The Transylvania Times -

Transylvania County’s jobless rate in August was 3.8 percent, down from 3.9 percent the previous month, according to preliminary figures from the state Department of Commerce. The local jobless numbers only take into account those who qualify for u...

•Carly Marie Smathers, 26, was arrested on Oct. 4 for one felony count of possession/receiving stolen goods, according to the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office. She was placed in the detention center under a $5,000 bond. •Phillip James...

(The following is written in celebration of National Newspaper Week, which is Oct. 7-13.) In journalism, newspapers are often divided into two groups: dailies and community newspapers. Nearly all Americans are familiar with the first – The New...

Hearing those accusations in Washington of “Why did she wait so long?” must be maddening to thousands of North Carolina women who came forward immediately after their sexual assaults. Funding that would pay to test their rape kits has been...

Thanks to the Transylvania County Recreation Department for providing an additional opportunity for community feedback regarding the proposed plan for Silvermont. Choosing the department’s headquarters on Ecusta Road was inspired — those of us...

I am registered as an unaffiliated voter, but I am supporting Sam Edney, a Democrat, for state legislature because we both agree on the need to improve North Carolina public education. Since moving to Brevard nearly 15 years ago, I have watched...

Every morning shortly after 8 a.m., I receive a call from the Sheriff’s Department – Sissy during the week and Kathy on weekends – asking if I am all right, do I need any help? How reassuring to seniors who live alone and to their families. On...

Much of the country, divided though we may be, are riveted to the Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Appeals Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh who has been nominated to become a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Questions regarding his character and tem...

This letter is in response to the letter from Terry Brant in the newspaper on Oct. 4. Obviously he did not watch the hearings regarding the accusations Christine Ford made against Judge Kavanaugh. They were both in hearings answering questions for...

As my husband and I finish up another season of raising, tagging and releasing Monarch butterflies, it is hard not to feel a sense of sadness at their declining numbers in North America and the part humans have played in their decline. Although sever...

David Mahoney has served Transylvania County for 27 years. He has worked as a deputy, detective and has been our sheriff since 2006. I found him to be a man of character and high moral standards. He has set high standards for all of his employees...

I was witness to a recent happening that brought tears to my eyes. I was sitting in the waiting room at Perfect Balance, the exercise facility in town. I was knitting in bright colors when a gentleman approached me. He was wearing a hat that made me...

We have a candidate running for one of the two seats for county commissioners who is engaged and well informed about the issues facing Transylvania County. Davis Whitifield-Cargile has been a practicing attorney for several years in Transylvania Coun...

Margaret Ann Hampton Teague, 79, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. She was born May 11, 1939, in Transylvania County, to the late Hoyt and Lowee Fisher Hampton. Also preceding her in death are her husband, Conley Teague; her daughter, Lynn Teague;...

Nancy Jane Cosby Albyn, 91, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2018. Widow of architect Richard K. Albyn, she is survived by her son, Keith C. Albyn and his wife, Carole (VanCleave) Albyn; her daughter, Lisa (Albyn) Drummond; four grandchildren and three...

Talmadge Woods, 97, of Brevard, passed away Friday, Oct. 5, 2018. He was the son of the late Carl and Mary Queen Woods. He was preceded in death by his wife, Labada Maggard Woods. He worked in Indiana as an installer with an HVAC company. After...

Fisheries biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission continue to document widespread fish kills in eastern North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Florence. The fish kills are the result of significant declines in dissolved oxygen. As of...

The 2018 Bag Lunch Arts Series continues in October with a presentation by author and naturalist Marci Spencer as she reveals the history and splendor of the Nantahala National Forest. The program begins at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the Rogow...