My Case For School Choice

This writer is encouraging parents to sacrifice for their child's education, at least their early education. Don't let the government indoctrinate your children.

BlackHawk Girls Win State Track Meet

The North Buncombe High Girls 4×800 meter relay team won a state championship Friday (Feb. 10th). The meet took place at JDL Fast Track Facility in Winston Salem. Coach Jane Roane heads up the team, and (left to right) Avery Mays, Eden Barnwell, Katie Johnson, and Sophie Banks brought the trophy home for the BlackHawks. […]

Local Chapter of DAR Honors Four Seniors for Citizenship

The Joseph McDowell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recognized four high school seniors in Hendersonville for their citizenship at a luncheon meeting.

Reynolds Boys Win MAC, Girls Share Crown With AHS

Reynolds boys and girls both finished with at least a share of MAC basketball regular season titles, ahead of the conference tournament this week.

Commissioner Whitesides: Surprise Me

The superintendents of Asheville City and Buncombe County schools shared their greatest issues with the Buncombe County Commissioners. Since COVID, the schools are seeing a higher incidence of behavioral health problems, and the achievement gap is not closing.

Celebrate Scottish Heritage at the 2023 Asheville Celtic Festival

Haggis, whiskey, swords, and kilts at the WNC Ag Center Dress for the period if you wish, and come celebrate Scottish and Irish heritage.

Bearcat Elyja Gibbs Dies in Car Crash, Widely Mourned

Elyja Gibbs, Hendersonville High School’s recent quarterback and baseball catcher, died in a car accident last week which sparked an outpouring of community grief.

Churches Failing in Preparing Members for an Ever-Increasing Hostile World

Critics and skeptics will always try to discredit Jesus and his deity. For myself, it is just another way I know that Jesus is the real deal. I’ve yet to see a book discrediting Muhammad, Buddha, or any other religion’s messiah anywhere on the best-seller list. However, authors, filmmakers, scientists, and atheists are all lined […]

Three Youths Win in DAR Essay Contest

Appreciation of the Founding Fathers persists among many local youths, amidst a growing nationwide “cancel culture” of historical American figures.

The Intersection of Slavery & Transit

Its Black History Month, and the territory covered at the last meeting of Asheville City Council included the sublime and the sarcastic, the refined and the repulsive.