Blue Ridge News

For many bass fishermen, there are two kinds of fish -- those to be admired briefly and released, and those that are destined to be wall decor.

An Evening with Sam and Ruby will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center.

' The School District of Oconee County has announced that Melloul-Blaney Construction of Greenville is the apparent low bidder to construct the new Blue Ridge Elementary School that is slated to open in August ...

Mighty fine music Sit back and enjoy some superb Celtic music from the dynamic duo of fiddler Jamie Laval and mandolin player Ashley Broder at the Mountain Spirit Coffeehouse concert at 7 tonight at the ...

Seniors, family and friends arrive for Blue Ridge High School graduation at Timmons Arena at Furman University Wednesday, June 4, 2008.

Byron Hardy has been named the girls basketball coach at Blue Ridge High School, the school announced Wednesday.

The Hendersonville High School Jazz Band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Ridge Performing Arts Center, 538 N. Main St. via Asheville Citizen-Times

OK, I confessed earlier that I was once a wannabe poet. I credit that to reading lots of Shel Silverstein works at a young age. via Columbia Daily Tribune

More than 250 Grayson County College students were recognized for their collegiate achievements during the college's annual "Evening of Excellence" program. via North Texas e-News

“I thought there would be all sorts of equipment and lights and cameras. It's just a little bitty device.”

Ronda Duncan's Latin II class at Hillcrest High School seems like any other classroom as students pull out their homework -- a translation of Ovid's love story of Pyramus and Thisbe. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“She's very thorough and knowledgeable about her subject. Here at our own school we're able to offer all four languages, which speaks for itself about what kind of teacher she is.”

Order a reprint Blue Ridge High School teacher Thiela Schnaufer demonstrates how technology enables her to teach 13 students at Hillcrest High School who otherwise would not be enrolled in Latin II. via Spartanburg Herald-Journal

“As our society gets further and further away from our agricultural roots, a lot of kids think that hamburgers come from the local fast-food place, and things come from the store, rather than from the farm”

When Brenda Wright first started teaching at Blue Ridge High School 14 years ago, many of her students had experience with farms. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“You teach to their strengths with this approach”

The school is tentatively planning to divide its sixth-grade class into three teams next school year: one all-boys, one all-girls and one coed, said Andrew Batman, assistant principal. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“As our society gets further and further away from our agricultural roots, a lot of kids ... think that hamburgers come from the local fast food place, and things come from the store, rather than from the farm”

When Brenda Wright first started teaching at Blue Ridge High School 14 years ago, many of her students had experience with agriculture. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“It is going to be nice and pleasant today with lots of sunshine.”

On Monday night, it was a winter wonderland. But early Tuesday morning, it was a traffic nightmare for thousands of commuters across North Texas as an unsual late season snowstorm led to icy conditions on ... via WFAA

“Cold air is spilling into North Texas along with rain and heavy thundershowers”

Heavy rains and thunderstorms caused flooding on roadways and power outages in the Dallas-Fort Worth area Monday morning. via Denton Record-Chronicle

The Kennedys, above, Hungrytown and The Strangelings perform at the Mountain Spirit Coffeehouse show at 7 tonight at the Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Charlotte Street and Edwin Place. via The Asheville Citizen-Times

“There's so many different aspects of the school district affected, not only students and the community”

Schneider Elementary teacher Shawna Kidd lost her father, Eric Kidd, to cancer last year, but she's reminded of him every day in her second-grade classroom. via Pantagraph

To the Editor: On Feb. 15, the doors to the Blue Ridge Yellow Jacket Youth Center will be closed. via The White Mountain Independent

“It will really improve it dramatically”

' Construction at Blue Ridge Junior High will continue this summer, including an art room, science room, entryway and administrative office. via Pantagraph