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Homeless Count Number Released – Transylvania County, NC
Transylvania County had 51 homeless people, according to the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count, an estimate of how many homeless people there are in a region at a particular period. The PIT count includes sheltered and unsheltered homeless people...
Database Compiles Opioid Pill Amounts – Transylvania County, NC
Transylvania County received 10,957,690 prescription opioid pills, an amount that equals roughly 49.1 pills per county resident per year, in shipments from pharmaceutical companies between 2006 and 2012, according to a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)...
Shoebox Team Travels To South Africa To See Impact
In June, Brevard resident Kathy Merrill traveled to Durban, South Africa, as part of a team of year-round volunteers with Operation Christmas Child (OCC). The team went to see firsthand how the shoebo...
Trade War Is Hurting Us
"Trade wars are good, and easy to win." -President Donald Trump, March 1, 2018 Contrary to President’s Trump’s proclamation that trade wars are good and easy to win, the adversary plays a significant role in determining the outcome, and if the ad...
Number 7 Gallery Featuring Three Artists
Both visitors and locals look forward to Aug. 23 Why? It's the date of one of Transylvania's much-celebrated Gallery Walks. On the fourth Friday of the month, all of the art galleries keep their doors...
Destination Waterfall – East Fork Falls
East Fork Falls is a 15-foot waterfall located in the newly designated Head-waters State Forest in Transylvania County near the South Carolina State line, and is the perfect spot to savor the last...
Picturing The Past: Looking Back On The Bromfield Family And Business
Last week, Picturing the Past featured the businesses of James Bromfield. Bromfield was born on May 7, 1877 in Kentucky. He came to Brevard as a young man and by 1906 had established Bromfield Fuel Co...
NAACP To Hold Weekly Moral Monday Witness
Inspired by its President William Barber, North Carolina’s NAACP launched a weekly protest of the state legislature in the spring of 2013. Over several years, thousands of North Carolinians, including many Transylvanians, participated in these...
Legal Notices: Aug. 18, 2019
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 19 E 226 EXECUTOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Ellen Heller of Transylvania County, North Carolina, this is... Full story
N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund Closes Out 2018 With Over $27 Million In Awards
The state’s Land and Water Fund (formerly known as the Clean Water Management Trust Fund) will help conserve lands and protect waterways serving millions of North Carolinians through over $27 million in grants awarded in the 2018 grant year to...
William John Mika
William John Mika, 88, of Brevard, passed away Aug. 15, 2019. Born in Freeland, Pa. June 21, 1931, and raised in Bethlehem, Pa., he was the son of Stephen W. Mika and Margaret McDermott Mika....
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
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
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
Legal Notices: August 15, 2019
CREDITOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Ancillary Executor for the Ancillary Estate of Andrew S. Menard, deceased, late of Volusia County, Florida, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate of said deceased to exhibit them to... Full story
Rosman News
Relay For Life Yard Sale A yard sale will be held from 7 a.m. until noon, Saturday, Aug. 17, across from Champion Park Pool. Proceeds will go to the Survivorship Dinner on Sept. 7 at the Masonic Temple. Free NC Pre-K Classroom In Rosman Rosman...
New Coach Brings High Hopes For Blue Devil Soccer
It might be Craig Long's first season as the Brevard Blue Devils' head coach, but after spending time around the team over the past few years, the new head man is optimistic about the program and...
Milk And Guns
In the wake of mass shootings, those who refuse any measures that would restrict ownership of certain firearms generally make three arguments: any restrictions would lead down a “slippery slope” to abolition of the Second Amendment; if everyone...
Church Activities
Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Join us Sunday, Aug. 18, for worship. Keith Thompson is preaching from Luke 12:22-31 in a sermon titled, “Wait to Worry.” Every third Sunday Brevard-Davidson Presbyterian Church receives the 5¢-A-Meal...
Dogwood Health Trust Names Its CEO – Transylvania County, NC
The Dogwood Health Trust, formed after the sale of Mission Health's assets to HCA Healthcare, has named Antony Chiang as its first chief executive officer. The Dogwood Health Trust is a health...
Advance Tickets On Sale For Sept. 6-15 Mountain State Fair
Advance tickets for the 2019 N.C. Mountain State Fair are now available at area Ingles stores, the WNC Ag Center and WNC Farmers’ Market. This year, fair attendees also will be able to purchase...
Proposed Ecusta Trail Gets $6.4 Million Boost – Transylvania County, NC
Transylvania County officials remain “neutral” on the proposed Ecusta Trail after it was announced last week that Conserving Carolina was awarded a $6.4 million N.C. Department of Transportation...
Jake Johnson Sworn In – Transylvania County, NC
Newly appointed N.C. Rep. Jake Johnson was seated last week as a member of the N.C. General Assembly representing District 113, which includes Transylvania County. During the session, he was formally...
Compromise On State Budget
It has now been more than a month since the state government was supposed to pass its budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, and it has been more than 30 days since Gov. Roy Cooper presented a counter-proposal to the General Assembly’s budget. The...
Glancing Back: Gene Banks Makes Her First Musical Recording
The following briefs are from Thursday, Aug. 14, 1969 edition of The Transylvania Times. Final preparations are being made for the opening of schools in Brevard and Transylvania County on Thursday, Aug. 24, Harry C. Corbin, superintendent, announces...
