http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire Local, significant, verifiable, fair and respectful en-us Mountain Xpress Sun, 19 May 2013 03:06:51 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/a-b_tech_hosts_job_fair_on_thursday_may_16 Press release from A-B Tech A-B Tech Job Fair features dozens of employers A-B Tech in collaboration with its Foundation and Alumni Association will host the second annual Job Fair, from 2 to 6 p.m.… Wed, 15 May 2013 09:21:34 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/a-b_tech_hosts_job_fair_on_thursday_may_16 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/catholic_charities_event_may_17 From the Diocese of Charlotte: Asheville, NC (May 8, 2013) – The local Catholic charity will have a new name as of May 17, 2013. Catholic Social Services will become Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte… Thu, 09 May 2013 09:10:54 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/catholic_charities_event_may_17 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/wild_plant_walk_may_4 Full announcement from ECO WNC: (HENDERSONVILLE, NC, April 30, 2012) – ECO, the Environmental and Conservation Organization, will host a Wild Plant Walk on Saturday, May 4 from 10-12 as part of its monthly Sustainable… Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:20 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/wild_plant_walk_may_4 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/oakley_farmers_markets_opens_for_second_season_thursday_may_9 Press release from the Oakley Farmers Market The Oakley Farmers Market opens for its second season on Thursday, May 9. This season, the market will take place 3:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays May 9 - Oct. 24,… Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:43:03 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/oakley_farmers_markets_opens_for_second_season_thursday_may_9 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/howd_alt-energy_advocates_beat_a_n.c._bill_jobs_says_southern_studies_repor From SouthernStudies.org A bill that would have ended North Carolina's renewable energy program was voted down this week by a state House committee in a bipartisan vote by a surprisingly wide margin. House Bill 298… Sun, 28 Apr 2013 07:39:14 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/howd_alt-energy_advocates_beat_a_n.c._bill_jobs_says_southern_studies_repor http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/pawndemonium_xxiv_an_asheville-buncombe_chess_tournament_for_kids_saturday_ Press release from the Kiwanis Club of Asheville Pawndemonium XXIV - local chess tournament for kids We in the Kiwanis Club of Asheville are convinced that learning to play chess can have a major positive… Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:28:10 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/pawndemonium_xxiv_an_asheville-buncombe_chess_tournament_for_kids_saturday_ http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/ray_of_hope_run_june_8 ASHEVILLE, NC— Join the Asheville Breakfast Rotary as they present the inaugural Ray of Hope Run 8K at high noon, June 8th, 2013 on the UNC Asheville Campus. Proceeds from this community race will enable… Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:21:52 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/ray_of_hope_run_june_8 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/candlelight_vigil_planned_to_honor_animals_in_laboratories Here's the press release from Southern Animal Action Solidarity: Local animal advocates remember animals in laboratories Asheville, NC—A candlelight vigil will take place in honor of World Week for Animals in Laboratories on Tuesday April… Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:47:34 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/candlelight_vigil_planned_to_honor_animals_in_laboratories http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/catawba_river_on_list_of_americas_most_endangered_rivers From Carolina News Service: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Catawba River is number five on the newly released list of America's Most Endangered Rivers. American Rivers ranked the Catawba that high mainly because of concerns about… Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:50 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/catawba_river_on_list_of_americas_most_endangered_rivers http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/bill_to_eliminate_class_size_limits_in_public_schools_moves_forward_in_n.c The Senate Education Committee today approved legislation (SB 374) to eliminate class-size restrictions in public schools. Instead, the bill would give financial discretion to each school district in spending state funds for teacher positions. The… Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:19:37 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/bill_to_eliminate_class_size_limits_in_public_schools_moves_forward_in_n.c http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/local_ems_and_mission_hospital_conduct_previously_planned_casualty_exercise Press release From Mission Health WHAT: Mission Hospital to Conduct Previously Planned Casualty Exercise WHO: Mission Hospital and local emergency services agencies WHEN: Tuesday, April 16, 2013. 5:00 p.m. start time – 8:00 p.m. approximate… Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:01:03 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/local_ems_and_mission_hospital_conduct_previously_planned_casualty_exercise http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/winston-salem_journal_legislative_meddling_is_hypocritical The Winston-Salem Journal editorial board points to several initiatives North Carolina's Republican legislators are pushing, and dubs the "legislative meddling in local issues ... hypocritical." The WSJ board cites Henderson County Sen. Tom Apodaca as… Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:03:24 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/winston-salem_journal_legislative_meddling_is_hypocritical http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/nc_news_service_nc_house_bill_379_restricts_local_protections_for_organic_f From the NC News Service "NC Organic Farms Feel Threatened by Agriculture Bill" by Stephanie Carroll Carson FAIRVIEW, N.C. - North Carolina's organic farmers are concerned