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Blue Ridge Quilts Of Valor Presents Quilts To Local Veterans
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
Transylvania County Schools Accept 'NC First In FAFSA' Challenge
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
NAACP Announces Carle Wilson Fund For Education And The Arts
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... — Updated 3/31/2021
DSS, Elections, Planning And Transportation Updates – Transylvania County, NC
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
Former Commissioner Asks Board To Consider Resolution – Transylvania County, NC
As the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners meet tonight, a proposed resolution entitled "A Statement of Unity" is not on the scheduled agenda. Earlier this month, former... — Updated 2/22/2021
Commissioners Back 'Constitutional Rights' Resolution – Transylvania County, NC
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
Watson Replaces Dashiell On Board – Transylvania County, NC
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
Donna Morgan Is First Baby Of The New Year
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
A Look Back To The Year In News
Editor's Note: The following are some of the top stories in The Transylvania Times that appeared between July and December of 2020. Stories from January through December appeared... — Updated 1/4/2021
A Look Back To The Year In News – Transylvania County, NC
Editor's Note: The following are some of the top stories in The Transylvania Times that appeared between January and June of 2020. July through December will appear in Monday's... — Updated 12/30/2020
Thankful For Resiliency
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
Trump Wins County, Biden Wins Country – Transylvania County, NC
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
Local Races Should Be Nonpartisan
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
Provisional Ballot Numbers Reported For N.C.
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
Local Officials Report Smooth Election Process – Transylvania County, NC
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
Receipt Deadline Is Nov. 12 For Ballots Postmarked By Election Day
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
Voting And Patience
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 Ends – Transylvania County, NC
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
Connestee Falls News
When I took on the "job" of writing this column I set out to do two things: 1.To share the good works of my fellow Connestee Falls residents (a huge shout out to them for all the... — Updated 10/29/2020
RESOLUTION Concerning the Counting of Absentee Ballots
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
Nearly 9,000 Watch Brevard, Pisgah Game
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
Vote, Women Of Transylvania
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
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
Road Named For Jack Hudson – Brevard, NC
John "Jack" Hudson has been described as a "man who gave back to the community." Though he passed away in November 2016, his memory lives on in those who loved him, and now through... — Updated 10/19/2020
Early Voting Begins Today – Transylvania County, NC
With early voting set to begin today, the voting machines used in the elections in Transylvania County are checked for precision and security, according to the county's director of... — Updated 10/14/2020