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Brevard nominated as one of Blue Ridge Outdoors top adventure towns

Neighbors speak out on proposed affordable housing complex on church-owned land

High school’s Livestock Learning Center dedicated to beloved agriculture teacher

– Locals flocked to the TC Dems’ Freedom Festival

– Brevard College welcomes seven new faculty members and two new majors in 2026-27

City’s proposed affordable housing complex on church’s land could be “resurrected”

– Brevard Academy starts the charter school academic year with sunshine and smiles

State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom replaces Chuck Edwards on November ballot

– Search for reallocated $10 million grant funding continues for Transylvania County
Lake Toxaway man pleads guilty to four statutory sex offenses with a minor

Locals pour into Porter Center for the White Squirrel Artisans Market

– Brevard welcomes North Carolina’s downtown leaders conference

City Council approves ordinance changes for unlawful behavior on public property

Public safety on display at National Night Out

City wants to move offices & Police Department to Historic County Courthouse on Main Street

– City Council Snapshot: 99-year-old former BHS schoolteacher Winchester gets “key to the city”

Patriot’s Pint prizes awarded Aug. 1

Career and College Promise program prepares dual-enrolled high school student’s future path

Mental health nurse practitioner Christopher Tries joins Pardee Blue MD-Brevard

SparkPoint and Pisgah Coffee Roasters release third coffee collaboration

Brevard approves pilot program for food trucks/carts on city property

Sheriff’s Department wins inaugural ‘Battle of the Badges’ blood drive

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City Council discusses ordinance changes for behavior on city-owned property

Rural Development Authority partners with Land of Sky Regional Council on Ecusta property

Expanded Bracken Preserve trails open to the public with Friday ribbon-cutting

Sheriff’s Office has 5 new Tahoes

NC House Rep. Ferguson says ‘clerical error’ resulted in $10 million in local infrastructure funds being reallocated by state legislators

Building a bigger place to belong at the Cindy Platt Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania County

New deputy police chief sworn in

Local educator named Outstanding Elementary Math Teacher by state council

Local leaders react to $10 million state budget reallocation “surprise”

– City’s Age-Friendly Task Force receives award

Benefit for Balsam Grove’s Tommy Whitmire

– City’s Age-Friendly Task Force receives award

– Possible pilot plan proposed for food trucks and food carts on city property

Heart of Brevard selling White Squirrel shirts as Co-Ed Cinema fundraising event

America 250 Youth Bike Parade downtown on July

Downtown fun in Brevard on the 3rd and 4th of July

Free Pleasure Chest concert July 4 @ 185 King St.

TCARTS July 4th Duck Race at Brevard College

Masonic Lodge grilling hot dogs on East Main Street this July 4th, from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

– Brevard breweries celebrate with Patriot’s Pint

Detention Center officers honored

Two new ambulances join County’s EMS Fleet

Pisgah Legal Services opens new Brevard office

HVAC system repairs at Veterans History Museum; Possible move to Historic Courthouse?

County passes $82.5 million budget for 2027 with no property tax increase included

Governor announces application for WNC multi-family housing construction/repair program

Closures of Mills Avenue/Hillview Street and Cashiers Valley Road start June 23

Celebrating Juneteenth in Brevard

– Brevard to host NC Main Street Managers Conference in August 3-6; Heart of Brevard receives Main Street America accreditation

– Andrew Roby contractors opens on Rosman Highway

– BRCC’s 2026 VISION Transylvania grads

– New, bigger Goodwill store opens June 25

– Brevard PD announces new deputy chief

– City Council passes 2026-27 budget with 2.5% property tax increase, improvements to Sports Complex + employee cost-of-living increase

– School Board reassigns four local principals

Pride Rally planned on the Transylvania Courthouse steps on June 15

Greenway eBike Rentals ribbon-cutting; Ecusta Trail projected 2029 Transylvania County opening

City details upcoming projects to Rosenwald community

Transylvania educators honored at GEAR UP conference

Housing Committee construction field trip

AI data centers and opportunity zones dominate public comment at County Commissioners meeting

Library celebrates new amphitheater canopy

Boys & Girls Club honors Top Teens

Local soccer fans kick City Council over Sports Complex parking and sanitation

Mayor Copelof asks for review of ordinances to address downtown homeless issues

Tannery smokestack to be demolished, but some bricks to be saved

Motorcycle crashes through real estate office

New secure entryways recommended for all Transylvania County School campuses

Fire Chief discusses response to ‘Stump dump’ fire

Heart of Brevard announces downtown “America 250” celebration July 3 & 4

City gives away 50 free trees

No county property tax increase proposed for 2027

Apprenticeship Blue Ridge and Habitat for Humanity partnership builds two local homes

– County approves $1.47 million for new school intercoms, bell systems– 

Juneteenth celebrations to include hour-long trolley tours of 14 historic Transylvania sites

– BRCC assists ALULA with ServSafe certifications

 Franklin Pool daily fees increase from $2 to $3

Bread of Life appoints new executive director

Solid waste & cardboard collection schedule, May 25-29

BRCC graduates first class of respiratory therapists

Poetry contest winners announced; Listen to “Freedom”
– BRCC graduates first class of respiratory therapists

– Poetry contest winners announced; Listen to “Freedom”

– BRCC graduates first class of respiratory therapists

 Update on county public school repairs / construction

– Rosenwald residents question proposed city budget

– DEQ awards $450,000 Rosman flood resilience project

“Music for Meals” delivers at 185 King Street

– “Hope Phone” installed in Clemson Plaza

BRCC asks county for new $50 million campus

Brevard College adds dance as a varsity sport

Much ado about data centers and the UDO

– Hospital orthopedics introduces new total joint program

 Transylvania County Schools honors educators and staff

– City manager presents $27.6 million budget to City Council

NCDOT roadwork on Asheville Highway will continue through mid-June

– Policing the Police: Brevard’s new police chief reviews her first four months on the job

 June AAUW book sale at new Brevard College location

– City officials react to scary collision at Sports Complex

Why were flags at half-staff on Monday, May 4?

Rosman Middle School student mural progress

– County Finance Department wins 39th award

– City officials react to scary collision at Sports Complex

– School Board repeals 10-minute addition to school day

– City gets $1.2 million for Hillview culvert replacement

– Students tour local biotech and life science businesses

– 2026 Adventure Guide now available

– Remembering the unforgettable voice of Justin Babb

– Why are blue pinwheels spinning in front of City Hall?

– City names two new trails in Bracken Preserve

– Fire restrictions in all NC national forests

– Rural Development Authority to redevelop Ecusta

– Governor appoints Brooks to fill District 42 judge’s seat

– Looking Glass wildfire 100% contained

– Davidson River Campground reopening delayed to July

– Lynne Joyce, “First Lady of Brevard College,” 1956-2026

– Boys and Girls Club’s “Youth of the Year” Liam Transue

– New leadership at BRCC’s TC campus

– Anna Ferguson for NC House 119

– Inside the Co-Ed Theater’s comeback