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Joel Bond Stevenson
Joel Bond Stevenson died July 16, 2020, in Brevard. He was born April 16, 1942, to Mary (Wilson) Stevenson and J.J. Stevenson in Asheville. He attended Brevard College and Western... — Updated 7/22/2020
Quebec News
Quebec Community has been experiencing some summer weather for the past couple of weeks with very warm days and afternoon thunder and showers. The talk about going back to school has brought back some school day memories for me.... — Updated 7/22/2020
Lin Kolb
Lin Kolb, 71, of Brevard, passed away peacefully July 16, 2020, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, surrounded by her three devoted men, Ken (husband of 48 years), Erik (son) and... — Updated 7/20/2020
By Camps Hopeful For A Normal 2021 – Transylvania County, NC
The COVID-19 pandemic started to fully take hold on the United States right as one of the area’s most important industries, summer camps, began preparing for campers to descend on western North Carolina. The industry brings in... — Updated 7/20/2020
Hunter Finds Harmony Around The Campfire
As a sales executive, Earl B. Hunter Jr. traveled a lot, away from his wife and his two young children. That was until his son, Dillon, who was 7 at the time, confronted him. "He... — Updated 7/20/2020
Reach Out
It’s a simple photo on the front of today’s B section: one white Army veteran and one black Navy recruit reaching out to shake hands while meeting on a hiking trail. In this time of divisiveness and fear, of people recoiling in... — Updated 7/20/2020
Local Public Lands Under Pressure – Transylvania County, NC
In June, DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) saw an increase of at least 10,000 additional cars visiting its access area parking lots compared to June 2019. Pisgah National... — Updated 7/13/2020
BRCC Graduate To Become Physician Assistant – Brevard, NC
In the fall of 2020, Michele Smith will enter the Wingate Physician Assistant program in Hendersonville. The Brevard local has been working towards this educational goal for five... — Updated 7/9/2020
The French Broad - A Source Of Endless Adventures
Transylvania County is no stranger to outdoor adventure recreation. Amongst Pisgah's high peaks, hidden rivulets within Headwaters State Forest, waterfalls of Gorges State Park,... — Updated 6/22/2020
Reactive Vs. Proactive
One of the things we hopefully will learn as a nation from the COVID-19 pandemic and racial inequality that have dominated recent headlines is that it is less costly in terms of money, health and happiness to be proactive instead... — Updated 6/22/2020
Jessica Alexander Joins Transylvania Times Team
The Transylvania Times is happy to announce the addition of our newest team member, as Jessica Alexander joins the staff as a marketing consultant. "I'm honored by the enthusiasm... — Updated 6/18/2020
Richard Allen Arieda
Richard Allen Arieda passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Bridgeport, Conn., attended by his loving daughter, Deborah. He was 86 years old. Born in Portage, Pa., a small coal... — Updated 6/17/2020
TNRC Has Six Ideas For Forest Plan-Brevard NC
The Transylvania County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt the Transylvania Natural Resource Council’s (TNRC) recommendations for the draft Pisgah/Nantahala Forest Plan Revision and will send the recommendations to... — Updated 6/15/2020
Connestee Falls Practice Facility Expansion Currently Ongoing
One of the biggest initiatives at the Connestee Falls Golf Club in several years is underway. The practice facility, already a substantial area of the course, is undergoing an... — Updated 6/15/2020
First Family Member To Attend College Eyes Coming Home
Devin Owen's family has lived on a farm in Lake Toxaway for generations. His mother Connie's grandfather bought the land. His father James's family traces its roots in Transylvania... — Updated 6/10/2020
Emergency Workers Respond To Hiker On Looking Glass Trail-Brevard NC
Multiple emergency medical and rescue agencies responded to a male hiker experiencing a medical emergency Friday afternoon on Looking Glass Trail. According to Transylvania County Emergency Management Deputy Director Cameron... — Updated 6/5/2020
Estatoe Trail Will Connect To Rosenwald Community
The Estatoe Trail will soon extend to the historic Rosenwald Community in Brevard, connecting it with downtown Brevard and Pisgah National Forest. This new link in the popular... — Updated 5/25/2020
Murder Fugitive Could Be In This Area-Brevard NC
Authorities said they have reason to believe that a fugitive wanted by the Greenville, S.C., Sheriff's Office for first-degree murder might be in the Brevard-Asheville area. The... — Updated 5/25/2020
DuPont Issues Trail Advisory-Brevard NC
Due to recent, persistent rainfall DuPont State Recreational Forest (DSRF) has issued a trail advisory – cautioning use on trails during this time. This trail advisory is issued... — Updated 5/21/2020
Officials Watch As Crowds Return To Public Lands -Brevard NC
"We're so excited that things are opening back up," said Carol Doherty, a Pisgah Forest resident, Saturday before her bike ride with friend Bonnie Cauthon at the Pisgah Center for... — Updated 5/19/2020
Glancing Back: Barry Bingham Signs To Play At Wofford
The following briefs are from Thursday, May 21, 1970, edition of The Transylvania Times. Lea Taylor, age 16, from Atlanta, Ga., was lost for four hours last Saturday near Mt. Pisgah. Taylor had become separated from Fletcher... — Updated 5/18/2020
Conserving Carolina Trails Will Reopen On Saturday, May 16
Conserving Carolina will reopen its trails in the Hickory Nut Gorge on Saturday, May 16. Four trails were temporarily closed this spring due to overcrowding that posed a public health risk and damaged the trails. These trails... — Updated 5/15/2020
John Buford Wants To Keep On Teaching, Learning-Brevard NC
The last time Brevard College professor John Buford retired, he had no plans of slowing down. The same thing can be said for his second time around as he says goodbye to 11 years... — Updated 5/13/2020
UPDATED: Body Of Missing Hiker Found At Whitewater Falls
The body of missing hiker, 24-year-old Chandler Manuel, was found Wednesday at the bottom of Whitewater Falls, where he was last seen on Monday, May 4. A National Guard N.C. Heart helicopter extracted Manuel’s body at 3:45 p.m.,... — Updated 5/7/2020
Philip Ojirot Nash
Philip Ojirot Nash was a courageous, yet cautious 13-year-old, when he joined us here in Brevard. His birth family lived in Uganda, and he was born in Alengo, in 1970. After the... — Updated 5/4/2020
