Swannanoa News

ASHEVILLE Police charged an Asheville man Tuesday with cocaine possession and allowing his vehicle to be used for drug activity.

ARDEN - The business of being a chef is cutthroat, ripe with competition. But chefs Kelly Sharp and Ralph O'Malley like to stir in some fun with their rivalry.

Sponsored by Parkway HD The ride will start at Parkway Harley-Davidson in Swannanoa.

The Black Mountain Board of Aldermen will hold a special meeting at the new town hall Thursday at 5 p.m. to determine how to proceed with proposed renovations to the building.

Julia Wolfe used to advertise her boardinghouse as "Just a Whisper Away from the Square," and each year some 15,000 visitors wandering around downtown Asheville make their way up the front steps of the house, ...

The 2008 Swannanoa Valley CROP Walk may be almost three months off, but planning is already underway.

ASHEVILLE Two men were arrested Monday on burglary charges, breaking into a plant to steal scrap metal and machine parts, according to warrants filed at the Buncombe County Magistrate's Court.

Authorities Saturday charged an Asheville man with assaulting a man, who required hospitalization for his injuries.

Class of 1978 The Charles D. Owen Class of 1978 will hold its 30th reunion on Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27.

Water conservation is a big issue for Jeff Seitz, owner of Appalachian Creek Nursery and Landscaping in Swannanoa.

Joel Williams never met David Blanton Jr. He never met Blanton's wife Michaela or the couple's six-week old son, Tye.

The Valley will celebrate the nation's birthday, July 4, again this year marking the day America declared her freedom from England in 1776.

When I was growing up, the birth of our nation meant one thing - and it wasn't liberty and justice for all.

Hey, read the rules! Authorities say a toddler is dead following a seven-vehicle wreck on Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that began when a tractor-trailer hit a sports utility vehicle.

Comments on Topix forums : RALEIGH A Buncombe County businesswoman pleaded guilty Monday to felony tax charges filed by the N.C. Department of Revenue.

I wonder if the writers of the hate-filled, homophobic letters that have appeared recently on these pages are aware of the research that indicates the loudest and most merciless gay and lesbian bashers are ...

ASHEVILLE Just don't call them survivalists. "I don't really embrace the wacko associations with that word," said Natalie Nicklett, founder of the Firefly Gathering, a four-day event focused on primitive living ...

More people are gardening this year than in recent times. "I could not keep vegetable plants this spring," Mary Glenn Mason, owner of Masons Lawn and Garden Center, said.

Jacki Huntington * jhunting@ashevill.gannett.com * published June 23, 2008 6:00 am The Friends of the Swannanoa Public Library will host the 6th annual Groovin' on Grovemont concert series, a benefit for the ...

SWANNANOA Green has gone mainstream in the mountains as more developers are scrambling to meet a market demand for more efficient homes, say organizers of the second annual Mountain Green Sustainability ...