Wolf Laurel ski lodge and resort to be dedicated
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... for Scenic Wolf Mountain Resort. The new resort will feature a steak restaurant in the lodge, a community pool, tennis courts and about 22 cabins to be ...

New Mt. Charleston Snow - Blessing or Curse
KLAS-TV - Las Vegas,NV,USA
... Paul Card is worried but optimistic, "We want to get the cabins cleared. ... and trash collection will be discussed in an effort to keep the mountain safe and clear ...

Yosemite offers many rooms with a view, and dining options
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - MN,USA
... A variety of other hotels, cabins and canvas tents are available in ... The Mountain Room near Yosemite Lodge features organic and sustainably produced ingredients ...

Pastor urges editors to plan leisure
Raleigh Biblical Recorder - Raleigh,NC,USA
... Finally, a day came when he sat on the porch of a mountain cabin and spent an entire afternoon watching ants disassemble a wasp's carcass. ...

Neuberger Museum Appoints New Development Director
Art Daily - USA
... addition, Ms. Brooks will oversee special events and space rentals and be ... laude in Art History and Public Policy from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

Ryan's songs at the Shang today
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. - Philippines
... For romantic contrast, there's the softly lilting "Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka." "Paraiso" is from Ryan's Smokey Mountain period, about which public interest ...

Here's a crazy idea: Students going to class
Gainesville Sun - Gainesville,FL,USA
... approval. Fulmer did not, and it is clear his is the only voice that matters because the idea became Smokey Mountain roadkill. Fulmer's ...

Wolf Laurel ski lodge and resort to be dedicated
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... Bussey, along with Dave Day, previously developed the Fun Depot in Asheville. ... in the lodge, a community pool, tennis courts and about 22 cabins to be ...

Wolf Laurel ski lodge and resort to be dedicated
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... Working with English, Rick Bussey plans to develop log cabin home sites in Scenic ... Bussey, along with Dave Day, previously developed the Fun Depot in Asheville. ...

North Carolina-Asheville 83, Coastal Carolina 71
Lexington Dispatch - Lexington,NC,USA
Chad Mohn scored 19 points to lead five players in double-figures Friday, lifting North Carolina-Asheville past Coastal Carolina 83-71. ...

Altitude defeat Patriots in overtime
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
Asheville, NC, February 18, 2005 - Altitude leading scorer Ron Slay put the game on his shoulders as he knocked down a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime ...

'Cudas embarrass Twins 10-5
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
... RJ Roy contributed four assists in his first game back with the Barracudas after a brief stint with Asheville. The Polar Twins host ...

Chanticleers get lost on the road
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
... UNC Asheville improved to 8-6 and is in third place in the conference, while Coastal fell to 6-8 and is in seventh. Each team has two games remaining. ...

Woolly adelgids put brakes on Cove's Loop Road traffic
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
By News Sentinel staff. Cades Cove Loop Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed to all vehicular traffic on Tuesday, Feb. ...

Meetings to focus on impact of North Shore Road alternatives
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
BRYSON CITY -- Supporters and opponents of a controversial road through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will find out more about the cost and impact ...

Gay activists applaud proposal to repeal "death tax"
The Advocate - Los Angeles,CA,USA
... The gay political group Log Cabin Republicans celebrated the move. "Log Cabin applauds the introduction of legislation to permanently ...

No. 4 N. Carolina pounds Clemson 88-56
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - USA
... and No. 4 North Carolina routed Clemson 88-56 on Saturday, leaving the Tigers 0-51 on the road in this series. Clemson's futility ...

Clemson - North Carolina Game Notes
Clemson Tigers Insider - USA
* Purnell and North Carolina head coach Roy Williams ... Clemson has defeated North Carolina four times since 1999, including last year at Clemson, 81-72. ...

Navy's flight base plan creates a flap in Carolina
Independent - UK
... If the Pentagon gets its way, however, the wetlands of this part of eastern North Carolina will get a new flock of aerial visitors - FA-18 Super Hornet jets. ...

North Carolina-Asheville 83, Coastal Carolina 71
Lexington Dispatch - Lexington,NC,USA
Chad Mohn scored 19 points to lead five players in double-figures Friday, lifting North Carolina-Asheville past Coastal Carolina 83-71. ...

North Carolina 17, Seton Hall 0
philly.com (subscription) - Philadelphia,PA,USA
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Matt Ellington hit two home runs Friday to lift North Carolina past Seton Hall 17-0. Ellington finished with three ...

Baseball Drops 8-6 Decision At North Carolina State
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
RALEIGH, NC - San Diego State fell behind early and although it mounted a couple of comeback attempts, could not recover as it fell to North Carolina State, 8-6 ...

NCAA Game Summary - Clemson at North Carolina
Johnson County Sun - Overland Park,KS,USA
Williams went 6-of-10 from the floor for North Carolina (22-3, 10-2 ACC,) which moved into a tie atop the conference standings with fifth-ranked Wake Forest ...

Low-Cost Exporting for US; North Carolina Companies Learn How to ...
U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
... On March 3, 2005, SUSTA and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture will offer an Exporter's Information Session for companies that wish to learn about ...

