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Friday Oct 30 | Asheville Citizen-Times

Mission Hospital's CEO Joe Damore resigns

Joe Damore, the leader of Western North Carolina's biggest hospital and largest employer, announced Tuesday he will step down from his post as president and CEO of Mission Hospital and Mission Health System effective Jan.

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Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Mountain Xpress

An underground food tradition

Like most homegrown cuisines, Appalachian cookery is rife with makeshift techniques and food-stretching ingenuity.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Home Gardening, Home

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Spot for Spruce Pine ABC store approved

Spruce Pine can open a liquor store after the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission signed off today on the store's location.

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Related Topix: Spruce Pine, NC

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Ashvegas

Wanted: CEO for Mission Medical Associates

Mission Health System based in Asheville, North Carolina has retained Witt/Kieffer to assist in the recruitment efforts for a Chief Executive Officer of its affiliate Mission Medical Associates.

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Related Topix: Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Spruce Pine, NC

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Charlotte.com

Barnstorming for quilts

A wooden panel painted to resemble a handmade quilt hangs on a house on Toe River Road in Green Mountain.

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Related Topix: River Road, NC, Green Mountain, NC, Jefferson, NC, West Jefferson, NC, Life, Quilting, Hobbies

Mon Sep 14, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Small Bites

The Admiral: West Asheville's The Admiral has always had a thriving late-night scene, but it's now a better-fed one: The acclaimed eatery last month debuted a late-night lineup for its DJ-drawn crowd, featuring dishes from the regular dinner menu and smaller snacks, including truffled popcorn and shrimp deviled eggs.

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Related Topix: Asheville, NC, Life, Food, Dining, Wine, Drink, Spruce Pine, NC

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Mountain Xpress

Knife & Fork

Flavor: Classic WNC field-to-table Ambiance: Subdued stylish Price: $12-$17 Where: 61 Locust, Spruce Pine Contact: 765-1511 Hours: Tue-Fri, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 5:30-9 p.m.; Sat, 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Sun, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. The hardest part of being an artist - other than the measly paychecks and constant parental griping - is surrendering control of ...

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Related Topix: Locust, NC, Spruce Pine, NC, Life, Food, Vegetables, Dining

Thu Sep 10, 2009

The Mountain Times

High Country Posts Lowest Employment Rate in Seven Months

The unemployment rate continued its steady decrease in four High Country counties in July and held stable in two others, with only Mitchell County posting a slight increase over June's rate according to data released by the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

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Related Topix: Ashe County, NC

Tue Sep 08, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Plastic bottles to be banned from NC landfills

Plastic bottles are banned from North Carolina's landfills starting Oct. 1. The ban is meant to help satisfy the growing demand for plastic by recycling bottles, said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

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Related Topix: Orange County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Buncombe County, NC

News Observer

Liquor stores in bureaucratic limbo

Three North Carolina localities are ready to build, set up or relocate a liquor store and get their alcohol revenue flowing.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, Pilot Mountain, NC, Spruce Pine, NC

Wed Aug 12, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Wind energy ban is another setback for Mitchell County

Senate Bill 1068 as it has now been amended would effectively ban all significant wind energy development in Western North Carolina while developing a permitting process for its deployment in the rest of the state.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Spruce Pine, NC, Appalachian State University, Blue Ridge Parkway, US National Parks

Asheville Citizen-Times

Wind energy ban is another setback for Mitchell County

Senate Bill 1068 as it has now been amended would effectively ban all significant wind energy development in Western North Carolina while developing a permitting process for its deployment in the rest of the state.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Spruce Pine, NC, Appalachian State University, Blue Ridge Parkway, US National Parks

Tue Aug 11, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Wind energy ban is another setback for Mitchell County

Senate Bill 1068 as it has now been amended would effectively ban all significant wind energy development in Western North Carolina while developing a permitting process for its deployment in the rest of the state.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Spruce Pine, NC, Appalachian State University, Blue Ridge Parkway, US National Parks

Asheville Citizen-Times

Wind energy ban is another setback for Mitchell County

Senate Bill 1068 as it has now been amended would effectively ban all significant wind energy development in Western North Carolina while developing a permitting process for its deployment in the rest of the state.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Spruce Pine, NC, Appalachian State University, Blue Ridge Parkway, US National Parks

Sat Aug 08, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Wind energy ban is another setback for Mitchell County

Senate Bill 1068 as it has now been amended would effectively ban all significant wind energy development in Western North Carolina while developing a permitting process for its deployment in the rest of the state.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Spruce Pine, NC, Appalachian State University, Blue Ridge Parkway, US National Parks

Thu Aug 06, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Students in Madison, Mitchell head back to school today

Summer is over for students in Madison and Mitchell counties. The school districts begin the 2009-10 school year today.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Madison County, NC, Avery County, NC, Banner Elk, NC, Yancey County, NC

Tue Aug 04, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

NC Mineral & Gem Festival returns tomorrow

The 2009 N.C. Mineral and Gem Festival will be held July 30-Aug. 2 at The Bridge .

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Related Topix: Spruce Pine, NC

Stateville Record & Landmark

Iredell's property taxes stay low

In terms of taxes, Iredell is currently the 17th least-expensive county in the state in which to own property.

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Related Topix: Iredell County, NC, Transylvania County, NC

Sun Aug 02, 2009

BBC

Silicon Valley's secret recipe

Spruce Pine, a modest, charmingly low-key town in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina, is at the heart of a global billion-dollar industry.

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Related Topix: Spruce Pine, NC, Geology, Science

Fri Jul 31, 2009

High Country Press

50th Annual N.C. Mineral & Gem Festival July 30 to August 2

Customers browse the tables at the annual N.C. Mineral & Gem Festival in Spruce Pine.

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Related Topix: Spruce Pine, NC

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