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2024 Friday Night Rivals Schedule
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The best in prep football will be back in action for the 2024-2025 season on My40!. The 2024-2025 Friday Night Rivals schedule covers 11 matchups from Western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina. The season kicks off officially on Friday, August 23, when...
Cross Country Announces 2024 Signing Class
The UNC Asheville cross country team has unveiled its 2024 signing class, consisting of eight female and seven male athletes. Head Coach Adam Puett expressed enthusiasm about the depth and talent this group brings, aiming to enhance the team's performance within the Big South Conference and NCAA Southeast Region. The recruits hail from various regions, showcasing a diverse talent pool eager to contribute to the Bulldogs' future success.
Sun Belt Preview: Appalachian State, Texas State picked as favorites as season arrives
Appalachian State is looking to add another major achievement in the Sun Belt Conference this season. Maybe more than one. Like another conference title. And perhaps a spot in the expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff. Appalachian State was picked to win the Sun Belt’s East Division in preseason selections, led...
Former hospital aide accused of stealing patients' phones, sending herself money
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said a former hospital aide has been arrested for financially taking advantage of hospital patients. Deputies said on July 30, an adult daughter filed a report that while her mother was at Mary Black Hospital, an employee convinced her...
ROME EMPERORS DROP THURSDAY NIGHT TILT WITH ASHEVILLE TOURISTS, TEAMS’ SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND
Blake Burkhalter’s season may have started late, but he has gained ground and cemented himself as a pivotal piece of Cody Gabella’s starting rotation as the 2024 South Atlantic League Playoffs creep ever closer. With the Emperors eyeing their fourth straight win, Gabella would give the ball to the former Auburn Tiger Blake Burkhalter against the Asheville Tourists on Thursday night.
Nancy Mace Torched for Butchering Harris’s Name
What’s in a name? Well, save it, because Representative Nancy Mace doesn’t actually care. The South Carolina Republican, who has drifted further and further into the MAGA fold, made a disastrous appearance on CNN Thursday night. “Kamala’s, Ka-mala’s, uh—” Mace stumbled. “You had it right, you almost got it!” chided a smiling Keith Boykin, former Clinton White House aide.Mace began again, still mispronouncing Harris’s name wrong. “I will say Kama-la’s name any way that I want to,” Mace snapped, defensively. Boykin and another panelist, Vanderbilt University professor Michael Eric Dyson, erupted into protests not to mispronounce Harris’s name. But Mace...
Upstate man found guilty on multiple federal charges
An Upstate man has been found guilty on federal charges after he threatened public officials. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 51 year old Jonathan McCaslan of Calhoun Falls was convicted of stalking, mailing threatening letters and more.
Answer Woman: Do Ecusta Trail pedestrian bridges have hazards? Where will parking be?
Today’s burning questions center around the Ecusta Trail that will connect Hendersonville to Brevard. Have other questions for our staff? Email Executive Editor Karen Chávez at KChavez@citizentimes.com and your question could appear in an upcoming column. ...
1st Western NC Sheetz hosts grand opening Thursday, Aug. 15: Free coffee, prizes
The first Sheetz restaurant and convenience store to open in Hendersonville — and the Asheville area as a whole — will host a grand opening event complete with prizes, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and free self-serve coffee and soda all day. The festivities begin outside of the store at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15,...
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