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• State program designates Box Creek Wilderness as 24th most significant natural heritage area in N.C.

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  Caitlin Byrd | 03/18/2013

  Amidst a public dispute between private landowner Tim Sweeney and Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Natural Heritage Program has designated Box Creek Wilderness, the private land in contention, as the 24th most significant natural heritage area in the state out of more than 2,400 similar properties.

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• Carolina Public Press: Fight brewing over Rutherford Republican's energy legislation

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  David Forbes | 03/18/2013

  Carolina Public Press reports on the attempt by state Rep. Mike Hager to roll back 2007 legislation requiring electricity producers to include renewable energy sources.

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• Comet watch and coats

  

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  Pamela McCown | 03/14/2013

  No doubt about it: March is off to a chilly start so far. Today's sunny skies are almost enough to fool you into thinking that spring has arrived ... until you step foot outside and the brisk breeze and cold air reminds you that it's still late winter. If the clouds cooperate, I encourage you to bundle up and take the opportunity to spot the comet PanSTARRS low on the western horizon after sunset for the next week.

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• Opposing lines: Owner, groups, utility disagree about placing power lines through Box Creek

  

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  Caitlin Byrd | 03/12/2013

  Months of debate, studies and discussion about where Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation should build 2.5 miles of power lines have come to a halt: In January, REMC asked for an easement that would let the utility build power lines through Box Creek Wilderness, a 5,100-acre tract east of Asheville that straddles the county line between Rutherford and McDowell. But recently, local groups and the property owner launched a campaign against the request, including a petition, Facebook page and video.

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• A real snow job

  

  NEWS

  Pamela McCown | 03/07/2013

  Were you part of the "haves" or the "have not-so-muchers" this week? Those who live in the higher elevations received a big dose of snow while the Asheville Regional Airport saw just a trace.

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• Crowd shows up to object to Progress rate hike

  

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  David Forbes | 03/06/2013

  At a five-hour hearing conducted by the North Carolina Utilities Commission last night, every speaker except those representing the Council of Independent Business Owners and Biltmore Farms objected to rate hikes proposed by Progress Energy. The speakers' reasons for opposition ranged from the impact of the rate increases on the working poor to projected environmental damage. Photo by Max Cooper

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• Rutherford Electric files to build power lines through Box Creek Wilderness

  

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  Caitlin Byrd | 03/05/2013

  Months of debate, studies and discussion about where Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation should build 2.5 miles of power lines have come to a halt: In January, REMC filed a 25-page request for an easement that would let the utility build power lines through Box Creek Wilderness, a 5,100-acre forest tract that straddles the county line between Rutherford and McDowell. Local groups and the property owner have launched a campaign against it, including a petition, Facebook page and video. (Image courtesy of Unique Places to Save)

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• The snow moon: Will it be right?

  

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  Pamela McCown | 02/28/2013

  Did you know that each full moon has a name? Most of us have heard of the Harvest Moon, the full moon that occurs in October. In North America, the full moon in February is known as the Snow Moon (or the Storm Moon). February's full moon occurred on Monday of this week, and it made a beautiful entrance over the eastern horizon.

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• Building knowledge: Asheville pushes for new schools

  

  NEWS IN PRINT

  Jake Frankel | 02/27/2013

  Education officials, teachers and even some students are pushing to build cutting-edge new homes for Isaac Dickson Elementary and Asheville Middle School. The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will consider the proposals soon, some of them questioning the need for high-tech designs when budgets are already stretched thin. Even supporters don’t know where the estimated $60 million cost might come from.

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• A Tale of Two Schools

  

  NEWS IN PRINT

  Jake Frankel | 02/27/2013

  In their push for new state-of-the-art homes for Issac Dickson Elementary and Asheville Middle School, officials say the existing facilities suffer from leaky roofs and windows, unwieldy corridors, mold, insufficient storage, inadequate lighting and antiquated heating and cooling systems.

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