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Photos: Owen High diploma pickup 2020
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Photos: Owen High diploma pickup 2020Owen High seniors picked up their diplomas June 6, 2020. - News
Livestreams help White Horse Black Mountain hang on
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Livestreams help White Horse Black Mountain hang onStreaming shows have been on Bob Hinkle’s wish list for some time, he said, but something else would eventually take precedent of those plans. - News
Call of the Valley: Paige Jackson
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Call of the Valley: Paige JacksonPaige Jackson decided to recapture her innermost spirit. - News
Valley Rewind: Shaping the Valley - Sarah Gudger
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Valley Rewind: Shaping the Valley - Sarah GudgerBorn Sept. 15, 1816, Sarah Gudger was enslaved by the Hemphill family in the eastern part of Buncombe County until after the Civil War. - News
Community partners provide free meals to Swannanoa Valley
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Community partners provide free meals to Swannanoa ValleyFood Connection, Wicked Weed and YMCA of WNC have partnered to bring free meals to Swannanoa Valley residents every Saturday through June 23. - News
Warren Wilson announces intent to reopen campus for fall semester
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Warren Wilson announces intent to reopen campus for fall semesterFuture plans for an updated fall calendar and more information about health and safety with regards to in-person classes and residence halls will be released in the coming weeks, the letter says. - News
Black Mountain man appointed to census commission
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Black Mountain man appointed to census commissionKeith Thomson of Black Mountain has been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to the North Carolina Complete Count Commission. - News
Warren Wilson's Lynn Morton prepares for fall semester, renewed appreciation for local community
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Warren Wilson's Lynn Morton prepares for fall semester, renewed appreciation for local communityMorton, who has been with the private institution since 2017, said that the college is in the process of bringing its students back while working with local and state health authorities. - News
Valley Rewind: Black Mountain Baptist Church
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Valley Rewind: Black Mountain Baptist ChurchThis Gragg photograph from the Swannanoa Valley Museum's extensive archive shows Black Mountain Baptist Church's Baptist Bible Sunday School in 1937. - Life
Call of the Valley: Kevin Greenspan
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Call of the Valley: Kevin GreenspanHis continuing quest for treatments of a host of maladies and ways to ensure healthy maintenance resulted in a number of findings. - Local
Ridgecrest Conference Center up for sale
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Ridgecrest Conference Center up for saleThe 1,200-acre Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, in operation for over a century, is up for sale. - News
Black Mountain grocery workers adjust to unusual circumstances
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Black Mountain grocery workers adjust to unusual circumstancesA look at how Black Mountain grocery stores have changed during the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing guidelines.
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'Groundhog Day': Downtown businesses react to new work conditions
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'Groundhog Day': Downtown businesses react to new work conditions“It feels like Groundhog Day,” said David Teske, manager of Kilwin's Black Mountain. “I keep waiting for tomorrow to happen and it hasn’t happened yet.” - Entertainment
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Storytellers Project to host virtual show June 25
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Storytellers Project to host virtual show June 25Five people will share personal stories about lessons learned through relationships with friends and family as part of livestreaming event on June 25. - News
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Black Mountain named one of the best mountain small towns
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Black Mountain named one of the best mountain small townsBlack Mountain has been listed as one of the South's best mountain towns by Southern Living. - News
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Hill: The parable of the secret weapon
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Hill: The parable of the secret weaponColumnist Sheridan Hill thinks about human connections in the time of the coronavirus pandemic. - News
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Bounty & Soul brings Produce to the People during crisis
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Bounty & Soul brings Produce to the People during crisisBounty & Soul s in need of critical monetary and resource support. - News
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Johnson continues the mission at Swannanoa Valley Museum
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Johnson continues the mission at Swannanoa Valley MuseumLeAnne Johnson recently was named the museum's executive director. - News
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Willet: A new perspective to Board of Aldermen
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Willet: A new perspective to Board of AldermenA graduate of Owen High School and Montreat College, Jennifer Willet has lived in the area for most of her life. - News
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Stay virus-free during passing of the peace
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Stay virus-free during passing of the peaceSunday worship can be a person’s most dangerous time of the week for becoming infected with a life-threating virus. - News
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Black Mountain mother uses art to heal in Into Light project
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Black Mountain mother uses art to heal in Into Light projectEach Into Light exhibition will contain 41 portraits of individuals who have died from drug addiction. - Local
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Residents hope town keeps identity amid growth
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Residents hope town keeps identity amid growthBlack Mountain is developing a 30-year comprehensive plan. In an input session, residents prioritized green spaces and small-town, historic feel. - Local
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5 finds from below that explain WNC's past
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5 finds from below that explain WNC's pastAn archaeologist's guide through five objects from a 16th century Native American village and Spanish fort that tell tales of past and present. - Local
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The Valley's top stories of the decade
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The Valley's top stories of the decadeWhat made news from 2010-19? We visited the Black Mountain News archives to recall what the Valley was talking about.
