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Green in brief: WNC gets $100K toward charging stations, RiverLink seeks storm drain adoptions
The charging station program, funded by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality from part of the state’s allocation in the Volkswagen emissions-cheating scandal, partially defrays the cost of installing Level 2 infrastructure, which can recharge electric vehicles up to seven times as quickly as a standard 120-volt outlet.
Farm Agent
ASHEVILLE, N.C. WNC Ag Center
In photos: 23rd Annual Mountain State Fair
The next best thing to going to the Mountain State Fair, which runs through Sunday, Sept. 17, is checking out our gallery of photos from the fair’s opening weekend.
Farm & Garden: From the ground up
Farming dreams can start big and end in disappointment. With its Farm Beginnings program, the Organic Growers School gives new farmers the business and practical tools to maximize their chances of success. And for those who already have a farm, whether as a business or a hobby, the Mountain State Fair offers myriad opportunities to show off the products of their labors.
Letter writer: Mountain State Fair doesn’t reflect our community’s values
“If you see cruelty to animals at a state or county fair, you can file a cruelty-to-animals complaint.”
In photos: NC Mountain State Fair, not just funnel cakes
In a world where deep-fried cauliflower and deep-fried Oreos exist together in the same plexiglass display case, the North Carolina Mountain State Fair brings folks together to sample all sorts of (often deep-fried) culinary experiments.
Ride the rides? Sure. But maybe wait a bit after trying a deep-fried cheeseburger-on-a-stick.
Topless-protest paranoia spreads to Mountain State Fair
As someone who goes barefoot 24/7, and who has attended the N.C. Mountain State Fair barefoot for many years, I was shocked a few days ago to find several very large signs with big red letters at the gates stating, "Shirt and shoes required." The next day I contacted the fair manager, Matt Buchanan, to […]
“Shoes required” is about safety, not “topless paranoia”
I did speak with Mr. Kriss and I did make the statement that he quoted me on about several concerned mothers asking about our policy concerning women going shirtless. The North Carolina Mountain State is a family event and we want all fairgoers to dress appropriately. Mr. Kriss failed to mention my statement about the […]
Friday night at the fair
Photos from the opening night of the NC Mountain State Fair at the WNC Agricultural Center.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Don’t forget the fair
From the midway to the petting zoo, the Mountain State Fair offers plenty of sights, sounds and smells.
WNC News Roundup
What’s been in the news this week: The potential for lots of jobs in Rutherford County; the first drink poured in Boone; the question of alcohol sales at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino; the day the mountains shook in Haywood County; the return of the racing pigs; and much more.
