From the press release from the City of Asheville: ASHEVILLE – Asheville city government offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Bus service will be suspended and all Asheville Redefines Transit bus facilities will be closed. July 4th is one of eight days throughout the calendar year that […]
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Grateful Steps celebrates eight years
Local publishing house and bookstore Grateful Steps celebrated its eighth year of business on Sunday, July 1. According to a pres release, “The company initially started as a dba of Western Carolina Maternal-Fetal Medicine, the medical professional association of the owner, Micki Cabaniss, a recently retired physician. The location was at 1091 Hendersonville Road in […]
Holiday closings for Wednesday from South of Asheville
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. ** […]
Air quality forecast: Monday, July 2 — MODERATE (yellow)
The WNC Regional Air Quality Agency says: Monday, July 2, 2012 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. Ashley Featherstone WNC Regional Air Quality Agency 49 Mount Carmel Road Asheville, NC 28806 Phone: 828.250.6778 […]
Gov. Perdue vetoes state fracking bill
In the 20th veto of her term, Gov. Bev Perdue today officially refused to approve SB 820, which would have legalized shale gas exploration in the state through hydraulic fracturing — a process known as fracking. Perdue’s press release cites her personal support for gas exploration in the state, but her opposition to the lack […]