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The award-winning documentary “Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?” will make its debut in Brevard at the Transylvania County Library on Friday, April 26, from 6-7:30 p.m. “Burned” tells the little-known story of the accelerating destruction of...

The Brevard College Wind Ensemble presents its last concert of the season on Thursday evening, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will also feature special guests the Blue Ridge Symphonic Brass (BRSB). The BRSB is a 28-piece brass ensemble with...

Sierra Club In an effort to facilitate the city of Brevard and Transylvania County in the transition of government operations to renewable energy, the Pisgah Group of the North Carolina Sierra Club will present Amber Weaver, chief sustainability offi...

In her 2016 book, “Educating African-American Students: And How are the Children,” educator Gloria Boutte, relates the standard greeting used among the Masai people of Kenya. Instead of the typical, “Hello, How are you?,” the Masai people...

Heaven is rejoicing today, for a courageous, kind, loving servant of God went home to meet her heavenly father. Betty Morris Fletcher, 66, native of Brevard, died at her home April 13, 2019, after battling pancreatic cancer. Born Jan. 5, 1953, to...

Anne Marie Rector, 73, recently of Easley, S.C., formerly of Brevard and Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., died April 16, 2019. She was born in Detroit, Mich. Sept. 23, 1945, to Paul and Noreen Hirzel. The second eldest of eight children, she attended...

Roger Bryan Stamey, 53, of Brevard, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 17, 2019. He was the son of the late Lester and Mildred Shelton Stamey. He was a dedicated family man, loving husband and father. He was young at heart and enjoyed...

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 19-E-115 EXECUTOR’S —- ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Katharine Dreier of...

How would you like to be part of a program making a difference in the lives of local elementary school students and their families? How would you like to help a student achieve academic goals and build a sense of themselves and their community? If...

Disinformation, deception and financial sleight-of-hand characterize the presidency and America’s toxic politics today, threatening our institutions, democracy and the rule of law. President Trump reflects the corruption of the American political...

Drivers on the road all have somewhere to go. Be it a school bus, an ambulance, a delivery truck, a commuter or mom taking her kids to school, we all share the road. However, some bikers on our roads lack common courtesy. We drive because we have...

I had occasion recently to experience the kindness and goodwill of the Brevard community. I was having a morning treat at Quotations Coffee Café, my favorite lunch place. I stood up quickly, and the rest is history. The next thing I knew, I was...

The following briefs are from Thursday, April 24, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. William A. Brown, 28, of Rosman, driver of the demolished 1965 Volkswagen, was killed when he was struck head on by a car driven by Ray Edward Marshall, of...

Why do the lights burn all night at the new observation tower on Sassafras Mountain at the South Carolina state line? The new observation tower, which opens today with a dedication ceremony, has been burning its lights all night, but when the tower o...