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Six months after completion, a wetland habitat restoration project that included the French Broad River is showing positive results. Conserving Carolina's natural resources manager... — Updated 4/7/2021

This screech owl was spotted recently on Evergreen Drive in Illahee Hills, perched in an ivy-covered tree. It was only about 6 inches tall and would have gone unnoticed if it... — Updated 4/7/2021

Rosman High School senior Emma Abram was named the Homecoming Queen for 2021 during the Tigers' home game on March 26. Madison Aiken was named the 2021 Tiger Princess. (Times... — Updated 4/5/2021

Using a macro lens can be tricky and can take time to focus. But with a little patience and practice, shooting macro can be fun and open your eyes to the number of tiny flowers and... — Updated 3/31/2021

Joysan Yatilman is the 2021 Homecoming Queen and Yuri Emaus is the Homecoming King.... — Updated 3/24/2021

By fall, a new $3.5 million campground in the 7,709-acre Gorges State Park in Sapphire should be open to the public. "We have a new site, RV site and five cabins," said Ranger... — Updated 3/18/2021

Two Brevard girls who have virtually grown up at the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County have been chosen for the highest honors among the club's nearly 200... — Updated 3/10/2021

Heart of Brevard (HOB) has announced plans for Arts in March, celebrating local arts and culture in downtown Brevard, March 27-28. After a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, the... — Updated 3/8/2021

Agricultural Commissioner Steve Troxler honored longtime N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services employee Bill Yarborough by naming the DuPont State Recreational Forest... — Updated 3/8/2021

All it took was Sharon Jenkins leaning over to Molly Tartt one day five years ago with this idea: "Why don't we use Debby West's clothing and go into the schools and teach a little... — Updated 3/3/2021

To some, the idea of giving up modern comforts such as indoor plumbing, Wi-Fi and clean sheets for three weeks isn't exactly their idea of relaxation. But to local couple Clyde Cart... — Updated 3/1/2021

If someone has resistance bands, some dumbbells and gravity, one can create the ideal home gym for staying fit at home during COVID-19, according to Bill Bailey, a fitness coach at... — Updated 2/24/2021

As they welcomed the new year of 1921, the 9,300 residents of Transylvania County looked ahead with hope. The deadly Spanish flu pandemic and World War I were behind them, and the... — Updated 2/22/2021

For 40 continuous years Sharing House has provided food to people in need. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, nearly a year ago, Sharing House started packaging fresh produce... — Updated 2/17/2021

"Hey Mister, throw me something" is the famous phrase you hear in New Orleans as people line the streets watching the parades go by. "Right now it's Carnival time. Oh, it's... — Updated 2/15/2021

The story of two up-and-coming preschool teachers in Transylvania County Schools begins almost 50 years ago, when Louise Hogsed became one of the first public kindergarten teachers... — Updated 2/10/2021

Most of the snow that fell Saturday night, Sunday morning didn’t last too long, but some people still managed to have some fun with it. (Times photos by Park Baker, Matt McGregor... — Updated 2/8/2021

To combat loneliness and social isolation, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports is linked to serious health conditions, PruittHealth, which includes... — Updated 2/3/2021

In the fall of 2018, I was hiking in the Dolomites in northern Italy. My husband opted for an easier hike that day, but I took off with an alpine guide and two members of our... — Updated 2/3/2021

Last week, at the corner of Jordan and Johnson streets in downtown Brevard, (pictured left to right) Richard Hardy, William Compton, Owen Grooms and Miles Compton treated downtown... — Updated 2/1/2021

Saturday morning children got to charge onto the new Silversteen Memorial Playground, as community members, Brevard City Council and staff gathered to celebrate its grand opening.... — Updated 2/1/2021

Editor's Note: Con-serving Carolina provided the following story and photos. There's a place that lived in Woody Platt's imagination long before he set foot there – the place... — Updated 1/27/2021

About 18 employees of PLATT, the local architecture, construction and interior design firm, banded together recently to clean up trash along Cathey's Creek Road and Cathey's Creek... — Updated 1/25/2021

Depending on your home's insulation and heating source, Transylvania County residents experience winter remarkably dis-connected. The snow outside looks extremely different in a war... — Updated 1/25/2021

Todd H. Bol, the creator of the "Little Free Library (LFL)," built the first library in 2009 in Hudson, Wis., inspired by the spirit of his mother, and a quote from Dr. Martin... — Updated 1/18/2021