The daylong tourism industry conference will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 21 on campus.(Photo: Special to the Citizen-Times) CULLOWHEE – The impact of successful festivals and events on the economy of the 26 westernmost counties of North Carolina will be…

Workers placed a “sedimentation curtain” on the French Broad River near Penland Creek and the New Belgium Brewery site about a week ago to prevent the spread of sediment into the river. The curtain should come out this week.(Photo: William…

Police video and audio recording of events can be held a minimum of 30 days before being destroyed, Asheville City Council decided on Feb. 10. The new rule was one of many items on Council’s consent agenda, and it passed unanimously. So did two…

Legions of hikers and state “highpointers” have had the vision for years that if you build an overlook on Sassafras Mountain, the curious will come. Now, it looks like the idea for an accessible observation platform straddling the North Carolina-South…

If the weather cooperates on Sunday, Feb. 15, Asheville Mardi Gras executive committee Chair Hobbit Hawes estimates there could be more than 5,000 people lining Wall Street, Battery Park Avenue, Haywood Street and Page Avenue for the volunteer organization’s annual…

Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina’s highest point(Photo: MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Staff) PICKENS – Legions of hikers and state “highpointers” have had the vision for years that if you build an overlook on Sassafras Mountain, the curious will come. Now, it looks like the…

ASHEVILLE — A coalition of local groups, led by UNC Asheville’s Center for Diversity Education and a local historian, are pushing for an “iconic” monument to be erected in Pack Square that recognizes the achievements, sacrifices and histories of Western…

Buy Photo Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina’s highest point, will soon get an observation platform.(Photo: MYKAL McELDOWNEY/Greenville News)Buy Photo Tags Headwaters Charles Taylor Clemson University Charles Taylor Duke Energy While the summit Mount Mitchell is well known — and when it’s…

The PBR Mussels from the popular West Asheville restaurant, The Admiral.(Photo: Big Swede Inc.) It started like this. Christine Sykes Lowe and Debby Maugans had the same idea. They wanted to somehow illuminate the connection between farmers and chefs. They…

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