what a lovely sunset

#photography #sunset #wnc

The Perfect Storm: Why WNC Schools are Facing a Fiscal Cliff in 2026 | WNC Times WNC -- April 5, 2026: While the rest of North Carolina watches the political tug-of-war in Raleigh, Western North Carolina is feeling a much colder r...

The Perfect Storm: Why WNC Schools are Facing a Fiscal Cliff in 2026 wnctimes.com/article/the-... #FEMA #NCSchools #Education #Helene #HelenRecovery #WNC #WNCnews #Asheville #NorthCarolina #Politics #NCGeneralAssembly #NCNEWS

Rabies Vaccine Bait Drop Begins in Western NC to Protect People and Pets | WNC Times Western North Carolina -- April 5, 2026: Press Release North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Starting in April, wildlife official...

Rabies Vaccine Bait Drop Begins in Western NC to Protect People and Pets wnctimes.com/article/rabi... #Rabies #RabiesVaccine #Pets #Raccoons #Outdoors #WNC #WNCnews #NC #NCNEWS #OutdoorNews #RabiesVaccineBaitDrop

Haywood County Roadside Blooms Secure Top Honors in 40th Annual NCDOT Wildflower Awards | WNC Times Haywood County -- Drivers traveling along I-40 have likely noticed the vibrant bursts of color lining the highway, but now those blooms have official ...

Haywood County Roadside Blooms Secure Top Honors in 40th Annual NCDOT Wildflower Awards wnctimes.com/article/hayw... #WNC #WNCnews #Asheville #AshevilleNews #AvlNews #NCDOT #HaywoodCounty #RoadSideBlooms #LocalNews #NC #NorthCarolina #NCNEWS #Wildflowers #WildFlowerAwards

Macon County Sheriff's Office Scam Alert | WNC Times Macon County -- April 5, 2026: The Macon County Sheriff's Office posted the following scam alert yesterday: Heads up, Macon County — this is a scam. W...

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"Rescue is Not a Certainty": Great Smoky Mountains Issue Rare Warning After 38 Emergencies in March | WNC Times Great Smok Mountains -- April 5, 2026: The bottom line: National Park rangers are urging Western North Carolina visitors to prepare for dangerous spri...

"Rescue is Not a Certainty": Great Smoky Mountains Issue Rare Warning After 38 Emergencies in March wnctimes.com/article/-res... #WNC #wnctimes #GreatSmokyMountains #GSMNP #BlueRidgeParkway #Asheville #CherokeeNC #HikingSafety #Outdoors #MountainSafety #WNCNews #NCStateParks #PisgahNationalForest

Blue Ridge Community College Earns 2026–2027 Gold and Top Ten Military Friendly School® Honors | WNC Business The College has earned Military Friendly® recognition each year since 2013.

Thanks to WNC Business for sharing about Blue Ridge's recent Gold and Top Ten Military Friendly School® Honors!

More: www.wncbusiness.com/2026/04/01/568656/blue-r...

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Happy Easter Sunday to all who celebrate! We are closed today in observance. We’ll be back on Wednesday. 🙏

#McDowellCountyNC #MarionNC #WNC #Easter #EasterSunday

From Pisgah to the Far Side: WNC’s Eyes on the Moon as Artemis II Reaches Deep Space | WNC Times While most of Western North Carolina was settling into the weekend, a team of scientists and engineers in the heart of the Pisgah National Forest was locked onto a signal from 200,000 miles away.

From Pisgah to the Far Side: WNC’s Eyes on the Moon as Artemis II Reaches Deep Space wnctimes.com/article/from... #PARI #Satellite #WNC #Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute #NASA #Artemis #Moon #News #science #christinahammock #WNCnews

FDA to Reverse 2023 Peptide Ban: What You Need to Know wnctimes.com/.../fda-to-r.... #WNC #WNCnews #HealthyLifestyle #Lifestyle #prescriptionsafety #HealthNews #RFKjr #FDA #medicalnews #News #PeptideResearch #PeptideTherapy #Peptide #PeptideResearch #Executivebranch

WNC Update on Wildfires April 4, 2026 | WNC Times WNC -- April 4, 2026: Wildfire Area Update: Across North Carolina, a statewide burn ban remains in effect as fire crews struggle to contain multiple w...

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If we stand still long enough, nature will take over. #photograpy #ruraldecay #takingroot #naturerules #hiker #visitasheville #ashevilleoutdoors #ruralbeauty #rusty #outoforder #naturewins #roadlesstraveled #iseebeautyeverywhere #vines #undercover #forgotten #relics #wnc

Get skilled. Get to work. 💪

Summer and fall enrollment is open now. 🔗 www.blueridge.edu/admissions

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WNC Career Expo: Over 100 Employers Convene at Ag Center April 16th | WNC Times Asheville Chamber of Commerce -- The regional job market is getting a major boost this month. The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce has announced tha...

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End of an Era: NC Supreme Court Dismisses Historic 32-Year 'Leandro' Education Case | WNC Times North Carolina -- April 3, 2026: For over three decades, the name "Leandro" has been synonymous with the fight for North Carolina’s schoolchildren. On...

