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Transylvania County Commissioner Page Lemel joined fellow members of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners’ (NCACC) Board of Directors for a briefing on the NCACC’s return to its downtown… Read More

Jason Stewart of Richmond, Virginia has been chosen as the Planning and Community Development Director for Transylvania County.

Stewart attended Virginia Tech and received a Bachelor’s Degree in… Read More

Notice is hereby given that the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the FY 2020 Budget proposal during a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 9am and on Monday,… Read More

Rishara Finsel of Polk County has been chosen as the new Director of
Transylvania County’s Library.

Finsel was raised in Bat Cave, NC. She attended Berea College where she received her
… Read More

Notice is hereby given that Transylvania County is will be accepting sealed bids for the Partial Renovation and HVAC Upfit to Portions of the Community Service s Building. To be considered for this… Read More

The recommended Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget for Transylvania County was formally presented to the Board of Commissioners during a special meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in Commissioners’… Read More

With the appearance of fresh strawberries at the farmer's market and road side stands, it is never too early to begin thinking about food preservation.  A series of classes… Read More

WASHINGTON – Get Set Transylvania has been recognized with a Best in Category Achievement
Award for Children and Youth… Read More

We are looking for volunteers for the SHIIP program. SHIIP stands for the Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program.

Volunteers/… Read More

The Transylvania County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from interested persons to serve on a Small Area Planning Committee. Applicants must be residents and/or business owners in the Cedar… Read More

In the world of aging, transportation is often voiced as a major concern for older adults and caregivers.  Here’s one way to have input to help improve future transportation in our… Read More

Transylvania County has updated and is re-issuing a request for proposals to provide construction services for the HOME Homeowner Rehabilitation Program. The deadline for… Read More

The Transylvania County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from interested persons to serve on a Small Area Planning Committee.  Applicants must be residents and/or… Read More

The Transylvania County Board of Commissioners hereby notices its intent to lease the following county owned property at the next regular meeting occurring 30 days after this notice under the following… Read More

This is the video of the Transylvania County Board of Commissioners who met jointly with the Transylvania County Board of Education on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Rogow Room at… Read More

The Transylvania County Solid Waste Department has partnered with Use Food Scrap Symposium to host an essay contest to solicit ideas from the community on how we can divert our food scraps from the landfill… Read More

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Transylvania County will conduct a public hearing to receive public input on the potential purchase of property for use as a county park in… Read More

If dogs and cats could wear party hats they would be wearing them in Transylvania County!  The 2018 statistics are in for the Transylvania County Animal Shelter and the live release… Read More

Mary Ann Hollocker has been selected to succeed County Attorney Misti Bass who has served as the County and Department of Social Services Attorney since early 2017.

Ms. Hollocker has worked in many… Read More

Durham County, N.C. – December 14-15, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Board of Directors met in Durham County and welcomed Page Lemel, Transylvania County Commissioner to her newly… Read More