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County commissioners appear likely to approve a 5 percent personnel line item funding increase for all fire departments and the Transylvania County Rescue Squad, resulting in a $.0253 cents property tax increase above revenue... — Updated 5/13/2021

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... — Updated 5/12/2021 Full story

Notice of Public Hearing City of Brevard Proposed Amendments to Unified Development Ordinance Chapter 6 – Environmental Protection The Brevard City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 17, 2021. The hearing will begi... — Updated 5/12/2021

Notice of City Council to Consider an Exchange of City Owned Property for an Easement on Colwell Drive The Brevard City Council will hold a meeting on Monday, May 17, 2021. The meeting will begin at 5:30 PM or as soon thereafter... — Updated 5/12/2021

Some bills benefit the general public while others may benefit one group to the detriment of others, sometimes with devastating long-term effects. State Senate Bill 349 (SB 349) and its companion legislation, House Bill 401, fall... — Updated 5/10/2021

CNHI, LLC has acquired The Transylvania Times of Brevard, North Carolina, from The Transylvania Times, Inc., a family-owned company for the past 80 years. The sale closed May 6. Terms were not disclosed. The Transylvania Times is... — Updated 5/6/2021

Notice of Public Hearing City of Brevard Proposed Amendments to Unified Development Ordinance Chapter 6 – Environmental Protection The Brevard City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, May 17, 2021. The hearing will begi... — Updated 5/6/2021 Full story

Notice of City Council to Consider an Exchange of City Owned Property for an Easement on Colwell Drive The Brevard City Council will hold a meeting on Monday, May 17, 2021. The meeting will begin at 5:30 PM or as soon thereafter... — Updated 5/6/2021 Full story

Four Duke Energy-sponsored electric vehicle (EV) charging stations may be installed in the public parking lot on the corner of Main and England streets in downtown Brevard, across from City Hall. In April’s meeting, Brevard City... — Updated 5/6/2021

N.C. State House Bill 401 and Senate Bill 349 (so-called “middle housing”), would remove decision-making by local municipalities and end single-family neighborhoods. This law would allow duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes in... — Updated 5/3/2021

There’s a set of bills in Raleigh aiming to significantly reduce local influence in zoning decisions, replacing local control with a one-size-fits-all state-controlled mandate to build multi-family buildings and accessory units... — Updated 5/3/2021

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Brevard Board of Adjustment will meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building located at 95 W. Main St. in Brevard, North Carolina, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. The... — Updated 4/28/2021 Full story

In celebration of Historic Preservation Month, multiple local history organizations are hosting events and tours open to the public to promote awareness and advocacy of Transylvania County historic resources. Guided tours of histor... — Updated 4/28/2021

A conditional zoning hearing for the site of the proposed hotel off North Broad and East Appletree streets closed with Brevard City Council approving an increase in “ground floor” square footage. During its recent meeting,... — Updated 4/28/2021

Gina Fuller Plowman, of Brevard, has lost her battle to cancer at age 51, April 11, 2021. Born Oct. 31, 1969, a native of Swain County, N.C., she was a daughter of Elmer and Juanita Fuller, of Bryson City, N.C. She was a member of... — Updated 4/26/2021

DeLaine Mitchell Walker, 80, passed away peacefully April 19, 2021, after a series of illnesses. A Transylvania County native, she was born in Brevard April 9, 1941, the daughter of the late Ethel and Ernest Mitchell. After graduat... — Updated 4/26/2021

On average, property values in Transylvania County have increased by 17 percent since 2016, according to Tax Administrator Jessica McCall. The county recently completed its latest property value appraisal, which impacts how much... — Updated 4/26/2021

Brevard City Council has unanimously approved a resolution opposing a bill in the N.C. General Assembly it says limits the city’s authority over zoning and allows for unrestricted development in muni-cipalities. Those who back Se... — Updated 4/26/2021

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Brevard Board of Adjustment will meet in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building located at 95 W. Main St. in Brevard, North Carolina, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 3:00 P.M. The purpose of this... — Updated 4/21/2021 Full story

Though there will be no White Squirrel or Fourth of July festivals this year, special event permits that follow the Gov.’s Executive Order guidelines could still be approved by city of Brevard staff. On Monday Brevard City... — Updated 4/21/2021

A proposed 80-unit affordable housing development at the intersection of Rosman Highway and Nicholson Creek Road is getting closer. Jim Yamin, president of Workforce Homestead, Inc., had requested $300,000 from the city of Brevard... — Updated 4/21/2021