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On March 26, three handmade patriotic quilts were presented to U.S. Air Force veterans Charles Gosnell, Alex Richey, and Jim Schenfield in the Transylvania County Board of Elections meeting room. Charles Gosnell served in the U.S.... — Updated 4/1/2021

The NAACP of Transylvania County is proud to announce that it will grant the first annual scholarship from the Carle Wilson Fund for Education and the Arts. While the fund will give precedence to applications for study in music or... — Updated 3/31/2021

Editor’s Note: During the Board of Commissioners’ last meeting, county departments and offices continued to give their semi-annual reports, focusing, in general, on accomplishments, trends and goals, as part of the kickoff to... — Updated 3/8/2021

During its regular meeting Monday, the Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution declaring Transylvania as a “Constitutional Rights Protected County.” Prior to the approval, Commission Chairman Jason Chappell... — Updated 1/27/2021

Board member Pamela Dashiell, a Republican, resigned from the Transylvania County Board of Elections on Nov. 30 to pursue other interests, according to a press release from the Board of Elections. She did a great job while on the... — Updated 1/18/2021

The following briefs are from the Thursday, Jan. 7, 1971, edition of The Transylvania Times. Transylvania’s first baby of 1971 arrived at Transylvania Community Hospital at 11:46 a.m. on New Year’s Day, and the little one and... — Updated 1/4/2021

2020 has been one of the most difficult years this century. Due to COVID-19, more than 250,000 Americans have died, millions have been unemployed for at least a few months and thousands of businesses have closed. In addition,... — Updated 11/25/2020

The Transylvania County Board of Elections completed canvassing of votes on Friday, officially certifying the Nov. 3 general election results in the county. According to the official canvass totals provided, on Election Day 3,474... — Updated 11/16/2020

In looking at the results of the past election, I can’t help but note a disappointing feature of our local elections. Every other state and county I’ve ever lived in has 100 percent nonpartisan candidates for races ranging from... — Updated 11/9/2020

The following information comes from the N.C. State Board of Elections: Under state law, elections officials must release the number of provisional ballots cast in each county by noon two days after the election. The State Board... — Updated 11/6/2020

Despite an Election Day unlike any in local history, and with the presidential election still up for grabs, local election officials say things went smoothly in Transylvania County. “We were very pleased with the processes in... — Updated 11/4/2020

County boards of elections in North Carolina will accept mail-in ballots received by Nov. 12, as long as they are postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, Oct. 28, to uphold this deadline.... — Updated 11/2/2020

Although tomorrow is Election Day, the majority of Transylvania’s registered voters have cast their ballots. That is a good thing. Despite expectations for an overall high voter turnout, most polling venues could see smaller... — Updated 11/2/2020

Early voting ended Saturday in Transylvania County, with 13,018 of the county’s 26,305 registered voters taking part. That number represents 49.49 percent of registered voters in the county. “We’ve heard a lot of great... — Updated 11/2/2020

RESOLUTION Concerning the Counting of Absentee Ballots WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute 163-234 authorizes a county board of elections to establish a place and a time between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on election... — Updated 10/26/2020 Full story

The following briefs are from Thursday, Oct. 29, 1970, edition of The Transylvania Times. Congressman Roy A. Taylor and Governor Bob Scott met here in Brevard in front of the courthouse Friday, Oct. 23, 1970. Gov. Scott signed... — Updated 10/26/2020

There were at least three generations of women who fought, seriously fought, for women’s right to vote. I think about these women and how proud they will be when we exercise our right, our responsibility to vote. Susan B.... — Updated 10/26/2020

RESOLUTION Concerning the Counting of Absentee Ballots WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute 163-234 authorizes a county board of elections to establish a place and a time between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on election... — Updated 10/21/2020 Full story