Family and friends of the late Ella Margaret “Peggy” Boggs joined members of the Transylvania Garden Club on June 21 for the dedication of a memorial birdbath recently installed at the Railroad Avenue Depot Park.

The Heart of Brevard has announced the return of the annual Independence Day Celebration downtown Monday, July 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with nearby fireworks scheduled later in the evening.

Larry Faison is the newest employee for the city of Brevard as he started this week as its interim city manager.

Dr. Joshua Wilkey is the associate dean of academic affairs for student success at Brevard College. From Dillsboro, North Carolina, he joined the Brevard College community in 2016 as an adjunct history instructor and has since served as academic compliance and assessment officer, director of…

The Transylvania County Historical Society and Transylvania Heritage Museum recently hosted a presentation by Laura Sperry Gardener, traditional herbalist and local history librarian at the Allison Deaver House.

Kristin Rosato has been named assistant athletic director and senior woman administrator at Brevard College, announced Director of Athletics Myranda Nash. In addition to her new duties, Rosato will continue in her role as a head coach as she enters her eighth season at the helm of the Tornad…

A community volunteer group led by city planner and local resident Katherine Buzby undertook an environmental cleanup effort of Tannery Park and Norton Creek Friday morning.

Friday the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ongoing national debate over the controversial issue came to the steps of the Transylvania County Courthouse Saturday afternoon when more than 80 local residents …

Transylvania Vocational Services (TVS) is the most recent sponsor of The Veterans Museum of The Carolinas. A certificate of appreciation was delivered and Phil Davis, museum board member; Beth Rich, TVS vice president of business development; WWII veteran Harold Wellington; Nan Higgins, dire…

The Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce welcomes Rachel Cassell this month as the new Visitor Center Coordinator, said a press release.

Brevard City Council reviewed design concepts for the proposed City Camper hotel planned off North Broad Street on Monday night and approved the final master plan for the project.

Families with children — do not let the climbing gas prices, roaring inflation and increased grocery costs get you down this summer. Below is a list of some free, fun and educational opportunities available in Brevard this summer.

Jane Dauster sees it all in her job as ranger (or more specifically, recreation specialist) at DuPont State Recreational Forest. Across the 12,500 acres of public forest — the most visited forest in North Carolina — on a daily basis she assists visitors, fields questions, tends to visitor in…

More than a hundred people gathered at Silversteen Memorial Playground Sunday to commemorate an historic event in the lives of all Americans.

Brevard City Council will vote on the proposed budget for the next fiscal year during Monday night’s meeting, but another topic before the city that will impact the future of the town is the City Camper hotel project.

A former business building on Oaklawn Avenue once belonging to Congressman Charles Taylor has been torn down after his company chose not to update it to building code requirements.

U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley met with members of the public at Depot Railroad Avenue Park last Monday evening. Beasley won the Democratic primary last month and hopes to become North Carolina’s first Black senator. (Times photo by Laura Denon)

Seven delegates from the country of Georgia visited Brevard last week to gain insight on how a small American town pivoted from a manufacturing-centered economy that collapsed decades ago to thrive as a tourism and ecotourism-centered one.

Sixteen Bradford pear trees in downtown Brevard are living on borrowed time and are scheduled to be removed from Main Street soon.

The Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce welcomes Sara Schmidt this month as the new marketing and membership manager.

The Shop of St. Philip’s, the resale shop owned by St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, is celebrating 60 years serving Brevard and Transylvania County. The church and shop volunteers would like to thank their customers for supporting their mission for six decades by inviting the community to a bi…

At its regular meeting Monday, the Transylvania County Board of Education expressed even more growing frustration regarding the $68 million construction bond project and perceived stalling from the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners.

Blue Zones Project Brevard invites community members to join a Potluck Moai. A Potluck Moai, pronounced “mo-eye,” is a small group of people that gathers regularly to swap healthy recipes. Participants in the Blue Zones Project Potluck Moai will share tasty and affordable plant-based dishes.

Jimmy Harris and Rhonda Whitmire of Harris Ace Hardware were presented a certificate of appreciation from The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas by board member Michel Robertson and Korean War veteran J.D. Bolt as a thank you for their support. These community business sponsorships hav…

Pisgah Forest’s Margaret Fenton Lebeck, mother of a 3-month old and a toddler, recently created the Facebook group “Bellies Full Brevard 2022” as a response to help mothers feed their babies due to the ongoing baby formula shortage. She has been using social media to match what she calls “ma…

Friday afternoon the city of Brevard filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit in federal court alleging HCA Healthcare, Inc., Mission Hospital and their related entities engaged to monopolize health care markets in seven counties in western North Carolina.

Almost a year after local leaders first broke ground at the corner of Main and Caldwell streets downtown the city of Brevard officially opened Clemson Plaza to the public Tuesday morning.

The CARE Coalition invited a panel of community leaders Tuesday evening at the Transylvania County Library to discuss the entangled web of drug misuse, addiction and mental health issues that can ruin the lives of those it traps.