Ex-NFL players Swann, Shuler seek comebacks as political stars
USA Today - USA
... real estate business. In 2003 he sold his namesake company and moved his family back to western North Carolina. He says he's running ...

Student Arrested For Bringing Loaded Gun To School
WHNS - USA
It happened at Asheville High School in western North Carolina. Officials say no one hurt, no shots were fired, and that student is now under arrest. ...

Football games tonight
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - Several WNC high school football teams that postponed games Friday night because of inclement weather will play tonight. ...

Rockets tied for first in NCHSAA golf tournament
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by Andrew Pearson, apearson@CITIZEN-TIMES.com. PINEHURST - The Reynolds golf team is tied for first place with Myers Park after the ...

UNCA to host panel discussion on nonprofit careers
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - UNC Asheville will host a panel presentation on nonprofit careers from 4 to 6 pm on Nov. 7, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith ...

Q&A on the first lady's visit to Buncombe County
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... Q: How is Bush getting to the event? A: She'll fly into Asheville Regional Airport, then ride in a motorcade across the street to the Agricultural Center. ...

Lesson learned this political season: Puffy columnists should ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
by John Boyle, Columnist. This much I know: I have a face made for newspapers, or better yet, radio. As a side note to this year’s ...

Clanton takes early lead
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... PINEHURST -- Myers Park's Virginia Mayer was locked in a tie for first with two others, and her team was also tied for first, with Asheville Reynolds, after ...

Business Briefs
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE — The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina has announced that the following new board members have each been elected to serve a three ...

Mountaineers No. 1 again
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... ASHEVILLE - Reynolds was the only boys soccer team to move up in the NC Soccer Coaches Association polls. ... 3 and Asheville dropped a spot to No. ...

Roberson AD: ADM numbers misleading
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - The perception that Roberson has surpassed Reynolds as the largest high school in Buncombe County is false, Rams athletic director Fred Park said. ...

EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL
New Yorker - United States
... HOUSE: American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. 212-239-6200. KING LEAR: HSA, 647 St. Nicholas Ave. 212-868-4444. Through Nov. 5. LOSING LOUIE: Biltmore, 261 ...

Bringing Biltmore to your living room
Tuscaloosa News (subscription) - Tuscaloosa,AL,USA
... Orchard House, a 21-piece collection, has a little more casual look. ... Magnussen Home is the fourth furniture maker to work with the Biltmore Company, which .

Gatlinburg Tennessee Winter Festival Celebrates Winter Magic in ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... businesses and organizations. The Smoky Mountain Dance Theater Company will perform the Nutcracker "Sweet" at 7 pm Admission is free. ...

Sports Briefs
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... 3-A brackets. In 2-A, Brevard, Mountain Heritage, Owen, East Henderson, Madison and Smoky Mountain all advanced to the playoffs. ...

Rotary Club concludes 29th arts, crafts festival
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... husk and sock creations of yesteryear. She also uses a sewing machine, unheard of in the early days of Smoky Mountain settlements. ...

Alfrey hopes to change teenagers one life at a time
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... For more information call the Smoky Mountain Young Life office at 765-5549. - Stan Voit is editor of The Mountain Press. His column appears each Sunday. ...

Commissioner candidates respond to Bulletin questions
Tryon Daily Bulletin - Tryon,NC,USA
The county, Saluda, Tryon and Columbus are proceeding with plans to reclassify the Green River for public water use so other entities cannot claim it first ...

Love for sail
NEWS.com.au - Australia
... Out in the middle of the ocean, it is like time has stood still. Men emerge from their cabins in tuxedos, their shoes sparkling as they walk. ...

Singapore Airlines unveil new in-flight offering
Flightmapping (press release) - Coventry,W Mids,UK
... The upgraded cabins will debut on Singapore Airlines’ Boeing 777-300 aircraft on flights between Singapore and Paris this December. ...

near Port Angeles
KONP.COM 1450 - Port Angeles,WA,USA
(Port Angeles) -- Fire District 2 officials say an early Saturday morning blaze destroyed a rural Port Angeles cabin and outbuilding. ...

Bearing witness to a rare gathering
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... bear in sight. After trekking silently through the Finnish forest for 30 minutes, I am relieved when we reach our log cabin. As we ...

Fire claims large cabin at camp
Union Democrat - Sonora,CA,USA
By ALISHA WYMAN. A fire at Jenness Park Christian Camp destroyed a large cabin Saturday night, causing about $1 million damage. The ...

Log Cabin Courts Other Side of Aisle
New York Blade - New York,NY,USA
... LGBT Democrats in New York focus on chipping away at the Republican majority in the state senate to achieve marriage equality, the Log Cabin Republicans are ...

Wildlife officers kill bears suspected in attack
WTVF - Nashville,TN,USA
... a female black bear and three cubs suspected of attacking a woman the animals encountered after rummaging through garbage on the deck of her Gatlinburg cabin. .

Boy Scouts rally for Buckley Park log cabin
The Tomah Journal - Tomah,WI,USA
By Bob Kliebenstein. A log cabin used by Tomah Boy Scouts in Buckley Park has been around over 70 years. ... Discussion of the log cabin is on the Oct. ...

