august 8
- Shaun Pope heads home and returns with second-place finish in 100-mile race
- Owen Warlassies head coach Aaron Fernandez accepts position at Mars Hill University
- The twists and turns that brought barbed wire to North Carolina
- Letters to the Editor from Swannanoa Valley readers
- Mission trip to Cuba offers valuable lessons to Montreat youth group
- Obituaries from Swannanoa, Black Mountain, Montreat, Ridgecrest