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BREVARD, N.C. For an armchair preview of the Bracken Mountain trails, come hear Brevard Planning Director Joshua Freeman and Planner Daniel Cobb discuss the project’s status at the Thursday, May 24, meeting of the local chapter of the Sierra Club....

Brevard-Davison River Presbyterian On Saturday, May 26, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. the spacious lawns of the Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Church will be the site of the fourth annual “Church Chicken for Charity.” A fun and festive setting...

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. Funding to replace a bridge over the Davidson River Bridge and resurface a portion of U.S. 276 in Pisgah National Forest has been announced by the N.C. Department of Transportation. A $1.4 million contract has been awarded...

PISGAH FOREST, N.C. Thirty-three students were inducted into the Pisgah Forest Elementary National Junior Beta Club on April 26. The candlelight ceremony was held in the media center at the school....

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. Transylvania County, already renowned for its outdoor culture, will soon bolster its reputation even more as the Bracken Mountain Trail nears completion. The six-mile hiking...

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. Transylvania and other counties in western North Carolina may see military planes conducting wildland firefighting training operations this week over remote portions of the Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest....

Residents of western Transylvania and other counties in western North Carolina may see military planes conducting wildland firefighting training operations this week over remote portions of the Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest....

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. The Transylvania Soil and Water Conservation District completed their 41st Annual 7th grade Conservation Field Days for Brevard and Rosman Middle Schools. Jo Ann McCall,...

BREVARD, N.C. Brevard College recently held its annual Honors and Awards Ceremony to honor student, faculty and staff achievement in academics and leadership. The following students were recognized: Park Baker of Brevard received recognition for his...

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. — Citizens concerned that the county’s vision for the future could impact their property rights came before the board of commissioners recently. Rosman resident Mike...

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. The Pisgah Astron-omical Research Institute (PARI) has a strong presence in the $56 million, 80,000-square-foot expansion of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences...

The week before the Assault on the Carolinas, Amanda Sin was riding her bicycle and training in Transylvania County. But on that Saturday, April 14, she was not riding in the Assault on the...

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) is hosting its annual Space Day open house Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The 200-acre campus will be open to the p...

PISGAH FOREST, N.C. The Cradle of Forestry invites kids of all ages to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 12, with guided bird walks, birding tips, bird watching and a live bird program.   Forests and fields around the...

Unattended Death Law enforcement officers are investigating an unattended death in Pisgah National Forest that occurred on April 15. At around 3:20 p.m., a Pisgah National Forest ranger discovered the man slumped over the steering wheel of his...

Rose Ann Davis, 88, of Brevard, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012. She was born March 22, 1924, in Akron, Ohio to the late Tony Conti and Mary Pagna Conti. In addition to her parents, four brothers...

SAFE has announced its second annual Real Deal Poker Run. The event takes place April 28 and begins in the parking lot of Kmart in Brevard. Registration is from 9-10 a.m. and the cost is $15 per rider. This year the route takes the riders though...

District Court On March 26, Russell Laughter pleaded guilty to felony possession of cocaine and was ordered to serve a sentence of four to 15 months. That sentence was suspended and Laughter was placed on supervised probation for 18 months. He was...

Richmond Franklin (Frankie) Bullock, a fifth-grade student at Rosman Elementary School, has won the 2011-2012 DAR American History Essay Contest for Transylvania County. Frankie’s parents are Jimmy...

The Transylvania Partnership is seeking funds from the city of Brevard to help with its business plan competition and new grant awards. Bob Bednarek, the nonprofit’s chairman, presented the request...

The proposed Rails to Trails project (see article below) that would connect Hendersonville to Brevard on the right-of-way now owned by Norfolk-Southern Railway faces some opposition in Transylvania...

The Cradle of Forestry in America historic site will begin the 2012 season on April 14 with a living history event, “Old Time Plowing and Folkways.” David and Diane Burnette from Haywood County will demonstrate how their Percheron draft horses...

Since mid-January, students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conser-vation Center have teamed up with the city of Brevard on the Bracken Mountain project. Joining several other volunteers in the...

Gary Michael Hilton evaded the death penalty in an Asheville Federal Court Tuesday when he entered a guilty plea to five felony charges stemming from the 2007 kidnapping and murder of John and Irene...