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Laurel Green Park and playground reopens after year-long stream restoration
LAUREL PARK - Laurel Green has reopened after a year-long closure for an extensive stream restoration project and a thorough cleaning of its popular playground. Laurel Park officials closed the town’s park and playground facility in May 2023 to begin the project. A grand re-opening was held in May 2024 with a ribbon cutting officiated by Mayor Carey O’Cain and Republican N.C. Sen. Tim Moffitt. ...
Burning the meadow: Many landowners interested in controlled burns but how does it work?
This February, Mike Elliott held a drip torch over the edge of the meadow in front of his house, and dropped flaming fuel onto the dry grass and plants. Fire rose high into the air. A curving line of flames rolled quickly through the field — devouring the dry foliage and leaving smoldering ash behind. Elliott had done controlled burns before and he had help — a crew of five, including four people from Conserving Carolina. The...
Baba Nahm plans table service, all-day menu, pastries spread at new restaurant location
ASHEVILLE - A downtown eatery that became popular with lunch crowds is revamping its operations, service offerings and menu at a new location. In 2017, Brian Smith and his pastry chef wife Laura opened Baba Nahm restaurant specializing in Middle Eastern street food styles at Grove Arcade, 1 Page Ave, Suite 139. ...
ROME EMPERORS EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN EXTRA INNINGS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT VS. ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
Three runs in the bottom of the ninth, courtesy of Nick Ward and Adam Zebrowski, kept the Emperors alive Wednesday night before E.J. Exposito’s single won the ball game in the tenth, 6-5. Again, it was Asheville striking first via a single, double, and triple in the top of...
Top high school football player in NC — maybe in the US — faces tough college decision
Providence Day’s David Sanders might be the best high school football player in the United States. He’s got his own clothing line, and big decision to make Saturday. An exclusive Q&A with The Observer.
'These disparities exist' | Lincoln County couple shares story of grief, praises new law aimed at stillbirth prevention
DENVER, N.C. — Since 2018, Brandon and Tomeka Isaac have used their darkest days as a guiding light to help others. “Two weeks before everything just happened, Jace was measuring small. That’s a symptom of something going on,” Tomeka Isaac shared. Jace is their tragically stillborn son.
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,...
Robinson says ‘conflict of interest’ in state’s review of family’s nonprofit, citing Stein’s wife’s employment
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) is accusing a state agency of having a “conflict of interest” in its review of his wife’s nonprofit because that agency also employs the wife of his opponent in the governor’s race, Atty. Gen. Josh Stein (D).
1 in 4 NC students chronically absent from school
One in four North Carolina students was "chronically absent" from school during the 2022-23 school year, state data show. This means hundreds of thousands of students missed at least 10% of the school year, or the equivalent of at least three and a half weeks of school.
Some rivers in eastern North Carolina continue to rise
Flood warnings remain in place for several areas of eastern North Carolina; the National Weather Service says some continue to rise, while water levels are starting to drop in other locations. The Tar River at Greenville is expected to crest at around 17 feet, moderate flood stage, on Friday and...
Harris to call for federal ban on price-gouging in Friday speech
Vice President Harris on Friday will outline a series of economic policy proposals as part of her presidential campaign, including a call for a federal ban on corporate price-gouging. Harris will deliver remarks in North Carolina, a battleground state where her campaign said she will focus on plans to lower...
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