Staff report West Rowan and Salisbury have been the dominant athletic programs in Rowan County for several years and nothing changed when the East-Wes ...

ASHEVILLE – Bistro 1896, at 7 Pack Square W., is hosting a benefit dining event on May 31 to mark May as Mental Health Awareness Month. All day long, 20 percent of all proceeds will be donated to All Souls Counseling Center, which offers high-quality counseling at a low cost to patients.

The College of Charleston Cougars could not overcome a solid pitching performance from UNC Asheville as the Bulldogs took a 4-2 win in the series opener.

The Asheville High School tennis team, from left, Tito Poplawski, Sam Brazil, David Howerton, Austin Kubitschek, coach Sarge Luke, Jarrod Mau, Cory Nuckolls, and Morris Porter.

CYCLE AND CAMPING WEEKEND: Friday-Sunday with WNC Alliance in Bryson City. Beginners welcome. Ride Road to Nowhere with ecologist, other side trips, camp at Deep Creek Campground. $40 members, $50 nonmembers ($15/$25 for one day of riding). Includes camping, meals, WNCA membership.

↑ Charlotte Country Day tennis: all three doubles teams – Connor Cooke and Chris Caffrey, Christian Taylor and Ross Gaines, and Scotty Taylor and Clay Sherrill – won their matches in a state semifinal win over Greensboro Day. Country Day plays rival Providence Day in Saturday’s state championship match.

ARDEN — Plasticard-Locktech International, the world’s largest maker of hotel key cards, will add 42 more workers in a $4.2 million expansion of its plant.

More than 1,500 runners took part in the 12th annual Asheville Citizen Times Half Marathon and 5K Run & Walk last year. The race in September 2013 will include a full marathon.