Transylvania County News

About 1,000 riders are expected in Sunday's Fletcher Flyer bicycle ride. The event features four ride options, from 100 miles to 30 miles.

April existing home sales rose in Buncombe County were up 4.1 percent over April 2011 and the median price of a home sold rose from $181,200 to $197,250. But April's total of 204 sales was down 6 percent when compared to March's 217, according to N.C. Mountains Multiple Listing Service.

A At dusk for a month each year, the otherwise dark forest floor of the DuPont State Forest in Western North Carolina becomes awash in a mysterious blue light.

A rifle blows up at a Transylvania County shooting range, sending metal fragments into its owner's face.

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)

Buncombe County schools are considering taking advantage of a federal program that would pay for a free breakfast for all students.

Rescue workers Thursday called off a search for a Georgia man missing in Pisgah National Forest after the man's family told authorities he had disappeared for brief periods in the past.

GroWNC meetings will be held to inform the public on this new regional planning iniative and to get community feedback.

Work to clear a massive debris jam that clogged the French Broad River is complete, stemming the loss of thousands of tons of soil into the region's principal waterway.