The Rev. Jeremy Franklin will be the guest speaker for the fifth Sunday this month at Bethel "A" Baptist Church. The church continues its 100th anniversary celebration (1919 to... — Updated 3/13/2019

We are in our final week of Black History month and, like the rest of the country, we have taken the time to honor and attend to black history, especially right here in our own... — Updated 2/27/2019

Thanks go out to Karen Henderson, program support assistant with Transylvania County Planning and Community Development. She wrote in and accurately identified the people in one of... — Updated 2/20/2019

Congratulations are in order for Mike Hawkins, the owner of Team Hawkins Detailing, LLC, located at White Squirrel Car Wash in Brevard. Mike recently took a trip down the mountain... — Updated 2/13/2019

In June of 2015, I headed down the mountain to Greensboro to represent our area at the National Rosenwald School Conference. The learning, sharing and fellowship were incredible. A... — Updated 2/6/2019

How has 2019 been treating you so far? Children are back to school. The weather is taking us for a scenic ride and there is so much going on around the country. The government... — Updated 1/17/2019

Tomorrow, our Faces Of Freedom exhibit will open. This marks the fifth annual show, and I am so grateful to Tammy Hopkins and the Transylvania Community Arts Council for generously... — Updated 1/9/2019

The Freedom Collection includes a variety of voices with the unifying theme of Freedom at the core. Artists come in various shapes, sizes, ages and fall somewhere along the... — Updated 6/3/2015

By Nicola Karesh I echo Cecelia Howell's feeling that if you missed the May 3 "Down By The Creek" event, you missed something special. Magic was felt on every square inch of that... — Updated 5/20/2014

The public is invited May 3 for a series of afternoon "Creekside Chats" which will include discussion about Bailey's and Shady Grove cemeteries. Information, stories and history... — Updated 4/30/2014

Pearl Fryar was the son of sharecroppers. Poor, black, born on a tobacco and cotton farm in Clinton, N.C., he now makes Bishopville, S.C. his home. A visionary, philosopher and... — Updated 11/4/2013