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Questions On Paid Parking
The information presented at a recent Brevard City Council retreat on implementing paid parking downtown raises a lot of questions that need to be answered before any such plan goes into effect. Why is the city considering charging for parking at...
Clubs And Organizations In Transylvania County
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
By City To Consider Paid Parking – Brevard, NC
A system for paid parking in downtown Brevard was discussed at Brevard City Council’s fall retreat last week, though council took no action. Aaron Bland, a city planner and assistant zoning administrator, presented the city’s research on how to...
RHS Inducts Eighth Class To Alumni Hall Of Fame
Rosman High School (RHS) inducted five new candidates to the Alumni Hall of Fame on Oct 18. The group represents decades of service to RHS and the community. Sophomore Chesney Perry, who is new to...
Council Approves Center's Design, Budget – Brevard, NC
Brevard City Council voted unanimously last Wednesday to approve the design plans and budget for the new 5,000-square-foot Mary C. Jenkins Community Center (MCJCC). During the council's fall retreat,...
Brevard's PharmAgra Labs Joins Chinese Company – Brevard, NC
Brevard-based pharmaceutical research and development company PharmAgra Labs is slated to become Raybow USA as the local company joins Raybow Pharmaceutical, a global pharmaceutical chemistry...
Michner Boots Goal To Win Championship
The following briefs are from the Thursday, Nov. 13, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. Due to Brevard Little Theatre being in new quarters this year, it will be necessary for all theatregoers to reserve seats. The new theatre in-the-alley is...
Crop Hunger Walk Estimate Of Giving Is $15K – Brevard, NC
Area residents raised nearly $15,000 by getting donors for their 3.1 mile walk on city streets on the afternoon of Sunday, October 13. Members of churches, civic groups and the community got together...
Legal Notices: November 11, 2019
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION, BEFORE THE CLERK File No. 19E-316 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID V. BURCHFIELD DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of... Full story
Write-In Candidate Dinkins Wins Council Seat – Brevard, NC
A write-in candidate for the Brevard City Council, Geraldine Dinkins, and incumbents Gary Daniel and Maurice Jones were elected on Tuesday for four-year terms, while Kevin Jones missed out. In Rosman,...
Rosenwald News
I held my breath last Halloween Thursday, hoping that the rain would make way to deliver clear, or at least, cloudy skies, so trick or treaters could venture out. We certainly wouldn't have wanted...
Mary C. Jenkins Community Center Update Given – Brevard, NC
An update on the proposed construction of a new Mary C. Jenkins Community Center and Silversteen Park was recently provided by the city of Brevard to the Bethel "A" Baptist Church trustees. Brevard Ci...
Blue Zones Project Team For Brevard Announced – Brevard, NC
Mark Burrows, Tammy Hopkins and Trent Humphreys have been hired as the new Blue Zones Project staff members for Brevard. In September, Pisgah Health Foundation and Sharecare, Inc., announced that Brevard would become the 50th Blue Zones Project...
Legal Notices: November 4, 2019
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION, BEFORE THE CLERK File No. 19E-316 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DAVID V. BURCHFIELD DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of... Full story
City Market Played Vital Role In Brevard
In the first decade of the 1900s, there were several butcher shops or meat markets located in Brevard. W.H. "Bill" Duckworth was involved in the business as early as 1907. Duckworth had a couple of...
Women In The Military Gives Historic Overview
On Nov. 7 at 2 p.m., Maureen Copelof, captain, U.S. Navy (Ret.) will present the free program "Women in the Military: An Historic Overview" at the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas. During the...
Early Voting Ends Friday For Nov. 5 Election – Transylvania County, NC
Early voting for the Nov. 5 municipal elections ends Friday. The early voting is available from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., today and tomorrow. On the ballot are three seats on the Brevard City Council. Incumbent councilmen Gary Daniel and Maurice Jones...
Council OKs Pay Hike, To Opt Out Of County Fire Tax – Brevard, NC
Last week’s Brevard City Council meeting saw its members approve a pay increase for themselves and the mayor, decide to “opt out” of a countywide fire tax, if one is approved, and hear parting remarks from a councilman at his last meeting....
Vote For Jones
I am voting for Kevin Jones as a city of Brevard councilman due to a pragmatic rule I have to never vote for a person (write-in) as I don’t want an elected official that is late for the dance! Richard Hingle Brevard...
Legal Notices: October 31, 2019
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 19-E-324 EXECUTOR’S - ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ben Bolt... Full story
Board: Grads Will Need Portfolio – Transylvania County, NC
The Transylvania County Board of Education last Monday night unanimously voted to revise Policy 3460 to require students to complete a Career and College Readiness Portfolio to graduate. For several years, the school system has required students to...
Dinkins Deserves Write-In
Brevard residents who are seeing signs around town for the election of Geraldine Dinkins to city council may have initially wondered, “Who’s that?” The Transylvania Times candidates’ questions and answers article in the Oct. 17 paper...
Free To Fail
There was a letter to the editor published in the Oct. 21 Transylvania Times that shows how much the socialist perspective has already crept into the thinking of the American citizenry. In a legitimate observation about seemingly poor business...
Ignoring Citizen Input
Driving home last week I took a shortcut on a back street and passed the biggest waste of money, the reconstructed train depot! How many “venues” can a city this size use or need? We already have the Rogow Room at the library, the Music Center,...
What Is Planning In Brevard?
You may have heard or read the terms “planning and zoning” with regards to your local government, but understanding how it applies to the community, like where you live, work and play can be unclear. Steering urban change in a desirable...
