Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency: Saturday, April 27, 2024, is a code GREEN air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people should consider […]
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CEFS EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems expanding impact in WNC
Press release from Center for Environmental Farming Systems: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is thrilled to announce the continuation of its groundbreaking project, EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems (EMFS), with a generous grant of $1.1M from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) as well as additional matching support from Dogwood Health Trust, WNC Bridge Foundation, NC […]
Buncombe Board of Adjustment meeting set for May 8
Press release from Buncombe County: Agenda for Board of Adjustment 12:00 P.M. May 8th, 2024 Commissioners Chambers – 3rd Floor, 200 College St, Asheville, NC Call to Order & Welcome – Chair Announcements Roll Call of Board Members, Clerk to Board Approval of Meeting Minutes Disclosure of Ex-parte Communications/Conflicts of Interest Public Hearings: ZPH2023-00037 Central […]
Asheville Muni prepares to host 64th Skyview Golf Tournament
Press release from Kevin Frisch PR: Matthew Bacoate was 30 years old in 1960 when he was recruited to help the organizers of a new tournament for African American golfers to be played at the Asheville Municipal Golf Course. Today, at 94 years old, he still serves as manager, promoter, and administrator preparing to host the […]
Continuum of Care elects Board members, announces 2024 Point-In-Time count numbers
Press release from City of Asheville: The Continuum of Care (COC) is the formal planning body with primary responsibility for homelessness response in the Asheville-Buncombe community. Its newly-formed membership of over 300 stakeholders met for the first time February 29, 2024 to adopt a new governance charter and again April 25, 2024 to elect a […]
Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority approves nearly $10 million in new tourism-related projects
Press release from Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority: The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (BCTDA) approved nearly $10 million of new investments in a dozen tourism-related capital projects to benefit visitors and residents. The Legacy Investment from Tourism (LIFT) Fund provides financial investment through grants, loan guarantees, or pledges of debt service to tourism-related capital […]
Asheville Humane Society launches annual kitten shower
Press release from Asheville Humane Society As kitten season arrives, Asheville Humane Society is hosting their annual virtual kitten shower. With many neonatal kittens already in foster care and many more expected to come through our doors, the kitten shower wishlist includes items that allow volunteers, foster families, and staff to provide lifesaving care with […]
City of Asheville approves fourth round ofStrategic Partnership Grant awards
Press release from City of Asheville Asheville City Council approved last night, as part of Council’s agenda, the fourth round of Strategic Partnership Grant (SPG) Program awards and authorized the City Manager to execute grant agreements. Using Strategic Partnership funding, the City has awarded $237,000 in grants to five different non-profit organizations to help address […]
UNC Asheville hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 5
Press release from UNC Asheville A community remembrance of the Holocaust will be hosted at UNC Asheville on May 5 at 3 p.m. in the Blue Ridge Room of the Highsmith Student Union. The event is free and open to the public. The event will feature keynote speaker Michèle Taylor, a U.S. Permanent Representative to the […]
Kevin Campbell of Cane Creek Middle School named DAR Outstanding Teacher of American History
Press release from the Edward Buncombe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution: The Edward Buncombe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented educator Kevin Campbell the chapter’s Outstanding Teacher of American History award. The certificate was presented at the chapter’s April 2024 meeting. In 2017, Mr. Campbell began teaching United States […]
Air quality forecast for Wednesday, April 24
Press release from Asheville-Buncombe Air Quality Agency Wednesday, April 24, 2024, is a code GREEN air quality forecast day for the valleys of Asheville and Buncombe County. No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. For the ridge tops, it is a code YELLOW air quality forecast day. Unusually sensitive people should […]
Buncombe Board of Education special-called work session set for April 26
Press release from Buncombe County Schools: There will be a Special-Called Work Session of the Buncombe County Board of Education on April 26, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the Minitorium at 175 Bingham Road, Asheville, NC 28806. The Special Called Work Session has been scheduled in accordance with BCS Board Policy #2300. The Special Called Work […]
APD seeks missing person, Amber Nicole Montana
Press release from Asheville Police Department: Asheville Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing woman. Amber Nicole Montana (05/24/1984) was last seen on April 4th in the area of 3 South Tunnel Road. She is described as a white female, 5 feet 8 inches, about 125 pounds, with blonde hair and […]
Buncombe Sheriff’s Office requests assistance identifying shoplifting suspect
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office: The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office requests assistance identifying this suspect who was involved in a shoplifting incident at Ingles in Candler. She was last seen in a white sedan with a black front bumper. Please contact Detective Daniel Barale at (828) 250-4129 with any information.
City Council Agenda – April 23
Press release from City of Asheville: The electronic agenda for the April 23, City Council formal meeting is now available by clicking on the link below. If you have any questions, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 259-5601. This meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Banquet Hall at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville, […]
Warren Wilson College Board of Trustees votes to conserve 600 acres of land
Press release from Warren Wilson College: ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Warren Wilson College Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to pursue a partnership with the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) to establish four conservation easements on 600 acres of the college’s land. The decision will go to the Board of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy for […]
Ribbon cutting set for April 26 to celebrate new viewing platform atop Mount Pisgah
Press release from Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: (Asheville, N.C., April 19, 2024) – The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation will host a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m., Friday, April 26, in the parking area for the Mount Pisgah Trail at milepost 408 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Visitors are invited to celebrate the reconstruction of the popular […]
Lawsuit challenges national forest logging’s threats to North Carolina wildlife
Press release from The Center for Biological Diversity: ASHEVILLE, N.C.— A coalition of conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for failing to protect endangered bats in the Nantahala-Pisgah national forests from massively expanded logging allowed under the agency’s new forest plan. In 2023 the Service released an updated Nantahala-Pisgah plan that will guide the […]
Asheville Police investigating East Asheville homicide
Press release from Asheville Police: Asheville, NC (April 18, 2024): Asheville Police Department Detectives are investigating an East Asheville shooting that has left one dead. APD patrol officers responded to the 160 block of Tunnel Road around 3:13 p.m. on April 18th for reports of a gunshot wound. Responding officers located a man in the […]
City of Hendersonville host affordable housing summit May 16
News release from the City of Hendersonville: The City of Hendersonville’s Strategic Housing Plan Steering Committee invites the community to attend and participate in the 2024 Affordable Housing Summit. On Thursday, May 16, 2024, a free event will be held from 5:30 PM to 7:45 PM at the Hendersonville High School auditorium located at 1 […]
African American Caucus hosts April 27 meeting
News release from the Buncombe County Democratic Party: The African-American Caucus (AAC) of the Buncombe County Democratic Party (BCDP) is planning regular meetings to discuss and address the issues specifically facing African American members of our community. Led by former BCDP Vice Chair Shea Drummond-Johnson, and Buncombe County District 1 Commissioner candidate Jennifer Horton, this […]