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Ginseng's Value Extends Far Beyond Just Money
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced late this May that applications for the ginseng harvest lottery would be taken from June 10 to July 12 for the 2019 season. A lucky eight diggers will have...
Pisgah Forest Solid Waste Collection Center To Be Closed On June 26 and June 27
The Pisgah Forest Collection Center (PFCC) site location for Transylvania County Solid Waste (TCSW) will be undergoing a paving project on Wednesday, June 26, and Thursday, June 27. TCSW is asking residents to avoid the site during these days and...
Wade, Bajek Engagement Announced
Kennedy Chevalier Wade, of Mt. Pleasant, N.C. and Logan Paul Bajek, also of Mt. Pleasant, are pleased to announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Eddie and Mandy Wade, of Pisgah Forest. She is a Brevard High School graduate....
BRCC Is Collecting Old Photos To Celebrate 50 Years
Blue Ridge Community College asks local residents to look back through their memorabilia to find photographs that capture the College throughout the 50 years (1969-2019) the college has served the...
April Lewis Lindsay
April Lewis Lindsay, 66, died June 22, 2019, at her home in Brevard in the comfort of her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Thomas “Toby” Lindsay, and her sons, Alexander...
Margot Benton Summers Williston
Margot Benton Summers Williston, 78, of Pisgah Forest, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Philip Maxwell Benton and Virginia Clair Simpson Benton. In addition to her parents, her second husband,...
Legal Notices: June 24, 2019
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 19-E-176 EXECUTOR’S – ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Anna...
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...
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...
Local Gets National Recognition For Trail
Brevard resident Chris “Shrimper” Khare was recently recognized on a national stage for his work constructing a new trail on nearby Weed Patch Mountain with local nonprofit Conserving Carolina. Kh...
Report: School Crimes Decrease
Crimes and suspensions in Transylvania County Schools decreased during the 2018-19 school year. “All my news is positive. I don’t have anything negative. We had a great year this year,” Alan Justice, director of athletics, safe schools and...
Jump Start To Kindergarten Helps Children, Teachers
Smart Start of Transylvania County (SSTC) offers a “thank you” to the generous funders of the kindergarten readiness camp called Jump Start to Kindergarten, which is hosted by local public elementary schools. Rising kindergartners attend a...
Church Activities
Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian Join us in worship at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. The Rev. Sarah Grace Montgomery will share a message from Paul’s letter to the Galatians 3:23-29. Nursery care is available for the youngest disciples. Ages 4 through...
Bonnie Hawkins Grose
Bonnie Hawkins Grose, 86, of Pisgah Forest, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at Hendersonville Health and Rehab. She was a daughter of the late Ragan Morris Hawkins and Ethel Leigh Turner Hawkins....
Kenneth Stanley Wilkes
Kenneth Stanley Wilkes, 71, of Brevard, entered into eternal rest June 18, 2019, at The Elizabeth House in Flat Rock. Born to the late Marvin and Helen Wilkes, he was one of six children, three of whom, Shirley Ann Payne, Harold Norris Wilkes and...
Don't Privatize Job Corps
Our founding fathers instituted Congress first in Article I of the Constitution as the voice of the people. Coming from a country lead by a monarchy, they knew the voice of the people was paramount for the fundamental rights of life, liberty and the...
Western Carolina University Graduates 13 Students From Transylvania County
The following students from Transylvania County graduated from Western Carolina University this spring: Fletcher Drummond Woodward of Balsam Grove graduated cum laude with a B.S. in biology. Joy Melinda Poe of Brevard graduated with a Master of...
Mountain Skies: Mars And Mercury Flip-Flop In The Evening Sky
The Planets Mars has been slowly sinking into the evening twilight since late last year. Late last month, it was joined by Mercury, which came out from behind the sun and can now be spotted higher in...
Legal Notices for June 17, 2019
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 19-E-176 EXECUTOR’S – ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE Having qualified as Personal Representative of the Estate of Anna...
Diann Harle
Diann Harle, born Feb. 10, 1951, passed away June 11, 2019. Born and raised in Denver, Colo., she graduated from Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa and later received her master’s degree from Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. She and her husband,...
Schenck Job Corps' Fate On County's Radar-Transylvania County, NC
With the proposed privatization of Schenck Job Corps in Pisgah National Forest on the table, Transylvania County officials have reached out to Congressman Mark Meadows’ office and will host a meetin...
Strategic Plan Will Guide County Tourism Efforts-Transylvania County, NC
On June 4, Transylvania County Tourism (TCT) hosted tourism partners and area stakeholders at a community presentation of TCT’s new strategic plan that will guide work for countywide tourism from 2020 to 2024. In October 2018, the plan was develope...
Jo Anne Owen Adams
Jo Anne Owen Adams, 77, of Balsam Grove, went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 10, 2019. She was born July 17, 1941, in Transylvania County to the late Luther T. Owen and Frances Chastain Owen....
Patricia McCall Hildebrand
Patricia McCall Hildebrand, 72, of Pisgah Forest, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019. She was the daughter of the late Ed and Buelah McCall. One brother, Johnny McCall; one grandson, Zach Lyda; and one great-granddaughter, Diana Buelah Lyda, preceded...
Bonnie Fordham Phillips Hollingsworth
Bonnie Fordham Phillips Hollingsworth, 78, of Rosman, passed away just after sunrise Sunday, June 2, 2019, at the Elizabeth House in Hendersonville. She was born in Laurens County, Ga. Nov. 14, 1940, to the late Carris Lee Fordham and Edna Trowell...
