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/ Asheville is the center of the climate data universe. Five years ago, entrepreneur and philanthropist Mack Pearsall thought he had discovered Asheville’s path to great wealth and world acclaim. Not through its beer; not because of its natural amenities. Rather, in this time of global climate concern, the 84-year-old descendent of a pioneering North Carolina family believed Asheville could prosper by monetizing a unique yet little-known asset: Its federal archive of climate and weather data — the largest such collection among all the nations on Earth — curated by a local talent bank ...

BPR's Matt Bush speaks with AVL Watchdog reporter Tom Fiedler Five years ago, entrepreneur and philanthropist Mack Pearsall thought he had discovered Asheville’s path to great wealth and world acclaim. Not through its beer; not because of its natural amenities. Rather, in this time of global climate concern, the 84-year-old descendent of a pioneering North Carolina family believed Asheville could prosper by monetizing a unique yet little-known asset: Its federal archive of climate and weather data — the largest such collection among all the nations on Earth — curated by a local talen...

The Wests Tigers are hoping Jackson Hastings can have a similar impact to Canberra’s signing of English stars Josh Hodgson and Elliott Whitehead by becoming a circuit breaker for the club’s recruitment ambitions. After falling short in attempts to sign the likes of Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr, the Tigers have been forced to target young talent for their rebuilding program but recent results are testing the patience of the club’s hierarchy. The worst start to a season since former Parramatta CEO Denis Fitzgerald predicted in 1999 that “two struggling clubs getting together” w...

MSU students begin painting 300-foot mural Mississippi State University art student Marcus Williams paints the top of a mural planned for North Jackson Street in downtown Starkville Wednesday. The mural, which is a partnership between the Starkville Area Arts Council, the city and MSU’s art department, will depict iconic buildings from the city and MSU’s campus when it is complete this summer. Tyler B. Jones/Dispatch Staff Lynn Spruill STARKVILLE — Standing in the afternoon sunlight on North Jackson Street Wednesday, Mississippi State University junior Marcus Williams rolled his pain...

Students at Mississippi State University are turning a downtown retaining wall into a work of art. They will be painting a mural titled "From City Hall to Lee Hall: We're all in this together" that will feature a long line of stylized buildings in various colors of the rainbow, progressing from iconic buildings in the city to buildings that characterize the campus of MSU. "I think the whole idea of murals is to beautify the city and connect the physical city with the ideals and the things that people love," said Emily Harms, a junior graphic design major and the MSU student who designed the m...