NC EconWatch: Lab to renovated for Asheville startup
Miami Herald (subscription) - FL,USA
... The lab will be leased by Genesis Molecular Discovery, a client of AdvantageWest's Blue Ridge Entrepreneurial Council and the Blue Ridge Angel Investors Network ...

December vows unite couple
Franklin County Citizen - Royston,GA,USA
18, 2004, at Smoky Mountain Wedding Chapel in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. with a double-ring ceremony. ... Music was provided by Great Smoky Mountain Wedding Chapel. ...

Asheville tramples Enka
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... two-time 3-A state champion Cougars will play tonight at 6:30 pm against the winner of Thursday's other semifinal between Roberson and Smoky Mountain, a game ...

Keep your eyes on those play-in games
Charlotte Observer (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Highland and Polk County split their two regular season meetings, and the winner will head to the Big Smoky Mountain Conference No. ...

HHS rolls, will face Foard for title
Hickory Daily Record - Hickory,NC,USA
... 1 Hunter Huss. St. Stephens (17-8), the No. 3 seed from the Southwestern Foothills 3A, next plays on Tuesday at 7 pm at Smoky Mountain, also a No. ...

Inspection of Fontana won't shorten boating, fishing season
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... "Usually, when the water is gone, we're just here," said Jim Mathis, who runs Almond Boat and RV Park on the lake. "We don't rent cabins. ... ...

PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Hexham Courant - Hexham,Lake District,UK
... ref. no. 20050123; Christine Turner, tree notice -- felling of two conifers at Ashville, Elvaston Park Road, ref. no. 20050132. ...

AHSAA GIRLS SUB-REGIONAL BASKETBALL SCORES
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
... 35 Alabama Christian 82, Lafayette 32 Northeast sub-regional Pisgah 67, Hokes Bluff 47 Ohatchee 43, Locust Fork 41 Glencoe 54, Plainview 39 Ashville 70, Weaver ...

No. 21 North Carolina St. 71, Florida St. 43
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - USA
... high 13 rebounds to lead No. 21 North Carolina State to a 71-43 win over Florida State on Thursday night. "I just tried to attack ...

North Carolina Asks EPA To Find Others Responsible For Mountain ...
Carolina Channel.com - Greenville,SC,USA
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper asked the Environmental Protection Agency last March to find that pollution coming from outside North Carolina was ...

Opponent: North Carolina (Crowne Plaza Classic)
Gophersports.com - Minneapolis,MN,USA
2005 Golden Gopher Softball North Carolina vs Minnesota Feb 18, 2005 at Houston, Texas (Cougar Field) North Carolina 2 (7-1) Player AB RH RBI BB SO PO A LOB ...

North Carolina lawmakers ask for $2.5 million for furniture show
KRNV - Reno,NV,USA
North Carolina lawmakers are worried that a furniture trade show due to debut in Las Vegas this summer is going to hurt business in their state. ...

Fitch Rates Cabarrus County, North Carolina $50MM 2005 GO School ...
Forbes - USA
Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $50 million County of Cabarrus, NC, general obligation (GO) school bonds, series 2005. The ...

Women's Lacrosse Opens Season in North Carolina
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
DURHAM, NC - The University of Denver women's lacrosse team opens the 2005 season this weekend in Durham, NC against Duquesne and Duke. ...

Rock of Ages Acquires Quarry in North Carolina; Also Announces ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... of Ages Corporation (NASDAQ:ROAC) announced today that it has acquired the 104-acre Rockwell White Granite Quarry in Rockwell, North Carolina from Rockwell ...

The North Carolina escapee who wasn't
Fairfield Daily Republic - Fairfield,CA,USA
... Tuesday in Allan Witt Park allegedly for being drunk in public was incorrectly identified as a convicted murderer and prison escapee from North Carolina. ...

AirTran moves into US Airways' North Carolina hub
Miami Herald (subscription) - FL,USA
CHARLOTTE, NC - AirTran Airways said Thursday it is prepared for a tough battle on US Airways' home turf when it begins flying out of Charlotte-Douglas ...

Sola¹s Pin Lifts North Carolina Past NC State Wrestling, 19-16
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
CHAPEL HILL, NC - North Carolina All-America 133-pounder Evan Sola snapped a 13-13 tie with a pin in the ninth match of the evening as the Tar Heels defeated .

North Carolina Asks EPA To Find Others Responsible For Mountain ...
Carolina Channel.com - Greenville,SC,USA
... coal-fired power plants in 13 eastern states, including South Carolina, to reduce air pollution that also is blamed for obscuring views of the Smoky Mountains. ...

Rangers to spray in Cades Cove for hemlock parasite
WATE.com - Knoxville,TN,USA
GATLINBURG (AP) -- Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will close the loop road in Cades Cove on Tuesday so they can spray hemlock trees for a ...

Places to Go, Things to Do
Macomb Daily - Mount Clemens,MI,USA
... pm Feb. 20, free; "Lions: Africa's King of Beasts," film, 2 pm Feb. 27; Smoky Mountains magic," slideshow, 7 pm Feb. 28; 42700 Utica ...

