Press release from Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce: The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and Eagles’ Wings Community Development Corporation are partnering to host the first-ever Inclusive Hiring Partners Community Hiring Event on Saturday, May 14, 2022 from 11 AM – 3 PM at Greater Works Church of God in Christ, located at 25 Forsythe […]
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Bus routes N3 and W6 to run once per hour starting May 11
Press release from City of Asheville: Due to continued driver shortages, the N3 and W6 routes will only run once per hour beginning Wednesday, May 11, 2022. For the N3, all trips scheduled 25 minutes after the hour from the downtown ART Station outbound towards Hillcrest are canceled until further notice. All inbound trips starting […]
Blue Ridge Honor Flight announces May Honor Flight
Press release from Blue Ridge Honor Flight: Hendersonville, NC, May 9, 2022— Blue Ridge Honor Flight is happy to announce that its next flight will take place Saturday, May 21st, 2022. All World War II and all Korean War veterans and Vietnam War veterans who were awarded or were eligible for the Korean Service Medal […]
Buddhist community-wide celebration to take place on May 15th
Press release from Southern Dharma Retreat Center: The first annual Buddha Day event will take place on the full moon, Sunday May 15th, at Urban Dharma in West Asheville. This community-wide gathering will celebrate the birth, life, and death of the Buddha through ritual, meditation, and chanting. Members of the public are welcome to join […]
Nation’s largest food drive is this Saturday
Press release from MANNA FoodBank: Asheville, NC (May 9, 2022) – The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its annual national food drive on Saturday, May 14. NALC’s food drive, which was first held in 1983, helps feed millions of Americans. For thousands of Western North Carolina households struggling to afford the basic […]
Buncombe County Planning Board meeting notice
Notice from Buncombe County: The Buncombe County Planning Board will meet on Monday May 16, 2022 at 30 Valley St. Asheville, NC 28806.
Asheville Parks & Recreation brings free movies under the stars to Pack Square Park
From City of Asheville: A tradition for many mountain families returns to Pack Square Park on Friday, May 13. Asheville Parks & Recreation’s popular Movies in the Park series begins its 2022 season with a showing of Encanto. Community members are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs, and snacks to the free viewing, which begins at dusk. […]
City Council Agenda – May 10
From City of Asheville: The electronic agenda for the May 10, 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. http://www.ashevillenc.gov/council/meeting_agenda.htm PRIOR to the City Council meeting, City Council will be holding a boards/commissions restructuring worksession beginning at 2:30 p.m. […]
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation secures $911,117 in grants to advance economic development along Parkway corridor
Press release via Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has secured two grants totaling $911,117 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to support economic development planning in the Blue Ridge Parkway corridor in Virginia and North Carolina. The grants are funded through the American Rescue Plan Act and U.S. EDA’s programs to advance […]
N.C. property tax assistance programs are available, apply through Buncombe County
Press release from Buncombe County Struggling to pay your property taxes? You may qualify for North Carolina Tax Relief. Did you know North Carolina state law allows property tax relief for low-income seniors and disabled homeowners, as well as disabled veterans or their unmarried surviving spouse? There are three programs authorized by the General Assembly, […]
New “Fishes of the Smokies” field guide published
Press release from Great Smoky Mountains Association Great Smoky Mountains Association has published a new field guide dedicated to some of the aquatic residents of the Smokies. Intuitively organized and small enough to fit in a pocket, “Fishes of the Smokies” includes detailed photography and key details for each species featured. Written by debut author […]
400 Years Project shares history of Indigenous photography at Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Press release via Museum of the Cherokee Indian On May 14, 2022 at 3 p.m., the 400 Years Project co-founders Sheena Brings Plenty and Sarah Stacke will present The 400 Years Project: A Conversation on Photography in Indigenous Communities in the TJC Holland Education Room at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Brings Plenty and Stacke will share images from […]
WCU Chancellor Kelli Brown included in Business NC magazine Power List 2022
Press release from Western Carolina University Business North Carolina magazine included Chancellor Kelli R. Brown of Western Carolina University in its Power List 2022 of the state’s most influential leaders in a variety of endeavors. The recognition comes in the current issue now on newsstands. The magazine made selections based on interviews with business and […]
Jewish Family Services of Western North Carolina announces project to assess aging-in-place needs
Press release from Jewish Family Services of Western North Carolina Jewish Family Services of Western North Carolina is excited to announce a project to assess the aging in place needs of individuals ages 50 and older in the Jewish community in Buncombe, Henderson and other WNC counties. Aging in place is the ability for individuals to […]
Asheville City Board of Education approves fiscal year 2023 budget requests
Press release via Asheville City Schools During its May 2 meeting, the Board approved the district’s Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget Request to Buncombe County Commissioners. In addition to asking the County for the projected revenue provided to the district, the Board approved two additional requests. These include increasing the Special Local Options Sales Tax […]
The Blood Connection in urgent need of O negative blood donations
Press release from The Blood Connection: Piedmont, SC (May 4th, 2022) – The Blood Connection (TBC) now has an urgent need for O negative blood donations specifically in its Upstate region, which includes Greenville, Spartanburg, Lexington, Easley, Greenwood, and Seneca in South Carolina as well as Asheville and Hendersonville in western North Carolina. TBC is the […]
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners takes next step toward a voter-approved bond referendum
Press release from Buncombe County: At its May 3 regular meeting, the Board of Commissioners approved three resolutions, which are required for the issuance of General Obligation Bonds, in order to pursue a referendum for: Acquisition and improvement of land or interests therein for conservation and protection of natural resources and preservation of farmland, including […]
Commissioners hear airport report, receive financial quarterly report, more
Press release from Buncombe County: On Tuesday, May 3, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners heard an airport report, issued County and school capital project limited obligation bonds, amended provisions of the Farmland Preservation Program, amended ordinances to comply with Session Law 2021-138 and amended budgets based on school average daily membership as well as […]
Expanding affordable housing, pre-K central to latest commissioner-approved ARPA projects
Press release from Buncombe County: Federal funding will continue to make a local impact as the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved $4.8 million for three projects aimed at increasing affordable housing and Pre-K availability. During their May 3 meeting, Commissioners unanimously approved dedicating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars for projects spearheaded by Asheville […]
Grassroots Arts Program Award recipients announced
Press release from Asheville Area Arts Council: May 3, 2022 – Asheville, N.C. | Over 35 arts nonprofit organizations in Buncombe County received funding totaling $75,500 through the Grassroots Arts Program (GAP) from the Asheville Area Arts Council. This year’s grant is made possible by the Grassroots Arts Program of North Carolina Arts Council, a division […]
Brian Bilich named Asheville City Schools’ Teacher of the Year
Press release from Asheville City Schools: The teachers of Asheville City Schools go home with more on their minds than just lesson plans; their tenacity, compassion and care for students is unending! Therefore, it is with great pleasure that Asheville City Schools announces its 2023 District Teacher of the Year, Mr. Brian Bilich. Currently an […]