Press release from Buncombe County: 4 Easy Ways to Pay Your Property Taxes and Avoid Long Lines Hate waiting in line? Don’t want to brave the impending cold weather? If so, it’s probably best to go ahead and pay your Buncombe County property taxes. Tax bills become delinquent after Jan. 5, and we encourage everyone to […]
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Buncombe County Government employees to receive parental & family care leave
Press release from Buncombe County: The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted tonight to amend the personnel ordinance to expand leave for employees to cover parental and family care. With the amendment, Buncombe County Government employees will receive eight weeks of paid leave for parental care and six weeks for family care. In addition, the […]
Asheville Police Department requesting assistance to locate missing person, Mitchell Rhea Deyoung
Press release from Asheville Police Department: The Asheville Police Department is requesting assistance to locate a missing person, Mitchell Rhea Deyoung. Deyoung was last seen on the afternoon of October 30 in the area of Pisgah View Apartments. Deyoung is described as a white male, 33 years old, 5’11”, and weighing approximately 140 pounds. He has […]
NCWorks Career Center to host multiple job fairs this week
Press release from Mountain Area Workforce Development Board: Our region’s manufacturing sector continues to grow and the NCWorks Career Center Asheville, 48 Grove Street in downtown Asheville will be hosting job fairs to support hiring events for Mills Manufacturing and Eaton Corporation. On Thursday, November 19 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm at the NCWorks […]
Study finds 26.4% of Asheville adults live with roommates
Email from Lattice Publishing: Household size in the U.S. is inching up for the first time in over a century due to lower housing inventory and skyrocketing rents. Accompanying this trend is the increase in “doubled-up households”—defined as households having one or more adults in addition to the head of household and spouse or partner. […]
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office looking for missing person from Candler area
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office: The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing person from the Candler area of Buncombe County. Johnny Lee Guye is 47 years old, approximately 5’ 10” and 181 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair. Mr. Guye was last seen on November 18 around 6:45 […]
City of Asheville releases draft Noise Ordinance revisions, launches survey
Press release from City of Asheville: The City of Asheville’s Noise Ordinance revisions are getting closer to Council consideration. But before staff brings them to Council, we want to bring them to you, our residents. Visit the City’s informational webpage about the Noise Ordinance to review the draft revisions and take a survey about the draft. These […]
Governor Cooper appoints Joe Brumit, Libby Kyles and Dr. Henry Clay Eddleman III as community college trustees
Press release from office of Gov. Roy Cooper: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced new appointments to boards and commissions across North Carolina. Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individuals to the Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Board of Trustees: Joe C. Brumit II of Asheville as a member at-large. Brumit is the owner, chairman, and CEO […]
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office hosts Christmas toy drive in partnership with Mission Children’s Hospital
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office: The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer (SRO) Division is partnering with Mission Children’s Hospital to provide Christmas presents to patients. The goal is to acquire unwrapped toys or items for newborns to teenagers to take home in early December or to pass the time while undergoing medical […]
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department releases statement on Sheriff Miller’s House Fire
Press release from Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department: Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller’s home on Woodfield Rd in Arden North Carolina suffered significant damages due to a structural fire this afternoon. No family members or family pets were injured as a result of the fire. Skyland Fire Department and other area fire departments responded to the […]
UNCA professor Victoria Bradbury receives Epic Games grant
Press release from UNC Asheville: UNC Asheville Assistant Professor of New Media Victoria Bradbury has received a $44,000 Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games for artistic projects tying together Epic’s Unreal Engine – the software used in games like Fortnight – with physical computing using microcontrollers. Coming on the heels of Blue Boar VR, Bradbury’s virtual […]
Progressive Alliance of Henderson County holds Zoom meeting, Nov. 18
Press release from Progressive Alliance of Henderson County: Our November 18 (5:30p) Informed Progressive meeting will be devoted to hearing your thoughts on plans and actions for 2021 as guidance and options for the Progressive Alliance of Henderson County. The structure of the meeting will be a roundtable with participants recognized to speak in the order […]
City of Hendersonville seeks citizens to serve on boards and committees
Press release from City of Hendersonville: The City of Hendersonville City Council believes the community is best served when there is a diverse group of citizens advising them on important decisions. The City Council is looking for community-minded citizens to fill open positions on several boards and commissions. “Boards, committees, and commissions are designed to give […]
Rug & Home to present checks to Flat Rock Playhouse, Selah Grace
Press release from Rug & Home: Rug & Home announces that it will present two checks on November 20th at 4 PM. The first check will be for $5,000 and will go to the Flat Rock Playhouse to support the art and theatre in the Carolinas. Rug & Home has been a major supporter of the […]
Dogwood Health Trust campaign boosts census results in WNC
Press release from Dogwood Health Trust: Dogwood Health Trust’s investment of $1.5 million to improve Census response rates across the region resulted in Western North Carolina outperforming the state and nation in in terms of improving counts from 2010 and will likely yield $18 Billion in Federal funding over the next 10 years. The U.S. Census […]
Statewide recount in Supreme Court race begins this week
Press release from N.C. State Board of Elections: A statewide recount of more than five million ballots cast in North Carolina’s Supreme Court chief justice contest will begin later this week. The recount likely will take several days in some counties, and county boards of elections must complete their recounts by Wednesday, November 25. It […]
COVID-19 pop-up testing tonight in West Asheville
Press release from Buncombe County: COVID testing is recommended for those who think they have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 and for people who have symptoms of COVID. Testing is also suggested for those who plan to travel and gather with others for the holidays. While it is still important to practice the 3W’s […]
Darko Butorac’s youth conducting masterclass on Nov. 17
Press release from Asheville Symphony: This evening is your chance to join our ASYO students for an educational journey! ASO Music Director and Conductor, Darko Butorac will lead an online Conducting 101 Masterclass. This is part of a series of online events that we have been providing our ASYO students during this year. For this week’s […]
APD seeking assistance to locate Christopher Tillman Turner
Press release from Asheville Police Department: At 4 p.m. on October 6, the Asheville Police Department (APD) responded to a residence on Deaverview Road regarding a breaking and entering and an assault. The caller reported to the officers when they arrived that a suspect broke into his apartment while holding a handgun, and that an […]
Allegiant announces new nonstop route from Asheville to Las Vegas
Press release from Allegiant Travel Company: Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announces a new nonstop route to McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) beginning Mar. 4, 2021. To celebrate, the company is offering one-way fares on the new route as low as $79.* The new nonstop route via Asheville Regional […]
Report finds Asheville millennials earn below average adjusted income
Press release from Lattice Publishing: To find the best-paying metropolitan areas for millennials, researchers at HireAHelper analyzed the latest data on income and home prices from the U.S. Census Bureau and Zillow. The researchers ranked metro areas according to the cost-of-living adjusted median income for full-time working millennials. Researchers also calculated the unadjusted median income for […]