More to the Story: McDowell Animal Shelter Extends Helping Hand to Neighboring County

Bill Fleming with The Get Off the Grid Festival - Solar Expo and Sustainability Fair was guest on this Friday Feature Interview of the Week - Aug. 2, 2019.  The event will be held at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC, August 9-11. This bi-annual event focuses on renewable energy and educates citizens on what it means to live a self-sufficient life, while also focusing on each individual's health and wellness.  Music and dance are also a big part of the festivities.  For information on the entire music lineup, guests, groups and vendors, go to  getoffthegrid.com.

Dan Lotti once said, “For me, the whole artistic process is rooted in a sort of spiritual practice. I’m not outwardly yogic, but every single day I’m involved in a yogic practice of meditation and stretching. I think that practice inevitably breathes and inspires the music. It opens you up to a lot of different perspectives.” For Dan and his band Dangermuffin, the music they make is meant for both fun and for healing. Their songs are both for bringing community together, and for letting loose and enjoying a tight jam. Here, those jams are mostly acoustic.

This edition of More To The Story covered some of the latest news headlines from the pages of The Asheville Citizen Times.  Editor and Columnist Casey Blake was our guest of this interview from July 24, 2019.  Items discussed include:

Buncombe County to receive its first state park

An Asheville sinkhole receives a cult like following and

Charges in the setting of a fire to the former French Broad School building.

His name, his music, his banjo-pickin' style are all legendary and a center in honor of his memory and accomplishments is located in Shelby, N.C. On this Friday Feature, WNCW presents 'The Earl Scruggs Center' during a conversation with Executive Director, Mary Beth Martin. Hear all the details and find out about what's called Pickin' on the Porch. This originally aired July 5, 2019.

Posted by Host and Producer of The Friday Feature Interview of the Week- Paul Foster, WNCW Senior Producer, News Director, and Morning Edition Regional Host