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As both a native as well as frequent visitors, I find it interesting that Brevard City Council is preparing to look at a plan to construct a railroad depot with many city streets in dire need of repair. Never have I seen the streets in such poor...

James “Jim” Brown Wright, 86, of Brevard, passed away Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. A native of Des Moines, Iowa, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary Margaret Dunley Wright. He was a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Des Moines. He joined...

AmiciMusic, the award-winning chamber music organization based in Asheville, will make its debut in the Brevard area with an exciting vocal show called “Songs Of Passion” that will feature soprano Simone Vigilante, tenor John Kaneklides and...

American Legion & Auxiliary, meets first Monday of each month, 6 p.m.; dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Legion Hall, 55 E. Jordan St. Now a non-smoking facility. American Association of University Women, AAUW branch meetings are held at the St. Timothy’s... Full story

NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having qualified as the Ancillary Administrator of the Estate of John C. Calhoun, deceased, late of Osceola County, Florida, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate...

Major General Joe Taluto was at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, the morning the first plane hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He was a deputy commander of the 42nd Infantry Division that was working on what is called “war...

Another meeting will be held to allow the public to have its input on a proposed Silvermont Master Plan. During the Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting Tuesday, Jared Mull, the Parks and Recreation Department’s director, gave an update on...

The city of Brevard Board of Adjustment unanimously denied the police department’s application last week for a new outdoor firing range located upstream of the city’s water plant on Cathey’s Creek Road. The board, citing a lack of information,...

Notice of Public Hearing City of Brevard Proposed Amendments to Unified Development Ordinance Chapter 2, District Provisions; Chapter 6, Environmental Protection; Chapter 8, Tree Protection and Landscaping; Chapter 9, Circulation and Connectivity; Ch...

The Transylvania County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) will unveil a new brand to support the organization’s marketing efforts at a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13, at The Lumberyard on King Street in Brevard. The public is...

Ask 9-year-old Davis Ashworth what he would give to make a skate park in Brevard a reality and his answer is emphatic and comes with a challenge. “I want to give my allowance to help make the park,” said Ashworth, a Brevard Elementary School...

Hazel Irene Anderson Adams went home to her Saviour Aug. 21, 2018, at home in Pisgah Forest, at the age of 101 years. Born in New Bedford, Mass. in 1917, she grew up in North Easton, Mass., graduating from Oliver Ames High School. She studied...

Josh Hallingse, the Transylvania Economic Alliance executive director, presented his semi-annual report to county commissioners last week. The report is a part of the contract requirements the county has with the Alliance. Hallingse talked about the...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Brevard Proposed Amendments to Unified Development Ordinance Chapter 2, District Provisions; Chapter 6, Environmental Protection; Chapter 8, Tree Protection and Landscaping; Chapter 9, Circulation and...

On July 10-14, I had the opportunity to attend the FFA Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) and represent not only Brevard but also the state of North Carolina. Along with 340 other FFA members from across the country, I explored the city of...

The city of Brevard has been awarded a $90,000 grant from the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) for the Estatoe Greenway property acquisition project. The money will go to acquiring land to extend the city’s Estatoe Greenway, of which six...

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 18E266 EXECUTOR’S – ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Gary Ray Browning of Transylvania County, N...