Saturday, July 25th, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the ridge tops and valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. Please call WNC Air Quality office if you have any questions. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777 Air Quality Forecast […]
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County Chairman David Gantt not seeking re-election
At an emotion-filled press conference Wednesday morning, July 22, long-serving Buncombe County Commissioner and Chairman David Gantt notified the public that he would not seek re-election, leaving office at the end of 2016. He spoke to the measures of success and what he felt were the top accomplishments during his tenure. Thanking all the fellow commissioners and county […]
Committed to justice: DA Todd Williams talks about his vision for the office
Todd Williams was sworn in as Buncombe County District Attorney on Jan. 1. During his campaign, Williams promised to bring fairness, rule of law and “a new perspective to the office,” vowing to “restore public trust and integrity in prosecutions in the criminal justice system here in Buncombe County.”
Air quality forecast for Tuesday, July 21: Moderate (YELLOW)
Tuesday, July 21st, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. Please call our office if you have […]
Air quality forecast for Friday, July 17: Moderate (YELLOW)
Friday, July 17th, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. Please call our office if you have […]
Warren Wilson professor’s new book shows multicultural influence in southern Appalachian dance
Warren Wilson College Appalachian music professor Phil Jamison is set to release “Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance.”
Folkmoot brings a world’s worth of folk dancing to WNC
Represented in 2015 are dancers and musicians from Bangladesh, Estonia, Indonesia, Philippines, Chile, Ecuador, Quebec, Puerto Rico, and right here in WNC as Eastern Band Cherokee performers join the lineup.
Grant Millin, Asheville resident since 1980 and management consultant, registers for city council run.
Grant Millin announced in February that he would run for Asheville city council. Today, he followed through and filed the paperwork to make it official. Millin is a veteran of the Navy and currently runs a consulting firm. He has previously run for chairman of the county Democratic party in 2011. Often seen on comment boards […]
Air quality forecast for Tuesday, July 14: Moderate (YELLOW)
Tuesday, July 14th, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. Please call our office if you have […]
WNC Regional Air Quality Agency to honor two companies for reducing pollution
Information from WNC Regional Air Quality Agency: Since 2004, the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency (WNCRAQA) has been giving special recognition to local businesses and other organizations that have gone above and beyond air quality rules and regulations to implement voluntary, innovative programs that reduce air pollution in our region. In 2012, with […]
Buncombe county deed transfers of note 6/23- 7/02/15
Because of the lack of availability of data over Independence Day weekend there is a long weeks worth of information in this report. And, a big money week it was. The Summit Hospitality 123 LLC apparently acquired hotel Indigo and associated properties from Hospitality Lodging Investors LP and others for $67 million. If you have any trouble viewing the […]
Parsec financial distributes $110,000 in prizes to local non profits
Press release from Parsec Financial: ASHEVILLE, NC – Parsec Financial continues its dedication to giving back to local non-profit organizations in the communities they serve. This year, seven organizations will share a total of $110,000, the most that Parsec has ever given for the Parsec Prize. The recipients chosen have shown a desire and an […]
Asheville attorney Sheila M. Lambert inducted into the North Carolina Bar
Press release from the office of Sheila Lambert: Association General Practice Hall of Fame Thursday, June 18, 2015, at ceremonies at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel held in conjunction with the NCBA’s annual meeting. The Hall of Fame recognizes a lifetime of exemplary service and high ethical and professional standards as a general practitioner and service […]
DA-sponsored expunction clinic serves a different brand of justice
People in search of renewed opportunity flowed into the auditorium at Pack Memorial Library in Asheville on Wednesday, July 8, when lawyers and interns from Pisgah Legal Services and Legal Aid of North Carolina helped clients seek expungements of criminal records.
Funk Asheville sponsoring free men’s health screening on July 20
Information from Pints for Prostates: Pints for Prostates and Wicked Weed Brewing are collaborating on Funk Asheville: A Gathering of Wild and Sour Beers. The event will take place in Candler, N.C., on July 18. The tasting has been sold out for weeks. But, funds raised at the event are going back into the Asheville, […]
Air quality forecast for Saturday, July 11: Moderate (YELLOW)
Saturday, July 11th, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. Please call our office if you have […]
Air quality forecast for Friday, July 10: Moderate (YELLOW)
Friday, July 10th, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. Please call our office if you have […]
Air quality forecast for Thursday, July 9th: Moderate (YELLOW)
Thursday, July 9th, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. For the ridge tops, it is a code GREEN air quality forecast day. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. Please call if you have any questions. WNC […]
Air quality forecast for Wednesday, July 08: Moderate (YELLOW)
Wednesday, July 8, 2015, is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day for the valleys and ridge tops of Asheville. This means that unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. Please call if you have any questions. WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mt. Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 828-250-6777 www.wncairquality.org Air Quality Forecast for Wednesday, […]
Memorial Mission Hospital places Asheville second in the nation for patient outcomes
BetterDoctor, an online consumer health site, reports that they have “crunched the numbers” and found the hospitals with the lowest readmission numbers, complications and deaths. Memorial Misson Hospital and Asheville Surgery Center showed the second best statistics in the country. The other cities rounding out the top five were Sarasota FL, Chattanooga TN, Houston TX, and Rancho Mirage CA. Meanwhile […]
Sustainable Now releases free video series on mountain farmland
Sustainable Now hosted the Four Futures for Mountain Farmland Symposium at Warren-Wilson College earlier this year. The forum was intended to support residents and planners who are “rethink[ing] the mountain area’s relationship to land use, and to ask important questions about how to respond to accelerating change.” Various influential movers and shakers in sustainable agriculture, development, innovation and conservation […]