Fishing Forecast
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... Catch-and-release rules will be in effect until the first Saturday in June. For Great Smoky Mountains National Park streams, Roger Lowe recommends No. ...

Nation and world briefs: Feb. 18
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... fired power plants in 13 Eastern states including Tennessee to reduce unhealthy air pollution that also is blamed for obscuring views of the Smoky Mountains. ...

This article appears in the following Subject Collections:
Science Magazine (subscription) - USA
... The first project in the United States, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory, started in 1999 (Science, 11 June 1999, p. 1747 ...

Quilt on display at Log Cabin Museum in Newport
Newport News Times - Newport,OR,USA
"Celtic Peony" a quilt by Patty Rosenberg, is on display now through the end of March at the Log Cabin Museum of the Oregon Coast History Center, 545 SW Ninth ...

State turns old trespass cabin into cozy retreat
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
... Ludwig was marking the South Fork Trail to Nugget Creek Cabin in the Chena River State Recreation Area and this was the trickiest spot on the trail. ...

Cabin fever
Daily Mining Gazette - Houghton,MI,USA
On Jan. 29, Cabin Fever Music Fest was held at the Mohawk Legion Hall with the help of many. Individuals and businesses donated food, etcetera. ...

Summer cabin burns at Vallecito
Durango Herald - Durango,CO,USA
VALLECITO - A summer cabin was destroyed by fire of unknown origin Wednesday night at Vallecito. ... No one was in the cabin when the fire started. ...

A log cabin's living past
Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News - Port Angeles,WA,USA
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK -- Russ Dalton ran his fingers over a century-old wall inside Humes Ranch, a log cabin 2½ miles from the nearest road inside the Elwha ...

JAMA announces voluntary guidelines for reducing vehicle cabin VOC ...
Auto Industry - UK
... Based on the results of these investigations, JAMA has drafted "Vehicle Cabin VOC Testing Methods (for Passenger Cars)" guideldines, and will launch a ...

Isakson to meet with gay Republicans in Atlanta
Southern Voice - Atlanta,GA,USA
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) speaks to the Georgia Log Cabin Republicans next week. ... But Isakson remains a friend of Georgia Log Cabin Republicans, McCord said. ...

Man, 62, Faces Count of Assault on Rangers
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... Parker and the National Park Service dispute ownership of the area, where Parker was allegedly digging a trench to provide water to his cabin, Mrozek said. ...

Pit bull on the loose fatally attacks horse in Boring
kgw.com (subscription) - Portland,OR,USA
... A hearing to determine the dog's fate was scheduled for March 8th. James Asboe lives with his father in the 23410 block of SE Blueridge Dr. in Boring. ...

Small but Mighty
Ski Magazine - USA
... Next year, Bohemia plans to unveil 100 tidy new log cabins on the shores of Lac La Belle, a short shuttle ride from the mountain-a move that will vastly expand ...

CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... 1:30-2:30 pm every third Saturday, including log cabins, tenant houses ... Performers include Hempstead County Melody Boys, High Mountain Grass, and Hartley's ...

My nonexistent day: Jan. 26, 2005
Tri-Town Transcript - Beverly,MA,USA
... in an endless terrain of black silk, and more like a rigid mountain range taking ... hours passed and we were told that we could assess the damage of our cabins. ...

Asheville tramples Enka
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
WEAVERVILLE - This season alone, the Asheville High girls have accomplished a staggering number of things. To name a few, the Cougars ...

NC EconWatch: Lab to renovated for Asheville startup
Miami Herald (subscription) - FL,USA
ASHEVILLE, NC - Plans were unveiled Thursday to renovate a local laboratory for a drug discovery firm that plans to isolate and market new chemical molecules ...

Asheville group delivers condolences to sister city
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... Members of Asheville Sister Cities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting people-to-people friendships and exchanges throughout the world, were ...

Gladiators Sign Gallant
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
With Winston Salem and Asheville of the Southern Professional Hockey League, Gallant has posted 16 goals and 9 assists for 25 points and has recorded 111 ...

Black History Month
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ACHIEVEMENT: Founding pastor of the Worldwide Missionary Baptist Tabernacle on Choctaw Street in Asheville. BACKGROUND: Born in ...

Aces Start Critical Weekend On Right Foot
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
... Barracudas. Former Ace, Chris Ferguson picked up a loose puck behind the Asheville net and walked into the slot to beat Mark Scally. ...

Trailer manufacturer to create 30 jobs in Dorchester Co.
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
... The company also sells motorcycle and utility trailers. Road King employs about 90 employees in Ocala, Florida, and Asheville, North Carolina.

Outdoors media
Whittier Daily News - Whittier,CA,USA
... brief summaries of options such as traditional tent camping, RV camping, wilderness camping, Yosemite Mountaineering school, canvas tent cabins, "Bear Aware ...

Second Staples store coming to N. County
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
... The 25-acre property on Burton Drive, known for its rustic cabins, cozy lodge and extensive gardens, will gain 26 new units during the first phase of ...

Is Clean Energy the Answer to Asthma Rating?
WVLT - Knoxville,TN,USA
... Polluted air from the Ohio Valley or the Atlanta Metro Area can move in, become trapped, and stagnate between the Cumberland Plateau and the Smoky Mountains. ...