End of an Era: NC Supreme Court Dismisses Historic 32-Year 'Leandro' Education Case wnctimes.com/article/end-... #NC #NCSupremeCourt #Education #RuralEducation #NCEducation #Students #LeandroEducationCase #WNC #WNCnews #Asheville #Raleigh #NorthCarolina #EqualEducation #EducationAccess

Town of Lake Lure "Together We Rise" Update April 3, 2026 | WNC Times Town of Lake Lure -- April 3, 2026 Update: Together We Rise: The Town of Lake Lure continues to move forward with preparations for a smooth and safe r...

Town of Lake Lure "Together We Rise" Update April 3, 2026 wnctimes.com/article/town... #LakeLure #TogetherWeRise #helene #StormRecovery #WNC #WNCnews #LocalNews #wncmountains #asheville

Brevard and West Henderson Secure Victories as Area Baseball and Softball Rivalries Heat Up | WNC Times Asheville leads early in baseball; Brevard wins. Plus softball scores from A.C. Reynolds, Madison, Pisgah, Tuscola and more WNC teams!

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The ins and outs of launching and sustaining a literary festival in WNC – Mountain Xpress There’s a story that floats around Western Carolina University’s English department: Years back, W.H. Auden was brought in as a guest author. He was, at the time, perhaps the most famous living poet.…

“‘One of [our] dreams was to do something like a lit festival,’ Stephen says. He and Olyvia envisioned collaborating with other local bookstores for events and hosting author readings and talks in a central space. Thus, the #McDowellLiteraryFestival was born.”

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WNC Update on Wildfires April 3, 2026 | WNC Times WNC -- Update on Wildfires: U.S. Forest Service - National Forests in North Carolina: April 3, 2026: Fire crews and aircraft responded to three new fi...

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DMV Modernization: 18-Year-Olds Can Now Skip the Line for Full Licenses | WNC Times North Carolina -- April 3, 2026: The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV) is taking another step toward shortening those notoriously long...

DMV Modernization: 18-Year-Olds Can Now Skip the Line for Full Licenses wnctimes.com/article/dmv-... #NC #NorthCarolina #NCNeWS #NCDMV #Drivers #NCDRIVERS #Driverslicense #WNc #WNCnews #Asheville #DMV

Boone Police Help Investigate Case Leading to 10+ Year Federal Sentence for Child Sexual Abuse Material Distribution A Candler man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for distributing thousands of files containing child sexual abuse material through a peer-to-peer network, according to the U.S...

Candler man sentenced to 126 months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material via peer-to-peer network. 571,950 images found on devices. Boone Police Department among agencies that investigated the case. wataugaonline.com/boone-police... #WNC #ProjectSafeChildhood

Mark your calendars for the many events of Preservation Week! The week’s celebrations kick off on Tuesday, April 14, on the Henderson County Campus with a truncated performance of “The Many Lives of Carl Sandburg.”

More info: www.blueridge.edu/library

#EducationElevated #WNC #Great58

Today, April 3, 2026, all Blue Ridge Community College campuses will be closed in observance of the Easter holiday weekend. We wish our students and employees a meaningful and excellent long weekend, and we'll see you on Monday!

#EducationElevated #Easter #WNC #828IsGreat

Blue Ridge Community College Names Jessica Stepp Edney Director of Transylvania County Campus  - Blue Ridge Community College new transylvania director Featured photo: The new director of the Transylvania County Campus, Jessica Stepp Edney, on the Transylvania County Campus. (Photo by Rich Keen.) FLAT ROCK, N.C. — After an extensive search, Blue ...

After an extensive search, Blue Ridge Community College has selected Jessica Stepp Edney as the new director of the Transylvania County Campus.

www.blueridge.edu/2026/04/02/new-transylva...

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Enka-Candler Tailgate Market | Explore Asheville The Enka-Candler Tailgate Market’s purpose is to promote local agriculture and heritage crafts in Western North Carolina, to provide the Enka-Candler community with a market for fresh local produce and other quality products, and to serve as an educational resource. It is run by Asheville Farmstead School, a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Corporation, along with an Advisory Committee, volunteers, and involved community members.

The Enka-Candler Farmers' Market opens April 30 in the A-B Tech parking lot (1465 Sand Hill Rd). Thursdays 3:30-6:30pm through October. Great spot for produce, crafts, and local goods without fighting downtown traffic. #AVL #WNC #AVLEats

timelapse of our first proper springtime afternoon storm-fest of the year!

didn't get that lucky with storms, though we did get a lovely sunset and some rain as shown. plus, spot the contrails forming in the morning!

#ncwx #wnc #photography #timelapse #weather

PGA Tour Returns to the Blue Ridge: Biltmore Championship Asheville Seeks Volunteers | WNC Times Asheville -- April 2, 2026: After an absence of more than 80 years, the PGA TOUR is officially returning to Western North Carolina, and local resident...

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Work ahead on your degree with summer classes at Blue Ridge Community College!

With online options and small class sizes, Blue Ridge offers low cost, high value options for general education classes.

Learn more at www.blueridge.edu/summer.

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WILDFIRE UPDATE: Statewide Burn Ban Remains as Western NC Faces Unprecedented Risk | WNC Times WNC -- April 2, 2026: Fire crews are continuing to battle multiple blazes across the region as North Carolina remains under a strict statewide burn ba...

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Governor Stein Outlines Priorities to Support Rural North Carolinians at NC Rural Summit | WNC Times Raleigh -- Today Governor Josh Stein joined the NC Rural Center’s 2026 Rural Summit to highlight his commitment to investing in the infrastructure an...

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