Transylvania County

The City of Brevard is the latest to announce a lawsuit against HCA Healthcare, the Nashville-based corporation that bought the nonprofit Mission Health System in 2019. A press release issued by the City of Brevard says the lawsuit further alleges that HCA’s actions have also harmed Brevard and its community by “making changes to charity care, performing and billing for unnecessary procedures, causing the loss of experienced and highly qualified physicians and other health care providers from the HCA system and reducing the availability of appointments for health care services.”

Maureen Copelof won the city of Brevard with 47 percent of the vote. She was previously a member of city council for four years. Copelof says that time on…

This page is no longer being updated. To get the latest info, go here. (4p.m. Sunday) Release from Haywood County Emergency Services: Search efforts today…

Mountain Area Health Education Center is expanding its partnership in Transylvania County. When Mission Health System was purchased by HCA Healthcare in…

Just in time for Earth Day, The Cradle of Forestry in Transylvania County is re-opening this week after being closed. During the pandemic it was open on a…

Authorities have arrested a Brevard man and charged him with leaving several incendiary devices around the city on Sunday.64-year-old Terry Lee Barham was…

The Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office is investigating vandalism on Highway 215 near the Blue Ridge Parkway.Spray paint reading, “KKK,” “white lives…

Right now only about 30 percent of Jackson and Swain Counties have responded to the U.S. Census. Statewide almost 60 percent of North Carolians have…

Across the country, counties expect to have to tighten their budgets this year because of the COVID-19 health crisis. The National Association of Counties…

One town in Transylvania County has begun issuing identification cards to those who may not be able to obtain a government-issued state ID or driver’s…