General Motors' OnStar(R) Offers Tips for Adult and Kid Safety
mysan.de (Pressemitteilung) - Heidelberg,Germany
... Leta White of Norwood, Ohio, was hiking in the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee with her 12-year-old son and his friend, but this trip turned out to be more of an ...

NW Arkansas today
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
Elkins City Council, 7 pm Today's happenings Travel Film: Along the Great Smoky Mountains, noon, Art Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale Rogers ...

Levitt Corporation Opens Two New Levitt and Sons Active Adult ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Bluegreen's resorts are located in a variety of popular vacation destinations including the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee; Myrtle Beach; Charleston, South ...

Students get lesson in storytelling
Pottstown Mercury - Pottstown,PA,USA
... Waterhole.". Born in the Smoky Mountains in Alcoa, Tenn., Goss said storytelling is a long-standing tradition in her family. Goss ...

1975 murder still baffles authorities
Jackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA
... Authorities believe Johnston was on his way home to Oklahoma City, Okla., from a camping trip in the Smoky Mountains

Warming up winter
The Vail Trail - Vail,Colorado,USA
... and Walter's, the three huts that make up the Shrine Mountain Inn group ... More than ambiance, these stoves keep the rustic cabins warm and toasty throughout the ...

Welches marks 100 years' pride at mountainside
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... tourism is the biggest industry for this and many other towns on the mountain. ... visited from Portland, working at the golf course and helping out at the cabins. ...

Couple buys cottages in Estes Park after 15-year-long wait
Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont,CO,USA
ESTES PARK -- The gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park has about 8,000 guest ... More than 100 hotels, motels, lodges, bed and breakfasts, cabins and cottages ...

Cold Case Investigator Joins Hunt For Blue Ridge Bank Killers
Carolina Channel.com - Greenville,SC,USA
... investigators who are continuing to search for the person or persons who shot and killed a bank employee and two customers at the Blue Ridge Savings Bank ...

US navy band performs for Goa's disabled children:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[India News]: Panaji, Feb 17 : The band aboard US navy's Seventh fleet command ship, the USS Blue Ridge, on Wednesday performed for Goa's disabled children. ..

Clarke woman injured in accident on Route 606
Clarke Times Courier - Berryville,VA,USA
... Clarke County woman was on her way home last week when she wrecked her car on Route 606 about 1 mile south of Route 7, said Jason Burns of Blue Ridge Fire and ...

Outdoors reports
North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA
... Anglers fishing swimbaits or Carolina-rigged plastics in 40 to ... best from the finger point or the north shore ... is no marina, bait shop, boat rentals, or campground ...

POLICE REPORTS
Slidell Sentry News - Slidell,LA,USA
... Michael McCallum, 32, 898 Ashville Drive, Slidell, second-degree battery. ... Shirley Batiste, 27, 970 Ashville St., Slidell, failure to appear in court. ...

ALPHAGRAPHICS SELECTS NEW LOGO DESIGNED BY ALPHAGRAPHICS GRAPHIC ...
Franchise Gator (press release) - USA
... Harris, who has been with AlphaGraphics for eight years and works at the Ashville Avenue franchise location co-owned by Mike Marshall and Jim Huggins, will ...

GOOD NEIGHBORS
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
... mantel clock? - DC, Bessemer. Stair lift - Does anyone have a stair lift, no longer needed, for sale? - CM, Ashville. Stamp redemption ...

Dotoratos, Hammond, Baldwin Give Next Squires Recital
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
... They have also performed recitals in southern states at the Ashville Chamber Music Series, Austin Peay State University, Milligan College, Tennessee State ...

Asheville is Mecca for liberal arts
The Daily Tar Heel - USA
BY ERIC JOHNSON. The only liberal arts institution in the university system, UNC-Asheville has assumed a role very distinct from those of its 15 sister schools. ...

Asheville upsets Erwin
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
By Lee Wagner. WEAVERVILLE -- The third time was definitely a charm for the Asheville Cougars, and Pride -- in two forms -- had a lot to do with it. ...

Asheville High team headed to Harvard for debate tourney
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... tournament. Asheville High team members have made the final rounds the last two years, but have not yet brought home a trophy. Just ...

Asheville resort inspires new Steinway
Kinston Free Press - Kinston,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - Steinway and Sons will unveil a one-of-a-kind Arts and Crafts style piano at 11 am today inside the main lobby, or Great Hall, of The Grove Park ...

Out There: News and briefs from around the region
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
The next step in negotiations over the Regional Water Authority agreement is up to the city of Asheville, leaders from Buncombe and Henderson counties said ...

Couple: State Denies Responsibility For Sign That Fell On Truck
WXii 12.com - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE, NC -- A Fairview couple says the state is denying responsibility for damage caused when an overhead road sign fell on their pickup truck. ...

UNCA's ambitious new arena plans should make an excellent school ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
In arena years, 40 is ancient. And finally, at just over 40, UNC Asheville's Justice Center will soon be able to retire. A new ...

Black History Month profile: The Trainmen's Wives
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Achievement: Integration and the hiring of African-American men on the Southern Railroad gave birth to a powerful force in Asheville's black community ...

