Pisgah Forest News

Frank Smith is hoping an arena chock-full of the latest and greatest in fly-fishing gear, demonstrations by some of the region's top anglers - and maybe a little beer sampling - will help re-energize fly-fishing in the mountains.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:32 p.m. Lt.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. Trick-or-treaters, posing as ninjas, witches, princesses and ghosts, are looking forward to celebrating Halloween on Saturday this year.

Thomas Case, maker of Pisgah Forest Pottery, worked for his grandfather, Walter Stevens, a master potter, when Case was 15.

Police Saturday arrested a pair of people on drug charges. Stanley Patrick Eddings Jr., 21, of Future Drive, Asheville, was charged with possession of 14 crack cocaine rocks.

A route through Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania and Haywood counties has received federal designation as a national scenic byway.

Voters in Brevard and Rosman will elect a mayor, two Brevard City Council members and three Rosman Board of Aldermen when they go to the polls on Nov.

Published: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 12, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. Clarence Franklin Allison and Lynda Beddingfield Allison of Mills River celebrated Click to enlarge their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, September 26, 2009.

An attorney for a man accused of first-degree murder in 2007 argued in court Wednesday that his client's statement about hitting the victim with a statue was coerced and should be thrown out.

A Pisgah Forest man was killed in a crash Monday night in Transylvania County, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol.

Published: Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 7:04 p.m. Residents of Brevard took a step back in time to learn about their heritage Saturday during the first Founder's Day celebration.

Published: Monday, August 24, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, August 22, 2009 at 4:37 p.m. There's not much birding to be done in the hot summer months, so a lot of birders turn to smaller fry.

Although I'm questioned regularly on the best events and trails in Western North Carolina, nobody ever asks which locals are worth meeting.

Buncombe and Henderson counties need to do more to make it possible for residents to recycle electronic devices such as televisions and computers.

The transition to digital television transmission earlier this summer provided a bonanza for TV makers, who sold millions of flat-screen units to customers worried about losing access to signals.

The transition to digital television transmission earlier this summer provided a bonanza for TV makers, who sold millions of flat-screen units to customers worried about losing access to signals.

Published: Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 31, 2009 at 5:20 p.m. Imagine being able to walk, jog or ride a bicycle along a former rail line between Brevard and Hendersonville.

Transylvania County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery today of a body in Bass Lake.

STAFF REPORTS * communitynews@citizen-times.com * published July 24, 2009 8:45 am PISGAH FOREST The last concert of the 2009 Songcatchers Music Series at the Cradle of Forestry will be held on July 26 and feature Laura Boosinger.

PISGAH FOREST Imagine standing on a railroad track amid the silence of the forest.