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– Girl Scouts’ Camp Pisgah reopens

– Parking spaces in front of City Hall temporarily unavailable starting Sept. 30

– Commissioners met with BRCC trustees & school board joint committee regarding building needs

– Memorial honors teacher at Pisgah Forest Elementary

– Sixth graders “GEAR UP” for success at BRCC

– Rosman FFA hosts Cattlemen’s Association meeting

– Chamber of Commerce awards go “Back to the Future”

– House Rep. Ferguson tours Brevard’s septic systems

– BC Tornados Open raises $30,000+ for college athletics

– Governor announces WNC Economic Recovery Plan

– FWRD Transylvania names Keagan Monteith new executive director

– Brevard College ranks #16 among U.S. News and World Report’s regional colleges in the South

– Local students learn from “Trout in Classrooms”

– Tannery Skate Park ramp closed for repairs

– PruittHealth-Brevard holds luau for Founder’s Day

– Brevard Academy’s new middle school ‘house system’

– Artists depict county outdoors during “Plein Air” 2026

– Hayward to lead Brevard College men’s lacrosse team

– RIP Henry’s : 1999 – 2026; local restaurant now closed

– Adopt a storm drain near you this fall

– SAFE’s Attic reopens on Broad Street

– Trusted Elections Tour educates about 2026 elections

– HCA Healthcare announces $32 million investment

– Pisgah Forest man sentenced to 60 years minimum incarceration for sex crimes with a minor

– Brevard honors 30th anniversary of Rise & Shine

– Brevard declares Sept. 17-23 “Constitution Week”

– Bracken Preserve added to Old-Growth Forest Network

– Election machines tested Sept. 14

– What’s new on campus at Brevard College this fall?

– Police Chief Wentzell withdraws ALPR camera proposal

– Sunshine Creative Reuse opens for business

– Brevard is a finalist for magazine’s “top adventure towns”

– City government holds candid conversation about controversial ALPR cameras offered to Brevard Police

– Attendance awareness at Transylvania County Schools

– Rosman Elementary named a national “Bright Spot”

– Locals get “In the Loop” with downtown circulation study

– BRCC welcomes 121 high school students

– What the Flock? Commissioner discusses controversial license plate cameras at end of three-hour meeting

– The first day of the year at Brevard Elementary

– Brevard Academy shortens school name, adds construction education classes at charter school

– BRCC expands law enforcement training with renewed criminal justice Education accreditation

– Brevard College celebrates record enrollment

– High school equivalency diploma presents path to a possible future healthcare job

– Brevard Music Center appoints new chief advancement officer

– 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

– Apply for municipal board and council positions

– 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