Transylvania County News

Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 1:47 p.m. To The Editor: Joseph English and John Lamb are two of the "little known" pioneers of present Transylvania County.

Video report from an unhappy riverkeeper: North Asheville construction site in Grove Park Cove that polluted the French Broad River for months.

BlueRidgeNow reports: The Boyd Chevrolet Pontiac Buick GMC dealership in this Transylvania County community is closing its doors Dec.

The Boyd Chevrolet Pontiac Buick GMC dealership in this Transylvania County community is closing its doors Dec.

The nation may have posted the wettest October on record, but Western North Carolina has seen soggier autumns, according to the National Climatic Data Center.

Two days after a fire ripped through Midway Bible Baptist Church, destroying much of the building, parishioners gathered in the fellowship hall Sunday morning to sing hymns of praise to a God they said is with them during this difficult time.

A Louisiana man was arrested and charged in connection with a fire Friday night that destroyed part of the Midway Bible Baptist Church, Transylvania County Sheriff's officials said Sunday.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:35 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:35 p.m. A church was damaged Friday night after it caught on fire, according to the pastor of the church.

Firefighters were battling a blaze late Friday at a Transylvania County church. Several fire departments responded to Mid Way Bible Baptist Church on Catheys Creek Church Road in Brevard, an emergency dispatcher said.

A man is dead and another is in critical condition following an attempted murder-suicide at the Applebee's on Four Seasons Boulevard that authorities say might have been precipitated by a love triangle.

In one of the two classrooms at Etowah Children's Center, 3- and 4-year-olds dance in a circle with two of their teachers.

County Emergency Services Director Jerry Vehaun says as long the rainfall doesn't exceed the forecast amounts, the county should be fine.

Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 8:35 a.m. Numerous residents woke to power outages in Saluda and surrounding areas.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:19 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:19 p.m. The rain, now in the area, will continue through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

"People think the market closes in October, but it doesn't," says Julie Mansfield of the North Asheville Tailgate Market.

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 10:30 p.m. Two Henderson County Sheriff's Office deputies defused a potentially deadly and dangerous incident Thursday night after a man fired a shotgun at them and hid.

The Mooresville Graded School District sits near the head of the pack statewide following the release of report cards last week from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction.

A man was arrested Monday on charges of intentional child abuse, according to the Transylvania County Sheriff's Office.

The Census Bureau doesn't just count people, it also counts pumpkins and places to trick-or-treat. On that list: Transylvania County, N.C., Tombstone, Ariz.

Rosman leaders again told Transylvania County commissioners they do not want an animal shelter built within their limits, saying the town is already the "dumping ground" for projects Brevard does not want, such as landfills.