NC official sues TVA for power plant pollution
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
ASHEVILLE, NC - North Carolina's attorney general is pressing forward with a lawsuit that accuses the nation's largest federal utility of causing a "public ...

Asheville's Biltmore Square Mall Sold
Commercial Property News - USA
... office represented Midland Loan Services, special servicer for Biltmore 1998 CSFB-CKG, in the sale of Biltmore Square Mall in Asheville, NC Biltmore eight, LLC ...

Hiawassee: Georgia’s hidden jewel
The Decatur Daily - Decatur,AL,USA
... The Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, NC, is about a two-hour trip. Another short trip from Hiawassee is to Helen, Ga. Helen is an interesting town. ...

Have you been there?
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA
... I was pleased to see that Asheville, NC, a local favorite, made the list, and Portland, Ore., a Northwest jewel, did so as well. ...

Health kudos: Boyd completes training course
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC, USA
... The course, sponsored by Patterson Dental, was designed to showcase CEREC dentistry to dentists in the Western North Carolina area. ...

Two sheriffs, both without a law enforcement background
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC, USA
ROBBINSVILLE — Two of 12 new sheriffs in Western North Carolina take command next month with no law enforcement background and no immediate plans to go ...

Mid-South Calendar: Country music star turns to ballet in ' ...
Daily News Journal (subscription) - Murfreesboro,TN,USA
... The Smoky Mountain Christmas Festival is now under way at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., with over 3.5 million holiday lights, lavish holiday buffets and ...

Organizers expect 2,000 to march in annual Christmas parade
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... Schwan Food Company is the official sponsor of the parade, and Jim Hart, president of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is grand marshal. ...

2:05 pm — Smoky Mountain Pizza to reopen Meridian restaurant ...
IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA
By Ken Dey. By mid-December, the owners of Smoky Mountain Pizza & Pasta expect to reopen their Meridian restaurant at 980 E. Fairview Ave. ...

A Cut Above
The Mountain Press - Sevierville,TN,USA
... those things and more when the National Knife Collector's Association reopens its National Knife Museum at its new home inside the Smoky Mountain Knife Works ...

Here's how to get away for holiday
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron,OH,USA
... hotels in the area around scenic Asheville, NC Look for ``Explore Biltmore'' to get an advance peek at America's largest home, including the house, gardens and ...


EKU Searching For Third Straight Win
EKU Sports - Richmond,KY,USA
... Tip time is slated for 7 pm. Eastern (4-1) has won two straight games thanks to outstanding three-point shooting at UNC Asheville on Saturday afternoon. ...

City says Hendersonville Road petition decision not final
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
ASHEVILLE – The jury is still out on whether a petition to derail a Hendersonville Road development meets statutory requirements. ...

Surprise check lands heavy on RPF cops at Amausi station
Lucknow Newsline - Lucknow,India
... Monday morning. The irate mob of daily passengers also tried to torch the guard’s cabin damaging a portion of it. According to ...

Don't Even Feign Surprise: Hostel 3 is Coming
Cinematical - Santa Monica,CA,USA
... something worth watching. (If you happen to disagree with me on the value of movies like Cabin Fever and Hostel, that's cool. I'm ...

State historic sites schedule holiday events
Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Champaign/Urbana,IL,USA
... The Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site near Charleston is also offering free Christmas candlelight tours from 5 to 8 pm on Dec. ...

Blue Ridge parents to view child's progress easier
Bloomington Pantagraph - IL, USA
By Kelly Youngblood. FARMER CITY -- Parents in the Blue Ridge School District soon will be able to monitor their child’s progress in school more closely. ...

Sport fishing industry speaks out against Pebble Mine project
KTVA - Anchorage,AK,USA
... The group -- which includes Orvis, Scott Fly Rods and the American Fly Fishing Trade Association -- has taken out full-page ads in the December, January and ...

Writer fishes for adventure
Amarillo.com (subscription) - Amarillo,TX,USA
... His writings have included topics covering sporting and outdoor adventures, everything from fly-fishing, professional baseball, hiking, and camping in the ...