House fire in West Asheville leaves one man dead
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Asheville Fire and Rescue responded to the Frances Street fire about 5:20 pm Flames were coming out the windows when they arrived, according to Chris Morgan, a ...

Schools target racial divide in Advanced Placement courses
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- Senior CeCe Hue never thought she could pass an Advanced Placement class at Asheville High School -- until she signed up for three this semester ...

Asheville is Mecca for liberal arts
The Daily Tar Heel - USA
BY ERIC JOHNSON. The only liberal arts institution in the university system, UNC-Asheville has assumed a role very distinct from those of its 15 sister schools. ...

Asheville upsets Erwin
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
By Lee Wagner. WEAVERVILLE -- The third time was definitely a charm for the Asheville Cougars, and Pride -- in two forms -- had a lot to do with it. ...

Asheville High team headed to Harvard for debate tourney
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... tournament. Asheville High team members have made the final rounds the last two years, but have not yet brought home a trophy. Just ...

Asheville resort inspires new Steinway
Kinston Free Press - Kinston,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - Steinway and Sons will unveil a one-of-a-kind Arts and Crafts style piano at 11 am today inside the main lobby, or Great Hall, of The Grove Park ...

Out There: News and briefs from around the region
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
The next step in negotiations over the Regional Water Authority agreement is up to the city of Asheville, leaders from Buncombe and Henderson counties said ...

Couple: State Denies Responsibility For Sign That Fell On Truck
WXii 12.com - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE, NC -- A Fairview couple says the state is denying responsibility for damage caused when an overhead road sign fell on their pickup truck. ...

UNCA's ambitious new arena plans should make an excellent school ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
In arena years, 40 is ancient. And finally, at just over 40, UNC Asheville's Justice Center will soon be able to retire. A new ...

Black History Month profile: The Trainmen's Wives
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Achievement: Integration and the hiring of African-American men on the Southern Railroad gave birth to a powerful force in Asheville's black community ...

House fire in West Asheville leaves one man dead
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Asheville Fire and Rescue responded to the Frances Street fire about 5:20 pm Flames were coming out the windows when they arrived, according to Chris Morgan, a ...

Schools target racial divide in Advanced Placement courses
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- Senior CeCe Hue never thought she could pass an Advanced Placement class at Asheville High School -- until she signed up for three this semester ...

Bolstering the Log Cabin Message
Washington Post - USA
Log Cabin Republicans, a group that represents gay Republicans, has hired an outside lobby shop to help push its legislative agenda with congressional ...

Kirby: The dangers of cabin fever
Salt Lake Tribune - USA
... rooms. February is cabin-fever month. ... monotony. Cabin fever refers, of course, to a mental malady that afflicted prospectors in the Old West. ...

Shave Motivates Cabin John Students
Potomac Almanac - VA,USA
Cabin John Middle School students Evan Pappas, Harrison Bridge and Adam Firestone stopped to admire their half-finished product. ...

Casper Briefs
The Casper Star Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
... A fire that destroyed a cabin on Casper Mountain on Monday night was caused by a propane leak, according to Natrona County Fire Protection District spokesman ...

Cabin Fever Quilt Show on at Betts Branch Library
Syracuse Post Standard - Syracuse,NY,USA
The quilt is one of more than 45 on display this month at the Cabin Fever Quilt Show exhibit at Betts Branch Library, 4862 S. Salina St. ...

Troopers try to create timeline of gunshot victim
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
... torso. Then, less than 20 minutes after troopers found the body, firefighters responded to a cabin fire on Wolverine Road . Troopers ...

Presidential wheels
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Wilkes Barre,PA,USA
... The Wyoming resident, who says that B-movies and chopper magazines made him a bike fan, has traveled to Washington DC and to the Smoky Mountains in North ...

NW Arkansas today
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... Looking ahead Travel Film: Along the Great Smoky Mountains, noon Thursday, Art Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of ...

Everyday leadership: Leaders need to incorporate old with the new
Marietta Times - Marietta,OH,USA
... Giants into Oregon. In the Smoky Mountains, my wife and I hiked to Ramsey Falls to visit 400-year-old poplar trees. In Savannah, Ga ...

'Retired' servants stay in loop
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... She was considered the "mother" of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for legislation she introduced to help create the park. ...

Outdoor Calendar
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USA
... 27 -- 3-D Archery shoot … registration from 8 am to noon … on club grounds, Blueridge Road, Saylorsburg … info, call 610-381-2332 (day of shoot). ...

Bulletin Board
Towson Times - Towson,MD,USA
... of Preschoolers) meets at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church ... breakfasts, all dinners, some lunches, luxury motorcoach, entrance ... Night Dance Club presents Blue Sky 5 ...

UNC-Asheville plans to build new on-campus arena by 2009
News 14 Carolina - Raleigh,NC,USA
(ASHEVILLE) - The University of North Carolina at Asheville plans to replace its basketball arena with one that would hold three times as many people. ..

Roundabout construction begins today in downtown Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
Construction begins this morning on a new roundabout at Oak and Valley streets, part of the College Street Gateway Boulevard project. ...

