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Woodfin's Whitewater Wave likely to be completed in 2024 as only wave in WNC
ASHEVILLE - Western North Carolina paddlers may soon have their own "play wave," within easy access for canoeists, kayakers and playboaters, as Woodfin town officials say they expect to break ground on the multi-million-dollar Whitewater Wave project soon, establishing the first and only artificial whitewater wave on the French Broad River. Since passing a $4.5 million bond referendum in 2016, Woodfin has been working toward the installation of a recreational, artificial whitewater wave that is part of...
NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson to hold meet and greet in Hendersonville
Want a chance to meet a NASCAR legend in person without driving to Charlotte? Driver Jimmie Johnson will be in Hendersonville Friday, May 24, ahead of a Charlotte Motor Speedway race on May 26. Johnson, along with Legacy Motor Club team driver Erik Jones, will be at the Henderson County...
WNC high school girls soccer power rankings: Seven teams remain after two playoff rounds
The first two rounds of the NCHSAA playoffs have come and gone. Only seven of this week's top 10 teams are still alive in the postseason, including Owen, which makes a big jump into this week's rankings. Here are this week's power rankings, following the first two rounds of playoffs for WNC girls soccer. ...
Lingerfelt wraps 52 years of coaching with third-place state finish
Grady Lingerfelt didn’t go out on top, but he might as well have. Lingerfelt wrapped up more than half a century of coaching by managing the Unicoi County Middle School softball team the past two years. Better yet, he got to coach his granddaughter Carly Baxter, who helped the the Blue Devils to a runner-up finish in the state last year and a third-place finish during a return visit to Hendersonville last week.
VOTE: Citizen Times and Times-News spring sports Week 12 boys athlete of the week
Vote for the Citizen Times and Times-News boys athlete of the week. Fans may vote one time per hour. The poll is set to end Thursday at noon. Note: If the poll does not appear, click here. ...
National champion cloggers to headline shelter pet event
The #1 collegiate clogging team in the USA, The Mars Hill University Bailey Mountain Cloggers, will be the featured performers on June 2 at Clogging for a Cause, an event to support the Friends of Stokes Shelter and Stokes County Animal Shelter. Clogging for a Cause will be held at...
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