Day: July 17, 2008

In this week’s edition of the news around the mountains: There’s a UFO sighting in Waynesville; people love their Snackburgers; Haywood County’s embattled hospital looks at the possibility of a merger; there’s new energy around a redevelopment project on The Block in downtown Asheville; and you’ll be able to spot reporters and photographers by their bright yellow vests.

Rather than employ hostile tactics to oppose a program that seeks to “correct” homosexuality, a small crew of LGBTU people have been caravanning to the gates of the Exodus International Freedom Conference to demonstrate just how happy they are living with their sexual orientation.