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Their majors were eliminated. How cuts at two NC universities affected these students.
Lilly Telfer isn’t going back to UNC Asheville. Instead of returning this semester, Telfer decided to move back in with her parents in Florida, take classes at Tallahassee State College this fall and eventually transfer to Florida State University to study classical civilization. It happened fast. In June, Telfer...
PHOTO GALERY: Tuscola Football vs Asheville
Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. Missed chances early doom Tuscola football in loss to Asheville High. Paul Nielsen paul@themountaineer.com. Honing skills: Pisgah holds first youth running camp.
Be illuminated by St. John’s Bible exhibit at Grace Church
Believers know passages from the Bible by heart, having heard the words in worship and in their own reflections. But, few have ever seen the Bible presented in such awe-inspiring form as the massive, artistic St. John’s Bible. The St. John’s Bible is the first hand-illuminated, hand-written calligraphy Bible...
Apple Festival and Labor Day announcements in Hendersonville
On Friday, Aug. 30 through Monday, Sept. 2, the North Carolina Apple Festival will take place in downtown Hendersonville. The street festival starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 30 with the opening ceremony taking place at 2:15 p.m. at the Historic Henderson County Courthouse. Main Street will be closed...
Honing skills: Pisgah holds first youth running camp
Youth runners from second grade through eighth grade had their chance to get a feel for the sport during a camp held at Pisgah High School. The camp ran from for three days in late July, with 18 students taking part. Athletes participated in stretching and warmup exercises, running drills and games all designed to introduce them to events in a track and field meet.
Party invites students to celebrate Bearcat spirit
Hendersonville High School opened its gates to all Bearcats last week for the first annual Bearcat Bash. Students and their families from Hendersonville and Bruce Drysdale elementary schools, Hendersonville Middle School, and Hendersonville High School itself were invited to the courtyard to kick off the beginning of the school year.
Now entering Bear Country: Canton wears team pride on its sleeve with new sign
A new red-and-black sign on the approach into downtown Canton let’s everyone know they’re entering Bear Country. The sign went up over the summer thanks to a $4,500 grant from the Cruso Endowment.
Brevard's Benjamin Kessinger highlights WNC's Week 1 high school football top performers
Here are Western North Carolina's top performers for Week 1 of the high school football season. Josh Ellis, Asheville High: Ellis rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries, rushing for a long of 78 yards in Asheville's 42-6 win over Tuscola. He also had a 14-yard receiving touchdown.
Bridging Time: Flowering Bridge at Lake Lure is 'the gateway to somewhere beautiful'
“Bridging Time” — a monthly series featuring photos by Calvin Sneed — highlights steel truss and concrete arch bridges throughout the United States. During his travels, Calvin has taken thousands of photos of more than 1,150 bridges (mostly in the Southeast). He can be reached at douglassriverview@gmail.com. This month’s featured bridge is the Flowering Bridge in Lake Lure, North Carolina.
Help rebuild Waynesville Scout Troop
Scout Troop 318 of Waynesville, with over 60 years of history, will be making a fresh start after losing momentum during the pandemic. Members of the local scout district are working to revive the troop and are recruiting potential leaders to guide the next phase of scouting in Waynesville.
Why Reynolds football's offense failed to launch in season-opening loss to West Forsyth
ASHEVILLE — After going 9-4 and reaching the third round of the NCHSAA playoffs last season, Reynolds football retooled its offense. The Rockets added IMG Academy junior transfer quarterback Ely Hamrick, while senior running back Max Guest was slated to return from a right foot injury to add to last season’s breakout stars like juniors Tyvon Patterson and Jayden Smith.
North Carolina high school football scores for 2024 NCHSAA Week 1
The 2024 North Carolina high school football season is finally here after a long offseason. To help Western North Carolina high school football fans, the Citizen Times and Times-News have created a one-stop shop for all scores across the region and statewide. We'll also have two reporters on the ground....
Local voters react to Democratic National Convention with hope, criticism
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Democratic National Convention has wrapped up and News 13 is hearing from voters in the mountains on their reactions as Election Day grows closer. Fran Taylor was walking around downtown Hendersonville on Friday, Aug. 23, feeling excited after a week of watching the DNC.
Wanna extra house out back? Waynesville weighs how many to allow per lot
The Waynesville planning board has walked back a proposal that would allow property owners to build additional homes on an existing lot — known as “accessory dwellings.”. Town planning staff had proposed that any property owner, regardless of their lot size, could add at least one accessory dwelling on their property, as long as it didn’t exceed the allowed density treshhold in the neighborhood.
Changes afoot at Swannanoa mansion on Afton Mountain after series of deaths
Stu Rifkin remembers hitting the links at the Swannanoa Golf and Country Club, which straddled the rolling peaks of Afton Mountain, and thinking about what these 236 acres could become. Those memories came rushing back to him this past winter when the property was listed for sale. "It's an uncut...
Defense delivers Watauga season-opening win over Rams
SKYLAND — The Watauga football team received a stellar performance from its defense and claimed a 14-0 win over T.C. Roberson on Friday night at Guy Ensley Memorial Stadium in the season opener for both squads. On a night where points were at a premium, the Pioneer defense forced...
Old Fort names new mayor, the first woman to hold the position in town history
On Thursday, the Old Fort Board of Aldermen made history by selecting the first woman to become a mayor in Old Fort history. At their regular meeting for August, the town’s board named Pam Snypes to be next mayor of Old Fort. The town has been without a mayor since the death of Rick Hensley in March.
Daughter surrenders after mother found dead in the NC mountains, sheriff says
A woman surrendered to police crisis negotiators after her mother was found dead in the North Carolina mountains, Buncombe County sheriff’s investigators said Friday. Deputies found 63-year-old Lori Pallinger dead in her home Thursday on Clarks Crossing Way, off N.C. 9 in the Black Mountain-Broad River area, according to a sheriff’s office news release.
I-40 West section will be closed August 23-26: What to know about detours, timing
A 4-mile stretch of Interstate 40 West is set to close this weekend to allow contract crews to work on a bridge between I-26 and Hendersonville Road, according to a news release from N.C. Department of Transportation. For real-time travel information, visit DriveNC.gov or follow NCDOT on social media. Where...
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