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‘The Zeb Vance I Know’ symposium set for Sept. 14, 15 at UNC Asheville

Jason Sandford August 15, 2017

Best-selling mystery writer Sharyn McCrumb will be a part of the event, as will David Blight of Yale University.

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Dook takes care of its own

There’s nothing I like better than watching a rat gnawing its own leg off to try to get out of …

Bele Chere the spirit

Hot breaking music news in Ashvegas – the big Bele Chere lineup for ’05: Susan Tedeschi Derek Trucks Band Karl …

Muddy Waters

If you haven’t been keeping track of the water wars, you need to check out this story of the e-mail …

Sunburst

DaisyI know the weather is going to be rainy and cold this week, but at least I’ll have the memory …

Sign says

My friend Tom has always wanted to put together a coffeetable book of those snappy church signs that are so …

The gambling life

When a new friend, who was visiting from another country, asked me, “Why Ashvegas?” I had to pause for a …

Wanna be a sheriff?

It’s an open secret in Ashvegas that its top lawman is ailing and considering stepping down. As with any elected …

Rashad, we’re pulling for you and your mom

I’m still worried about what ails Rashad. Because it’s as much about what’s in his head as it is anything …

Rudolph unmasked

Ghost of the NantahalaReady to crank up the Rudolph publicity machine? CNN is. The cable news company is already hawking …

Marching in

Little GrinchGoodbye little February, short month of short days of short breath. Goodbye. You haven’t been so bad, although the …

Ass-kickin’ country

If you like country music, Kenneth Brian is your guy. Country, like Hank and Dwight and the old rockabilly boys …

Glacier Breaker

This post is mostly just an excuse for me to put up a bunch of cool photos I shot Saturday …

Uncle Tom’s cabin

Tom’s house is a mansion, really, not a cabin. A mansion, by my standards, and bought for a song by …

Fear and water in Ashvegas

The water battle in Ashvegas just hit the boiling point today. It’s been simmering since last year, when Ashvegas City …

What ails McCants?

I’m starting to get worried about Rashad. Junkyard dawg The media has been reporting that Rashed has been suffering from …

Doh, or no Doh

Could Matt Doherty be coming to the mountains? Doherty was the talk of the basketball world a couple of years …

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