Facing declining numbers of rafters and other tourists, businesses in the Nantahala Gorge are banding for branding.
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Duke told to scrub harder at Cliffside
State regulators have upped the ante on pollution controls at Duke Energy’s coal-burning Cliffside power plant in Rutherford County, where construction began in January.
Local legislative trifecta for improved energy efficiency
Looking over their shoulders at rising gas prices and a warming slice of the globe, Buncombe County’s three N.C. House members are supporting improved energy efficiency in state-owned vehicles.
Clearing the air in the General Assembly
A possible program to promote lower carbon emissions from North Carolina vehicles took a step forward this week in the General Assembly, with the help of two WNC legislators.
Four for one
Civil liberties award goes to legal team that freed Glen Chapman
Progressive journalist Amy Goodman in Asheville Friday
Goodman, host of the syndicated talk show Democracy Now! and co-author of a new book, is coming back to Asheville this Friday on behalf of MAIN and WPVM. She’s telling the story of everyday U.S. citizens who have “challenged government and corporate power and prevailed.”
Bee all that you can bee
From apotropaic (to ward off evil) to zyzzyva (a tropical weevil), the Altrusa/Literacy Council Spelling Bee takes its 18th annual opportunity to stump the local chumps on Thursday, May 29, hoping to best last year’s fundraising record of $34,000. The gymkhana (contest to test skills) benefits the Literacy Council of Buncombe County, which currently serves […]
Suspended Jackson County teacher makes his case on YouTube
Jackson County teacher Doug Ward explains his refusal to give a sure-to-fail student the required end-of-grade test.
Results for statewide primary contests
Results for statewide primary contests Designated winners appear in bold type. The first percentage number listed for each candidate is based on the unofficial statewide vote totals available from the N.C. State Board of Elections on May 8; the second figure (in parentheses) is the Buncombe County percentage. PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE Democratic primary results: • Barack […]
Painting by the numbers
It’s all over but the yard signs—those leftover bits of red, white and blue that still speckle the landscape in the wake of North Carolina’s May 6 primary. After crisscrossing the state, tailed by the national media and closely scrutinized by hometown crowds, the presidential candidates and their entourages have moved on. And though the […]
The primary election primer
Polls are open for the N.C. primary election today (May 6) from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. This quick-reference list offers additional voter information, including toll-free numbers to report irregularities or problems.
Michelle Obama to campaign in Asheville tomorrow ***UPDATED AT 7 p.m.***
Michelle Obama will be the headliner at a Get Out the Vote Rally tomorrow at UNCA — accompanied by veteran pop star Gladys Knight.
How much is that nuclear plant in the window?
N.C. regulators decide that the public will be kept in the dark on cost estimates for Duke Energy’s proposed nuclear-power plant near the WNC/South Carolina border.
Asheville Chamber sets legislative goals
Transportation, health, economic development and work-force expansion were the legislative priorities highlighted at the annual Legislative Luncheon for regional state legislators and the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce on April 24 at the Crest Center. Key items on the legislative agenda were briefly outlined by LaVoy Spooner, chair of the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Task Force, […]
Campaign calendar
• Until May 3: Unregistered residents may still get themselves on the rolls and vote during One-Stop Early Voting (through 1 p.m., May 3) at the following locations (bring ID with address): Asheville Senior Opportunity Center on Grove Street; Biltmore Square Mall; the Buncombe Election Services Office; Carver Community Center in Black Mountain; Weaverville Town […]
Vote smart
Who will govern Buncombe County’s 665.99 square miles and 222,174-and-growing population for the next four years? Six Republicans and eight Democrats are contending for four seats on the five-member Board of Commissioners in the May 6 primary. (The chairmanship is not at issue in the primary, because only Democrat David Gantt has filed to run […]
Who you gonna call when they threaten your vote?
Citing a campaign “robo” call being made to black neighborhoods in North Carolina, Democracy North Carolina, a nonpartisan election-reform organization, is advertising a toll-free hotline for voter-intimidation complaints.
Slate of N.C. supporters of John Edwards move to the Obama camp
Forty-nine prominent John Edwards supporters in North Carolina have just added their names to the Barack Obama endorsement list in advance of the state’s May 6 Primary.
GOP gets down to business
Area Republicans will hold district convention and candidate debate on Saturday.
Campaign calendar
With the May 6 primary election on the horizon—and a large turnout of voters anticipated—unregistered residents may still get themselves on the rolls and vote during One-Stop Early Voting (through May 3). Handicapped voters may use curbside Early Voting at Buncombe County Election Services, 189 College St. Or for a mail-in, absentee ballot, contact Rachel […]
All over the map
David Young sums up his campaign for state treasurer in three words: “Driving, driving, driving.” A Buncombe County commissioner for the past 16 years, he’s well-known in these parts. But North Carolina is a big state: 100 counties, 52,669 square miles, nearly 9 million people. And Young’s Democratic challengers in the May 6 primary—attorney Michael […]