about their livelihood because of a bill proposed in… Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:44:10 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/nc_news_service_nc_house_bill_379_restricts_local_protections_for_organic_f http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/asheville_homestead_co-op_will_send_kids_team_to_odyssey_of_the_mind_world_ Press release Asheville Homeschool Co-op is proud to be sending a team to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals competition May 22 to 25th at Michigan State University. The middle school team - Clay… Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:12:10 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/asheville_homestead_co-op_will_send_kids_team_to_odyssey_of_the_mind_world_ http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/road_construction_and_maintenance_workshop_for_landowners From the Land Trust for Little Tennessee Private landowners are invited to register for a one-day workshop on “Low-Volume Private Access Road Construction and Maintenance” to be held June 6th, 2013 at the Coweeta Hydrologic… Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:25:04 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/road_construction_and_maintenance_workshop_for_landowners http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/blue_ridge_parkway_most_visited_national_park The Blue Ridge Parkway is the most visited place in the National Park system in the United States. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, meanwhile, is No. 3 in the list of the top-ten most… Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:35:22 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/blue_ridge_parkway_most_visited_national_park http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/events_at_chimney_rock_april_1-51 From Chimney Rock Park: CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (March 29, 2013)— Get in touch with your wild side by escaping to this family-friendly vacation spot in the Blue Ridge Mountains. You’ll have a chance to explore… Sun, 31 Mar 2013 12:43:40 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/events_at_chimney_rock_april_1-51 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/asheville_tourists_announce_roster_new_season_opens_thursday_april_11 Press release from the Asheville Tourists The Asheville Tourists Opening Day Roster has been set by the Colorado Rockies. The 25 players who will be wearing the Tourists uniform on opening day will arrive to… Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:39:38 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/asheville_tourists_announce_roster_new_season_opens_thursday_april_11 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/council_member_bothwell_will_speak_at_april_1_dinner_w_progressives Full announcement from Cecil Bothwell's re-election campaign: Asheville, NC— City Councilmember Cecil Bothwell will address the April meeting of Dinner w/Progressives, tomorrow, April 1 at Firestorm Cafe and Books. Bothwell will outline pending legislation in… Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:13:26 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/council_member_bothwell_will_speak_at_april_1_dinner_w_progressives http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/author_discusses_welfare_poverty_april_20 Announcement from Firestorm Cafe and Books: Barbara Morrison, author of Innocent: Confessions of a Welfare Mother, a memoir of her time on welfare, will host a FREE book discussion and reading at the Firestorm Café… Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:24:55 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/author_discusses_welfare_poverty_april_20 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/u.s._forest_service_prescribed_burning_season_for_tusquitee_ranger_district Press release from the U.S. Forest Service MURPHY, N.C., Feb. 28, 2013 - The U.S. Forest Service today announced that the prescribed burning season for the Tusquitee Ranger District, Nantahala National Forest, will take place… Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:00:57 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/u.s._forest_service_prescribed_burning_season_for_tusquitee_ranger_district http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/air_quality_forecast_for_saturday_march_23_moderate Saturday, March 23, 2013, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for area valleys. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code… Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:07:55 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/air_quality_forecast_for_saturday_march_23_moderate http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/galyean_named_as_coca-cola_community_college_national_academic_team_silver_ Press release from A-B Technical Community College Galyean Named To Coca-Cola Community College National Academic Team Sixth-grade dropout, mother of five and A-B Tech Community College student Stella Galyean has been named a 2013 Coca-Cola… Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:53:57 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/galyean_named_as_coca-cola_community_college_national_academic_team_silver_ http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/what_if_you_could_do_something_good_help_asheville_soup_micro-finance_proje Press release What if You Could Do Something Good How would you like to help build a neighborhood garden or playground? What if you could help fix a community eye sore, fund a starter business,… Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:11:20 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/what_if_you_could_do_something_good_help_asheville_soup_micro-finance_proje http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/asheville_native_caroline_albea_receives_dental_friends_scholarship_for_unc Press release from the UNC School of Dentistry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNC SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY ANNOUNCES CAROLINE ALBEA AS RECEIPIENT OF THE DENTAL FRIENDS SCHOLARSHIP CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 18, 2013 – The UNC School… Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:03:48 -0400 http://www.mountainx.com/blogwire/2013/asheville_native_caroline_albea_receives_dental_friends_scholarship_for_unc