A July 7 doubleheader at the WNC Ag Center featured teams from Gainsville, Fla., and Raleigh, N.C., and provided double wins for the local roller-derby women. (Leigh Eva Lye Salmon hits the deck hard while fans react in various ways. Photo by Bill Rhodes)
According to the Raleigh News and Observer: Republicans successfully overrode Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of a fracking bill during a quick vote taken just after 11 p.m. Monday. The override effort gained the 72 votes necessary only because a Democrat accidentally voted for it and was not allowed to change. Immediately when Rep. Becky Carney […]
According to the Raleigh News and Observer: The state House on Monday afternoon overrode Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of the bill rewriting the Racial Justice Act. The 72-48 split followed a 31-11 vote earlier in the day in the Senate. The Republican-led General Assembly’s rejection of the governor’s veto means the bill becomes law and […]
According to the Hendersonville Times-News: At least 50,000 customers are without electric service in the Carolinas after storms swept across the area. Duke Energy reported about 23,000 customers without service Monday. The biggest outage in North Carolina was in Forsyth County, where about 4,000 customers were without service. In South Carolina, about 2,000 customers were […]
According to Carolina Public Press: City administrators are unable to tell whether Asheville’s Minority Business Program met its participation goals for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 because the required annual reports for those years have not been completed. The program seeks to ensure an equal opportunity for minority and women-owned businesses to participate in city […]
Today’s numbers from the progressive blogger are all about the Supreme Court’s decision last week on the Affordable Care Act. Some highlights: 1.584 million—number of uninsured people in North Carolina who may be eligible for coverage under Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last week .03—percentage of […]
From the Hendersonville Times-News: The following will be closed Wednesday: ** All Henderson County offices and the courthouse. The Visitors’ Information Center will remain open. ** All branches of the Henderson County Public Library. ** The Henderson County Landfill. ** Hendersonville City Operations Center and municipal offices. Garbage pick-up will remain on regular service. ** […]
While spending time with the Asheville Fire Department for this week’s cover story, we spent a lot of time with them while they trained. Here is a slideshow of some of their training.
While reporting this weeks cover story, we spent some time with the Asheville Fire Department. Here is a slideshow from their summer camp for young adults.
From Asheville Transit Commission: Meeting Agenda Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm Location: First Floor North Conference Room, City Hall 3:30 pm – Meeting Opening 3:45 pm – Public Comment Part I 3:50 pm – TC transit experiences in riding the bus 3:55 pm – New Business 4:00 pm – Old Business […]
According to the Hendersonville Times-News: A missing person was located early Saturday morning near Peter Guice Bridge, according to a news release from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office. Jenai Taree Bounds, 45, of Polk County, was reported missing at 10:47 p.m. Friday to the sheriff’s office after she went kayaking alone on the Green River […]
Its future uncertain, the lot across from the Basilica of St. Lawrence sports some new paint and hourly paid parking.
A Wall Street-run virtual charter school had its plans to open in North Carolina derailed Friday afternoon after a superior court judge ruled in favor of state education officials.
A reminder from every pet lover, everywhere. It gets hot in your car really fast.
From NC Wildlife Federation: The recent killing of three elk near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the Mount Sterling area of Haywood County, has prompted the North Carolina Wildlife Federation to make a major commitment to help find the perpetrator. The conservation organization has pledged $5,000 to a person who provides information about […]
From the Hendersonville Times-News: Mills River Town Council members unanimously approved a $1.4 million budget for 2012-13 that includes a 1-cent tax increase. The increase will raise the rate to 2.24 cents. A homeowner with a property tax value of $200,000 would pay $20 more. The total tax rate for Mills River residents, including the […]
From the Asheville Regional Airport board: Legislation changing the governance structure of Asheville Regional Airport was passed by the North Carolina general assembly on June 28, 2012. The legislation changes the current structure of the Asheville Regional Airport Authority from a joint governmental agency comprised primarily of Asheville City and Buncombe County appointees to an […]
From the Hendersonville Times-News: After nearly 14 years of planning, officials broke ground Thursday for a future town hall that will serve as a catalyst for the Heart of Fletcher. The Heart of Fletcher project will create an entryway for the town and a centralized location for retail and office spaces, along with a new […]
According to WLOS, A black bear was hit by a car after wandering onto I-26. It happened Thursday afternoon in Buncombe County near the Blue Ridge Parkway overpass. I-MAP crews removed the bear from the roadway. Traffic was slowed for a brief time.
The week after the 4th of July holiday, a history class about the places in Paris, France, that are related to our War of Independence will be held at Blue Ridge Community College – at both Transylvania and Henderson County campuses. The class in HendersonCounty will begin Wednesday, July 11, and be held on consecutive […]
Team to remember him with moment of silence at July 4th home game, other events to come
