Black Mountain News

The VA Medical center and the Buncombe County Veterans Council held a memorial service this morning to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Gov. Bev Perdue urges North Carolinians to remember veterans and their families on Memorial Day, and has called on legislators to support her budget plans that invest in initiatives that enhance educational and job opportunities for those who have served the nation.

It bothers me that in the last few weeks, the AC-T e-version at least, has had the front page main... Mary Metcalf and Bob Penland buy Japanese Maple trees during the Town of Weaverville 2012 Arbor Day Celebration Sunday at the Weaverville Nature Park.

Andy Gibbon and Josh Gibbs couldn't have picked a worse time to start a small coffee roasting business.

Grovewood Gallery, 111 Grovewood Road, is hosting its annual Sculpture for the Garden exhibition, opening Saturday and running through December.

Steve Lloyd has built Haywood Arts Regional Theatre into one of WNC's most respected acting troupes.

If God wanted the marriage between man to man or woman to woman, he would have done so in the... Lettuces continue to be plentiful at area tailgate markets.

The Charles George VA Medical Center and the Buncombe County Veterans Council will commemorate Memorial Day at the Western North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain on May 28, 2012.

Exciting news - especially for Black Mountain music fans - Town Pump Tavern is back up and running.

As the summer travel season begins, the NC Department of Transportation is taking steps to help motorists save both time and money by suspending most road construction work on major routes across the state.

Black Mountain resident Andy Andrews is pictured here in a picture taken at a German photo shop after the Nazis surrendered in World War II.

In doing so, they took the first step toward updating a six-year-old strategy for everything from roads to parks to the water system.

A member of the USAF Thunderbird aerial demonstration team safely ejects from an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an Air Show in 2004.

With the deadline for early registration coming up on May 28, kids across the country are signing up for the AGA summer go camp.

THE GREAT SMOKIES REVIEW: Tommy Hays, executive director of the Great Smokies Writing Program, leads a celebration of the online magazine, featuring students, at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St., Asheville, 3 p.m. For more information, call 254-6734. STORYTELLING: Fletcher Feed and Seed hosts the Jonesboro Storytelling Guild performing ... (more)

When my wife and I settled here in 1983, we could turn on the tap and get good quality water.

In the middle ASAP's Get Local lettuces month, greenery abounds at area markets Blue Ribbon Farm's booth has been overflowing with varieties, shown here at the Montford Farmers Market.

After nearly a decade of service to the Town of Drexel, Town Manager Matt Settlemyer is leaving his post.

Eric Roberts, Chad Slagle, and Andrew Winters stroll down Sutton Avenue in Black Mountain during the filming of a spoof of Vanilla Ice's "Ice, Ice Baby." The video has been viewed nearly 3,000 times since being posted on YouTube on May 4. / Photo provided by Chad Slagle Brock Slagle operates a job he used during the filming of a spoof of Vanilla ... (more)

The Black Mountain Garden Show & Sale is May 19 on the grounds of the Monte Vista Hotel.