Press release From the office of Gov. Pat McCrory: Raleigh, NC– Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today: North Carolina Railroad Board of Directors Mr. Bob Brown (Guilford Co.) – Brown is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of B&C Associates, Inc., a management consulting marketing research and public relations firm headquartered in High Point, […]
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RiverLink and Red Cross team up for blood drive Saturday, Aug. 31
Press release From RiverLink: RiverLink and the American Red Cross are teaming up to host a blood drive on Saturday, August 31, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the RiverLink Sculpture and Performance Plaza, 144 Riverside Drive in the River Arts District of Asheville. The Red Cross will bring the donation bus, and the […]
Gov. McCrory signs voter ID bill, lawsuits filed
From the Raleigh News & Observer: Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday signed into law a bill requiring voters to produce a photo ID when they go to the polls, and it was immediately met with legal challenges in federal court questioning its constitutionality. The new law brings sweeping changes to the state’s election process by […]
Buncombe County to mail tax bills Aug. 16
From the Buncombe County website: Tax Bills Arriving Soon The Buncombe County Tax Office will mail property tax bills on or before Friday, August 16. Citizens may make partial payments, but the balance must be paid in full by January 5, 2014 to avoid accruing interest. If you have a question about your bill, call […]
Local agency to offer info session on procurement, bidding processes
Press release: ASHEVILLE AND GREENVILLE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATOR TSACHOICE, INC. ANNOUNCES NATIONAL JOINT POWERS ALLIANCE EVENTS FOR GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION, AND NON-PROFIT AGENCIES Technology integrator TSAChoice, Inc., with offices in Asheville, NC and Greenville, SC, announces that it will host informational sessions introducing the services of the National Joint Powers Alliance® on Tuesday, August 20 in Asheville, […]
Free gas can exchange being held today
Press release: Trade It In For Cleaner Air WNC Regional Air Quality Agency (WNCRAQA), Biltmore Iron and Metal Company, and the Buncombe County Solid Waste Department will host a FREE gas can exchange program at Biltmore Iron and Metal Company at 1 Meadow Road in Asheville from 9 am to 2:30 pm on Tuesday August […]
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy hosting webinar on offshore windpower
From a press release: Summer Sea Breezes Can Cool the Old North State: New Report Shows How Offshore and Nearshore Winds Could Provide High Value, Summertime Power for North Carolina Asheville, N.C. (August 12, 2013) – New findings released today by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) show that offshore and nearshore wind energy […]
BB&T Building to get mixed-use makeover
UPDATE: A spokesman for the project, Dave Tomsky, had no further details to add Monday evening. Xpress will post any new developments as we learn them. The original press release: BB&T Building Owners Partner with McKibbon Hotel Group: Redeveloped, Mixed-use Property to Include Upscale Boutique Hotel ASHEVILLE, N.C. (August 12, 2013) – Tower Associates Inc., […]
Sen. Hagan lauds rural broadband initiative
From a press release: Hagan Applauds Completion of MCNC Golden Leaf Rural Broadband Initiative Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Hagan today applauded the completion of MCNC’s Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI), a landmark project that connects schools, businesses and health care providers across North Carolina with high speed broadband. Representatives from Senator Hagan’s […]
New interim director named for NCCAT
Press release from the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Dr. Elaine Franklin, executive director of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, recently announced that she will be leaving the center at the end of August to direct the Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development at NC State […]
AdvantageWest passes new budget, includes cuts
From Blueridgenow.com: AdvantageWest, a regional economic development partnership for 23 Western North Carolina counties, has passed its 2013-14 budget, which includes a $763,000 cut in appropriations by the state of North Carolina, according to an AdvantageWest news release. Last year, AdvantageWest received an appropriation of $1.1 million, which is roughly half of the organization’s annual […]
WLOS: Scaffolding collapse
According to WLOS, reports of a scaffolding collapse at McDowell High School are coming in.
Amid controversy, Buncombe elections board meets Monday
Here’s an excerpt from the Asheville Citizen-Times article: A local attorney has been named to the Buncombe County Board of Elections to replace an appointee who would not serve because of an effort to remove county Elections Director Trena Parker. John “Jay” Watson, a Republican who practices law in Asheville and lives in Black Mountain, […]
Black Mountain News: Rainfall puts a damper on tubing business
From Black Mountain News: Zen Tubing’s website promotes “Lazy River Tubing Trips” down the French Broad River. But with this summer’s torrential rains, the river’s fury has sometimes been too much for a safe and leisurely float trip.
The Mountaineer: New veterans service officer for Haywood County named
From The Mountaineer: The Haywood County Veterans Services Office will operate as normal until the arrival in September of new Veterans Services Officer Stephen J. Allred.
Free gas can exchange program coming to Asheville
Press release from WNC Regional Air Quality Agency: WNC Regional Air Quality Agency (WNCRAQA), Biltmore Iron and Metal Company, and the Buncombe County Solid Waste Department will host a FREE gas can exchange program at Biltmore Iron and Metal Company at 1 Meadow Road in Asheville from 9 am to 2:30 pm on Tuesday August […]
Appalachian State Fan Fest kicks off this weekend
From Hickory Daily Record: Appalachian State will hold its annual Football Fan Fest on August 17 at Kidd Brewer Stadium. The gates will open at 5 p.m. with the Appalachian State football players and cheerleaders signing autographs.
Marion woman accused of embezzling from orthodontist turns self in
From McDowell News: A longtime employee of a local orthodontist has turned herself in to authorities after being accused of embezzling from the doctor.
C-T: Deadly wreck under investigation
From Citizen Times: City police are investigating a wreck on Interstate 26 today that killed one person and injured two others.
The Mountaineer: Haywood ranked as one of the safest counties for drivers
From The Mountaineer: Haywood County ranks among the safest counties in the state for drivers in a recent report from AAA Carolinas.
WRAL: Moral Monday expands across state, heading to Charlotte
From WRAL: [Rev. William] Barber is president of the North Carolina chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He says he’s now coordinating Moral Monday demonstrations in the state’s 13 Congressional districts. One is planned Aug. 19 in Charlotte.