The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ Tuesday, April 17 meeting agenda features a presentation about adult care homes and their impact on the county. Adult care homes differ from nursing homes, and are residencies for older or disabled adults who... »
The Republican candidates for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners in District 2 made their campaign pitches March 31 at the annual party convention. Three candidates are vying for two positions in the May 8 primary: Mike Fryar, Christina Kelly G... »
Photo by Bill Rhodes The last time N.C. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis, a Republican, spoke to the Council of Independent Business Owners, he did it over breakfast. Today, less than six months after his last appearance, he did it over lunch. After re... »
Photos by Max Cooper At a Feb. 22 forum hosted by the Asheville-Buncombe County League of Women Voters, Dr. George Peery sought to contextualize new Western North Carolina political districts that have “spawned shocked incredulity, smug sentiments of j... »
Five bank robberies have occurred in Asheville and the surrounding area since Feb. 8, WLOS TV reports. The most recent occurred Friday morning, Feb. 24, at the Candler branch of RBC Centura. The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a white m... »
At least one Buncombe County resident isn't going to be worried about the rising cost of gas for a few weeks. From WLOS: Nicholas Dalleva Jr. of Asheville claimed a Carolina Cash 5 ticket worth… »
According to the Asheville Citizen-Times, Kathryn Cartledge and Elizabeth Eve hoped their act of civil disobedience would be seen as justified because of North Carolina’s law prohibiting same-sex marriage. They testified Thursday in Buncombe County… »
Amid a fierce election-year debate over taxing and spending decisions, the Buncombe County manager presented a $337.7 million budget proposal last week that avoids any property-tax increases for the coming fiscal year. Instead, County Manager Wanda Gre... »
