January 1st marks the 89th anniversary of the official opening, in 1932, of the highway connecting Brevard and Greenville. Then known as highway 284 in

For 37 years—from 1940 to 1977—Gaither’s Restaurant, also known as ‘The Grill’, ‘Gaither’s Grill’ or simply, ‘Gaither’s’, offered tasty food and good cheer to Western

At the dawn of the 20th century, public restrooms were hard to come by, and Brevard lacked a dedicated public restroom for women. But the

Last week’s Picturing the Past featured Loretta Mary Aiken. A brief account of major life events of her childhood provided some insight into how she

World-renowned comedienne and actress Loretta Mary Aiken, known as ‘Retta’ to her family, was born in Brevard on March 19, 1897. Unfortunately, many of her

As we ponder what to be grateful for in 2020, it can serve us well to look back at history. The year 1918 was, believe

2020 marks the 75th year that Transylvania County’s beloved bookmobile has literally been carting knowledge and entertainment to all corners of our county. The bookmobile

November 11, the date World War I formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, was selected

Fall is harvest time. Since the first settlers came to the area in the late 1700s agriculture has played a major role in the local

The Cherokee lived in harmony with wildlife and nature in the mountains and foothills for centuries.  However, as European traders and settlers came into the