Diaper need has risen dramatically since the beginning of the pandemic, and Asheville Outlets is partnering with Babies Need Bottoms to host a supply drive now through Sunday, October 3, 2021.
On Friday, Sept. 24, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said people whose jobs put them at risk of coronavirus infection qualify for a shot to boost the protection of their Covid-19 vaccination.
Described as an emerging rockstar of the teaching profession, Haley S. Staton, a teacher at Edneyville Elementary School, is Henderson County Public Schools’ nominee for the 2022 NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching Beginning Teacher of the Year recognition.
The fall crop of rice is here from Lee’s One Fortune Farm! While rice is not commonly grown in the Southern Appalachian region, the Lees have tested and expanded their crop over the past few years.
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has announced that households enrolled in the Food and Nutrition Services program will see their benefits increase by 25% beginning Oct. 1, 2021.
A law to require voter identification in North Carolina discriminates against Black voters, making it unconstitutional, according to a recent 2-1 Superior Court ruling in Wake County.
Eliada’s annual corn maze is the agency’s single largest fundraiser. Through volunteer support, the maze and festival are directly impacting the lives of vulnerable children in the community.
NCDHHS will provide additional information related to eligibility of boosters but reminds North Carolinians that they are not yet available to the public until the CDC issues its final recommendations.
Two long-time members of the Transylvania Regional Hospital board of directors resigned on Sept. 20, saying they were “embarrassed” to have supported the sale of the Mission Health System to giant HCA Healthcare.
