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Park Service officials are investigating a death on the Blue Ridge Parkway. A recommended hiring freeze is causing concern among some Asheville teachers. More details are coming out in the case of a former mountain pastor charged with child sex crimes.

Park Service officials are investigating a death on the Blue Ridge Parkway. A recommended hiring freeze is causing concern among some Asheville teachers. More details are coming out in the case of a former mountain pastor charged with child sex crimes.

This announcement marks Allen Tate’s entry into the North Carolina Highlands/Cashiers region and adds two new offices.

Former ministry leader at NC university sexually abused student for years, lawsuit says Joe Marusak © Provided by WBTV Charlotte Jury selection in murder trial underway (The Charlotte Observer) - A former Catholic ministry leader at Western Carolina University in the North Carolina mountains sexually abused a student for years in the 1980s, according to a lawsuit the former student filed on Tuesday against his alleged abuser and the Charlotte Catholic Diocese. On Friday, the ...

View Comments Brevard College is the only higher education institution in the Asheville area that will require the COVID-19 vaccination for all staff and students this fall. With a fully vaccinated on-campus population, the liberal arts school with a student body of about 700 will no longer require masks or social distancing during the fall semester. “We decided to require the vaccine because we wanted to be able to provide our students with the experience that sold them on Brevard to begin w...

The first trails at Canton’s Chestnut Mountain Park will be ready to ride before the leaves drop this fall thanks to an overwhelmingly successful fund...

During a May 11 work session, Jackson County commissioners discussed a plan to use $400,000 from the general fund — previously allocated to the Cullow...

By Mark Starling District Attorney Newman Removed From Office (Henderson County, NC) -- Greg Newman is out as district attorney for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties. A Superior Court judge issued a ruling yesterday to immediately remove Newman from office based on his findings from a three-day hearing earlier this month. Newman had been accused of misconduct in a number of cases, including a sexual assault case at the center of the most recent hearing. The judges order cited what...

WCU prepares to offer full college experience this fall    CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University is gearing up for a traditional college experience this fall with plans to resume all academic, social and extracurricular activities and continue the academic excellence for which the institution is known. Western Carolina University’s Homecoming Parade is one of many events that will be held this academic year. (WCU photo) WCU is planning in-person classes, homecoming activities, concerts,...

Ranch established to help combat veterans with PTSD now accepting applications     CULLOWHEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Equinox Ranch, a program designed to provide treatments to US Combat Veterans, will be welcoming their first class of Veterans into the program this June. Located on a beautiful riverside property in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Equinox Ranch is committed to being a source available to veterans living with PTSD. Construction is still underway at the Ranch, but they’re exci...