November 14, 2016 – mountainx.com

Letter writer: African-Americans in WNC conference offered hope, insight

November 14, 2016 by Letters

” I appreciated all the more deeply the importance of the African-Americans in Western North Carolina Conference and the need for each of us to try harder to reach out across whatever social boundaries we have had inscribed around us by history and chance, and to build a stronger and more diverse community together.”

Continuing wildfire activity update for afternoon of Nov. 14

November 14, 2016 by Able Allen

Press release from U.S. Forest Service and Southern Area Incident Management Team: Incident Resources: 17 crews, 6 helicopters, 1 fixed wing, 64 engines, 16 dozers, 4 water tenders, and 809 total personnel. Boteler Fire (Clay County): The fire continues to be active due to dry conditions and continually falling leaves. Light winds yesterday enabled crews … Read more

Theater review: Curvy Widow at N.C. Stage

November 15, 2016November 14, 2016 by Alli Marshall

As personal as the tale is (a widow in her mid-50s deals with grief while also embracing her new life, finding out who she is, and starting to date again — with hilarious results), it’s also universal. Life, loss, love, moving on. Oh, and sex. So much sex.

Finding John Parris

November 14, 2016 by Thomas Calder

Parris, who was born in Sylva in 1914, worked for a number of publications on three different continents, before returning to Western North Carolina in 1947. By 1955, he began writing a weekly column, “Roaming the Mountains,” for The Asheville Citizen-Times.

Smart bets: Tellabration!

November 14, 2016 by Emily Glaser

For 21 years, the Asheville Storytelling Circle has hosted the local event, bringing together the region’s finest tellers.

Letter writer: African-Americans in WNC conference offered hope, insight

Continuing wildfire activity update for afternoon of Nov. 14

Theater review: Curvy Widow at N.C. Stage

Finding John Parris

Smart bets: Tellabration!

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