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🌱 How will Brevard’s new Ecusta Trail miles change your routine?

Brevard, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Brevard! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Brevard’s new Ecusta Trail miles change your routine?
  • Why Brevard just made a national list of off-the-grid escapes

Also on today's calendar: Pumpkin Fest at Silvermont and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, temps: high: 70, low: 60.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 78 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Brevard secures funds for construction of final 8 miles of Ecusta Trail (wlos.com) — Brevard has secured enough funding to build its final eight miles of the Ecusta Trail, with construction expected to start in late summer or early fall 2027 and last up to two years. The city’s 12-foot-wide paved section will cost about $26.2 million and eventually link Brevard with Etowah, Horse Shoe, Laurel Park and Hendersonville.
   

• WorldAtlas names 10 ‘off the grid' towns in North Carolina to visit (cardinalpine.com) — Brevard is spotlighted as one of North Carolina’s best “off-the-grid” getaway towns, thanks to nearby Pisgah National Forest, DuPont State Recreational Forest and the area’s many waterfalls. The piece highlights hikes like Looking Glass Rock, waterfall-hopping in DuPont, and even spotting white squirrels around Brevard College, positioning the town as a base for unplugged outdoor adventures.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • We have bought a home in Connestee and are so excited to start spending some time there.
    Our other home is at the base of the Tetons in Victor Idaho. I’m wondering about preventative tick and flea recommendations from local dog owners in… (Nextdoor Connestee Falls)
  • Ingles Markets Inc posted a job opening for 867 Store Associate in Brevard. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Flat Rock

Hendersonville

  • Rebuilt after Helene, 4 homes in Hendersonville neighborhood set for demolition (wlos.com)
  • Historic marker to be unveiled for Civil War Buffalo Soldier at Oakdale Cemetery (wlos.com)
  • Joni Allison named Principal of the Year (hendersonvillelightning.com)

Ok Brevard! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Brevard

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Brevard

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.