Conservative Democrats may tilt party to center
Houston Chronicle - United States
ASHEVILLE, NC - In their push to win back control of the House, Democrats have turned to conservative and moderate candidates who fit the profiles of their ...

Phoenix Outdoor Launches Primary Care Wilderness-Based Substance ...
PrimeZone (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
ASHEVILLE, NC, Oct. 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Phoenix Outdoor, a licensed wilderness therapy program located near Asheville, North ...

Scientists, American public disagree sharply over global warming
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... Thomas Karl, the director of the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC, told the House Government Reform committee in July that "the odds are better ...

COMMENTARY: Watch for Falling Rocks – Unlike Tenn., NC, State’ ...
HNN Huntingtonnews.net - WV, USA
... David M. Kinchen, who points to US 23 northbound out of Asheville, NC, near Mars Hill, where the road to Tennessee is protected by fences that catch the rocks. ...

Loaded handgun taken from student
WHNS - USA
ASHEVILLE, NC- Administration officials confiscated a loaded 32 mm handgun from an Asheville High School student on Monday morning. ...

At 28, First-Time Author Hits Gold
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
... father and an American mother, who divorced when Marisha was 3. Growing up in Asheville, NC, her mother would read to her aloud from the Western cannon. ...

Cops let down their guard at Law Enforcement Summit
BP News - Nashville,TN,USA
... federal agents, chaplains and their spouses at the fifth Law Enforcement Summit at LifeWay Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, NC LifeWay Christian ...

Luxury-home sales soar around Valley
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... Jay Butler, head of the Arizona Real Estate Center at Arizona State University, thinks there ... for a more sedate home in a quiet spot like the Biltmore area of ..

Fly Fishing Therapy for Wounded Soldiers
WCAV - Charlottesville,VA,USA
Taking a break from fly fishing along the shady banks of the rose river in Madison County national guardsman Sgt. Russell martin ...

Wounded Iraq vets find Madison river healing
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
... Forseth and a dozen wounded veterans like him gathered at a fly-fishing spot in Madison County on Sunday as part of a search for deliverance after life took a ...

Fly Tying, Fly Casting, Kayaking Expo
FlyFish.com - Riverside,CT,USA
... A used gear market will offer some great deals on old or used equipment, and guest fly tiers Casey Smartt, fly fishing editor for Gulf Coast Connections ...

Scenery to Fall for: Blue Ridge Parkway colors spectacular
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
... It's leaf-peeping season, and the mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway are morphing into a glorious collage of brilliant oranges, reds and yellows. ...

Blue Ridge saves money
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
By Kelly Youngblood. FARMER CITY -- A group of Blue Ridge teachers went shopping for their classrooms, but they didn’t spend a dime. ...

Blue Ridge Public TV’s ‘Excursions’ to Feature Sweet Briar
SBC News - Sweet Briar,VA,USA
2, Sweet Briar College will be featured on “Blue Ridge Excursions,” a program on Blue Ridge Public Television (Channel 15 in the Sweet Briar/Lynchburg area ...

Ridge Mining begins Blue Ridge work, production slated for mid ...
Life Style Extra - UK
LONDON (AFX) - Ridge Mining PLC said that pre-development work has begun at its Blue Ridge site in South Africa, with the aim of production starting in mid-2008 ...

US Ski Resorts Using More 'Green' Power
WJLA - Washington,DC,USA
... In addition, the company is replacing the cabins on the Aspen Mountain Silver Queen Gondola with roomier ones with 360-degree views. ...

The ultimate guide to free travel
CNN - USA
... trips with catered meals at A-list national parks such as Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, and ... At some locales, workers sleep in cabins with cots and electricity. ...

Black Hills Vacation Property
Black Hills Today - Deadwood,USA
... At Hidden Canyon Ranch and the valley along Elk Mountain is certainly a place that one can ... Century old cabins built by miners and homesteaders still remain. ...

Lodging industry targets corporate apartments
Worcester Business Journal - Worcester,MA,USA
In what may seem like a reversal of roles, the Massachusetts Lodging Association wants to close the door on a loophole it says is costing the state and ...

Len Wolman Named “Hotelier of The Year” by CT Lodging Assc.
Hotel interactive - Smithtown,NY,USA
WATERFORD, CT - Len Wolman, chairman and CEO of Waterford Group, has been named Connecticut Lodging Association’s “Hotelier of the Year”. ...

Chase for suspect closes Ohio airport
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... Police began chasing the suspect in Ashville, 19 miles south of Columbus, after a traffic offense, the village's police department said. ...

Rickenbacker Airport Reopens After Security Breach
Ohio News Network - Columbus,OH,USA
... He is now in police custody. Officers say, the suspect was being persued by Ashville police when he crashed the car at the end of the runway. ...

Statewide coalition pushes redistricting reform in NC
Tryon Daily Bulletin - Tryon,NC,USA
... that the time has come for a change in the way North Carolina draws legislative ... Events in Asheville, Charlotte, and Wilmington also supported the lobbying and ...

Dole not on ballot, but in hot seat
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
... If you look at the things that we've done, we're working hard for North Carolina.". ... to improve road access to a Social Security office in Asheville that is ...

Top legislative races in North Carolina
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
... A group created by officials with the North Carolina Association of Realtors are ... Doug Jones and Republican Charles Thomas, both of Asheville, are running for ...