Press release from the city of Asheville: Due to the State and locally declared States of Emergency, there will be no public attendance at City Council meetings. While we are Staying Safer at Home, City Council still wants you to have the opportunity to participate in the decisions of your government. On September 8, City […]
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Community Foundation awards more than $216,000 in focus area grants
Press release from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina recently approved grants totaling $216,811 to nonprofits across the region. The awards were made in CFWNC’s Early Childhood Development, Food and Farming and Natural and Cultural Resources focus areas. “With these awards, CFWNC resumes making grants in its […]
Asheville Art Museum will reopen Wednesday, Sept. 9
From the Asheville Art Museum: Since 1948, the Asheville Art Museum has welcomed visitors from Western North Carolina, the Southeast, and around the country and world to explore American art of the 20th and 21st centuries. As we navigate the realities of life during this challenging time, we believe that art is more important than […]
City of Hendersonville creates new community development division
Press release from the city of Hendersonville: The City of Hendersonville’s Community Development Department established in the fall of 2020 reflects the demands of a growing city. Over the years the City has included within its hierarchy, a planning department, a zoning department, a downtown economic development department, and a development assistance department. Each has […]
Buncombe County Sheriff Office investigating early morning shooting on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Press release from the National Park Service: NPS law enforcement, in cooperation with Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department, are currently on-scene investigating an early morning shooting between two male individuals that occurred on September 4, 2020 at just before 3:00 AM, near mile post 364 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. One subject, who was shot in […]
Asheville Middle School closed for cleaning Friday, Sept. 4; meal service canceled at drive-through and grab-and-go sites
Asheville City Schools announced the closure of the Asheville Middle School campus Friday, Sept. 4 through Monday, Sept. 7, to “deep clean the campus out of an abundance of precaution.” Asked by Mountain Xpress to clarify whether an employee or employees at the campus had tested positive for COVID-19, ACS spokesperson Ashley-Michelle Thublin responded, “Based […]
Local group honoring Buncombe County lynching victims raises funds for memorial project
Press release from The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina: Since June 2019, a diverse community coalition, led by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, has been working to establish and plan the Buncombe Community Remembrance Project to acknowledge and remember individuals lynched in Buncombe County. This effort is part […]
Get Behind the Mask: NCDHHS launches new public campaign
From the office of Gov. Roy Cooper: The “Whatever Your Reason” campaign, a new statewide public campaign to encourage every North Carolinian to wear a mask in our collective fight against COVID-19, is being launched today by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). This distinctly North Carolina campaign features real North […]
Elizabeth O. Colton to serve as diplomat and journalist-in-residence at Warren Wilson College
Press release from Warren Wilson College: Elizabeth O. Colton, Ph.D. grew up in Asheville, N.C. and went on to live in 13 countries and work in 120 countries throughout her career as an award-winning diplomat in the Peace Corps, U.N. and U.S. Foreign Service; as a Fulbright Scholar; as an Emmy-winning journalist, reporter, and editor; […]
LoveHendo Saturday returns for Labor Day weekend
Press release from City of Hendersonville Downtown Program : Downtown Hendersonville is open for business Labor Day weekend with friendly local faces at LoveHendo Saturday. Typically, the North Carolina Apple Festival hosts a downtown street fair with hundreds of vendors and hundreds of thousands of visitors. This year, the festival is spreading out and taking it […]
Buncombe County Health and Human Services to host Facebook Live community update at 3 p.m.
Press release from Buncombe County Health and Human Services: Buncombe County will be providing a Community Update today at 3:00 pm via Facebook Live @Buncombegov. The Spanish version will be aired via Facebook Live @BCHHS. Today’s speakers include: Stacie Saunders, Buncombe County Public Health Director Fletcher Tove, Buncombe County Public Health Preparedness Director
North Carolina State Board of Elections reminds citizens that voting multiple times in an election is illegal
Press release form North Carolina State Board of Elections: The following is a message to North Carolina voters from Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections: It is illegal to vote twice in an election. N.C.G.S. § 163-275(7) makes it a Class I felony for a voter, “with intent to […]
Indivisible Asheville/WNC offers free ice cream for kids and voting information for adults, Sept. 5
Press release from Indivisible Asheville/WNC: As Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer and the beginning of election-year campaign season, ice cream and voting information make a perfect pair, according to volunteers with Indivisible Asheville/WNC. On Saturday afternoon, September 5, at 1:00 pm, the Sweet Ride Asheville ice cream truck will park at RendezVous […]
APD requests assistance to locate missing juvenile, Najeona Griffin
Press release from Asheville Police Department: UPDATE Sept. 3: Najeona Griffin has been safely located. The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate a missing juvenile, Najeona Griffin. She was last seen on August 26, 2020. She is described as a black female, 17 years old, 5’3″, and approximately 115 pounds. She has brown […]
NC rolls out no-cost COVID-19 testing for uninsured residents
Press release from Governor Cooper’s Press Office: RALEIGH: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) today launched the NC Medicaid Optional COVID-19 Testing program, which will reimburse Medicaid providers for costs associated with COVID-19 testing of people without insurance. “North Carolina is making COVID-19 testing more available and affordable, and this program […]
Buncombe Sheriff’s Office requests assistance to locate car break-in suspects
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office: Detectives with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office are attempting to identify two suspects wanted regarding multiple incidents of breaking and entering of motor vehicles and credit card fraud. On August 10th, several vehicles were broken into in the area of Brevard Road near the Blue Ridge Parkway and […]
Rotary Club of Asheville now accepting Harry R. Morrill community grant applications
Press release from Kimpton Hotel Arras: The Rotary Club of Asheville is pleased to be able to make annual grants to organizations in our community that will help them with their worthwhile projects. Eligible charitable purposes for these grants include support for health, human services, the arts and education. Recipient organizations must be classified as […]
Tryon International Film Festival to go virtual in October
Announcement from Tryon Film Festival: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tryon International Film Festival 2020 will be mostly online, offering a larger selection of films to a worldwide audience and a handful of in-person events in the quaint North Carolina mountain town. The Festival will begin on Friday, Oct. 9, with a virtual gala that […]
Asheville Sanitation, ART bus schedules altered for Labor Day
Press release from the city of Asheville: City of Asheville government will be closed Sept. 7 for Labor Day. City facilities remain closed to the public at this time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though some parks have reopened. During this public health emergency, City employees have continued their work, some in the field, such […]
State Board launches absentee ballot request portal
Press release from North Carolina State Board of Elections: RALEIGH, N.C. – Starting today, September 1, 2020, North Carolina voters may request an absentee ballot completely online – another way state election officials are improving the voting process in 2020. “At the State Board, our goal is to ensure all voters can cast a ballot, […]
Asheville City Schools extend free student breakfast and lunch through Dec. 31
Press release from Asheville City Schools: Just this morning, the USDA extended our summer meals waiver through December 31st. This means every child ages 18 and under will continue to receive a free, healthy breakfast and lunch each Monday-Friday. Despite this exciting change, now more than ever, it’s imperative that you complete your family’s meal […]