venues, planners, dress shops, menswear retailers, florists, stationers, caterers, jewelers, photographers, DJs, transportation […]
Space still available in APD’s spring Citizen’s Police Academy
Press release from the Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is accepting applications for the Spring 2017 semester of the Citizen’s Police Academy. Space is limited and spots are quickly being filled. The spring semester begins on Thursday, March 2nd. If you are interested in attending please fill out an application and return by mail, fax […]
Spots still open for Citizen’s Police Academy
From City of Asheville: Spots Still Available for Spring Citizen’s Police Academy Asheville, NC (February 3, 2017): The Asheville Police Department is accepting applications for the Spring 2017 semester of the Citizen’s Police Academy. Space is limited and spots are quickly being filled. The spring semester begins on Thursday, March 2nd. If you are interested […]
Sugar Cove fire 90 percent contained
Press release from National Forests in North Carolina: Fire crews completed successful burnout operations on the Sugar Cove fire yesterday evening, increasing containment to 90%. The fire grew to 577 acres, with much of the growth due to the burn out. Little to no additional fire growth is expected. Burnout operations yesterday allowed firefighters to […]
WLOS News 13 holds Your Voice/Your Future Town Hall: “Repealing Obamacare: What’s Next?”
Press release from WLOS: WLOS ABC 13 is hosting a “Your Voice, Your Future” Town Hall. The topic is “Repealing Obamacare: What’s Next?” The purpose of the Town Hall is to address concerns our viewers have about the future of healthcare in North Carolina. If Congress repeals the Affordable Care Act, what will replace it? What […]
Muddy Sneakers launches major NC expansion: second field office to open in Piedmont
Press release from Muddy Sneakers: This week, classes of fifth graders in the Piedmont and WNC will do something they haven’t done before. They’ll spend an entire instructional day outside, learning the state science curriculum through hands-on lessons taught by trained naturalists. Together with their teachers, students will travel to nearby protected lands for a […]
Local authors create personalized romance novels for Valentine’s Day
Press release: Visitors to Kilwin’s Chocolates, Fudge & Ice Cream in downtown Asheville often spot the colorful book covers framed on the wall. That’s when to their surprise, they discover that husband-wife shop owners Tom and Marcy Gallagher are writing romance novels when not working on a vat of double dark chocolate fudge. “It’s a […]
Appalachian history book club begins at Swannanoa Valley Museum on Feb. 10
Press release from the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center: The Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center will begin hosting a free book club once a month beginning Friday, February 10, 2017 at 11:30 am at the museum. The year-long series will continue every second Friday of the month. Participants are encouraged to bring along […]
Vijay Kapoor declares intent to run for Asheville City Council
Another contender has entered the race for Asheville City Council as Vijay Kapoor has announced he will run in November’s election (see press release below). Kappoor joins Kim Roney who last week announced she will be contending for a spot on Council. The filing period for the election will open in July. Asheville City Council […]
UNCA plans black history month special programs
Press release from UNCA: UNC Asheville will present a variety of special programs in February for Black History Month, including a gospel music performance and lecture, an exhibition by Asheville-based photographer Micah MacKenzie, a discussion on the theme, A Reintroduction: Black Lives Still Matter, and more. The following Black History Month events are free and open to the public: […]
NC businesses, including New Belgium Brewing join fight for clean water
Article from N.C. News Service: North Carolina’s clean water is a valuable commodity for thousands of businesses across the state, including New Belgium Brewing in Asheville. The fourth-largest craft brewery in the U.S. is one of 234 businesses that this week joined an amicus brief urging a federal court to uphold the Clean Water Rule, finalized […]
Initiative to conserve southern wetland forests launched on World Wetlands Day
Press release from the Dogwood Alliance: On World Wetlands Day, a diverse group of stakeholders have joined together to announce a major multi-state effort to conserve one of America’s most precious natural resources, wetland forests of the South. The Wetland Forest Initiative is a new, collaborative effort dedicated to conserving, restoring, and improving the condition […]
Flatiron Writers Room offers “Writing for TV and Film” masterclass starting March 1
Press release: Emmy-winning writer-producer Patricia Green will teach this intensive 12-week workshop on writing professionally for the screen, designed to result in a first draft screenplay or television pilot. Limited to ten (10) students to be chosen from writing samples, the class will cover how to decide which screen to aim for, pitching ideas, story […]
Rep. Turner to visit local schools
Press release from the office of Rep. Brian Turner: Representative Brian Turner will visit four schools in the Enka School district in the next week as part of a tour of 16 area schools before the end of this school year. On Friday, Representative Turner will be joined by Buncombe County Board of Education member […]
Flood Gallery Features folk singer Ashe Devine
Press release from Flood Gallery: Doors open at 7pm at the Flood Gallery Fine Art Center, Feb. 9th, 2017 at 2160 Hwy 70, near Swannanoa for Ash Devine’s Songs of Love and rEvolution. Join us for an evening of original music and group song with songwriter and folk artist Ash Devine (and special guests). In honor of Valentines Day […]
Asheville City Schools announces superintendent search advisory committee
Announcement from Asheville City Schools: On behalf of the Asheville City Board of Education, we are pleased to announce the thirteen members of the Superintendent Search Community Advisory Team, selected from more than three dozen nominations from both the district and the community. The group will have their first meeting this Friday from 5:00 – 7:30 PM and as […]
UNC Asheville lists its schedule of events for Black History Month
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville will present a variety of special programs in February for Black History Month, including a gospel music performance and lecture, an exhibition by Asheville-based photographer Micah MacKenzie, a discussion on the theme, A Reintroduction: Black Lives Still Matter, and more. The following Black History Month events are free […]
NC NAACP urging people to contact elected officials about ACA
Press release: TELL OUR SENATORS WE WANT THE ACA IMPROVED, NOT REPEALED The Health Care Committee of the NC NAACP presents Have A Heart: Don’t Gut Our Health Care, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Rather than ask people to drop everything and attend an event, the group is asking people […]