Conservation District offers holiday walk
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
... like. Luminarias will light the way to the log cabins where volunteers will celebrate the holidays as the pioneer families did. ...

Ossabaw cabins offer peek into slave life
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA
... Ossabaw Island. A worker sifts oyster shells from tabby slave quarters that will be recycled in the renovation of the cabins. Marion ...

TVA restricts use of Spring City Boat Dock
Rhea County Online - Dayton,TN,USA
... The Town has then subleased the property for the past several years to various lessees who have made improvements such as building cabins, recreational vehicle ...

State Parks Offer Special Winter Rates
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
Tennessee State Parks is now offering special rates for its 360 villas and cabins and six inns during the winter months. From December ...

Conservation District offers holiday walk
Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA
... like. Luminarias will light the way to the log cabins where volunteers will celebrate the holidays as the pioneer families did. ...

Ossabaw cabins offer peek into slave life
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA
... Ossabaw Island. A worker sifts oyster shells from tabby slave quarters that will be recycled in the renovation of the cabins. Marion ...

TVA restricts use of Spring City Boat Dock
Rhea County Online - Dayton,TN,USA
... The Town has then subleased the property for the past several years to various lessees who have made improvements such as building cabins, recreational vehicle ...

State Parks Offer Special Winter Rates
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
Tennessee State Parks is now offering special rates for its 360 villas and cabins and six inns during the winter months. From December ...

AROUND THE SCHOOLS
Rock Hill Herald - Rock Hill,SC,USA
... The second- and fourth-grade classes will present their holiday musical, "Christmas at the OK Corral," at 7 pm Thursday at Saluda Trail Middle School auditorium ...

Driver killed in Surry County when car crashes in gully
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA
... into a gully. Glenn Mason Stokes, 28, of Saluda died in the early morning crash on state Route 628, state police said. Stokes was ...

Warriors return to action Dec. 1-2; former WVC cagers doing well
Mt. Carmel Daily Republican Register - Mt. Carmel,IL,USA
... He has handed out 11 assists and has three steals. Vincent James, at UNC-Ashville, 1-2, is averaging 24 minutes, 9.3 ppg, and 2.7 rpg. ...

A Confederate debate
Daily News Journal (subscription) - Murfreesboro,TN,USA
HK Edgerton, a black Southern heritage activist and former president of the Ashville, NC, branch of the NAACP, was in town briefly to show support to MTSU ...

Lodging Stocks Are Lower on Downgrades
Houston Chronicle - United States
... The company's stock is ahead 40 percent year-to-date on its operating fundamentals, favorable industry dynamics and investor interest in the lodging sector. ...

Massive Beverage, Food and Lodging Industry Trade Show Set in Las ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... after trend by upping the hospitality ante - is the perfect place for what is now a synergized mega-event for the beverage, food and lodging industry, with ...

NorthStar Realty Finance to Present at 10th Annual Wachovia Real ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - USA
... Richardson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the 10th Annual Wachovia Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging Securities Conference ...

Immigration in the Midlands: Newberry's growing Hispanic ...
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
... to our public schools, which you know I think we probably would want to educate but with an influx of these people into the Newberry, Saluda, Lexington Counties

two properties join landmark list

Asheville Citizen-Times
Two new properties have become city landmarks, a local designation that recognizes historic importance and gives owners half-off property taxes.

N.C. State nailed hurricane forecast
The Charlotte Observer
Scientists at N.C. State University may allow themselves a modest bow as the Atlantic hurricane season ends Thursday.

Community holiday volunteer opportunities
Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville-Mountain Chapter of the American Red Cross-Blood Services and Blood Mobile Volunteers Volunteer greeters and canteen assistants are needed during the holiday season.

photo Goldsmith set to return to coaching
Asheville Citizen-Times
ASHEVILLE Former Franklin High and Duke football coach Fred Goldsmith has accepted the head coaching job at Lenoir-Rhyne College, and he is bringing some WNC coaches with him.