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Mills River Councilman Announces Challenge To Edwards
Mills River Councilman Brian Caskey, a Democrat, has announced his candidacy for N.C. 48th Senate District. The seat, which includes Transylvania and Henderson counties plus a porion of southern Buncombe County, is currently represented by Republican...
Support Group Meetings In Transylvania County
AA Meetings - every day of week: for information on meeting, places and times. 885-2788 • www.aabrevardnc.org. AA Meeting - Fireside Group, Sundays 11 a.m. at United Community Bank Building, Straus Park, 1225 Asheville Highway. 885-2788. AA... Full story
Church Directory
ANGLICAN ST. PATRICK’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Level B, Hollingsworth Building, 147 East Main St., Brevard Rev. Nicholas R Henderson, Vicar SUN-9:30a.m. Study;Wed–Noon Service 10:30a.m. Holy Eucharist 828-687-0115 ASSEMBLY OF GOD DESTINY CHRISTIAN... Full story
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
Pisgah Wildlife Education Center Offers Free Workshops In March
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education is offering free outdoor-related workshops for people of all ages and skill levels throughout the month of March. Online registration is required for the workshops,...
By Town Asked To Pay For Dead Wildlife
The Rosman Board of Aldermen voted last week to make a counter offer to the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for replacing wildlife killed when 300 gallons of chlorine spilled in the French Broad River. A valve left open in a chlorine...
Panel Discusses Impact Of Outdoor Recreation Industry
Social, economic and environmental sustainability issues that surround the outdoor recreation industry were the focus of a panel discussion last week. David Knight, the director for the N.C. Office...
Library To Present Climate Stories NC Program Feb. 14
Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is celebrated by communicating our love and affection to partners, family and friends. We buy gifts, write poetry, plan romantic adventures, even orchestrate grand gestures to demonstrate our feelings for those we...
T.C. Williams
T.C. Williams 83, of Hendersonville, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. A native of Henderson County, he was the son of the late Lathe Reagan and Irene Julia Jackson Williams. He was the husband of th...
Brevard AAUW Explores Outdoor Adventures
Jayne Fought is among several other Transylvania residents who consider Pisgah Forest their backyard. Fortunately, she has discovered and explored many other “back yards” in the United States as an outdoor adventure specialist for almost three...
County Park Decision Delayed
The Transylvania County Board of Commissioners voted to extend the due diligence period to Oct. 31 on whether to buy the roughly 55 acres behind the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club off Gallimore Road in Brevard. During their regular meeting Monday, com...
Cathey's Creek News
I sure did enjoy the Dunn’s Rock News last week. Carol wrote about school bus drivers and some of their adventures. My husband drove a school bus while he was in high school and so did my two daughters while in high school. Each had stories to...
New Traditional Sporting Groups Formed In County
Many state wildlife agencies across the country worry about their future funding sources, with trends in hunting and fishing license sales declining. This problem that state agencies started to...
Voices Raised In Celebration, Unity - Brevard, NC
The community celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday night during the annual "Unity in the Community" event that began with a march from Bethel "A" Baptist church and concluded with...
Picturing The Past: Dairy Queen Became The First Fast Food Franchise In County
Today, Brevard has numerous fast food franchises along the Asheville Highway, but in the 1950s there were few businesses of any type beyond Brevard College. There were a number of restaurants in downt...
Officials Concerned By Dead Deer In East Fork Area
Sixteen shot dead deer were found recently, left on the side of the road in the East Fork community, according to David Whitmire. Whitmire, owner of Headwaters Outfitters and chair of the N.C. Wildlif...
Rosenwald News
How has 2019 been treating you so far? Children are back to school. The weather is taking us for a scenic ride and there is so much going on around the country. The government shutdown quickly comes...
Doris Ellyn Anderson Reeves
Doris Ellyn Anderson Reeves, born Feb. 10, 1929, died Dec. 30, 2018. A devoted servant of God, disciple of our Lord, Jesus Christ, loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,...
A Child As Your Guide
My friend Ellen asked me recently, "Would you be able to do a presentation for people in my neighborhood about hiking with grandkids?" That started my wheels turning. I not only hiked a lot with my...
Support Given To Update Farmland Ordinance
There was unanimous support among those who spoke during a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed update of the county’s Voluntary Agriculture District (VAD) ordinance. The public hearing was held during the Transylvania County Board of...
Public Input Sought On Bike Planning - Brevard NC
The public will get four chances this month to give input on a Transylvania County bicycle plan. The ultimate goal is to put together a comprehensive plan that a stakeholders group will use to...
Top Stories Of 2018 In Transylvania Revisited - Brevard NC
Editor's Note: The following are some of the top news stories in Transylvania County in 2018. JANUARY •The city of Brevard announced it was working toward building a replica train depot reminiscent...
County Seeks To Update Voluntary Agriculture District Law
A public hearing will be held on a proposed update of the county’s Voluntary Agriculture District (VAD) ordinance. The Transylvania County Board of Commissioners approved holding the hearing during its recent meeting. The county adopted a VAD...
Flooding Closing Out 2018 - Brevard NC
As of noon, Friday, 4 to 6 inches of heavy rain, which began on Thursday afternoon, drenched Transylvania County, creating significant flooding and road closures. Photos of some of the flooding may...
WNC Wildlife Day Will Be Held At Headwaters Outfitters
The role Transylvania County and the Pisgah National Forest played in the beginning of modern day wildlife conservation, often referred to as the "North American model of wildlife conservation," is a...
