Burnsville NewsLocal news for Burnsville, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Collage- June 30, 2008 HENDERSONVILLE - Cotton, a commodity that attracted a world market after Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, required a great deal of hand labor, which drove the slave trade in the newly minted United States.http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/collage?fromrss=1 Annual festival celebrates the many uses of lavender- June 28, 2008 BURNSVILLE How about some lavender ice cream Never heard of it Then head to the Mountain Farm in Burnsville to sample some next weekend during its annual Lavender Festival.http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/annual-festival-celebrates-the-many-uses-o... College notes- June 25, 2008 DAVIDSON - Brenna T. Burns, of Weaverville, earned Second Honor in the 2008 graduating class at Davidson College.http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/college-notes?fromrss=1 Garden Journal- June 22, 2008 This is the last time we'll tell you : The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project will hold its annual Mountain Farm and Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28, and Sunday, June 29, from 1 to 6 p.m. both days.http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/garden-journal?fromrss=1 Country roads- June 20, 2008 The bulldozers and graders are silent for now, but if all goes as scheduled, work will begin later this fall on widening a nearly 30-mile stretch of U.S. 1923 from two lanes to four, beginning around Mars ...http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/country-roads?fromrss=1 Shoulder work on U.S. 19-E, U.S. 19-W in Yancey- June 17, 2008 Shoulder and ditch maintenance will close one lane of short sections of U.S. 19-E and U.S. 19-W periods over several days, the state Department of Transportation says.http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/shoulder-work-on-u-s-19-e-u-s-19-w-in-yanc... Festival presents chamber music- June 15, 2008 SWANNANOA The Degas Quartet returns to the Swannanoa Chamber Music Festival this summer in a five-week series of concerts that also includes the pianist Inessa Zaretsky.http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/festival-presents-chamber-music?fromrss=1 Gasoline costs may hurt the bottom line at area theaters- June 13, 2008 Summer theater season is back in Western North Carolina. But with gas rolling past $4 a gallon, producers are wondering if big audiences will return, too.http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/gasoline-costs-may-hurt-the-bottom-line-at... Treatment plant glitch probed- June 11, 2008 Nanci Bompey NBompeyCITIZEN-TIMES.com published June 11, 2008 12:15 am BURNSVILLE Officials were still trying to determine Tuesday what has been causing the Burnsville wastewater treatment plant to ...http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/treatment-plant-glitch-probed?fromrss=1 Out & About- June 5, 2008 Call 649 1301. - Music in the Mountains Exhibit by Kay Gordon will be on display Friday, June 20- Friday, Aug.http://www.topix.net/city/burnsville-nc/2008/06/out-about?fromrss=1 |