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Beautification Committee Honors Gail Bromer with service award
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (397+ words) About 10 years ago, Gail Bromer was randomly walking through town square and saw Black Mountain Beautification Committee (BMBC) member Suzanne Money weeding in the Willie Headley Memorial Garden. "Can I help?" Bromer asked. And so she did. She helped weed that…...
Black Mountain Center for the Arts names new executive director
1+ day, 25+ min ago (293+ words) The Black Mountain Center for the Arts has a new executive director following the resignation of Lori Cozzi in March. Evan Goetz stepped into the role July 1, according to a news release from BMCA. Goetz most recently served as the…...
Black Mountain passes budget, includes property tax increase
23+ hour, 44+ min ago (424+ words) BLACK MOUNTAIN " The Black Mountain Town Council passed a budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year June 30, which includes a property tax rate increase." The previous property tax rate was 32. 1 cents per $100 property valuation. That number increases to 35. 65 cents per $100 valuation in…...
Black Mountain College building named to national preservation list
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (21+ words) Black Mountain News Black Mountain College building named to national preservation list...
Montreat passes budget with new tax rate
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (676+ words) MONTREAT " The town of Montreat has passed its budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, and it includes changes to the tax rate. The new property tax rate will be 36 cents per $100 property valuation, a change from the previous fiscal year of…...
Black Mountain College building receives international recognition
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (671+ words) BLACK MOUNTAIN " The Studies Building at Black Mountain College has been recognized as part of World Monuments Fund's Irreplaceable America program. The announcement was made June 30 at the building. The World Monuments Fund works to preserve diverse cultural heritage sites…...
Black Mountain College Studies Building honored nationally
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (17+ words) Black Mountain News Black Mountain College Studies Building honored nationally...
Swannanoa post office nearing design completion, official says
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (409+ words) A Buncombe County official has made an announcement about Swannanoa's future post office. Swannanoa's post office was located in the Ingles complex at 2311 U. S. 70 but has been closed since Tropical Storm Helene floodwaters damaged the building in September 2024. The U. S. Postal Service…...
Acoustic jazz virtuosos reunite at Black Mountain Center for the Arts
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (342+ words) Black Mountain News Acoustic jazz virtuosos reunite at Black Mountain Center for the Arts A dazzling quartet of acclaimed musicians will reunite at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts for an unforgettable performance. On Thursday, July 2, at 7: 30 p. m. , the Gale…...
Black Mountain Blues Experience comes to town in September
1+ week, 1+ day ago (636+ words) An event aimed at bringing a variety of blues music to Western North Carolina has shifted for its 2026 iteration. The Black Mountain Blues Society is launching a new event, the Black Mountain Blues Experience in 2026. Black Mountain Blues Experience will…...