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Digging Out, Out Playing - Brevard NC
As of 9 a.m., today, 6,302 Duke Energy customers and 1,920 Haywood EMC customers in Transylvania County were still without power. The outages came after snow dumped as much as 2 feet in the Lake...
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'Assault' Celebrates Its 20th Bike Ride - Brevard NC
Past, present and current sponsors of the Assault on the Carolinas ride were honored last Thursday at a reception to thank those who have supported the ride over the past 20 years. The event to...
Brevard College Will Now Operate Coffee Shop - Brevard NC
Brevard College’s Bill’s Boiler House will become a Brevard College operated coffee shop. Previously occupied by Appalachian Coffee Company, the coffee house will now serve coffee brewed by alum Jotham Lipsi, owner of Pisgah Coffee Roasters....
Law & Order: Dec. 10, 2018
Arrests •Daniel Evan Lewis, 28, was arrested on Oct. 24 for one felony count of burglary, one felony count of possession of stolen goods, one felony count of larceny and one felony count of possession of burglary tools. He was placed in the...
Obituary: Elizabeth "Betty" Garver Nagy
On Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, Elizabeth "Betty" Garver Nagy, artist and watercolor painter, died at the age of 90, in Pisgah Forest. She was born Jan. 14, 1928, in Martinsville, Ill., to Evelyn Fasig and...
Obituary: Guyma Whitmire Nicholson
Guyma Whitmire Nicholson, 79, of Brevard, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Born May 28, 1939, she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her church membership was at Rosman...
Obituary: L. Elaine Barbuto
L. Elaine Barbuto, 100, formerly of Cranford, N.J., died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at the Elizabeth House in Flat Rock, N.C. She was employed as a bookkeeper at The Union County Courthouse in Elizabeth,...
Reese, McGuire Engagement Announced
Brook Hailey Reese, of Pisgah Forest, and Russell William McGuire, of Pisgah Forest, are pleased to announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Tracy and Crystal Coggins Reese, of...
Houstons Celebrating 60th Wedding Anniversary
Jim and Edie Houston, of Pisgah Forest, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 7, 2018. They were married Dec. 7, 1958, in Oceanside. N.Y. They have two children, Lisa and husband, Mark...
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
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
Commissioners Vote 3-2 To Buy Property - Brevard NC
By a 3-2 vote, the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners voted to buy the roughly 55 acres of property behind the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club off Gallimore Road in Brevard, with the...
Emergency Officials Train For Active Shooter - Brevard NC
An active-shooter simulation was held in the Transylvania County administration building on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. to noon. The Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office, Brevard Police Department, Brevard Fire Department, Emergency Management,...
More Space For Manufacturing
After months of talking with local leaders and reviewing economic data, consultant Jeannette Goldsmith in February of 2013 released an “Economic Development Readiness Assessment for Transylvania County.” She wrote that one of the physical...
Probe Resulting In Guilty Pleas
Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s 18 month long investigation has resulted in more than 100 criminal counts against 33 people and three companies, one conviction and several guilty pleas. These charges involve the most serious forms of criminal... Full story
Off Base
It’s always somewhat disturbing to me when someone refers to somebody as “evil.” In Mr. Roger’s recent letter he refers to “Trump’s evils.” To me, calling someone evil implies intent in actions. Mr. Rogers voiced very strong criticisms...
Obituary: Leon Fisher Wall
Leon Fisher Wall, 81, of Brevard, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. A native of High Point, N.C., he was the son of the late Cicero and Mary Ellen White Wall. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Luzene...
Mountain Skies: Dark Skies For The Geminid Meteor Shower
The Planets While it was nice back in the summer to locate the planets all in a line in the evening sky, they may seem to move around randomly. Of course, there is nothing random about their movements; ancient astronomers and math-ematicians have...
Church Activities: Nov. 29, 2018
Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Join us this Sunday, Dec. 2, to celebrate this first Sunday of Advent. Keith Thompson’s sermon will be, “From a Prophet’s Point of View.” Communion will be served at both worship services. Sunday School...
Obituary: Edward (Ed) Clayton Wheatley
Edward (Ed) Clayton Wheatley, late of Tore's Home, Hendersonville, passed away peacefully Nov. 25, 2018, at the age of 93. He will be sorely missed. Born in Hartlepool, England, May 31, 1925, he was...
Legal Notices: Nov. 29, 2018
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 18E273 EXECUTOR’S —- ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of James Rodney Hammer-smith of Transylvania...
Kettle Drive: A Holiday Season Tradition - Brevard NC
As Christmas app-roaches, bell ringers for The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Drive can be found outside local stores, including Walmart, Ingles, Belk's, BI-LO, Food Lion and the ABC Store. The 128th...
PFE Announces Honor Roll For First Quarter
The following students were named to the Pisgah Forest Elementary School Honor Roll for the first quarter of 2018-19 school year. 4th Grade A Honor Roll Keaton Campbell, Aaron Cipriano, Canseco Contreraz, Abigail Dodd, Adeline Drennen, Brianna...
Brevard's First Full-Time Fire Chief Sworn In - Brevard NC
The Brevard Fire Department (BFD) has its first full-time fire chief with the swearing in of Bobby Cooper. Cooper, the county's former Emergency Services director, took the oath of office...
Biologist Talks About Ecology, Forest Revision Plan - Brevard NC
Josh Kelly, public lands biologist for MountainTrue, a regional environmental nonprofit, talked about the ongoing Pisgah-Nantahala management plan revision process during the Transylvania Natural Resources Council’s recent meeting Kelly said this e...
