Pisgah Forest News

The family home was a family project for the Grants. Husband and wife Bill and Lori decided that, since all of them would be living or spending time there, their house in Pisgah Forest should reflect their lives.

Authorities say foul play is not suspected in the death of a man whose body was found early Thursday in Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 9:38 p.m. More than 14 miles on 16 secondary roads near the towns of Hendersonville, Brevard and Columbus will be resurfaced and repaved this year with state funds, Gov.

Work to replace the Biltmore Avenue bridge over the Swannanoa River is expected to begin this fall after state Transportation Secretary Gene Conti awarded a $2.1 million contract for the project Wednesday.

Lydia Vandenbergh made her first appearance in an official WPS game, stepping on for Megan Rapinoe in the 81st minute of the Washington match on June 14.

Authorities have released released the names of two men who died in a plane crash in Transylvania County Monday.

Officials began investigating on Tuesday a plane crash near the Transylvania County Airport that killed two local men.

Two local men who died in a plane crash Monday may have experienced mechanical problems while trying to land.

Published: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 9:44 p.m. 'Hunger is a condition of poverty,' read the slide of a MANNA Food Bank presentation.

The Brevard City Council made plans this week to extend its extraterritorial jurisdiction into Pisgah Forest, directing the planning staff to draft an ordinance that would bring about 117 properties under the city's zoning ordinance.

More than 320 North Carolina middle and high school students competed on the local level this year in National History Day.

The Sightseer travel van will depart for The Cradle of Forestry in Pisgah Forest at 9 a.m. June 23.

23, 2000, with some 600 runners, who started the course in front of the Citizen-Times building at 14 O. Henry Ave.

PISGAH FOREST Gov. Bev Perdue this morning announced that $4 million in federal funding is likely headed for 16 projects in Western North Carolina.

Published: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 11, 2009 at 11:09 p.m. Friends called him Peter Pan.

Published: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 9:09 p.m. Recreational enthusiasts continue to pursue a rails-to-trails project in Henderson and Transylvania counties, but Norfolk Southern railroad seems unwilling to abandon the line.

Friday Off to Stormy Start Strong and severe storms rolled through the mountains this morning, packing heavy rain and gusty winds.

Published: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:19 p.m. Test results requested by the defense of 26-year-old Christopher Lien blood were returned and tested positive for marijuana and Xanex, according to testimony in court this morning.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred DeLane Davis Jr., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth Davis, to Jacob Todd Zaludek.

Published: Friday, May 1, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, April 30, 2009 at 10:08 p.m. Testimony today by a man who called himself a friend of Robert Debiase went into detail about how Debiase struck a man with a beer bottle two years ago causing his death.