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"Defending Demo-cracy in North Carolina" was the resounding message and rallying cry at the Transylvania County Democratic Women's Club's May Luncheon this past Monday in the Rogow Room at the...

Douglas Grimm, a member of BSA Troop 703 of Brevard, was awarded the Eagle Scout award on Sunday, May 6, at St. Philip's Episcopal Church. Grimm is a senior at Brevard High School from which he'll...

Marty and Sarah Reid, of Cedar Mountain, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Blakely Lauren Reid, to Jerod Emmanuel Crain, son of Janet Crain and the late Doug Crain, of Rosman....

The 2018 Transylvania Habitat for Humanity Showhouse and Sale will be held Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Connestee Falls home of John and Barbara Walter, located at 1364 Salola La...

Katherine Merrill Bradley celebrated her 90th birthday Saturday, May 12, 2018, with her family and friends. Her children and grandchildren held a drop-in from 2 to 4 p.m. at her home in Little River....

The series of mission celebrations started off with two of the three Brevard College scholarship recipients coming to thank AAUW members for their scholarships. These two graduating seniors were...

Do you like to cook? Build things? Meet new people? Write newsletters? Encourage youth? Teach or learn new skills? Support seniors living independently? Share your technical expertise? Review grants?...

When you think of an old-fashioned formal herb garden, it brings to mind small hedges clipped into a design like a knot. Another way to think of an herb garden is a kitchen garden which would include...

"Eat Local Shop Local," United Way of Transylvania County's annual focus on keeping things local, happens Saturday, May 12, this year. So far, 34 restaurants and retailers have committed to take part...

Rick and Cherie McGaha, and Linda Rice, of Brevard, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Marie McGaha, also of Brevard, to Daniel Holton Smith, of Asheville. The...

The Transylvania Farmers' Market is planning a spring celebration on Saturday, May 5, as it switches back to its regular hours of 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. that week. The market will kick it into high gear...

Mr. and Mrs. Don Akridge, of Lake Toxaway, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda M. Akridge, to Kaylon P. Dunn, son Chris and Elisia Dunn, of La Grande, Ore. The...

Joan and Dave Rundell, of Brevard, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary May 4, 2018. Longtime residents of Miami Springs, Fla., until moving to western North Carolina in 2014, the couple met...

There are signs of spring around the county...daffodils blooming, flowering shrubs, as well as a multitude of political signs and signs that read "Open Your Hearts to Foster and Adopt." These last "si...

The Transylvania County Library and United Way of Transylvania County's TRAIN will present "Celebration of Volunteers" Monday, May 14, from 4-7 p.m. in the library's Rogow Room. The event offers...

There is nothing that beats the taste of a home grown tomato and the store bought varieties just don't seem to compare. But growing tomatoes in this area can have its issues. They start off looking...

The Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) Chapter BT of Brevard hosted the Spring Reciprocity Luncheon held at the Etowah Golf Course on April 14 with about 80 members present. The Reciprocity...

This month's Sierra Club program on April 26 is titled "Climate Change and the Return of the Ice," presented by Dr. Jim Reynolds, professor of geology at Brevard College. Reynolds has presented this t...

Who invented the zipper? When did belts replace suspenders? Who first introduced the iconic little black dress? Who was the first supermodel? You will find the answer to these questions, as well as...