Buncombe commissioners favor regional water authority
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE - Trying to sidestep an extended legal battle with the city of Asheville, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday again emphasized its ...

Man sentenced to 18 years in Orangeburg after pleading guilty to 3 ...
WIS - Columbia,SC,USA
... car head on. Beth Ann Leitner of Asheville, North Carolina, and Terry Bull of St. Matthews died in the initial crash. Shauna Cain ...

City Council rejects limiting public hearings
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- City Council members united Tuesday in opposition to a proposal that many residents feared would limit their knowledge of new development and ...

Thoughts and prayers of WNC go with 391st Engineer Battallion
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... With the above words, Alpha Company of the 391st Engineer Battalion, a 100-strong unit based in Asheville, is gearing up to head to Afghanistan. ...

FireAntz Win Streak Snapped at Nine
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
... of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) extended their SPHL-high winning streak to nine games before finally dropping one in Asheville on Saturday. ...

Which Turn on Transportation Policy?
Up & Coming Magazine - Fayetteville,NC,USA
... Congress stumbles across enough common sense to go along with this idea, there will be some disappointed officials in communities from Asheville to Wilmington. ...

Photographed by John Bryson
Mother Earth News - USA
... Nearby Cumberland Mountain State Park (1,780 acres) was acquired in 1938 as a ... also made of this famous sandstone, and the park offers cabins, camping, swimming ...

Canine program important in fighting crime, sheriff says
Seattle Times - USA
... The dog, Yukon, attacked Mincio Donciev, known as the "Mountain Man," in ... Donciev later pleaded guilty to burglarizing three cabins along the Stillaguamish River ...

In West Virginia, the East's highest valley lets you ski in the ...
Washington Post - USA
... The youngest, including some poleless pre-K trainees, came sliding off the mountain like well ... Next time, we have our eyes on one of the 23 cabins pumping wood ...

Blue Ridge tames Tigers
Charlottesville Daily Progress - Charlottesville,VA,USA
ST. GEORGE - The Woodberry Tigers didn't pull off an upset against the Blue Ridge Barons like St. Anne's Belfield did Friday night. ...

Tri-Valley routs St. Thomas More
Bloomington Pantagraph - Bloomington,IL,USA
... Blue Ridge battled back from a wild first quarter to take a late lead and held on for the victory in a Sangamon Valley West Division game at Farmer City. ...

Huelster honored for downtown work
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... Association, was named a 2004 Main Street Champion by the North Carolina Main Street ... yet, but uses known so far include retail and vacation apartment rentals. ...

ResortQuest reports big gain in quarterly earnings
Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island,SC,USA
... 931 villas and homes on Hilton Head since acquiring Oceanfront Rentals and Sand ... The company also has operations in Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, Hawaii and ...

Hopes are high at The Club
Big Bear Grizzly - Big Bear Lake,CA,USA
... Realizing full-time rentals were profitable, LaChina bought more Sugarloaf ... time computer consultant, was teaching the teachers at North Carolina University and ...

Habitat Gala: Event Raises Funds to Build House
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
... event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 12, at the Country Club of North Carolina. ... is a golden opportunity, allowing them to vacate substandard rentals or other ...

AMERICAN IDOL SCANDAL AS CONTESTANT LIES ABOUT HER PAST
Contactmusic.com - Burley in Wharfdale,Ilkley,UK
The so-called hopeful, who signed up for the show as an amateur, used to sing in a professional group called SMOKEY MOUNTAIN in the 1990s. ...

Point, click, COOK
Chicago Tribune (subscription) - USA
... skilled and eager cooks. By Bill Daley. Tony Ham got a Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker for Christmas. Before he decided to try ...

The grill chill factor
Toronto Star - Canada
... Shewchuk owns two Weber bullet-shaped Smokey Mountain Cooker Smokers, a portable grill, a charcoal grill and a 25-year-old West Bend propane grill that has ...

Jackson pays $250,000 to end landfill pact
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
... The Smoky Mountain News is often printed on Bowater paper. So for Jackson County residents, recycling is helping dig the county out of two holes. ...

Sunday series to feature WCU gamelan orchestra
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
Western Carolina University's Low Tech Ensemble, Kyai Gunung Biru, will perform as part of the Haywood County Arts Council's Sunday Series at 3 pm, Feb. ...

Aid Stories
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
Asheville Storytelling Circle will host "Story Tsunami," part of a nationwide storytelling and fundraising event for tsunami victims, beginning at 7:30 pm ...

ZORO'S FIELD: Life at the end of the road
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
By Thomas Crowe. Editor's Note: This is the 25th installment of an upcoming book by Tuckasegee writer Thomas Crowe. The book is ...

Saddle Up! For A Western Weekend in Pigeon Forge
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
... activities include a Cowboy Action Shooting competition hosted by the Smoky Mountain Shootist Society, a western songwriters workshop, and a Cowboy Clothing ...

Huelster honored for downtown work
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
Ron Huelster, executive director for the Downtown Waynesville Association, was named a 2004 Main Street Champion by the North Carolina Main Street Association. ...

Taylor secures federal money for HRMC surgery center
Waynesville Smoky Mountain News - Waynesville,NC,USA
Congressman Charles Taylor, R-Brevard, presented a check for $250,000 to Haywood Regional Medical Center officials Monday (Feb. 14). ...

