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A groundbreaking cere-mony at 11 a.m., Saturday, for the future 5,000-square-foot Mary C. Jenkins Community Center (MCJCC) will bring the center another step closer to becoming a reality. Randy Lytle, MCJCC task force member, calle... — Updated 6/16/2021

Imagine a day in the life of a caregiver – 24 hours. Your loved one is up at all hours. You must assure their safety. When awake, they follow you everywhere. You must help with everything: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting.... — Updated 6/9/2021

Mayor Jimmy Harris frequently refers to Brevard as “an above average” city. He is correct. If anything, he is understating the quality of this small city we call home. At a time when other small communities in North Carolina... — Updated 6/2/2021

The county is back looking for a location for a second courtroom until a new courthouse is built after scrapping the plans to use the elections office conference room. During last week’s Board of Commissioners’ meeting, County... — Updated 5/31/2021

N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is asking residents of Brevard and Transylvania County to contact his office with concerns they may have about their experiences with HCA Healthcare, the hospital conglomerate that acquired... — Updated 5/24/2021

Jimmy Harris, Brevard’s longest serving mayor, surprised many late last week when he announced he would not seek another term in November. Harris, first elected mayor in 1999, has been for many the face of the city, omnipresent... — Updated 5/24/2021

We’re all aware of surging early retirements and the shortage of new recruits in our law enforcement agencies in many parts of the country. With all the momentum of “Defund the Police” taking shape, we’d better get in... — Updated 5/24/2021

The State Board of Elections on Friday reappointed Karen Brinson Bell to a two-year term as the board’s executive director. Brinson Bell, formerly the Transylvania County Board of Elections’ director, has served as executive... — Updated 5/17/2021

The Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office reported the following felony arrests that occurred between April 1 and April 30. •Thomas Michael Griffin, 67, was arrested for one count of secret peeping on April 29. He was placed in... — Updated 5/6/2021

The following real estate transactions for March were recorded at the Register of Deeds Office. The transactions are divided into two categories: individual and business. Individual March 9, in Brevard, Julian W. Bradley III and... — Updated 4/26/2021

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

Brevard College football has earned three selections on the 2021 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society. Senior student-athletes Dante Anderson, Steven Hogan, and Gabriel Rebollar-Catalan were all selected to the... — Updated 4/19/2021

A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE BREVARD CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE CLOSING OF AN ALLEYWAY LOCATED BETWEEN RAILROAD AVENUE AND WHITMIRE STREET WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statutes 160A-299 authorizes the City Council... — Updated 4/15/2021 Full story

The first Latina graduate of Brevard High School, Yesica Rosales, now gives back to the community as a Second Language teacher assistant and translator for the Transylvania County Public Schools. Yesica remembers fondly her senior... — Updated 4/15/2021