Spring has officially started, and that means outdoor farmers tailgate markets can’t be far off! Most area markets start their season during the months of April and May.
The state’s seasonally adjusted February unemployment rate was 3.9 percent, increasing 0.1 of a percentage point from January’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.2 of a percentage point to 3.8 percent.
Bullington Gardens, a horticultural education center and public botanical garden, will hold its annual spring plant sale on three days, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 25-27, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.
The Flat Rock Playhouse audience will enjoy a historic season this year thanks to significant theatre upgrades to the Leiman Mainstage. Upgrades include brand new seating, floor lighting, new carpet, and a state-of-the-art hearing loop.
Four Brevard College art majors will demonstrate the threshold of art using painting, photography, digital media, and sculpture at this year’s Annual Senior Art Exhibition.
Local nonprofit organizations, universities, and businesses have teamed up to celebrate Earth Month this year through a collective effort named WNC for the Planet.
The Internal Revenue Service is urging taxpayers to protect the security of their personal, financial, and tax information. Con artists use scams and schemes to steal personal information and money from unsuspecting victims, particularly during tax time.
The Environmental Quality Institute (EQI) has launched a new interactive map to share water quality data collected by volunteers across Western North Carolina.
A painting of a pair of ring-necked ducks by Indiana-based artist Jeffrey Klinefelter has been selected as the 2019 North Carolina Waterfowl Conservation Stamp and Print.
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site managers and the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara’s board of directors will share park and fundraising updates at a public meeting on Wednesday, March 27 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce.
Curren Podlesny, a high school senior at West Henderson High, has chosen to exhibit his photographic art from all over the world as his senior project, raising the subject of art censorship and how it affects society.