Watch the skies
Bangkok Post - Thailand
... Apart from bigger seats, passenger cabins will be refurbished with dark blue seat covers, complemented by photographs showing scenes of ``Beautiful Britain

After Donor Dies, Battle Erupts Over Fund's Vision and Venue
New York Times - USA
By STEPHANIE STROM. NASHVILLE - Dan Maddox, an industrious Tennessean who carefully built a fortune in auto financing, oil wells ...

Municipal court
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA
... Possession of more than the daily limit of mallard ducks, possession of an improperly dressed migratory bird -- Brend D. Weiler, 32, of Ashville, guilty, fined ...

HIGH SCHOOL SUB-REGIONAL PAIRINGS
Birmingham News - Birmingham,AL,USA
... Christian Northeast sub-regional (G12) Hokes Bluff at Pisgah (G9) Locust Fork at Ohatchee (G11) Plainview at Glencoe (G10) Weaver at Ashville Northwest sub ...

Radford falls for fourth straight time
The Radford Tartan - Radford,VA,USA
... Two weeks ago, the Lady Highlanders had a two-game road trip against Big South opponents UNC Ashville and Liberty and came back to RU empty-handed with two ...

News of record
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA
... Monday. Cited -- Angela M. Lawhorn, 26, of 212 N. Jefferson Ave., Ashville, possession of marijuana; 9:31 am Monday. Warrant served ...

Toys, short walks key in conquering canine cabin fever
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
Acute cabin fever starts to set in. ... We humans have learned to offer ourselves various forms of mental and physical antidotes to cabin fever. ...

Coming to terms with our inhumanity
Kansas City Star (subscription) - MO,USA
T he little wooden slave cabin behind the Jesse James home is almost comfortable on a sunny February day. Inside, a crude bed is covered with old quilts. ...

Body, fire stoke dire suspicions
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
... State Troopers are looking for any connection between an apparent homicide in the Valley and a suspicious fire Monday night that destroyed a cabin about a mile ...

Retz trial set July 6
Ironwood Daily Globe - Ironwood,MI,USA
... Retz, formerly of Marshfield, is alleged to have exposed himself to three teenage boys in 2002 and 2003 at a cabin on Boot Lake in the Springstead area of Iron ...

Viewpoint: Marco visitors turn to cruises when weather turns ...
Marco Island Eagle - Marco Island,FL,USA
... The debate over an inside cabin versus an outside cabin is really a matter of choice. ... Either way, the cabin is just for sleeping. ...

North Carolina native among finalists on 'American Idol'
WCNC (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA
By 6NEWS Staff. Wednesday night is the final night of the Hollywood round on ‘American Idol' and a North Carolina native hopes she makes the cut. ...

Quick Facts: Virginia vs. North Carolina
Covers - Canada
Last week's heartbreaking 1-point road loss to the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils is still on the minds of the North Carolina Tar Heels. ...

Fitch Rates Cabarrus County, North Carolina $50MM 2005 GO School ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2005--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA' rating to $50 million County of Cabarrus, NC, general obligation ...

Debit Card for South Carolina Medicaid Recipients Proposed
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... a two-year-old Cash-and-Counseling program called SC Choice." Other Health Plan News in the Carolinas -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has begun ...

Sports, North Carolina Roddick Cruises Into Memphis Second Round
Keralanext - Kerala,India
Roddick is seeking his second consecutive ATP victory after picking up the San Jose Open title in California last week, an event where he beat Lee on his way ...

Women's Basketball Faces #5/8 North Carolina
WakeForestSports.com - USA
Winston-Salem, NC - The Wake Forest women's basketball team hopes to crack a five game losing streak Wednesday night as they host #5/8 North Carolina in Joel ...

Softball Heads to North Carolina to Launch 2005 Season
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
VILLANOVA, Pa.---On Friday, Feb. 18, the Villanova softball squad will open its 2005 season when it faces Fordham at the East Carolina ...

North Carolina's Radiation Protection Program Receives Highest ...
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
RALEIGH -- North Carolina's Radioactive Materials Program has received the highest rating awarded by federal reviewers, who evaluated the program's ...

Bank of North Carolina opens High Point branch
Triad Business Journal - Greensboro,NC,USA
BNC Bancorp, the parent of the Bank of North Carolina, has opened its first full-service office in High Point. Thomasville-based ...

North Carolina Struggles for a Return to Glory
Howard University Hilltop (subscription) - Washington,DC,USA
By alfons prince. North Carolina has produced great pros such as Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins, Jerry Stackhouse, Vince Carter and many more. ...

North Carolina State Holds On
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... 21-ranked North Carolina State defeat Miami, 71-68, Monday night to give Coach Kay Yow a win in her 900th career game with the Wolfpack. ...

Norfolk St. 56, North Carolina A&T 51
CBS SportsLine.com - USA
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) Chakowby Hicks scored 20 points with eight rebounds to lead Norfolk State over North Carolina A&T 56-51 Monday night. ...

