Man charged with selling synthetic pot in Sylva
SYLVA — A Sylva store operator is facing drug charges for selling synthetic marijuana that was banned in North Carolina last year.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120517/NEWS/305170067/Man-charged-selling-synthetic-pot-Sylva
Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 08:57:44 -0700
Bottoms up, Jackson: Voters approve countywide alcohol sales
Jackson voters approved alcohol sales in Tuesday’s election by a comfortable margin, making it only the third county in Western North Carolina to permit the sale of booze county wide. Most counties are dry, with alcohol sales only allowed inside town limits.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/news/item/6993-bottoms-up-jackson-voters-approve-countywide-alcohol-sales
Published: Wed, 09 May 2012 06:38:22 -0700
Listen to the music
Whether it’s called pickin’, groovin’ or jammin’ — every summer, Western North Carolina blends its majestic mountain views with its heritage music at various concerts and jam sessions.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/7021-listen-to-the-music
Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 06:09:29 -0700
Asheville's Rob Neufeld on a new novel by UNC Asheville graduate Wiley Cash
Wiley Cash presents his novel, “A Land More Kind Than Home,” at 7 p.m. Friday at City Lights Bookstore, 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva (586-9499) and at 4 p.m. Saturday at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., Asheville (254-6734).
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120513/LIVING/305130043/Neufeld-WCU-grad-s-novel-reveals-snake-grass?odyssey=nav%7chead
Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 19:13:54 -0700
Twenty hopping years in Western North Carolina’s beer history
1993: Smoky Mountain Brewery opens in Waynesville. It closes one year later. 1994: Oscar Wong and John McDermott start Highland Brewing Company in the basement of Barley's Taproom in downtown Asheville. 1997: The Blue Rooster, Asheville's first brewpub, opens next to Barley's featuring Highland beers exclusively. It closes a year later.Asheville Beer Week Events All addresses in Asheville ...
http://www.mountainx.com/news/2012/051612twenty-hopping-years-in-western-north-carolinas-beer-history
Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:26:47 -0700
N.C. voters say ‘yes’ to Amendment One
As predicted, North Carolina voters ushered in a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and civil unions in Tuesday’s primary election, joining a flood of states to pass constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage in recent years.
http://www.smokymountainnews.com/component/k2/item/6991-nc-voters-say-%e2%80%98yes%e2%80%99-to-amendment-one
Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 08:08:34 -0700
Asheville area business people
Nine attorneys at Roberts & Stevens Law Firm have been honored by their peers in the 2012 editions of the top legal directories in North Carolina.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120429/BUSINESS/304290011/Asheville-area-business-people
Published: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:34:47 -0700
Land gifted for dental school
LUMBERTON — The Robeson County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to donate land to the East Carolina University Dental School of Medicine so that it can open a dental school in Lumberton. The ...
http://robesonian.com/bookmark/18496838
Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 07:58:02 -0700
Asheville area literary and book-related events for the coming week
CITY LIGHTS BOOK CLUB: Discussing the 2013 Spring Literary Festival at City Lights Bookstore, 3 E. Jackson St., Sylva, 2 p.m. Call 586-9499. ANN HITE: Reads from her novel “Ghost on Black Mountain” at Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., Asheville, 3 p.m. Call 254-6734.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120429/LIVING/304290032/Asheville-area-literary-book-related-events-coming-week?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cLiving%7cs
Published: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:14:54 -0700
Hot Picks: Top entertainment choices for Asheville and Western North Carolina
Planet of the Abts, featuring Matt Abts and Jorgen Carlsson of Gov’t Mule, plays tonight at Pisgah Brewing, 150 Eastside Dr. in Black Mountain. Velvet Truckstop opens at 9. Tickets are $15 at the door.
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20120427/ENT/304270003/Hot-Picks-Top-entertainment-choices-WNC?odyssey=nav%7chead
Published: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:24:30 -0700
