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More Vaccine Locations Becoming Available – Transylvania County, NC
COVID-19 vaccines will soon be available for everyone who wants one, and they will start to be available at more locations in Transylvania County, as pharmacies and other providers start receiving COVID-19 vaccine allocations. In... — Updated 3/31/2021
By Health Director Provides Latest Vaccination Totals – Transylvania County, NC
As of Monday, 15.8 percent (5,431 residents) of Transylvania County’s population has been fully vaccinated, according to Public Health Director Elaine Russell. On Monday, Russell gave a vaccination update during the Board of... — Updated 3/24/2021
School Board Votes 3-2 To Switch To Plan A – Transylvania County, NC
By a 3-2 vote, the Transylvania County Board of Education decided Tuesday night to switch to Plan A for middle and high school students when the latter return from spring break. Board Chair Tawny McCoy, Vice Chair Ron Kiviniemi and... — Updated 3/19/2021
Health Director Gives Update – Transylvania County, NC
As of Monday, 5,463 Transylvania County residents (15.9 percent of the population) have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Public Health Director Elaine Russell. Russell was speaking Monday during the... — Updated 3/10/2021
Public Health Expands Vaccine Eligibility – Transylvania County, NC
When the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services allowed COVID-19 vaccine pro-viders to expand eligibility to education and childcare workers on Feb. 24 and other frontline essential workers on March 10, Transylvania County re... — Updated 3/8/2021
TPH To Begin Offering COVID-19 Vaccines To Those In Group 3
When the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services allowed COVID-19 vaccine providers to expand eligibility to education and childcare workers on Feb. 24 and other frontline... — Updated 3/5/2021
Director Gives Vaccine Update – Transylvania County, NC
As of Monday, 3,857 county residents, 11.2 percent of the population, have had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Elaine Russell, the Transylvania Public... — Updated 2/25/2021
Vaccination Appointments For Seniors Are A Gamble
County officials are trying to distract from their responsibility by emphasizing a part of the problem they cannot solve. They cannot increase the volume of vaccines supply but they could install an efficient system that would... — Updated 2/22/2021
County Officials 'Astonished' By Stage 3 Vaccine Rollout – Transylvania County, NC
Transylvania County officials were “astonished” by last week’s call from Gov. Roy Cooper and other officials for Group 3 frontline workers to be eligible Feb. 24 to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, beginning with anyone working... — Updated 2/15/2021
Public Health's Mission: Vaccine Shots – Transylvania County, NC
Transylvania Public Health’s “main mission” right now is to get vaccine “shots in arms,” said Elaine Russell, the county department’s director. Russell gave a vaccine update Monday during the county Board of... — Updated 1/27/2021
Vaccine Rollout: A Team Effort – Transylvania County, NC
Upping the numbers significantly from the previous week, as of today, Transylvania Public Health (TPH) has given 1,499 COVID-19 vaccinations. TPH reported this morning that it was not allocated any additional doses of vaccine this... — Updated 1/25/2021
Dana Mason Stevenson
Dana Mason Stevenson, 71, of Brevard passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, from cancer. She was born Jan. 28, 1949, in Brevard to the late Russell Dexter Mason and Georgia... — Updated 1/11/2021
A Look Back To The Year In News
Editor's Note: The following are some of the top stories in The Transylvania Times that appeared between July and December of 2020. Stories from January through December appeared... — Updated 1/4/2021
A Look Back To The Year In News – Transylvania County, NC
Editor's Note: The following are some of the top stories in The Transylvania Times that appeared between January and June of 2020. July through December will appear in Monday's... — Updated 12/30/2020
UPDATED:Virus Count At 896 Cases – Transylvania County, NC
Transylvania Public Health is reporting 52 additional cases of COVID-19 since the last update on Dec. 23, for a total of 896 cases and 10 deaths among county residents. As of... — Updated 12/28/2020
Land Of Sky Regional Council Honors Government Leaders
Transylvania County Manager Jaime Laughter, Fletcher Town Manager Mark Biberdorf, Henderson County Commissioner Bill Lapsley and former state Rep. Chuck McGrady were honored last we... — Updated 12/17/2020
Virus: Schools In Good Shape – Transylvania County, NC
Elaine Russell, director of Transylvania Public Health, presented the Transylvania County Board of Education with an update on COVID-19 Monday evening. As of 4 p.m. Monday, Russell... — Updated 12/9/2020
Public Health: Quarantine Times Now Reduced
On Thursday, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services released updated guidance to local health departments based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent options for reducing the length of quarantine... — Updated 12/7/2020
Health Department Receives Guidance On Quarantine Times
On Thursday, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services released updated guidance to local health departments based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent options for reducing the length of quarantine... — Updated 12/4/2020
Restaurant Owners Face Tricky Decisions During Virus – Brevard, NC
After an employee notified him of a COVID-19 diagnosis on Nov. 18, Bruce Stewart, owner of the restaurant KTCHN in downtown Brevard, faced the sudden reality of closure. Stewart notified Transylvania Public Health and began the... — Updated 11/25/2020
Virus Outbreak Reported At The Oaks – Brevard, NC
Transylvania Public Health has been notified of three new cases of COVID-19 among employees at The Oaks, meeting the state definition of an "outbreak" at a skilled nursing... — Updated 11/24/2020
COVID-19 Outbreak Reported At The Oaks
Transylvania Public Health has been notified of three new cases of COVID-19 among employees at The Oaks, meeting the state definition of an “outbreak” at a skilled nursing facility, according to a press release. No patients... — Updated 11/20/2020
County COVID-19 Cases Growing, But Not 'Spiking,' Yet – Transylvania County, NC
Cases of COVID-19 in Transylvania County are growing but are not "spiking" like they are in some places, according to Tara Rybka, the public information officer with Transylvania... — Updated 11/18/2020
Another Concert Planned For The Former Glen Cannon Golf Course – Transylvania County, NC
The Asheville Music Hall (AMH) will be hosting another concert this weekend at Le Parc, off North Glenn Cannon Drive in Pisgah Forest, this Friday, Nov. 6. JJ Grey & Mofro will be playing Friday evening in what is described on... — Updated 11/5/2020
Landfill Will Be Expanded – Transylvania County, NC
Transylvania County will expand its Woodruff Road landfill to handle the county’s garbage for decades to come. During its regular meeting Monday, the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to expand at the landfill rather the... — Updated 10/28/2020