College Republican Challenges North Carolina Republican Party
American Daily - Stow,OH,USA
It is a sad state of affairs for Conservatives in North Carolina. What used to be a conservative state is now rampant with liberals posing as Republicans. ...

Baseball Hosts CSU Northridge, Travels To North Carolina State
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
15, at 6:00 pm at Tony Gwynn Stadium prior to leaving for the North Carolina State on the first of three straight weekend road trips. ...

North Carolina
Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
Wake Forest University and a commercial competitor are battling over who owns an invention that speeds the healing of wounds and has helped the university earn ...

Virginia Travels To North Carolina For Wednesday Matchup
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
... over Virginia Tech (Feb. 12) in Charlottesville. North Carolina stands at 20-3 overall and 8-2 in the ACC. The Tar Heels are ranked ...

Bad LANGuage: AP's Pop Culture Blog
Miami Herald (subscription) - FL,USA
... The clips feature a Brawny Man clad in plaid and tight jeans, canoodling in a log cabin, gratuitously bending over and doing some woodwork. Getting hot yet? ...

What makes our blood boil
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
... Once aboard, watch as they chat up the first cabin crew member they come across, and work their way up to the flight services director demanding an upgrade ...

Lakeshore Update: Information sought about vandalism of Lincoln ...
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc,WI,USA
... Manitowoc Crime Stoppers and the Manitowoc Police Department are offering up to a $300 cash reward for information concerning vandalism to Cabin Two at Lincoln ...

Diamond Lake cabin owner files appeal of rote
The News-Review - Roseburg,OR,USA
A Roseburg resident who owns a cabin at Diamond Lake is worried his water well may go dry while officials treat the lake with the chemical rotenone. ...

State briefs: Centerville Guard unit called for active duty
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
... Great Smoky Mountains National Park will receive an additional $1 million in its current budget, most of it for fighting a pest responsible for killing hemlock ...

NW Arkansas today
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... Travel Film: Along the Great Smoky Mountains, noon Thursday, Art Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce ...

Homstead seeks plat approval for second phase
Maryville Daily Times - Maryville,TN,USA
... Garrett said. ``We want to do everything we can to make it continue to look like the (Great Smoky Mountains) National Park.''. Planning ...

'Clear skies' means haze for Shenandoah NP
Roanoke Times - Roanoke,VA,USA
... To give one example of the impact of this rollback, visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park - the most visited national park in the country - will ...

NC-Asheville 68, Birmingham-Southern 59
CBS SportsLine.com - USA
ASHEVILLE, NC (AP) Omar Collington scored 17 points as NC-Asheville and reserve Joey Harrell scored a career-high 14 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 68-59 win ...

Asheville boys advance in playoffs, get shot at Erwin
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... guard Nathan Mayfield swished a pull-up jumper from the free-throw line with two seconds remaining in the game Monday afternoon to give the Asheville Cougars a ...

Water proposal may need adjusting, but at least it's a start ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
In early February, Buncombe County Commissioners sent a letter to members of the Asheville City Council outlining a proposed resolution to the regional water ...

SPECIAL REPORT: Food and Wine
BizNewOrleans.com - Metairie,LA,USA
... following an abrupt drop in luxury spending after ... Cornell worked with Blue Moon Marketing, a California ... Uncorked's own brand, Black Ridge, was scheduled to ...

Small station becoming ball and chain
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
... 33 years ago, Edgewater was a blue-collar town with ... Park Ridge, with 18 police officers and a population of ... the proposed building is a necessity, not a luxury. ...

March Discounts At Lone Mountain
OnTheSnow.com - Orinda,CA,USA
It's fair to say that winter is Lone Mountain Ranch's specialty ... So here's the deal: The ranch is running a 15 percent discount on all cabins through March ...

Glacier: Crown of the continent
Geotimes - Alexandria,VA,USA
... Note, however, that all the cabins and housing within the park are closed during the ... You can also stay in Whitefish or at Big Mountain, a four-season resort. ...

The coldest home on Earth
Baltimore Sun - USA
... Not far from Shaman Mountain, the village of Oimyakon has recorded the lowest known ... The village of Oimyakon is a cluster of several hundred log cabins in a ...

Around our schools
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... Haugen, Lisa Cox and Nicole Costa planned and built replica cabins using passages ... survival tips and hear stories of great feats from the Mountain Man, Scott ...

Alaska, Land of the Lost
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... Chain to the eastern edge of the Alaska Panhandle lie 39 mountain ranges, 3,000 ... The road leads to some fishing cabins and vacation homes along the Kenai River. ...

USS Blue Ridge docks into Goa:
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[India News]: Mormugao (Goa), Feb 15 : US Navy's seventh fleet command ship "USS Blue Ridge" today docked into the Mormugaon harbour in Goa. ...

Hertz clients are now to be subjected to reservation fees
Eye For Travel
... Nevada, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina because these states do not permit such fees. California permits such fees for corporate rentals, but not ...

Hertz To Charge $2.50 Booking Fee
Business Travel News - USA
... a $2.50 reservation fee for "all reserved US rentals booked domestically"-sans ... that Hawaii, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada, New York, North Carolina and South ...

Investors gamble on housing market, pushing home prices to record ...
Jackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA
... Some are