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Also on today's calendar: COUNTRY BRUNCH w/ Michael Corwin and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Davidson LeRoy J.!
Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Why does early treatment matter for psychotic episodes? (wfae.org) — If you or someone you love in Asheville faces early psychosis symptoms, local help exists through AEGIS, a first‑episode psychosis clinic serving western North Carolina. The article explains how early, intensive treatment dramatically improves recovery, but also warns that shrinking state and federal funding is straining Asheville and Raleigh‑area programs as referrals and community awareness campaigns rapidly grow.
2. Owen High's 'Stampede on the Stairs' has personal meaning for school resource officer (wlos.com) — Students, staff, and community members at Owen High in Buncombe County tackled more than 2,000 stadium steps to honor 9/11 victims and first responders, echoing Asheville's broader 25th‑anniversary remembrances. The "Stampede on the Stairs" holds special meaning for school resource officer Pearl de'Bellot, whose grandmother narrowly avoided the World Trade Center that day, and for teens learning to carry these stories forward.
3. Two charged with breaking into retired NASCAR driver Dave Marcis' Western NC home (qcnews.com) — Buncombe County deputies say two suspects have been arrested after a break‑in at retired NASCAR driver Dave Marcis' home in Arden, just south of Asheville. Working with Henderson County, investigators recovered most of the personal items reported stolen and filed multiple burglary and larceny‑related charges, with both suspects now held at the Henderson County Detention Center.
4. Christ School rolls past North Cross 47-7 (citizen-times.com) — Christ School football fans in the Asheville area saw a dominant performance Saturday night, as the Greenies rolled past North Cross 47-7 at Richard Fayssoux Field in Arden. Photo highlights show quarterback Makorean Anderson repeatedly finding the end zone, a swarming defense, and rain-soaked but enthusiastic local supporters lining the sidelines.
5. John Maines, Pulitzer Prize winning Sun Sentinel journalist, dies at 70 (sun-sentinel.com) — Western North Carolina is remembering Pulitzer Prize-winning data journalist John Maines, who retired to Hendersonville and volunteered as a data editor for Asheville Watchdog. Known nationally for groundbreaking investigations into FEMA fraud and police speeding, he also quietly supported local journalism and funded a scholarship at SUNY Canton, leaving a legacy that reaches from Florida to Asheville.
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