Brasstown, known as the Possum Capital of the South, for years hosted the annual Possum Drop in which a live possum in a Plexiglas cage was lowered to celebrate the coming of the New Year. ERIK S.

BRASSTOWN, NC (AP) — A possum drop that attracts thousands of people to a tiny western North Carolina town each New Year’s Eve will go on this year, with some changes. The Asheville Citizen-Times ...

A bill filed in the House Monday would clear the way for Brasstown, NC, to resume using a live possum in its New Year's Eve Possum Drop celebration. A bill filed in the House Monday would clear the ...

BRASSTOWN, N.C. — Why would a talented, established chef trade the top post at a fine dining restaurant in Buckhead for a job helming a chancy new restaurant in Brasstown, North Carolina? In May, ...